Gaming on a 21:9, 2560 x 1080 Monitor

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Anyone had any experience with something similar to the above. Looking to upgrade my monitor and the whole 21:9 aspect ratio has piqued my interest. I'm also fairly limited in vertical height in my current desktop setup so the fact that it's not as high is a plus point too.

How well supported it is (both natively and through additional software) and how well would my 7950 perform with a monitor like this?

Thanks :).
 
Theres a crowd of us rocking the 21:9.
It's a very good upgrade to make, the immersion is worth it.

Download Flawless Widescreen to sort games that aren't natively supported.

Which resolution are thinking? EDIT: Misread the Title on my phone, never saw you mentioned the Res.
 
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21:9 is awesome, I have a 34 incher (oooo eeer) and it is awesome, had a triple 27" screen setup prior to this and won't' go back ... well maybe 3 of these.

Games (the few I've tried) run great, old stuff that doesn't handle 21:9 you can still run at 1:1 pixel (so with borders) on the sides, Street Fighter (only one so far does for obvious reasons) you don't want to run this game stretched.

Res is important though, 4k = a no go with a 7950, but 2560 x 1080 is going to be fine with no AA
 
Been gaming on 21:9 (Dell 29")for a while now. Genuinely enjoy it, the immersion with games that do it well (Alien : Isolation ) is something to be experienced.

It can be frustrating when a developer doesnt actively support it, but luckily flawless widescreen seems to pick up what they cant.
 
Thanks for the input :).

Any recommendations on which monitor to get? I'm thinking 25" as they seem to be around £200 which is a nice price range for me personally but I can imagine the extra inches being quite a nice upgrade.
 
It's great! BF4, my most played game runs flawlessly and I haven't even seen a framerate hit on my 780 6GB. There's a long thread in the Monitor section but I'm very pleased I went from my 16:9 1080p monitor to the LG 29-UM65 Ultrawide.
 
Moothead2 said:
Thanks for the input :).

Any recommendations on which monitor to get? I'm thinking 25" as they seem to be around £200 which is a nice price range for me personally but I can imagine the extra inches being quite a nice upgrade.
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This one ;)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-107-LG&groupid=17&catid=1120

Do not bother with less than 34" IMO its not worth it as the 25/29" are way too small vertically you would not get much immersion. 34" however is well worth the upgrade ;)

Play around on this site to see what the gains are.
http://www.displaywars.com/25-inch-21x9-vs-34-inch-21x9
 
AWPC said:
This one ;)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-107-LG&groupid=17&catid=1120

Do not bother with less than 34" IMO its not worth it as the 25/29" are way too small vertically you would not get much immersion. 34" however is well worth the upgrade ;)

Play around on this site to see what the gains are.
http://www.displaywars.com/25-inch-21x9-vs-34-inch-21x9
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I think 34" would be too soft at 2560x1080 to be honest.
If you're spending 450, you may's well save an extra 2 weeks and get the AOC when it launches.
 
AWPC said:
This one ;)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-107-LG&groupid=17&catid=1120

Do not bother with less than 34" IMO its not worth it as the 25/29" are way too small vertically you would not get much immersion. 34" however is well worth the upgrade ;)

Play around on this site to see what the gains are.
http://www.displaywars.com/25-inch-21x9-vs-34-inch-21x9
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way to small vertically? the 29" is 2" short than the 34". the immersion comes from the combined width/height of the 34" over the 29". However, just move the 29" closer and save £150 ;)

Martini1991 said:
I think 34" would be too soft at 2560x1080 to be honest.
If you're spending 450, you may's well save an extra 2 weeks and get the AOC when it launches.
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They arent too bad, same ppi as a 27" 1080p display. definitely are soft next to the 29" though. 34" is all about 3440x1440.
 
Martini1991 said:
I think 34" would be too soft at 2560x1080 to be honest.
If you're spending 450, you may's well save an extra 2 weeks and get the AOC when it launches.
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AOC is launching around £550 34" LG is only £449.99 right now! Exact same panel! 2560x1080 is not soft at all its razor sharp & a stunning screen you only need 1 GPU for. UM95 needs extreme GPU power if you have the money go for that but OP has 7950 nowhere near enough for a UM95.
 
james.miller said:
way to small vertically? the 29" is 2" short than the 34". the immersion comes from the combined width/height of the 34" over the 29". However, just move the 29" closer and save £150 ;)



They arent too bad, same ppi as a 27" 1080p display. definitely are soft next to the 29" though. 34" is all about 3440x1440.
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84.96% larger vs 25" is a big difference ;)
 
nobody is talking about a 25" screen except for you and, anyway, i thought you were talking about the height of the screen, not the surface area.

Also, the 34" um65 isnt 'pin-sharp', you need to stop saying that. Same ppi as a 27" 1080p which are noticeable softer than 24" 1080p panels, 34" 3440x1440 panels or 29" 2560x1080 panels (among other less common panels)
 
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james.miller said:
nobody is talking about a 25" screen except for you and, anyway, i thought you were talking about the height of the screen, not the surface area.

Also, the 34" um65 isnt 'pin-sharp', you need to stop saying that. Same ppi as a 27" 1080p which are noticeable softer than 24" 1080p panels, 34" 3440x1440 panels or 29" 2560x1080 panels (among other less common panels)
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OP is talking about getting a 25" I am giving him genuine advice from my experience not sure what agenda you have :rolleyes:
 
25" is way too small for vertical height imo! Smaller than 23" 16.9 1080P monitor!

For my opinion on 29"/21.9, you can check my review of the 29UM65 in sig, I cover gaming as well.
 
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As you can get the 29" for only around £40 more I'd probably go for that one were I to buy one now as it seems like a decent upgrade over the 25". As for the 34" I'd probably only go for the 1440 AOC monitor released soon if it turns up at around £500, but even then I find it hard to justify spending twice the price on what is about 2" of physical vertical height and then taking into account the added strain on the GPU (could a single 7950 even handle many games that well?).

Can I just ask those who have these monitors what the height from the bottom of the stand to the top of the screen is please.

Thanks again.
 
AWPC said:
AOC is launching around £550 34" LG is only £449.99 right now! Exact same panel! 2560x1080 is not soft at all its razor sharp & a stunning screen you only need 1 GPU for. UM95 needs extreme GPU power if you have the money go for that but OP has 7950 nowhere near enough for a UM95.
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The AOC is 3440x1440, how's it the same panel?
It's not that 2560x1080 is soft, but at that resolution it's not going to be the sharpest image.

I'd love a 25" for sharpness, but i'd consider it too small unless I was really close.
 
Gone for the LG 29UM65 :). Could justify paying twice as much for a 34" model (both 2560 and 3440) but maybe in the future if I enjoy this one.


Can't wait to try it out. Hopefully there won't be too much backlight bleed which I've heard can be an issue.
 
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