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Upgrade from U3011?

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pzalesky

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I've had my U3011 as my primary gaming monitor since 2012, but I've often wondered if I'm missing out on anything more. I absolutely love it and have had no complaints, but....

Specs:

  • 7700k @ 4.8ghz @ 1.25vcore
  • Evo 212 cooler
  • Asus Maximus Hero IX Z270
  • Gskill 3200 mhz ddr4 32 gb
  • Samsung Evo 850 500 gb
  • WD 3 TB storage
  • EVGA 980 ti SLI @ mild OC - 1350 core 1800 memory
  • EVGA 1000w platinum rated PSU
  • Dell U3011, Samsung Syncmaster 244T as secondary
I mainly play WoW, Diablo 3, and the Witcher 3 with some various Steam games on the side. When I say mainly wow, it's 95% of my gaming, probably.

What would I gain in getting an Acer x34? Or an ASUS ROG? (Or something more?) I really like the 2560x1600 dimensions, and don't really want to downgrade in terms of size. I keep hearing that 144hz monitors are a "you'll never go back" type purchase, though.
 
There is no 'upgrade' in size, unless you grab a 4k TV.

Right now I have my ZR30w (same panel in an HP, just without the OSD, scaling, and associated input lag) next to my 27" Predator, and the old HP dwarfs it. Note that the 34" versions are essentially the same shorter height, just far wider.

So I still use the 30", and I use the 27" for gaming, and the most night-and-day thing is higher refresh rates coupled with lower persistence (i.e., lower motion blur). Second to that is G-Sync, which means you get V-Sync without stuttering or input lag, and that's real helpful when framerates dip.


My recommendation would be to ditch the old Sammy if there isn't room for it and add a 27" version- and grab one on sale, because monitor tech is moving again, with higher resolutions, HDR, and broader colorspaces incoming, but not so much at the same time or in decent implementations.

[I skipped the 34" version because I realize that the width is really meaningless for most gaming; you're spending a whole lot of money for the display and hardware to drive it, and effort in terms of work to get games to use the full display properly, too much of both in my opinion]
 
pzalesky said:
I've had my U3011 as my primary gaming monitor since 2012, but I've often wondered if I'm missing out on anything more. I absolutely love it and have had no complaints, but....

Specs:

  • 7700k @ 4.8ghz @ 1.25vcore
  • Evo 212 cooler
  • Asus Maximus Hero IX Z270
  • Gskill 3200 mhz ddr4 32 gb
  • Samsung Evo 850 500 gb
  • WD 3 TB storage
  • EVGA 980 ti SLI @ mild OC - 1350 core 1800 memory
  • EVGA 1000w platinum rated PSU
  • Dell U3011, Samsung Syncmaster 244T as secondary
I mainly play WoW, Diablo 3, and the Witcher 3 with some various Steam games on the side. When I say mainly wow, it's 95% of my gaming, probably.

What would I gain in getting an Acer x34? Or an ASUS ROG? (Or something more?) I really like the 2560x1600 dimensions, and don't really want to downgrade in terms of size. I keep hearing that 144hz monitors are a "you'll never go back" type purchase, though.
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144hz or Gsync Nvidia monitors are the best thing to happen since 2014 TN panels are just as good as IPS which has more motion blur in the older types.

I looked up your monitor U3011

30-Inch (76cm) display with 2560x1600 resolution and 16:10 aspect ratio for clear images and exceptional multitasking
 
I still have my u3011 back from 2011. I still have it connected to DVI on my 1080Ti and use it either to display my living wallpaper or use it to monitor afterburner/precision x on games that don't support OSD monitoring. Mostly it's off in Standby mode though now. I upgraded to a 48" JS9000 back in 2015 when

[H] users were all raving about it with ists 4:4:4 Chroma and all the other great attributes this TV had for PC gaming. Fast forward 2 years and I'm still rocking it as my main monitor and it still looks amazing. Crazy that I spent over 2K for it back when it first released though... Hopefully 4k/100Hz and above will

be coming out soon, and perhaps I will upgrade then. I remember my Dell U3011 though and how colors popped and I loved gaming on it as well, but once you go 48" or above, there's no looking back...
 
I had a pair of U3014's for a couple years. They're great monitors.

I went to a 34" UW 3440x1440, and I haven't regretted it for gaming or desktop use at all. It's far more immersive than the standard 16:9/16:10 IMO. If I had to do it again, I'd go the same route, but get one of the Acers/Asus versions with G-sync.

The only minor adjustment I had to make was to the 1440p height. The 1600p height is nice, and it took a couple weeks to get use to having less "up and down" but more "side to side" space.
 
I really hated 1440p after working with 3x 30" monitors for years, which is why I went with a 43" 4K instead of a 34".

Having said that for a dedicated FPS gamer the 144Hz, Gsync, and low input lag is way more important if you have the hardware to drive it (which you do if the game reasonably supports mGPU).
 
I went from a Dell 3008FPW to 40" 4K Samsung JU7500, but found it a bit small for reading text at 4K. Switched to a 49" KS8500. The bigger screen really helps ease the eye strain, but is a damn huge monitor on my desk. I find myself looking up a lot, which can get annoying after several hours of working/gaming. I now think 43" 4K is the size for me. However, I'm not sure if I want to give up the sharpness, deep colors and amazing performance of my KS8500 in favor of a lesser model like the 43" KU7500.

First world problems, of course. ;)
 
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