Best 34" monitor for under £800/$1,000?

Poita · 24 Feb 2020 at 17:41

I'm looking to buy a 34" monitor to use as a third, central monitor with my existing two Dell U2713HM monitors on the wings. I'll mainly be doing productivity and streaming (not games) but also playing Escape From Tarkov as my game but gaming is not the priority.

I've done quite a bit of research but can't seem to get a clear idea of what the best option is.
I'd like to spend between £400 - £600 but willing to spend an extra £200 if it's going to give me truly great improvement in quality.
I like one with G-Sync and decent brightness and response time. And also at least 90 or 100 refresh rate. Ideally 120.

Andy advice would be appreciated.

COMPUTER SPECS:

ACPI x64-based PC
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: Asus maximus 6 Impact
CPU: Intel Core i7 - 4770S 3.10GHz, 4 cores, 8 Logical Processors
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333 (OC’d to 1,600) MHz 2 channels (Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Gaming - 6GB GDDR6Ram
HD: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB
MONITORS: 2 x DELL U2713HM 2560 x 1440

Poita · 24 Feb 2020 at 19:16

I've narrowed it down to these to options. Are there any monitors better than these for under £800?

- Acer Predator X34P
- Asus ROG SWIFT PG348Q

JediFragger · 24 Feb 2020 at 19:36

The X34P uses a newer 120mhz capable panel but remember your 1660 Super is going to struggle at that much of a high resolution, it's not very powerful unless you plan to play older games on it.

REITSY · 24 Feb 2020 at 19:53

Poita said:
I'm looking to buy a 34" monitor to use as a third, central monitor with my existing two Dell U2713HM monitors on the wings. I'll mainly be doing productivity and streaming (not games) but also playing Escape From Tarkov as my game but gaming is not the priority.

I've done quite a bit of research but can't seem to get a clear idea of what the best option is.
I'd like to spend between £400 - £600 but willing to spend an extra £200 if it's going to give me truly great improvement in quality.
I like one with G-Sync and decent brightness and response time. And also at least 90 or 100 refresh rate. Ideally 120.

Andy advice would be appreciated.

COMPUTER SPECS:

ACPI x64-based PC
OS: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: Asus maximus 6 Impact
CPU: Intel Core i7 - 4770S 3.10GHz, 4 cores, 8 Logical Processors
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333 (OC’d to 1,600) MHz 2 channels (Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super Gaming - 6GB GDDR6Ram
HD: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500GB
MONITORS: 2 x DELL U2713HM 2560 x 1440

Be careful mixing monitors with different refresh rates .... G-Sync can be very fussy.
I agree with the other persons comments, a 1660 Super is a super card but driving 3 monitors all high res I doubt you'll ever see 60fps unless in CSGO or Fortnite.
The best 34inch at the moment is the AW3420DW

Colonel_Klinck · 24 Feb 2020 at 20:06

I own the X34A and its a cracking monitor. It is a lot of pixels to push for you card though.

Poita · 25 Feb 2020 at 17:52

I just upgraded from a GTX 670 to the GTX 1660 as that's about as good a card as I thought I could get for a decent price before suffering diminishing returns due to my other system specs.

In the end I ordered the Dell/Alienware AW3418DW 34 inch.
I was £50 more but I just liked the aesthetics more.
Though, I find the tripod stand system annoying as it means I can't edege it of the 75cm depth of my desk so I'll have to put a stand behind it as I don't like it too close.

About six months ago I had a Samsung 49 inch ultrawide using my GTX 670 and it run ok.

When I game I will only use the 34 inch. Ether disconnect the DP cables for the other two or leave one on as I like to use Tarkov maps on a second screen (I make them the desktop background so they stay in place).