Published May 9, 2026, 7:00 AM EDT Hamlin has been in the tech field for over seven years. Since 2017, his work has appeared on MakeUseOf , OSXDaily, Beebom, MashTips, and more. He served as the Senior Editor for MUO for two years before joining XDA. He uses a Windows PC for desktop use and a MacBook for traveling, but dislikes some of the quirks of macOS. You're more likely to catch him at the gym or on a flight than anywhere else. When I first got the RTX 4090 in 2022, I paired it with a 4K/160Hz IPS monitor because I knew it was powerful enough to handle almost any game I threw at it. Moreover, at that resolution, the GPU is usually the limiting factor, so I didn't have to worry about any other bottlenecks in my build. A couple of years later, though, I wanted a faster monitor purely for competitive gaming, so I got the Alienware AW2725DF 360Hz OLED.…