4K Or Ultrawide 1440p Gaming

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Hi all I recently purchased two Titan Pascal just waiting on the HB SLI Bridge to arrive. Took a while decide if I was going to buy or not.

Now I have a harder decision to make and would appreciate some advice. Need to upgrade my monitor as only running a 1080p monitor at the moment.

Been looking at two choices the Asus 27 4K Gsync and the Asus 34 Ultrawide curved 1440p Ultrawide Gsync.

Which way would people recommend to go.
 
erm, its not even close, 4k gives slightly higher definition, ultrawide gives you much more fov in supported games (which is a lot these days)

ultrawide all day all night.

oh and plus if you get the asus it will be 100hz too, so smoother than any 4k
 
JediFragger said:
Acer XB321HK - Fantastic 4k monitor and with Gsync :cool:
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Definetely wanting to go with Gsync never used but everyone seems sat it's good. Hadn't noticed that monitor to be honest will consider it. How are Acer with there warranty. I know Asus are meant be excellent for there's on monitors.

james_2k said:
erm, its not even close, 4k gives slightly higher definition, ultrawide gives you much more fov in supported games (which is a lot these days)

ultrawide all day all night.

oh and plus if you get the asus it will be 100hz too, so smoother than any 4k
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True the extra headroom for FPS would certainly be nice and most benchmarks seem to show Titan Pascal SLI can manage around 100FPS barrier at Ultrawide 1440p.

Is the Ultrawide aspect going feel werid doing everyday things or watching films/tv with a 34 inch screen would likely do that a fair bit.
 
enapace said:
Is the Ultrawide aspect going feel werid doing everyday things or watching films/tv with a 34 inch screen would likely do that a fair bit.
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If a film is displayed in 21:9, as many are, you come up trumps having a superwide. If you watch TV on a superwide you will have big black borders either side.
I do watch all my TV on my gaming screen, which is one reason I prefer 16:9. The 21:9 films have the borders top and bottom, but I don't mind that as much, and films are a small % of my viewing.
 
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Safetytrousers said:
If a film is displayed in 21:9, as many are, you come up trumps having a superwide. If you watch TV on a superwide you will have big black borders either side.
I do watch all my TV on my gaming screen, which is one reason I prefer 16:9. The 21:9 films have the borders top and bottom, but I don't mind that as much, and films are a small % of my viewing.
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Thanks for the info.
 
every day usage is great, nice having a few browser windows open at once.

16:9 content isnt ideal, but its no exactly horrible, you get a picture the same size as a 27" 16:9
 
Hmm got offered a 27 inch dell Gsync for £350-380

So that is also another option having a standard 1440p monitor but not sure if Titan Pascal SLI would be overkill for that.
 
Ultrawide, tried both and UW is the one for me. Plus you don't need as much grunt to game at 1440p then you do 4k.
 
Glanza said:
Ultrawide, tried both and UW is the one for me. Plus you don't need as much grunt to game at 1440p then you do 4k.
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Don't think grunt is a big problem with Titan Pascal SLI lol but I get where you are coming from man.

easyrider said:
Ultrawide all the way...
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mocara said:
A vote from me for ultra wide as well. Great alrounder.
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Thanks for comments guys looks like the more expensive Asus might be the way to go.
 
enapace said:
Hmm got offered a 27 inch dell Gsync for £350-380

So that is also another option having a standard 1440p monitor but not sure if Titan Pascal SLI would be overkill for that.
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Problem is even 1 TXP is fairly overkill for that monitor, 2 is just silly!! Let's just say it'll last you 5 years or so....:D

TXP SLi is made for 4k imo, pretty much perfect :cool:
 
JediFragger said:
Problem is even 1 TXP is fairly overkill for that monitor, 2 is just silly!! Let's just say it'll last you 5 years or so....:D

TXP SLi is made for 4k imo, pretty much perfect :cool:
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Yeah I thought it was more made for 4K then 1440p and even 1440p Ultrawide I see why people are recommending it though. Pity 4K ultrawide doesn't exist but then I might be struggling. Well heard about 4K Gaming for a long time I guess it's time I see what it's like for myself.
 
I'd go 1440p ultra wide over 4K for gaming personally but even then owning those options I come back to 2560x1440@144Hz G-Sync every time except for some single player and racing games.
 
enapace said:
Hi all I recently purchased two Titan Pascal just waiting on the HB SLI Bridge to arrive. Took a while decide if I was going to buy or not.

Now I have a harder decision to make and would appreciate some advice. Need to upgrade my monitor as only running a 1080p monitor at the moment.

Been looking at two choices the Asus 27 4K Gsync and the Asus 34 Ultrawide curved 1440p Ultrawide Gsync.

Which way would people recommend to go.
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tough one.
Having tried both UW 21:9 2560x1080 (25") and 16:9 2560x1440 (27"), I would say 16:9 looks more "normal".
Especially when you watch TVs etc, you don't have the black borders etc. But again 21:9 is not that bad and on gaming you get used to it quickly especially if they are curved.

However, there are no 100hz+ 4K monitor, so if you are of those people who have issue with 60hz, then stay away from 4K.

Best thing you can do, is have a trip to a good shop in your area and have a try on both 4k monitor and UW.
 
enapace said:
There really does seem to be a big divide on what people think is the best option.
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Which makes no sense to me. 4K is still an infant. 21:9 a teenager. Both have their difficulties and hassle, but I know which I'd rather have in my house! If you want neither though, and prefer a fully fledged adult, just get a top end 1080p 144Hz TN monitor and don't look back... for gaming they really can't be beat for overall smoothness. Sure, you sacrifice colour accuracy and viewing angles, but if ALL you care about is the ultimate buttery smooth gaming experience, it's the way to go... and they're cheaper.

21:9 has a way to go yet. The X34/PG348Q use the same panel and they are the pinnacle of the tech currently. Neither is perfect. There are some interesting new models in the pipeline though, so will be interesting to see what happens next year.

4K just makes no sense to me. You need a Titan X Pascal to run ALL games smoothly (but you're still relying on good optimisation), and even then you're limited to 60Hz. So yeah, paying nearly £2K (monitor+GPU alone) for a solid consistent 60FPS makes PERFECT sense lol! ;)
 
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Legend said:
Which makes no sense to me. 4K is still an infant. 21:9 a teenager. Both have their difficulties and hassle, but I know which I'd rather have in my house! If you want neither though, and prefer a fully fledged adult, just get a top end 1080p 144Hz TN monitor and don't look back... for gaming they really can't be beat for overall smoothness. Sure, you sacrifice colour accuracy and viewing angles, but if ALL you care about is the ultimate buttery smooth gaming experience, it's the way to go... and they're cheaper.

21:9 has a way to go yet. The X34/PG348Q use the same panel and they are the pinnacle of the tech currently. Neither is perfect. There are some interesting new models in the pipeline though, so will be interesting to see what happens next year.

4K just makes no sense to me. You need a Titan X Pascal to run ALL games smoothly (but you're still relying on good optimisation), and even then you're limited to 60Hz. So yeah, paying nearly £2K (monitor+GPU alone) for a solid consistent 60FPS makes PERFECT sense lol! ;)
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I have two Titan Pascal just waiting on my HB Bridge to arrive so sheer grunt should not be a problem already invested a lot into my system.

Been offered a 4K Asus ROG Swift for £485 and think I'm going for that
 
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