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re: Gaming Monitor Recommendations
Posted on 2/12/24 at 12:45 am to gpburdell
Posted on 2/12/24 at 12:45 am to gpburdell
So, right now I'm hovering between the Samsung G8 and Alienware DW3424DW. The Samsung is $802 at Amazon and I can pick up the Alienware for &899 at Best Buy. Thoughts?
Other recommendations or considerations I haven't taken into account?
ETA: Also considering the Alienware 32" 4k OLED. 240hz refresh rate, G-Sync, & it's $1199. So not a HUGE price increase, just wondering if it's worth it to go up from 1440 to 4k. Only feature I'm certain on is getting an OLED...although curved is also working on me.
Other recommendations or considerations I haven't taken into account?
ETA: Also considering the Alienware 32" 4k OLED. 240hz refresh rate, G-Sync, & it's $1199. So not a HUGE price increase, just wondering if it's worth it to go up from 1440 to 4k. Only feature I'm certain on is getting an OLED...although curved is also working on me.
This post was edited on 2/12/24 at 1:10 am
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Posted on 2/12/24 at 1:51 am to Tom288
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Other recommendations or considerations I haven't taken into account?
Do not get anything that isn’t a ultrawide. Once you go UW you will never want to go back to a 16:9.
Speaking as someone who owns a 4090. I play at 3840x1600, which isn’t quite full 4k. I can get playable frame rates in cyberpunk with max settings and path tracing, but I have to use frame gen and dlss.
If you go oled just do research into the potential burn in issue and make sure you know how to mitigate it. Also you should be aware of the text fringing issue that oleds have.
Oled is 100% the best way to go if you primarily play games and consume content, but if you plan on using it for a lot of reading/productive work you may want to reconsider oled for something like I have with my AW3821DW
I recommend trying to go above 34” if you can. 38”-45” is probably the sweet spot for ultrawide size.
Posted on 2/12/24 at 12:35 pm to Tom288
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ETA: Also considering the Alienware 32" 4k OLED. 240hz refresh rate, G-Sync, & it's $1199.
That monitor is "Gsync compatible". It is not "Gsync ultimate" like AW3423DW. Gsync compatible means it use software/driver for vrr (variable refresh rate). This is the same as Freesynnc that AMD cards use.
Gsync ultimate uses hardware for vrr (both the nvidia card and monitor have dedicated chip).
Whether it's worth it or not is up for debate. Though I've seen people report problems with Freesync if fps drops too low.
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