Link200 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 So I hvae been finding that I continue to run out of monitor space when working on my PC. My current monitor has served me well over the last 4 years. I do want to upgrade to something with more than 60hz refresh rates. I no longer play games with tons of action (FPS, MOBA, etc) due to some Ulnar Nerve issues so I don't need more than 120hz to be honest. Gsync can be nice when cranking visuals in games. I am thinking about pairing the new monitor with a 2070S or 2080S. I have an old processor but that doesn't matter as much at higher resolutions . I may just upgrade my CPU/Mobo as well in a month or two anyway. Ryzen 3 may be calling. We shall see. Below are the two monitors I am looking at. They are both 120hz IPS panels. Suggestions are welcome. Current Monitor: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009C3M7H0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Monitor 1: https://www.microcenter.com/product/502868/predator-x34-pbmiphzx-34-uw-qhd-120hz-hdmi-dp-g-sync-curved-gaming-led-monitor Monitor 2: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Alienware-Monitor-Resolution-Overclocked/dp/B0777RY75V/ref=sr_1_1?fst=as%3Aoff&qid=1568230570&refinements=p_n_feature_fourteen_browse-bin%3A17751789011%2Cp_n_feature_eleven_browse-bin%3A17726577011%2Cp_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin%3A17726586011&rnid=17726583011&s=pc&sr=1-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 At this price range, I think those are two of the three choices I am aware of-- and I believe that both use the same LG panel. You may also want to look into the LG 34UC89G-B (which claims to offer 144 Hz G-Sync.) The ASUS ultrawide monitor that I saw still used the older LG panel that was capped at 100Hz. I haven't researched ultrawide panels in a few years, so I certainly can't offer any advice on which is "best". I suspect that LG/Alienware/ACER will all provide a similar experience -- although you may want to partially base your purchase decisions on aesthetic preference -- because the styling on some of these monitors can be polarizing. If I had unlimited money, I would wait for the ASUS ROG PG35VQ monitor -- which offers 200 Hz, HDR @ 100 Nits and G-Sync -- but prices are expected to be in the $2,500-$3,000 range when they become widely available. I hope you enjoy whatever you decide on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link200 Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, AbsolutSurgen said: At this price range, I think those are two of the three choices I am aware of-- and I believe that both use the same LG panel. You may also want to look into the LG 34UC89G-B (which claims to offer 144 Hz G-Sync.) The ASUS ultrawide monitor that I saw still used the older LG panel that was capped at 100Hz. I haven't researched ultrawide panels in a few years, so I certainly can't offer any advice on which is "best". I suspect that LG/Alienware/ACER will all provide a similar experience -- although you may want to partially base your purchase decisions on aesthetic preference -- because the styling on some of these monitors can be polarizing. If I had unlimited money, I would wait for the ASUS ROG PG35VQ monitor -- which offers 200 Hz, HDR @ 100 Nits and G-Sync -- but prices are expected to be in the $2,500-$3,000 range when they become widely available. I hope you enjoy whatever you decide on! I did notice that the Acer says it is 120hz Native rather than 120hz overclockable like on the Alienware. I think I shall go for the Acer. Thanks for your input! EDIT: I was wrong. Not 120 native. Microcenter was wrong. Still not a bad monitor. Looks better than the Alienware IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1Cowboy Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Did you get it? I e got the Alienware because it looked better at MicroCenter when I did head to head. I had to manually set it to 120hz though but that was just a one time thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link200 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/20/2019 at 12:30 PM, Alpha1Cowboy said: Did you get it? I e got the Alienware because it looked better at MicroCenter when I did head to head. I had to manually set it to 120hz though but that was just a one time thing I did pick up the Acer. I am happy with it. It OCed to 120hz easily. No issues at all. The reason I decided to get the Acer is because reviews for the alienware seemed to show they had some issues with the overclock to 120. Glad it is working for you! I did have to make some changes because the default settings were a bit off. This could be why the Alienware looked better in the store. I wouldn't be surprised if it had better calibration out of the box. When Acer updated the panel they screwed up their calibration. I will say in AC: Origins the monitor defaults to 60hz max for some reason. I imagine it is because of the game since tons of other people have had similar complaints. EDIT: Ah, found out why Origins fucks up the monitor. It has its own display settings and assumed 60hz was the native refresh rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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