1440p / 144hz / Ultrawide (£500)

Loxa · 11 Feb 2022 at 19:05

Hi, currrently in the market for an ultrawide monitor around £500 if possible tailored towards gaming. The specs i am looking for are 1440p / 144hz / IPS. I had a look around and spotted the two listed below and wondered if anyone has any knowledge on them or and recommendations.

-Gigabyte M34WQ
-Acer XV342CKP

Current monitor: Acer XB271HU (This will become a 2nd monitor)

Aslong as whatever monitor i go with preforms better than my existing one i will be happy.

LiE · 12 Feb 2022 at 11:54

No experience with those monitors but I believe all they share the same flat 34” panel as does the Iiyama https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...esync-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-mo-13j-iy.html

Loxa · 12 Feb 2022 at 12:27

LiE said:
No experience with those monitors but I believe all they share the same flat 34” panel as does the Iiyama https://www.overclockers.co.uk/iiya...esync-ultrawide-gaming-monitor-mo-13j-iy.html

Looks a nice monitor but in some reviews it seems very slow for gaming which will be my main use case.

DazQ87 · 15 Feb 2022 at 19:18

I've also got a gigabyte M34WQ on back order to replace an aging acer 1440p 144hz display. I originally bought a samsung odyssey G5 34" ultrawide but had to send it back: loved the size and responsiveness but there was definitely too much dark level smearing and the curve was waaaay to aggressive for my liking. It's almost like there was this weird fisheye thing going on at the edges, especially noticeable when playing games that have a top down view like diablo2 and riftbreaker. I'm hoping a flat 34" will be more suited to the types of games I play reguarly.