best monitor for my friend?

[etegv]

hi, guys

My friend just got into PC gaming. He is going to buy a 3070, but I don't know what monitor he should get

He currently has the LG 34GK950F-B in this cart
https://www.amazon.com/LG-34GK950F-B-34-21-Ultragear/dp/B0798Q8KG4


This monitor looks really good
Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx 34
https://www.amazon.com/Acer-XZ342CK...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=TKBH8R4B665DXD3NJETG

I was also thinking about this monitor, but I guess it is 120 hz
ALIENWARE AW3420DW
https://www.amazon.com/Alienware-Cu...ultrawide&qid=1602781610&s=electronics&sr=1-1

This Gigabyte looks really good and came out recently
GIGABYTE G34WQC
https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16824012017

This is his first time buying PC gear, but he has been a fan for a long time.
Anyone have recommendations? I believe his budget is around $800-$1000 for the monitor

And should he stick with 3440 X 1440 or go with 1440p? will the 3070 hold up for 3440 X 1440 at 144 frames?

thank you so much

 

[sethk]

The VA monitors are generally quite a bit cheaper, but that G34WQC is a real standout at $399 if that's really what it goes for. I see one review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-g34wqc
sadly Tom's monitor reviews are (IMO) not that great, they tend to focus on a bunch of contrast and color / gamma charts, which is what you want to know for a productivity monitor but not enough info for a gaming monitor review. Very little by way of analysis of the VRR / freesync/gsync ("buttery smooth"... really that's all you have?) implementation. No UFO tracker shots, no discussion of useful range or LFC that I saw and no real analysis of the overshoot or motion comp modes. There is a a line or two that says the overdrive implementation is "very good" which bodes well at this price point, but that is a very key factor for VA gaming panels as some have been really bad at this,(particularly "regular" freesync monitors) since they tend to not adjust overdrive with framerate, leading to one mode looking good when rates and high and another looking better when rates are low.
Hopefully we see a review from TFT central or similar.

The Alienware looks good, but quite expensive, haven't looked at detailed reviews.