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by pornel 1302 days ago
For text and productivity I agree 100%, but for games having >100hz really makes a difference. It's useful even if you're not playing twitch shooters. It makes interfaces more responsive. All movement is less stuttery. If you have typical 60Hz without VRR, then it can display only 60 or 30 or 15, etc. fps, so a game running at 40fps is going to have tearing or uneven framerate. If the game drops a frame, it's visible at 60->30hz, but not at 144->72.
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I currently have a 4k 60hz monitor and a 1440p 240hz monitor on my desk. And I just switch between them depending on if I'm programming or gaming. Would be nice to have one monitor that does great for both but it would cost a fortune and I'm not sure cables can even push 4k 240hz worth of data.
I have a 48" 120Hz OLED as my main monitor, and I love the smoothness when you scroll or zoom on webpages, or even just moving the mouse around. Never going back to 60Hz.

I do a small amount of gaming, but not much.