Dell U2913WM
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I use mine at 75hz most of the time. Wasn't aware that 80hz was possible without frame skipping? Will try that later.
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Tried 80hz, no good :. The most my screen will tolerate without skipping frames is 76hz, one more than I thought!
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Tried 80hz, no good :. The most my screen will tolerate without skipping frames is 76hz, one more than I thought!
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Debating between these two also. Currently stealing the Mrs's U2412 and have it alongside my old Acer with a massive scratch in it 
Will be used when plugged into PC for gaming (BF3/Civ/Eve) and very occasional film/episode watching, and into Macbook as a secondary monitor for photoshop/design work. Finding the easily extended U2412's base very very useful for this purpose. Thinking U2713 is winning it for me atm.
Will be used when plugged into PC for gaming (BF3/Civ/Eve) and very occasional film/episode watching, and into Macbook as a secondary monitor for photoshop/design work. Finding the easily extended U2412's base very very useful for this purpose. Thinking U2713 is winning it for me atm.
Yeah most seem to top out somewhere in the range of 76-81Hz (pretty much everyone manages 75, no ones managed 82) going by a thread on another forum, fairly sure mine does 80Hz ok but I didn't spend much time at that frequency.
Very recently acquired the dell 29. I think it is absolutely superb! I'm quite baffled as to why there isn't a lot more excitement and buzz around this, the LG and other new wave of super wide 29 inches. For gaming it is brilliant.
I agree as well. I have seen some quite opinionated posts arguing against 21:9 and even a recent thread on another forum where the OP was lead to believe it was a 'gimmick'. I too felt it would be too limited and an uncomfortable viewing experience before trying it, but I have completely changed my view after experiencing it. It is a truly unique thing that can bring a lot to games and movies. The majority of movies are now in the correct format (not if they're TV series mind), most games support it - but there are exceptions.
this.
i've had the screen for a couple of months now, it's fantastic. almost all games i played (at least the recent ones) support the resolution and it looks stunning. most movies come in 2.35:1+ ratio as well.)
currently playing BF3, Firefall, Skyrim (with flawlesswidescreen for UI), Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3, EVE online - all support this resolution and it looks awesome. i came from a 24" 1920x1200 and to be honest, i don't miss the vertical resolution (even though i do miss it when browsing, but that's what my secondary 24" monitor is for
)Glad there's some proper love out there for this monitor. It deserves it.
Have been experimenting with 'overclocking' the refresh rate just using the nvidia cp. Sits at 85hz happily on the desktop, but not tried in games yet.
Might sound a daft question, but can someone tell me the point in doing this? If you can run a game at 85hz vsynced, does it reeeally feel better than 60hz?
And all this fuss over 120hz? I'd like to know how people are achieving frame rates of 120 in the latest games. My system is no slouch, but even an i7 overclocked at 4.6 and a pair of good 670's in SLI struggles to maintain 60fps in the latest games at all times, so how are people doing this? If frame rates are constantly dipping way down from, and then up to 85, or even 120, isn't that bad, or certainly worse than a steady 60?
Have been experimenting with 'overclocking' the refresh rate just using the nvidia cp. Sits at 85hz happily on the desktop, but not tried in games yet.
Might sound a daft question, but can someone tell me the point in doing this? If you can run a game at 85hz vsynced, does it reeeally feel better than 60hz?
And all this fuss over 120hz? I'd like to know how people are achieving frame rates of 120 in the latest games. My system is no slouch, but even an i7 overclocked at 4.6 and a pair of good 670's in SLI struggles to maintain 60fps in the latest games at all times, so how are people doing this? If frame rates are constantly dipping way down from, and then up to 85, or even 120, isn't that bad, or certainly worse than a steady 60?
I would have thought 85hrz would be a good compromise, assuming you have the gpu power to push 85 fps. An extra 25 frames a second with no screen tearing is a bonus. But proberbly hard to see the difference because of the pixel repsonse time ? If I understand that correctly.?
The only think stopping me from purchasing one, is the input lag. Perhaps the AOC is the best buy in that respect ?
The only think stopping me from purchasing one, is the input lag. Perhaps the AOC is the best buy in that respect ?
i'm running it at 75Hz, since 80Hz already goes out of sync. i have a fps limiter set up at 73fps, since this is supposed to reduce input lag on 75Hz vsync and i can tell you, the smoothness in fps vs 60Hz is VERY noticeable. at least for me 
i'm using nvidia CP for custom res 2560x1080 @ 75Hz and driverinspector for forcing vsync on and frame limiting. i'm also using MSI afterburner for the OSD goodness.
i'm using nvidia CP for custom res 2560x1080 @ 75Hz and driverinspector for forcing vsync on and frame limiting. i'm also using MSI afterburner for the OSD goodness.
What do you mean by goes out of sync fella? Do you mean in games? What do you see/ what's the actual issue?
Sorry, I'm quite ignorant on the monitor side of things and refresh rates, input lag etc these days.
I use 75hz for gaming, 72hz for blurays, 50hz for tv 
Love having control of different refresh rates, eliminates annoying judder!
If you can get 85hz with no frame skipping then that's very good, mine goes up to 76hz, anything beyond that and the mouse starts skipping all over the place.
I always use game mode, calibrated it works just as well as custom and the lag is a little better, still not as good as most TN panels but a fair bit better than my previous U2711.
Love having control of different refresh rates, eliminates annoying judder!If you can get 85hz with no frame skipping then that's very good, mine goes up to 76hz, anything beyond that and the mouse starts skipping all over the place.
I always use game mode, calibrated it works just as well as custom and the lag is a little better, still not as good as most TN panels but a fair bit better than my previous U2711.
I use 75hz for gaming, 72hz for blurays, 50hz for tv
If you can get 85hz with no frame skipping then that's very good, mine goes up to 76hz, anything beyond that and the mouse starts skipping all over the place.
I always use game mode, calibrated it works just as well as custom and the lag is a little better, still not as good as most TN panels but a fair bit better than my previous U2711.
Just tried panning the mouse pointer across the length of the screen at 60, 75 and 85hz. No real difference at 60 or 75 to my eyes. At 85hz it was perhaps a tad jerky in comparison. Certainly not skipping all over the place though. Does this mean I have a good 'clocker'??? But if it's not as smooth at 85 compared to 75, or indeed 60, what's the point?
If its not as smooth then it isn't stable at that frequency. I can output 80hz but its jerky, pointless. Tbh I only wanted this screen to do 50hz for tv viewing, 72hz is a very nice bonus and anything beyond that is nice to have.
Pretty much all dell u2913wm can do 75hz stable, mine does up to 76hz stable, others on this forum have been able to do a few hz more stable. I think you have a decent panel in terms of 'clocking'.
To notice the difference between 60hz and 75hz you really need to be gaming, particularly FPS. Some people notice it more, others less, I'm very fussy when it comes to motion when watching films and the additional hz are very helpful in reducing motion blur/judder.
Pretty much all dell u2913wm can do 75hz stable, mine does up to 76hz stable, others on this forum have been able to do a few hz more stable. I think you have a decent panel in terms of 'clocking'.
To notice the difference between 60hz and 75hz you really need to be gaming, particularly FPS. Some people notice it more, others less, I'm very fussy when it comes to motion when watching films and the additional hz are very helpful in reducing motion blur/judder.
out of sync means it goes completely blank, doesn't display anything until you lower the refresh rate.
Cheers bud, that's useful info and good to know. I will try 75hz in some games that can steadily support 75fps and see if I notice the difference
Ah, pretty drastic then. Cheers too.
I may as well join you. Posted this in another thread the other day. My old dell 2407wfp is in lovely portrait mode on the right. Makes up for the loss of vertical space
My old dell (about 5 years old) is still a cracking display to be honest, bit it's so blurry when you compare it to the new dell 29, and other ips monitors I presume
My old dell (about 5 years old) is still a cracking display to be honest, bit it's so blurry when you compare it to the new dell 29, and other ips monitors I presume
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