Adding/Including Memories
I lost my dad last year (2023) and have been finding ways to include keepsakes/memories in my workstation. I've dabbled here and there with doing small woodworking projects and attempted a wrist rest from a piece of oak I picked up with him from my great uncles wood shop. I milled it to fit a 60% keyboard as I hadn't decided what keyboard I would be using it on and thought that's where most of my wrist would be in contact even typing on a full keyboard. I gave it a torched/burn appearance as I really was lost in what to do. I found an old shell casing from going hunting with my dad in my hunting pack and decided to imbed it into the end of the wrist rest so it would just have a little difference and a small story behind it as well. I have other things around my workstation from family and friends, but it just feels a little more special having worked on it and adding something small that has a memory for me to it. (Purple was my grandmothers favorite color and I have kinda now...
Apr 8, 2024
144hz = 6.944ms refresh
It's very close, and under 10ms for the response time, so it may note be very noticeable. But I personally would pass on this monitor for gaming for that reason.
I recommend getting monitor with a fast IPS panel (some 144hz panels are very fast, able to deliver practically ghosting-free image at 144hz) or one with a TN panel for gaming. TN provide the worst image quality (its not "bad" as is, just the fact other panels have wider viewing angles and better colors, contrast). Problem with IPS panels - backlight bleed (especially bad on those expensive ASUS models, be ready to replace it 2-3 times before getting a decent model), some other monitors have slow response time @ 60hz. Problem with VA - terrible response time, dark areas of the image get smeared if you pan the camera, which is very bad for any action-packed games. But they have best contrast thanks to deep black color.
As far as I know, they only make 32 inch VA panels right now. Hopefully, this will change soon so I can get a 144hz 32 inch IPS monitor with true 5ms G2G response time. TN won't do for this size as you'll get viewing angles problems for parts of the screen (discoloration, distorted colors and so on). VA is generally bad for gaming, IMO, they're simply not fast enough, or I haven't seen those fast ones.