The 4 Best 1440p 144Hz Monitors - Summer 2024 Reviews

The best 1440p 144Hz monitor we've tested is the Dell Alienware AW2724DM. It actually has a 165Hz native refresh rate that you can overclock to 180Hz, and it works well even if you want to use it at 144Hz. It's a good monitor for PC gaming as it has a fast response time, leading to minimal motion blur. It also supports all common VRR formats to reduce screen tearing. It has a few extra features, like a USB hub that you can use to connect your peripherals.

Regarding picture quality, it's a good choice if you want to use it in a well-lit room, as it gets bright enough to fight glare and has good reflection handling. However, it doesn't perform well in dark rooms as its low contrast makes blacks look gray. This monitor also has a terrible local dimming feature that causes blooming around bright objects. However, because the local dimming only turns on in HDR, you can play games in SDR and not experience such bad blooming.

If you're looking for the best budget 1440p 144Hz monitor, the AOC Q27G3XMN is a great choice that you can usually find for less than the Dell Alienware AW2724DM. It has similar specs, as it also has a native 165Hz refresh rate that's already overclocked out of the box to 180Hz. However, because of its budget price, it has fewer features as it lacks a USB hub, so you can't connect peripherals directly to the monitor. Besides that, it's a great gaming monitor that has a very fast response time, but there's more black smearing behind fast-moving objects than on the Dell.

However, the main advantage of choosing this monitor over the Dell is that it uses Mini LED backlighting, resulting in better picture quality. This is because it has a decent local dimming feature that further improves on its already great native contrast ratio, so it displays deep blacks in dark rooms. It also makes highlights pop and colors look vivid, so it's a great choice for HDR gaming.

If you need something cheap and simple, look into the Dell G2724D, which you can get for a low cost directly from Dell's website. It's actually a step-down model from the Dell Alienware AW2724DM, so it has fewer features as it doesn't have an overclock feature, resulting in a max refresh rate of 165Hz. It doesn't have any USB ports either, but that's what you have to expect for a cheap display. It also has worse picture quality than the AOC Q27G3XMN, so it doesn't display the same deep blacks and bright highlights, and it's worse for HDR.

That said, this monitor is still good for gaming as it has a fast response time at any refresh rate, and it has less black smearing. While it has limited picture quality in dark rooms, you won't have any issues using it in a well-lit room as it gets bright enough to fight glare, and it has good reflection handling.

If you find the 27-inch screen of the Dell Alienware AW2724DM too small, there are a few good options with a larger screen that you can get. The LG 32GP850-B is a good gaming monitor similar to the Dell, as it also has a native 165Hz refresh rate that you can overclock to 180Hz. You can also get it at certain retailers named as the 32GP83B-B, which performs similarly to the 32GP850-B but doesn't have any USB ports or the same overclock feature.

Besides that, both variants have sharp motion handling, similar to the Dell monitor. The 32GP850-B variant even has a backlight strobing feature that you can use at 144Hz to reduce persistence blur, but like many other monitors, you can't use it at the same time as VRR. Lastly, its picture quality is similar to that of the Dell monitor, with great peak brightness, which is ideal for bright rooms, but it has worse picture quality in dark rooms than the AOC Q27G3XMN.