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950G. It pairs perfectly with the 1080ti that I have. 4k 144fps Ultra is just not there yet on modern games.
LG 34GK950G, 3440x1440, G-Sync, 120Hz
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950G. It pairs perfectly with the 1080ti that I have. 4k 144fps Ultra is just not there yet on modern games.
I honestly do not understand the rationale for a 27" 4K monitor. Too small for 4K to be useful in a productivity sense. I suppose it will display a sharp image for games and such, but honestly @ 27" 1440p + FSAA is tough to be beat for image quality especially given the hit 4K will hammer you with. If it was a 32" 4K monitor well then it would be an entirely different story (and in fact it would be a monitor worth considering even over 34" UWDs) but we're not there yet...
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Fully agreed there on the size. I can't see paying $2K+ for only a 27" 16:9 screen, regardless of the specs. At 4K they can go well over 30 inches and not have any pixel density issues.
2x2080Ti isnt really enough imo. Nothing can drive the 4k 144hz acceptably. Also the screens have nasty quality issues
I assume you guys are talking about playing with quality settings maxed? Because I thought a 2080ti could push 4K with lowered quality settings.
But the question was more directed at would you sacrifice image quality/hdr to get an ultrawide ? Would you commit to a monitor fan and 1st gen technology in order to get higher quality image settings at a lower res but on a wider display?
Basically it’s more about the ultrawide vs image quality trade off..
Here is a few games benchmarked at "near max settings".
https://techgage.com/article/nvidia-geforce-rtx-2080-2080-ti-4k-ultrawide-gaming-performance/2/
So I guess it depends a lot on the game. I don't feel the need to have 144hz other then to future proof. (I do prefer 100fps+ though)
When they say 4k@60fps it is usually referring to triple A games which are adapted to work well on mid range GPUs and consoles.
Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.
For me it is all depending on the game if I want to sacrifice settings for quality. Say for example The Witcher I would rather have 80fps average and high quality settings but Overwatch I prefer max fps and don't care about quality.
I prefer UW before 4K. I do enjoy 4k sharpness but the immersion is so much better on a UW, and smoothness is noticeably higher/better(?) on 100fps vs 60fps.
Nota bene, I have not tried 4k@60fps with G-Sync. Maybe that would change my mind.
Maybe I am not really answering your questions here.
Also, if I can replace the fan with ease by myself, I don't mind it. If I can't then it's a big no no for me. 2 years in and the fan starts making noises and the warranty is up or whatever. I prefer as few moving parts as possible.
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I prefer UW before 4K. I do enjoy 4k sharpness but the immersion is so much better on a UW, and smoothness is noticeably higher/better(?) on 100fps vs 60fps.
Nota bene, I have not tried 4k@60fps with G-Sync. Maybe that would change my mind.
Maybe I am not really answering your questions here.
Also, if I can replace the fan with ease by myself, I don't mind it. If I can't then it's a big no no for me. 2 years in and the fan starts making noises and the warranty is up or whatever. I prefer as few moving parts as possible.
Ya. These were the things I was trying to get at. I don’t have an ultrawide but I believe that I will enjoy the aspect ratio more than I would enjoy 4K+hdr (which isn’t really all that common right now) on a 27”
Also, the fan really concerns me both from a noise perspective and from an additional point of failure. It blows me away that they wouldn’t make a removable panel to get at, and replace, the fan. If nothing else it would allow for 3rd parties to come up with better/quieter solutions.
The new ultrawides coming out like the x35 fell off my radar as soon as I found out they were VA panels.
Wait, are you saying that you can't get to the fan by yourself? I mean, you know this?
I am in the exact same train of thoughts as you and could not agree more.
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Retailer website says that my 950G order is packed and ready for shipping so I should get it on Monday.
Although DP cable is still not ready and will come later so I won't be able to test G-sync on Monday. I have my PC in a different room one floor below so I need a long cable and I am definitely not carrying my PC through attic ladder again
Although DP cable is still not ready and will come later so I won't be able to test G-sync on Monday. I have my PC in a different room one floor below so I need a long cable and I am definitely not carrying my PC through attic ladder again
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That's crazy. Must be too early no?
You gave up on the waiting and payed €1400 for it if I recall correctly?
If you get it Monday, please share your experience. I think most of us here would love to hear it.
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It is a bit crazy, don't know how they are doing it. It got MSI 2080 Ti Sea Hawk X from there on 03.10, when it was nearly impossible to find any 2080 Ti in stock at all, not to even mention watercooled ones. For example right now they don't even have a single 2080 Ti listed, even despite being the biggest tech shop in Poland. They are just good at getting things early I guess.
They still have one 950G in stock: https://www.morele.net/monitor-lg-34gk950g-b-5025646/
With my 34UC98-W it was pretty similar, I got it over a month before any reviews were posted, but it was from different retailer because morele.net had significantly higher price on this one.
I paid €1480 to be exact, €80 doesn't seem to be much of a tax for getting the display so early. Also I have anywhere from 14 to 28 days for returning the item so technically I didn't bought anything yet, for me buying is when return period passes and I decided to keep the item. Just ordering doesn't mean much.
I will share what I can, mostly picture quality as I have 34UC98 (factory calibrated UW3 panel, so the best you can get on 3440x1440 ultrawide market today in terms of picture quality) so I can compare side by side. But for anything actually measured with proper equipment you still need to wait for TFT Central review.
Ya. You can’t get at the fun (edit autocorrect— lol. Nor can you get at the FAN). It’s insane. If the ball bearing dies you are screwed. Pretty much everyone has echoed this so it’s a well known thing.
It’s absurd that you would make a cooling fan that sits just beneath the chassis, non-replaceable.
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Dying fan is rather unlikely, what is absurd is placing some crap ball bearing fan on €2500 display. Well, placing the fan on a display is absurd in the first place, and thats an instant disqualificaiton for any display, but man, if they are charging so much then things that are so essential to the comfort of use, like acoustics (acoustics of a freaking display, imagine that) should receive a special care, in this case with at least a very slow spinning magnetic levitation fan or some exotic passive cooling solution, not the cheapest crap fan you can make. It shows how little idea the manufacturer has about what he makes, how can anyone even think about placing a fan (and a cheap one) on a display? If someone told me that he has an idea of placing a fan on a display I would call an ambulance...
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edit - I was wrooooong
Shame on you, and your family.