AW3418DW - is it a safe purchase or better monitors on the horizon?

[aoaaron]

So I've managed to get a deal for AW3418DW from dell including discounts for £725 and then I'll be able to claim back 20% VAT. So I should be getting the monitor for £580.

Is it worth it at this price or are there better monitors which will be released in the next 12 months or so at this price point?

I know its a partly silly question because tech always moves forwards but I feel like in regards to monitors, we seem to be in a period of stagnation where better monitors are released, but they invariably always seem to cost more rather than the highest end models rather than replace them.

Am I right in saying this is a good deal I should probably be snap up or are there other options?

 

[aoaaron]

Haha sorry guys!
Now I need a PC to use it with. For now I'll move up my lounge PC until I can decide whether to buy a 2080super or a 2070 super.

 

[aoaaron]

Excellent deal at that price - I paid £800 and it was a still a bargain.

Only question I would ask myself is whether you're ok with lock-in to Nvidia (unless of course you're happy to use without gsync and vrr).

As mentioned, the new stuff is all at much higher price points

Thanks man. I'll snap it up. I've gotten a little bored of TV gaming recently. I've been playing on a 4k 65'' FALD TV.. about 3M away and its been nice but having to use a lapboard and has been a bit meh and I prefer sitting on a chair to sitting on a sofa. Also there is just some active component to sitting at a desk rather than in the lounge.


Whats Gsync like? I have an RTX 2080/8086k and in Kingdom come on Ultra, I think I might hit around 45-55fps, does Gsync mask the framerate drops well enough? I've noticed on a few games like Dishnored 2 at 4k.. I could have done with my TV having Gsync.



Oh and I have no issue being locked in with Nvidia. I'm not ready to wait 6-12 months for AMD to release their higher end cards after Nvidia have released theirs haha.

 

[aoaaron]

so I'm going to get this monitor tommorow but after using the CRG9.. I'm going to maybe return it dependant on how it fits on my desk.