A New Ultrawide... which to go for?

JamesH83 · 20 Jul 2017 at 15:11

I have previously owned an ASUS PG348Q, was very happy with it apart from the glow in each corner.

I had to RMA two of these monitors due to this issue but it seems like this is the norm with this monitor.

I am getting a new build sorted and I am considering the Samsung CF791 34"
I know this monitor is freesync so my 1080ti will be useless in those terms, but will I actually notice?

Any opinions on owners of this monitor or fellow people that enjoy Ultrawide like I do I would be most grateful?

hornetstinger · 20 Jul 2017 at 15:16

You can use 100hz refresh for desktop and games, so that plus vsync

JamesH83 · 20 Jul 2017 at 15:18

hornetstinger said:
You can use 100hz refresh for desktop and games, so that plus vsync

So the lack of gsync isn't a big problem? Reviews of that Samsung seem relatively Good! Plus it's native 100hz and not OC... Are there any better ones?

jeff83nz · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:26

JamesH83 said:
I am getting a new build sorted and I am considering the Samsung CF791 34"

Have this and love it, with the 1080ti. I don't really notice tearing tbh but I have never used Gsync. I do however get periods in BF1 that I appears to lose 20 or so frames, I think caused by my 5820k being naughty.

JamesH83 · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:29

jeff83nz said:
Have this and love it, with the 1080ti. I don't really notice tearing tbh but I have never used Gsync. I do however get periods in BF1 that I appears to lose 20 or so frames, I think caused by my 5820k being naughty.

Thanks mate

I am considering... I don't tend to play a lot of shooters anymore anyway. End up getting my ass kicked by kids and getting annoyed so stick with single player lol
I'm getting the 7820x so I'm hoping it won't do that for me...

Rroff · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:30

Will the panel definitely do 100Hz without FreeSync? some are limited to 60Hz without FreeSync though can't see anything to suggest this one is.

Could give FastSync a whirl 1080ti probably has enough horsepower to make it worth trying.

JamesH83 · 20 Jul 2017 at 16:33

Rroff said:
Will the panel definitely do 100Hz without FreeSync? some are limited to 60Hz without FreeSync though can't see anything to suggest this one is.

Could give FastSync a whirl 1080ti probably has enough horsepower to make it worth trying.

This is a good point... i'm trying to find this out online now... I was thinking it was 100hz native even without the freesync.. :S

Update: Just been on the phone to Samsung and they say that the 100hz is native regardless of GPU or Freesync

so think I'll purchase!!

GTiPUG · 29 Jul 2017 at 21:59

Did you purchase in the end? Looking at the same monitor and can't make my mind up. Wondering if I should opt for X34A instead.

JamesH83 · 29 Jul 2017 at 22:15

GTiPUG said:
Did you purchase in the end? Looking at the same monitor and can't make my mind up. Wondering if I should opt for X34A instead.

Yes i did purchase... the default sharpness levels were way off but looked ok when lowered. The monitor is great but for gaming i really needed gsync after all! So i went with the IPS Asus 165hz 2560x1440 27" monitor instead!

Thought id never go back after having ultrawide but 27" and 2560x1440 is definately the sweet spot for gaming i reckon

so many games dont support ultrawide that i play so 2560x1440 makes more sense

GTiPUG · 30 Jul 2017 at 15:48

JamesH83 said:
Yes i did purchase... the default sharpness levels were way off but looked ok when lowered. The monitor is great but for gaming i really needed gsync after all! So i went with the IPS Asus 165hz 2560x1440 27" monitor instead!

Thought id never go back after having ultrawide but 27" and 2560x1440 is definately the sweet spot for gaming i reckon so many games dont support ultrawide that i play so 2560x1440 makes more sense

Interesting, thanks! Perhaps worth me reconsidering then. I'm using a Crossover Blacktune 1440p from Korea with God knows how much latency. I feel like a standard 1440p would only have the advantage in terms of refresh rate or latency... Hence looking at Ultrawides.

JamesH83 · 30 Jul 2017 at 15:52

GTiPUG said:
Interesting, thanks! Perhaps worth me reconsidering then. I'm using a Crossover Blacktune 1440p from Korea with God knows how much latency. I feel like a standard 1440p would only have the advantage in terms of refresh rate or latency... Hence looking at Ultrawides.

If you don't mind some BLB on corners, i recommend the Asus PG348Q. The desktop experience is great with all that extra room but as for gaming I'm not so sure anymore. It does look great don't get me wrong but when some games don't support that resolution it becomes a pain.

plus this is the first time i havent opted for SLI. Running a single card at the moment and it's great

GTiPUG · 8 Aug 2017 at 14:15

JamesH83 said:
If you don't mind some BLB on corners, i recommend the Asus PG348Q. The desktop experience is great with all that extra room but as for gaming I'm not so sure anymore. It does look great don't get me wrong but when some games don't support that resolution it becomes a pain. plus this is the first time i havent opted for SLI. Running a single card at the moment and it's great

Ah okay. Interesting comments regarding the gaming experience.

Think I'll pass for now in that case. Perhaps I'll await prices on the new 4K 144Hz..

Evian · 8 Aug 2017 at 22:45

JamesH83 said:
Yes i did purchase... the default sharpness levels were way off but looked ok when lowered. The monitor is great but for gaming i really needed gsync after all! So i went with the IPS Asus 165hz 2560x1440 27" monitor instead!

Thought id never go back after having ultrawide but 27" and 2560x1440 is definately the sweet spot for gaming i reckon so many games dont support ultrawide that i play so 2560x1440 makes more sense

Done the same, Went from X34A to a ViewSonic XG2703-GS, The 100hz was not enough for me, and I watch TV shows etc on my monitor and that's not good on ultrawide.

IvanDobskey · 15 Aug 2017 at 18:24

I'm looking at this samsung monitor to replace my 4 year old viewsonic 27 inch 1440p 60hz.

Would this be a good upgrade? How's the backlight bleed?

aoaaron · 16 Aug 2017 at 09:49

try the AOC. VA so should have less bleed issues and its gsync plus native 100hz.

i know it looks a bit ugly in comparison but oh well.

IvanDobskey · 16 Aug 2017 at 09:54

I did look at the AOC and it hurts the eyes design wise

It's no cheaper than the Samsung though...

foster grant · 16 Aug 2017 at 11:31

Do VA Monitors not suffer with colour smearing ?

IvanDobskey · 18 Aug 2017 at 10:09

foster grant said:
Do VA Monitors not suffer with colour smearing ?

The response times aren't as fast as ips or TN, but this sort of thing is subjective really.

My previous monitor was a 24 inch Dell which was VA and I never noticed smearing

I moved to my current ips screen and remember noticing how the colour was more vibrant on the new screen. But I preferred the blacks and lack of backlight bleed on the VA.

I'm certainly leaning towards VA for my next monitor.

Rroff · 18 Aug 2017 at 17:48

foster grant said:
Do VA Monitors not suffer with colour smearing ?

Complicated one - VAs as a generalisation suffer from smearing. VA as a technology tends to actually have quite decently quick transitions for some changes but can be considerably poor at others (typical dark colours). Then you get some VA panels that use some kind of boosting to minimise smearing which tend to be pretty good at first glance but once you notice the slightly grainy smearing around dark objects (which can be worse than overshoot, etc. on TN), etc. you might find it gets annoying for day to day gaming use.

The actual implementation can vary a lot monitor to monitor so you have to try a specific monitor really and see what your perception is really.

IvanDobskey · 19 Aug 2017 at 15:57

Got my Samsung CF791 set up and it's fantastic!

Highly recommended.