GeForce 8600 + LG 34UC98 Ultrawide

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 16:54

Hi all!

Looks like there's a lot of intelligent people here!

I have just made a jump from a 24inch HP monitor to a 34 inch.

Plugged in the same way (Display port to HDMI cable) and my screen looks really blury!

Do you think the graphics card cannot handle it? I have set it to 1920x1080 at the moment and that looks the best.

What's the best fix? Any recommendations welcome.

snips86x · 22 Oct 2019 at 16:59

It's kind of supported but not designed for that res. Have you tried to change the res to see how 1440p might look?

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:14

I have just reset the monitor.

Windows says my resolution is 3440 x 1440 (Recommended), However the message from the display says that
"The screen is not currently set to the recommended resolution. Confirgure the PC res to 3440x1440/60hz.

Current resolution: 1720x1440/60Hz
Reccommended resolution: 3440x1440/G60Hz

snips86x · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:19

Card doesn't support it, would seem mate. It's an old unit after all

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:22

Any recommendations for a semi budget that will suppoort 3440 x 1440? HDMI pref.

snips86x · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:22

Budget?
What will it be primarily used for?

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:26

I do very minimal gaming - occasonally CS 1.6!

However, i do some photoshop/illustrator work.

Around the £100 mark? I am not sure what budget will be as i'm not sure how much they go for tbh..

Monitor has DP so a small DP connection will be perfect.

snips86x · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:31

Probably better off trying to find a cheap 970/980 or 1060/1070

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 17:34

Can i not overclock mine some how to get it to do the display?

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 18:18

https://www.gumtree.com/p/video-car...gtx-760-2gd5-oc-gddr5-graphic-card/1355664451

How would this one do?

snips86x · 22 Oct 2019 at 18:30

R34L15T said:
Can i not overclock mine some how to get it to do the display?

Doesn't work like that unfortunately. Do some research snf see if anyone had made it work but it's doubtful.

R34L15T said:
https://www.gumtree.com/p/video-car...gtx-760-2gd5-oc-gddr5-graphic-card/1355664451

How would this one do?

Can't link to sites like that here mate, but a 760 might work. Check the supported resolutions but should be fine.

R34L15T · 22 Oct 2019 at 18:36

snips86x said:
Can't link to sites like that here mate, but a 760 might work. Check the supported resolutions but should be fine.

Oops! Sorry. It does say it supports up to 4k resoluions on the DP.

I have just connected my Macbook Pro with retina - and seems to be ok on the large 1440p display. So it must be my graphics card. bugger!