High refresh Ultrawide upgrade options

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Looking to ugprade my Dell U3415W for something with a higher refresh rate, budget wise looking at ~£500 max, and not interested in dropping resolution:

So far the following options seem the most suitable:

AOC CU34G2: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...een-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-05a-ao.html
AOC CU34G2x: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...een-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-059-ao.html
MSI OPTIX MAG341CQ: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-...rved-widescreen-gaming-monitor-mo-00d-ms.html

So any recommendations of the above?

Is the extra 144Hz of the "X" model of the AOC worth the extra £80 (e.g. is it noticeable)?
Why is the MSI £90 more than the AOC when spec wise they seem almost identical - is this just a brand thing or are there tangible improvements?

Anything to look out for with either of these, or any other options I should consider?

Anything I'm going to miss coming from the Dell?

Thanks! :)
 
To be honest probably 90% of my usage is gaming anyway, I occasionally work from home, but it's dev & office type stuff, so I don't exactly need perfect reproduction e.g. for graphical & design work. From what I understand, VA will give me better blacks & contrast, but I'll lose the vivid colours & gain some smearing? (and obviously better refresh rate)
 
Was going to just have the one, don't really have space for both unfortunately!

Save a little more money and get an IPS 144Hz monitor like this one for example.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/acer...ide-led-backlit-gaming-monitor-mo-14x-ac.html

That would be ideal if it had a bit of a curve to it, but at that size I don't think a flat panel would be great and the IPS glow would be very visible (it already irritates me in dark scenes on the current monitor!).

Unfortunately the only option that ticks all the boxes is this LG:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/lg-3...-curved-widescreen-led-monitor-mo-14w-lg.html

But is way over budget :p

I'm assuming g-sync monitors won't support adaptive sync with a 5700xt, otherwise the acer predator x34p would be an option.

Edit: I guess the follow up question to that is whether it's worth getting the g sync monitor anyway or am I missing out a lot by not getting freesync?
 
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Thanks for the BenQ recommendation - that does look nice and I've managed to grab the B grade one for a decent price :)

Roll on Monday :D
 
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