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Ultrawide options

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Olorin

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Hi everyone,

So I've been using a 27" Dell Ultrasharp monitor for the past 8 years now and I'm thinking of making an upgrade. I've done a fair amount of research so far and there are two options I'm considering the AOC CU34G3S and Dell S3422DWG. Both seem to get fairly positive reviews. Tomshardware reviewed the AOC and have it top marks.

Just wanted to know if anyone here has any direct experience with these two displays and if they think it's a good option for the money?

Just a side note - for the high refresh rate monitor owners out there and excluding FPS shooters, will there be a noticeable difference in gameplay smoothness when moving from 60fps to 80fps or 100 fps? For example, if I play the Witcher 3 and I was achieving 50-60fps before, if I get this monitor and hit 75-80fps, is the difference going to be noticeable or only really appreciated when playing fast FPS type games?

Please bear in mind this will be my first ultrawide monitor AND also my first high refresh rate monitor so I'm not sure what to expect.
 
I've had great experience with Dell monitors in general for about a decade now. (Especially if you get the premium support. Dell's premium support is amazing. Definately worth the small price to get that upgrade)

As for can to tell the difference? Yes, I have a 144hz display and you can definitely feel the difference, and see it, between say 60, 120 and 144(more subtle between 120 and 144).

PCGamgingWiki and WSGF are both goat websites for Ultrawide displays as well. Occasionally you will get a game with awkward support and these websites rock for getting around :)

*edit quick look at reviews... I'd lean towards the Dell*
 
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I can't help because I only have 24 in monitors. So I have no point of reference to draw from. But I did sub to this thread to see if anyone had any insight.
 
I've had quite a few Ultrawides over the years. I had a Dell 3415 that was able to run 80Hz and it was barely noticeable from 60hz.
When I went from that Dell to an Alienware AW3420DW 120Hz, that was very noticeable. Moving windows around, scrolling, gaming, etc.. was smoother.
I am currently using a pair of OLED 175Hz Alienware AW3423DW's on my 2 machines and the image quality is incredible.

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Zepher said:
I've had quite a few Ultrawides over the years. I had a Dell 3415 that was able to run 80Hz and it was barely noticeable from 60hz.
When I went from that Dell to an Alienware AW3420DW 120Hz, that was very noticeable. Moving windows around, scrolling, gaming, etc.. was smoother.
I am currently using a pair of OLED 175Hz Alienware AW3423DW's on my 2 machines and the image quality is incredible.

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That is an incredible display unfortunately I don't have the budget for an OLED ultrawide, I've been using standard 60hz display for my entire PC gaming life and thought the Dell looked good. It gets good reviews, is ultrawide and high refresh rate. It's not officially Gync supported but it has Freesync Premium - I just don't know how well it will work with an Nvidia GPU.

I've never experienced over 60hz gaming so I don't know what to expect. Some people tell me once you have you can't go back to regular 60hz displays.
 
Olorin said:
That is an incredible display unfortunately I don't have the budget for an OLED ultrawide, I've been using standard 60hz display for my entire PC gaming life and thought the Dell looked good. It gets good reviews, is ultrawide and high refresh rate. It's not officially Gync supported but it has Freesync Premium - I just don't know how well it will work with an Nvidia GPU.

I've never experienced over 60hz gaming so I don't know what to expect. Some people tell me once you have you can't go back to regular 60hz displays.
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Freesync should work just fine on nVidia GPU's from my understanding. And having the variable refresh rate is awesome to, as you never have to use of v-sync. Which just on it's own, leads to a smoother and more responsive experience.



Based on that video,I would go with the Dell.
 
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