Looking for some honest opinions on my current dilemma. My setup:
GPU: RTX 5070 Ti (bought November 2025 for before the AI-driven price surge) Monitor: 1440p LG Ultragear (non-OLED) Mainly play singleplayer games + light multiplayer (LoL, 7 Days to Die)
The core question: I'm considering a monitor upgrade and I'm torn between 1440p OLED now vs waiting for 4K OLED prices to drop further. I know 4K tanks FPS significantly (~40-50% drop vs 1440p), but I can offset that with DLSS Quality mode, and for singleplayer games I don't need 144fps. The visual difference between 1440p and 4K is real and noticeable — especially on environmental detail, foliage, distant textures.
My concern about GPU upgrades: I genuinely don't think it's smart to upgrade GPUs anytime soon. Prices are insane, and I strongly suspect NVIDIA and AMD are deliberately limiting raw rasterization gains to push Frame Generation and AI upscaling as the "real" performance driver going forward. If that's true, my 5070 Ti stays relevant for longer than previous gen cycles — meaning the monitor becomes the longer-term investment. So the question becomes: if I'm keeping this GPU for 4-5 years, does it make more sense to buy a 1440p OLED now (cheaper, better framerate) or wait 12-18 months for 4K OLED prices to drop and future-proof the setup?
What I'm leaning toward: wait for 4K OLED, use DLSS to manage performance, and treat the monitor as a 5-7 year purchase. Am I thinking about this correctly? Anyone gone through a similar decision?