The best budget 1440p monitor is somehow cheaper now that it was during Prime Day, going for well under AU$200

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Sometimes you just have to ignore the sales events and wing it. I guess.

KTC H27T22C-3
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As much as deals excite me (I promise you), I'm pretty relieved that Amazon Prime Day is over for the year. Nevertheless, I couldn't help but notice that one of the most appealing deals of the event, which was a hefty discount on the already very affordable KTC H27T22C-3 1440p gaming monitor, has dropped even further today.

The short version: that KTC panel is currently going for AU$177.64on Amazon, down from AU$208.99. It's much better than the AU$216.50 it was going for during Prime Day.

This, by the way, is our favourite budget 1440p monitor. It has a silky smooth 210Hz refresh rate, which is very good value in this price range. It has an IPS display, Freesync and G-sync compatibility, a 1 ms response time and 450 nits of peak brightness.

Honestly, it's above and beyond what you should expect in this price range.

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KTC H27T22C-3: was AU$208.99 now AU$177.64 at Amazon

Our favourite budget 1440p monitor gets a neat discount, bringing it down to an all time low. This IPS display boasts a brisk 200Hz refresh rate and 1ms response time, Freesync and G-sync compatible, and won't cost an arm and a leg.

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Do keep in mind that this model seems to have received a cut to its RRP between now and early July: it used to be AU$289.99 at full price on Amazon, now that's dropped to AU$208.99.

In his review, Jeremy Laird praised this monitor's "punchy IPS panel" and the 200Hz refresh rate, while criticising its "limited" HDR capability and tilt-only stand. It's well worth reading the review if you want a fuller picture, but the H27T22C-3 is also a bit lacking when it comes to connectivity.

"The fear with a low cost monitor from a less familiar brand is that it might suffer from some or other really obvious flaw," Laird wrote. "Maybe the calibration is a mess, the overdrive doesn't work or the backlight is horribly dim. But none of that applies here. This isn't a perfect display, but it is pretty nice by any reasonable metric. And in the context of the price, it's pretty darn brilliant."

If that's not what you're after, check out our list of the best gaming monitors.

MSI MPG 321URX gaming monitor
Best gaming monitors 2025

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1. Best overall:
MSI MPG 321URX

2. Best 4K:
LG Ultragear 27GR93U

3. Best budget 4K:
Gigabyte M28U

4. Best 1440p:
Xiaomi G Pro 27i

5. Best budget 1440p:
Pixio PXC277 Advanced

6. Best budget 1080p:
AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE

7. Best Ultrawide:
Asus ROG Swift OLED PG34WCDM

8. Best 32:9:
Samsung Odyssey OLED G9

9. Best budget ultrawide:
ASRock Phantom PG34WQ15R2B

10. Best WOLED:
LG Ultragear 32GS95UE

11. Best 1440p OLED:
MSI MPG 271QRX

12. Best budget OLED ultrawide:
Alienware 34 QD-OLED

13. Best dual-mode:
Alienware AW2725QF

Shaun Prescott
Shaun Prescott
Australian Editor

Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

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