Resolution will directly affect the image quality of your gaming. Higher resolution gaming monitors provide greater detail & clarity, which in turn will make your games look way more realistic. However, the main thing to consider here is that a high-resolution monitor will demand more processing power from your GPU, which can affect frame rates if your system isn't equipped to handle the workload.

Refresh rate affects the smoothness of your gameplay. The higher the refresh rate, the smoother the motion of your screen with a reduction of motion blur resulting in an enhanced gaming experience.

Unsure what refresh rate actually is? This is measured in Hertz (abbreviated to Hz), and basically means the number of times a monitor refreshes an image on its screen per second. For example, a 60Hz monitor will refresh 60 times per second.

Your panel type determines the key features of your gaming monitor and covers such characteristics as colour accuracy, responsiveness, viewing angles, and visual quality. By choosing the right panel type, you can dramatically enhance your gaming experience depending on the set-up you prefer. The 3 main panel types are:

• IPS (In-Plane Switching)
• OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode)
• VA (Vertical Alignment)