Surface area or pixel density?

[c3les7in0]

I wrote this in the displays section but nobody seemed to care.

Every reply is welcome

 

CPU: 3700X, GPU 2070 super.

Target: Gaming (FPS, flight sim, casual gaming) 1440p@144Hz and streaming.

I've narrowed the choice down to these two (max budget is €500)

27GL850 (2560x1440):

Higher pixel density (109 ppi)

34GL750 (2560x1080):

More surface area (bigger screen)

First question: is 34 inches is too big for 2560x1080 and the pixel density is too low? Second question: 27" is already big enough?

 

[OldValdez]

For gaming, movies, etc, a 34 inch 2560 x 1080 is just fine. I've been on one for 5 years and I love it. The biggest difference from that to a 2560 x 1440 is going to be in web browsing and reading text documents. 1080 isn't unreadable by any means, but you will be able to notice pixels, and at times you'll miss the additional vertical space. 

 

For me, it was worth it. You can't beat the ultrawide experience for gaming or movies (it's approximately the same aspect ratio as most movies are filmed, so you won't end up with any black bars on the top or bottom).

 

You could go with a 3440 x 1440 ultrawide, which would be the best of both worlds, but I decided that the gpu overhead to run such a resolution at an acceptable (60fps+) framerate was way out of my budget in 2015, and even today you'd probably need an RTX 2070 to do it right. My 2560 x 1080 still runs acceptably well on the same GTX 970 I bought 5 years ago. 

[c3les7in0]

Thanks @OldValdez for your reply.

Yeah I looked into 3440x1440 but the cost is €600+ in Italy, too much for me.

But I have a 2070super.