Here's the Cyber Monday monitor deal I would be buying, if I wasn't an inveterate MMO player and had already spent over $142 on access to catboys and Xal'atath this year
Price watch: ➖
ASRock Phantom PG27Q15R2A | 27-inch | 1440p | 165 Hz | VA | $239.99$142.77 at Newegg (save $97.22)
ASRock's gaming monitors are always so darned cheap—we love them for that. This 1440p panel offers resolution and a rapid refresh rate for a potent PC gaming combo, though the built-in Wi-Fi antenna helps it stand out from the crowd. That's hardly essential, but could come in use for some.
Dear reader, I'm not about to mince words—I'm kind of skint this month. There are a lot of things I could blame this on, absolutely. The UK's been having a cost of living crisis forever, my winter electricity bill is massive, and I need to buy Christmas presents. Also, I'm a relatively new staff writer for a videogames website, which is not the most lucrative position.
But I'm also not unwise to my spending habits. I am cursed with the burden of enjoying MMORPGs, which means I've spent all year subscribed to Final Fantasy 14, and the past few months subscribed to World of Warcraft. I'm overdue for a monitor replacement, and I've realised (with some dread) that I'd have the room in my budget to buy this monitor had I not done that.
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