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Hi all,

I currently have a Dell 24" 1080p monitor (ST2420L) - so time to upgrade, especially with the new Pascal NVIDIA GPUs landing this month - I plan to get a GTX1070.

I would love more 'desktop real estate' for productivity - especially now that I've got used to dual screens at work.

I've been considering:

1. 27" 1440p
2. 32" 4K/UHD
3. 40" 4K/UHD

The minimum size I would consider for 4K would be 32" as I don't really want to use scaling in Windows - I think (please correct me if I'm wrong) 32" would be the minimum size you can practically run 4K without scaling - or am I being too quick to dismiss scaling?

The only reason I list the 40" 4k monitor is because I've seen the 40" 4K Phillips BDM4065UC priced less than many 32" 4K monitors - it might be a bit overwhelming though!

What would you guys suggest I get - any opinions are welcome :)

The prices of 4K monitors are still quite high and of course frame rates in games will suffer on a single card setup. This leads me to my next question.

As UHD is exactly 4 times the res of 1080p/HD, could I drop back to 1080p in games with no blurring? This might sound daft, but my key need is more desktop for Windows productivity - which I do lots of.

Once I decide on a size I'll look into panel types etc...

Thank you.
 
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Yes, I'm starting to think that 1440p is the most practical option at the moment.

Would 27" be a good size for 1440p or maybe larger?
 
Wow, just reading up about G-SYNC - impressive!

Any recommendations of good G-SYNC 1440p monitors?

Thanks.
 
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Thanks for the replies guys!

I think it will be 27" 1440p for me.

However, as said above there are so many other factors to consider with today's monitors...

IPS vs TN, refresh frequency, response time, G-SYNC, FREESYNC and heaps of other things.....It used to be simple!!!!!

I will welcome the extra desktop area and higher pixel density over 1080p though.
 
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You need a decent gpu to game on them but they are no where near as demanding as 4K
Click to expand...

I'm going to upgrade my GPU to a GTX 1070 when they come out, I may not upgrade my rig until Cannon Lake though.

More desktop real estate would be a major plus for me as I do lot's of productivity stuff. Could I drop the res to a standard 2560x1440 to pick up some frames in games if needed - without distortion?

This was a really useful video and his other video tech reviews are very impressive too :
 
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I've just had a look and it's come down to 3 options for curved 34" 3440x1440 monitors:

1. LG 34UC98 (supports freesync)
2. Samsung S34E790C
3. Dell U3415W

Any opinions?

PS> Also found the Asus ROG Swift PG348Q (supports G-SYNC) - this is over £1000 though! I can't really justify spending that on a monitor.
 
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Guys,

Why would someone buy a monitor with a Thunderbolt connection, aren't they mainly for Macs?

I've been looking at the 34" 1440p LG ultra wide monitors and they have two versions of the same monitor. One with Thunderbolt and one without. The Thunderbolt version is £50 more. They both have DisplayPort, HDMI and USB 3.0.

Thanks.
 
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