monitor No Budget Monitor for brand new 3080 Build

[earth_inheritor]

Getting close to finishing my first build in years and i went crazy with the budget.

Last thing left is a monitor and i cant for the life of me decide.

 

For gaming and for 3d graphics design.

You cant get a 4k curved with high refresh for gaming so I'm left making a tough decision. 

 

So, do i go QHD+ Curved 

Or do i go no curve and stick with 4k?

 

 One favourite is ROG Swift PG35VQ Ultra-Wide

Another isnt out yet but looks wider, just lower refresh and lower HDR Acer Predator X38 (Launching for Canada in November)

 

So if i want the absolute best gaming experience, and my budget is pretty flexible. 

What should i prioritise? 4k, or curved. 

 

At a total loss here, months of research and still no solution. 

[GoodEnough]

qled along with oled is also an option

[Tanaz]

Why 1 monitor if unlimited budget? Get a 1440p 165hz gaming monitor and a 4K color accurate mini led second monitor like the ProArt ones from ASUS.

[VeganJoy]

the lg cx oled seems pretty damn good, the samsung g9 super ultra wide one looks good as well. theres plenty of 120-144hz 4k gaming monitors but theyre smaller and not curved as a result, since the typical curve on anything under 27-32 inches is usually a gimmick (the samsung g7 being an exception)

[earth_inheritor]

1 minute ago, VeganJoy said:

the lg cx oled seems pretty damn good, the samsung g9 super ultra wide one looks good as well. theres plenty of 120-144hz 4k gaming monitors but theyre smaller and not curved as a result, since the typical curve on anything under 27-32 inches is usually a gimmick (the samsung g7 being an exception)

So the G9 was originally my go too, but it seems there are alot of issues with it and its been near impossible to find. So I'm a little worried it had design flaws.

[GoodEnough]

3 minutes ago, VeganJoy said:

the lg cx oled seems pretty damn good, the samsung g9 super ultra wide one looks good as well. theres plenty of 120-144hz 4k gaming monitors but theyre smaller and not curved as a result, since the typical curve on anything under 27-32 inches is usually a gimmick (the samsung g7 being an exception)

if you want oled you might have to stick with qled instead, since oled is more of a tv thing, and qled is a monitor/tv thing

[jones177]

For 3D modeling I prefer 16:9. The last one I bought was an 32" 4k LG.

The only ultrawides I like are the 38" LGs. Mine is being used for video editing.

 

If I started up doing 3D again I would use my 55" OLEDs since it is easier to spot errors on a large screen.  

[earth_inheritor]

6 minutes ago, jones177 said:

For 3D modeling I prefer 16:9. The last one I bought was an 32" 4k LG.

The only ultrawides I like are the 38" LGs. Mine is being used for video editing.

 

If I started up doing 3D again I would use my 55" OLEDs since it is easier to spot errors on a large screen.  

3d modeling for me is starting out as a beginner, just learning as i go kind of thing. So primarily its for gaming right now 

[jones177]

41 minutes ago, earth_inheritor said:

3d modeling for me is starting out as a beginner, just learning as i go kind of thing. So primarily its for gaming right now 

I have a 34" 3440 X 1440 monitor and it was never good for 3D but was good for gaming. I replaced it with a 38" 3840 X 1600 ultrawide and it is a lot better for productivity and gaming.

With 3840 X 1600 resolution you will need at least a 3070 but to get to 144fps in AAA games you will need a 3090. My 2080 ti was in the 80s to the 100s depending on the game.

 

[earth_inheritor]

45 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I have a 34" 3440 X 1440 monitor and it was never good for 3D but was good for gaming. I replaced it with a 38" 3840 X 1600 ultrawide and it is a lot better for productivity and gaming.

With 3840 X 1600 resolution you will need at least a 3070 but to get to 144fps in AAA games you will need a 3090. My 2080 ti was in the 80s to the 100s depending on the game.

 

This one seems pretty promising then. Good spec, great size and resolution, only downside is the lower HDR.

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-series/predatorx38

 

[jones177]

3 hours ago, earth_inheritor said:

This one seems pretty promising then. Good spec, great size and resolution, only downside is the lower HDR.

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-series/predatorx38

 

The panel is by LG so you have the choice of an UltraGear as well. 

[Harry Voyager]

20 hours ago, earth_inheritor said:

So the G9 was originally my go too, but it seems there are alot of issues with it and its been near impossible to find. So I'm a little worried it had design flaws.

You can order them direct from Samsung, and they've got them in stock now. If you're working for a major corporation, check to see if they have a company discount. Mine did, and it cut something like $250 of the price tag. 

 

One thing to be very careful of is they are heavy and have thin bezels, so you must lift from the stand, not the monitor edge, lest you risk crushing the screen. 

 

Also, if you are running an nVidia gpu, you will want to check for the display port 1.4 firmware update. Both my desktop and work laptop needed it to display during bootup. 

[RTX 3071]

If there is no budget, just go with one ProArt, one G9 and one OLED monitor.

[OverCone]

I can only speak to the ROG SWIFT PG35VQ - which is absolutely amazing. The good news is that you can find it refurbished at times on Amazon for half the price.