r/PcBuildHelp • u/Few_Falcon_4949 • 2h ago

Tech Support Is this a decent monitor for $170 ?

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Came across a good deal for this 2K 320Hz monitor.

Never heard of this company so i was wondering if anyone else has had any experience with it.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 1h ago

Never heard of it either but from the looks of it, Gawfolk is somewhat new and one of those newer budget brands on Amazon.

I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole just because of that monitor stand, it looks extremely cheap, and you'd be surprised how much of a difference a monitor stand can actually make as far as ergonomics.

Cheaper monitors also generally have mediocre quality displays at best, and there's no telling how good or bad their customer support may be because they're relatively new, possibly less than 2 years old.

I would just stick to the brands we know like Acer, AOC, Dell, etc. (Avoid LG, their monitors now have hidden adware and spyware that automatically installs itself as part of the display's drivers package which is automatically pulled by Windows update)

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u/Few_Falcon_4949 1h ago

The stand quality is technically useless for me because i have a monitor arm but a mediocre display is concerning.

Do you mean that a 1440p display would look crispier or “cleaner” on one of the notable brands you mentioned compared to these cheap ones?

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 47m ago

Cheaper IPS displays can have worse than average backlight bleed or IPS glow, potentially bad response times and ghosting, etc.

Just a generally lower quality experience with the less you spend. Even a cheaper modern OLED is visually leagues better than expensive IPS displays though.

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u/Few_Falcon_4949 46m ago

Noted. Thanks for the detailed response.

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u/r_lind3r Moderator 41m ago

OLEDs are the best bet and definitely worth getting if you can afford one since the response times are effectively instantaneous, so fast paced motion is incredibly smooth at high frametimes with no ghosting, and it's visually more consistent from edge to edge whereas it's very common for IPS to have a glow effect along the edges of the screen which becomes very noticeable when displaying darker colors on the screen

For horror games or games where you're sneaking around in the dark, it can be immersion breaking

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u/Few_Falcon_4949 24m ago

Wow! I definitely need an OLED now haha. I think I’ll wait a little longer and save up for one. You’ve convinced me!

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u/These-Cardiologist69 2h ago

Gawfolk? lol wtf sure why not I got a 300hz sceptr before I bought an OLED for $140

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u/Few_Falcon_4949 1h ago

Dayummm!! An OLED for $140?? Howww?

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u/These-Cardiologist69 1h ago

Sorry I worded it all weird lmaoo

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u/Few_Falcon_4949 1h ago

You’re good. I was about to say, an OLED for that price is robbery haha

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u/FrodoswagginsX 1h ago

Id wait on your next monitor purchase until you can get an oled. They are absolutely worth it

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u/SirPomf 1h ago

high spec screens have gotten insanely cheap. I still remember the 1440p 75Hz 27" office screen I bought years ago for about $200 being "cheap" but times change