Higher Resolution or Higher Refresh Rate For ARR?

[MizoreShirayuki]

Greetings!

As the title of the thread says, which would be better overall for game-play in ARR, 2560x1440 resolution or 120+hz refresh rate? Please provide a detailed explanation as to why one is preferred over the other when it comes to playing MMO's.

I'm currently playing on a 1920x1080 monitor. Yet once ARR launches I'm looking to upgrade my rig so that the visuals cause an effect similar to the scene when the raiders open the Ark in that Indiana Jones movie.

Any help in achieving face-melting visuals is greatly appreciated!

[Alhanelem]

resolution is just visual quality, but you only really need to worry about refresh rate if you can actually achieve the refresh rate you set.

Whatever gives you the best performance is better for any game, not just ARR.

[MizoreShirayuki]

Plan on overhauling my entire rig for ARR, so performance won't be an issue. Probably going to go with a higher resolution monitor also because of more "real estate".

[Warlock]

I wish i had the money to make a super rig XD

[indira]

they should just leave it open on both where it get its info from the OS on what mode you can use.
i run v-sync at 60FPS 1080p so im good till 4000p monitors become the usual thing.

[Gildarts]

i think i'm getting 120hz monitor 24 or 27 still not sure lol and i'll put another 680 for sli for sure

[DoctorMog]

I would also like settings for technologies that aren't currently mainstream. That way, if FFXIV is what I am still playing in 10 years, it doesn't look like junk.

[Pseudopsia]

I have a Samsung 120hz 1080p monitor S27A950D. It's a beautifully monitor, however it's doesn't completely remove the need for V-Sync. If the game's FPS is constantly under 120 FPS then it's beautiful. However if the game goes above 120 FPS I sometimes notice tearing like you see with 60hz monitors with V-Sync off. I absolutely hate tearing so when it happens, I turn on V-Sync capping FPS at 60.

The draw back with 2560x1440 is you need a powerful enough video card to give you a smooth frame rate depending on the game. I would think this resolution would be bad for FFXIV 1.0, however with 2.0 new engine it may be a good choice.

I'm eagerly waiting for Ultra HD monitors and next generation video cards. However Ultra HQ is probably years away from a price I'm willing to pay.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

I'm just thankful my laptop can possibly play ARR better than 1.0 with its settings. I'm sure it won't strain my laptop like 1.0 did as well, so I'm being hopeful for that.

[SirOleas]

Whats up Miz!
My -friend- was running a 120Hz monitor with a resolution of 1920x1080 using a single GTX580 (now two 580's in SLI) but at the time he was getting 70-90(sometimes 120)FPS in open areas and roughly 55-70FPS in towns/high traffic areas with lots of people with nearly max settings.

120hz monitors make games seem more smooth when in motion etc. They also require you to have enough power -high end graphics card(s)- to be able to keep the FPS high enough for that butter smooth movement in high activity areas with a lot going on all at once.

High resolution monitors I cannot speak for as I have never had the chance to try one. I can only assume a higher resolution taxes your video card(s) a bit more than a 1920x1080 monitor would. If that is the case then it means you would require more power through video cards to keep a game running nice and smooth at such a high resolution before having to dumb down the settings in-game.

That said; Resolution isn't everything! You will want any game to run smooth no matter what it throws at your system! You should probably look at reviews on specific monitors you are considering so you can see what their strengths and weaknesses are! I personally like monitors that are able to produce "true color" meaning closer to realistic color. I would also think a 120hz monitor would fall under making a game run smoothly under any situation because higher refresh rates = higher frame rates so long as you have the power to back it.