Advice on an Ultrawide now or wait

Nickerous · 5 Apr 2019 at 10:04

Hi forum, new here so bear with me!

I'm a video editor, Just dropped some major coin on a new Mac book pro Vega laptop. Gulp!

Currently running 2 old 27" thunderbolt monitors but now want to upgrade to an Ultrawide.

I'm not to sure what model to look at and also aware we're due a load of new models over the next few months.

I've also installed bootcamp for gaming, so battlefield 5 etc all on the hit list.

Would like to hear thoughts from you guys - anything that does the job now or coming up soon?

Looking for min 34 - would go to 38

Cheers

Nickerous · 5 Apr 2019 at 10:18

Quartz said:
How about the 32:9 Samsung CRG9 mega-wide? 5120x1440, high refresh, etc. You'll need to get yourself an external GPU to run games, of course.

Thanks I'll check that out - is the built in Vega 32 not up to task then?

Nickerous · 5 Apr 2019 at 10:32

Quartz said:
I don't know about BF5 specifically but you're going to be pushing a lot of pixels and the Vega 32 pales in comparison with PC GPUs. Heat constraints are going to make it less than half the performance of a Vega 64, for instance.

Thankyou - I'm major green with PC gaming nowadays I must admit as I moved over to Macs a long time ago for work - but my 14 year old son is pushing me forward!

I've seen the Razer Core X GPUs seem to get good noise

Nickerous · 5 Apr 2019 at 20:09

Quartz said:
Get a dedicated gaming PC. Keep your work and your son's play completely separate.

Yep I get that train of thought, and will think on it.

See the Acer XR382CQ has been out a while - any thoughts?

Nickerous · 7 May 2019 at 12:58

Hi all, so looking at the 38WK95C - its main use will be a mix of video editing and general office work fed by my MacBook Pro - with some minimal console gaming PS4/ Switch etc

I was thinking of using my next upgrade as a gaming screen for the lad but have sacked that idea off now - will build him a dedicated PC for gaming when the time is right and he earns the privilege!

So what do you think pull the trigger and go for it or wait till September for the rumoured release date of the LG38GL950G?

Nickerous · 10 May 2019 at 10:50

Or - (finger posted to click cos its a bit cheaper!) Asus XR38 - can get that for at least £100 less....or wait till rumoured Sept release for the LG38...

Nickerous · 10 May 2019 at 15:16

Legend said:
3840 x 1600 is a good res for editing, certainly preferable over 3440 x 1440, and will also be very immersive in gaming... providing you have the GPU power to push it. It's getting close to 4K pixel count, so gives you an idea what kind of GPU horsepower it ideally needs in newer games.

The LG38GL950G is probably going to be worth waiting for if you want that higher refresh and G-Sync... although it won't be cheap. There is also the upcoming 43" 4K Acer CG437K-P though, which will offer even more screen real estate, and from the released price info won't be insanely priced (under £1500 it seems).

If you're not really going to be using this for PC gaming though, only casual console, then G-Sync high-refresh is wasted, and you're as well to go with the 38WK95C or XR38 now. The LG might have the edge for professional features, but is more expensive of course.

Thanks Legend, I'm running a fully tricked out Mac Book pro with the Vega card - think is pretty much 3 x as powerful as my previous Mac Pro Darth Vader dustbin!

Hadn't clocked the 43 Acer - will check that out. Cheers!