--- title: 3 reasons your monitor upgrade matters a lot more than... description: GPU prices are inflated and next-gen cards likely won't arrive until 2028, making now a good time to invest in a monitor upgrade instead. High-end OLED gaming... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/3-reasons-your-monitor-upgrade-matters-a-lot-more-than-your-next-gpu-upgrade-w1n7gwawb twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 3 reasons your monitor upgrade matters a lot more than your next GPU upgrade | daily.dev og:description: GPU prices are inflated and next-gen cards likely won't arrive until 2028, making now a good time to invest in a monitor upgrade instead. High-end OLED gaming... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/3-reasons-your-monitor-upgrade-matters-a-lot-more-than-your-next-gpu-upgrade-w1n7gwawb og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/w1N7gWAwB.png og:image:alt: 3 reasons your monitor upgrade matters a lot more than your next GPU upgrade og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 3 reasons your monitor upgrade matters a lot more than your next GPU upgrade **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 8 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary GPU prices are inflated and next-gen cards likely won't arrive until 2028, making now a good time to invest in a monitor upgrade instead. High-end OLED gaming monitors have dropped significantly in price — a 27" 1440p 240Hz QD-OLED can be had for around $350-400, and tandem OLED panels are now available around $600. Upgrading from IPS to OLED, 1080p to 4K, or low to high refresh rates can deliver a more noticeable improvement to the gaming experience than extra frames from a new GPU. For most gamers still on 1080p or 1440p IPS displays, the visual leap to OLED is argued to be more impactful than a GPU generational jump. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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