Upgrade time, do I stick with UW or split?

montymint

montymint

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I'm genuinely torn as to what to do and would like some insight from others who've been in a similar position.

Currently I have an Acer Xr341CK that I've had since 2016.

Now that I've been able to upgrade to a 6900XT and 5800X from a 1600X and Vega 64, I'm looking for a new monitor set up to make use of the grunt (since I'm pretty locked to 75fps).

Now the conundrum - I've been enjoying FPS games like PUBG and I've been finding the wider monitor a bit of a pain, but I also enjoy city builders etc.

Would you go for a 144hz UW or move to 2 x 27" 1440p 166Mhz panels?
 
Why get rid of your UW monitor? There are games that play better on UW and games that play better on 16:9. So why not have both? Get yourself a decent 1440p or 4k monitor and have them side by side or one above the other.
 
montymint said:
been finding the wider monitor a bit of a pain, but I also enjoy city builders etc.
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Getting proper screen real estate is good reason for getting 3840x2160.
Acer X32 FP should finally bring mature 32" 4K choise in few months.


montymint said:
I need to figure out how to make PUBG change resolution for it on radeons software
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You need to first make custom resolution, before you can select it in games.
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh2-032
 
I recently upgraded my 35" ultrawide, I wanted to go 4k, but I wasn't prepared to lose any width. The ideal size would have been 37-38", but sadly there's a huge gap in the market between 32-42".

42" is just too big for my desk (too high for how close I sit - I tried and ended up with neck ache) and 32" is about 15% narrower, so no good.

Instead I decided to go for a 144hz 38" ultrawide :D
 
EsaT said:
Getting proper screen real estate is good reason for getting 3840x2160.
Acer X32 FP should finally bring mature 32" 4K choise in few months.


You need to first make custom resolution, before you can select it in games.
https://www.amd.com/en/support/kb/faq/dh2-032
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you legend!

I think forcing 2560 x 1440p for twitch shooters and sticking with a faster UW is the way I want to go!

Now to decide on which UW to get!
 
montymint said:
Now to decide on which UW to get!
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If average 1440 is enough for verticalko resolution, then I would be myself looking for Samsung's QD-OLED panels.
Would be hard time to get rid of lousy contrast, response time and viewing angle issues of liquid crap displays and back to what those were in CRTs...

Though who knows when those panels will actually arrive into shops in real products and suspect price might make salty taste good.
 
EsaT said:
If average 1440 is enough for verticalko resolution, then I would be myself looking for Samsung's QD-OLED panels.
Would be hard time to get rid of lousy contrast, response time and viewing angle issues of liquid crap displays and back to what those were in CRTs...

Though who knows when those panels will actually arrive into shops in real products and suspect price might make salty taste good.
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Not a bad shout actually, shame I'll need to wait slash bend over for it! :P
 
montymint said:
Not a bad shout actually, shame I'll need to wait slash bend over for it! :p
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If Samsung had understood to go for 4K would be definitely considering QD-OLED to replace 8 years old 2560x1600 Dell U3104.
Though even if not money problem, suspect price will be real exorbitant after all the new tech/PC product /gaming product extras have been baked into price.
 
EsaT said:
If Samsung had understood to go for 4K would be definitely considering QD-OLED to replace 8 years old 2560x1600 Dell U3104.
Though even if not money problem, suspect price will be real exorbitant after all the new tech/PC product /gaming product extras have been baked into price.
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I know, I may need to stick to something already out that's cheaper and grin and bear it for a bit.

I really want to get off 75Hz
 
If you buy two screens you don't have to buy two the same.

I have a 1440p 165hz next to a 4k 60hz.

Both IPS and calibrated so colours are very similar.

I think this is the best of both worlds for my gaming and photography setup.
 
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