Best gaming experience possible?

[Pufnstuf]

Ok So right now I have a Rog Swift and an AMD Radeon HD 7970 6gig. I was planning on buying a 980TI (was hopping they would get annouced at ces). Now with all these new monitors being annouced at CES I am thinking of selling my Rog Swift and getting something else. My dream monitor would be a 5120 × 2160 5k Ultra wide 21:9 Curved 1ms 144hz IPS g-sync monitor sadly that doesnt exist. The closest thing I have found so far is the new LG 34um67 which is a 21:9 1080p with freesync. I kind of wanted to switch to nvidia but I dont see any 21:9 g-sync monitors coming any time soon. Should I just keep my rog swift and wait for a 980ti/990 to come out, or sell my rog swift and get an ultra wide free-sync and upgrade to a better amd GPU?

[Arphenyte]

Ok So right now I have a Rog Swift and an AMD Radeon HD 7970 6gig. I was planning on buying a 980TI (was hopping they would get annouced at ces). Now with all these new monitors being annouced at CES I am thinking of selling my Rog Swift and getting something else. My dream monitor would be a 4k Ultra wide 21:9 Curved 1ms 144hz IPS g-sync monitor sadly that doesnt exist. The closest thing I have found so far is the new LG 34um67 which is a 21:9 1080p with freesync. I kind of wanted to switch to nvidia but I dont see any 21:9 g-sync monitors coming any time soon. Should I just keep my rog swift and wait for a 980ti/990 to come out, or sell my rog swift and get an ultra wide free-sync and upgrade to a better amd GPU?

You are not going to find a monitor with those specs you mentioned for around a year, or more LOL. I think you should keep it, but you mentioned you have an 7970 AMD card, so I guess G-sync won't work for you, so I'm curious why you bought the ROG Swift.

[dadasmithywinkle]

Just keep the Swift and get a couple 970's now.

[Pufnstuf]

You are not going to find a monitor with those specs you mentioned for around a year, or more LOL. I think you should keep it, but you mentioned you have an 7970 AMD card, so I guess G-sync won't work for you, so I'm curious why you bought the ROG Swift.

Bought the Rog Swift with the intention of buying a 980ti/990 when they come out. I only just got the Swift a month ago and was expecting nivida to announce something at ces.

 

 

Just keep the Swift and get a couple 970's now.

 

Not a fan of SLI would prefer one high-end card over 2 mid-range ones

[Deletive]

Tahiti doesn't support free sync, Tonga does though (285) 

[Arphenyte]

Bought the Rog Swift with the intention of buying a 980ti/990 when they come out. I only just got the Swift a month ago and was expecting nivida to announce something at ces.

 

 

 

Not a fan of SLI would prefer one high-end card over 2 mid-range ones

I see, I would stick to the ROG Swift for the time being, and then grab the new cards, but for the time being remember they are just rumours, nothing clear.

[Aniallation]

Not a fan of SLI would prefer one high-end card over 2 mid-range ones

A 970 is not a mid-range card though.

[Pufnstuf]

I see, I would stick to the ROG Swift for the time being, and then grab the new cards, but for the time being remember they are just rumours, nothing clear.

It took 6 months for the 780ti to come out after the launch of the 700 series so I guess the 900 series is still to fresh. I am patient and my birthday is at the end of may so fingers crossed something good gets annouced by then.

 

 

A 970 is not a mid-range card though.

Still the additional power needed to run 2 GPUs and considering not all games are optimized to run sli. It just kind of seems like a waste to me.

[Glenwing]

It took 6 months for the 780ti to come out after the launch of the 700 series so I guess the 900 series is still to fresh. I am patient and my birthday is at the end of may so fingers crossed something good gets annouced by then.

 

 

Still the additional power needed to run 2 GPUs and considering not all games are optimized to run sli. It just kind of seems like a waste to me.

What it took was the R9 290X. I doubt it's a matter of time for a 980 Ti, it's a matter of competition from AMD.

Also, 4K is not a 21:9 ratio, so a 4K 21:9 display doesn't really make sense

[Pufnstuf]

What it took was the R9 290X. I doubt it's a matter of time for a 980 Ti, it's a matter of competition from AMD.

Also, 4K is not a 21:9 ratio, so a 4K 21:9 display doesn't really make sense

5120 × 2160 5K =P Edited op

[Guest Strangerbob]

TN = garbage

The new 120hz IPSs = have 5ms response time, meaning they turn into a smearfest at high fps

 

The best possible gaming experience has finally arrived and its called LG 34um67:

 

- 21:9 (need i explain why this is gaming nirvana?)

 

- 75hz (love to see higher than 60. At least we get the max IPS is capable of before artifacts)

 

- freesync (seems to be better than gsync - doesnt have flicker below its min fps)

 

- IPS (The next best thing would be OLED, and only THEN things like refresh rate can be increased to triple digits and look good.

But thats 3 yeas in the future AT LEAST. )

 

So just get the 34um67 and become addicted to any game you play on it.

If the resolution bothers you... well, you can use AMDs DSR, or some other multi sampling to get more shapness in games. While desktop will be even more comfortable at that resolution. Not to mention u can play games on high with one 285 or 290 on that res, even with all the multisamples.

[GrimNeo]

Ok So right now I have a Rog Swift and an AMD Radeon HD 7970 6gig. I was planning on buying a 980TI (was hopping they would get annouced at ces). Now with all these new monitors being annouced at CES I am thinking of selling my Rog Swift and getting something else. My dream monitor would be a 5120 × 2160 5k Ultra wide 21:9 Curved 1ms 144hz IPS g-sync monitor sadly that doesnt exist. The closest thing I have found so far is the new LG 34um67 which is a 21:9 1080p with freesync. I kind of wanted to switch to nvidia but I dont see any 21:9 g-sync monitors coming any time soon. Should I just keep my rog swift and wait for a 980ti/990 to come out, or sell my rog swift and get an ultra wide free-sync and upgrade to a better amd GPU?

Keep the ROG Swift. I doubt these high end IPS 144Hz monitors will have the same input lag as a ROG Swift.

[Glenwing]

TN = garbage

The new 120hz IPSs = have 5ms response time, meaning they turn into a smearfest at high fps

High-grade TN panels are not that bad, and response time doesn't tell you what the ghosting will be like. Even if it did, 5ms is quite fast.

Keep the ROG Swift. I doubt these high end IPS 144Hz monitors will have the same input lag as a ROG Swift.

Input lag has nothing to do with panel type.

[GrimNeo]

High-grade TN panels are not that bad, and response time doesn't tell you what the ghosting will be like. Even if it did, 5ms is quite fast.

Input lag has nothing to do with panel type.

Your not going to find a 1ms response time IPS panel doing 144Hz at 1440p. It will have maybe 5ms to 8ms but I have not seen any news on the acer version. The higher response time indicates that IPS panel will have a higher input lag as the input lag can't go faster than the response time. I doubt it will have a faster input lag than a tn panel. But who knows I will wait for Tom's hardware to test these Ips panels and they will tell me the true input lag. As a gamer I can't stand input lag in the fps games I play. It still should have an input lag that is decent.

[Glenwing]

Your not going to find a 1ms response time IPS panel doing 144Hz at 1440p. It will have maybe 5ms to 8ms but I have not seen any news on the acer version. The higher response time indicates that IPS panel will have a higher input lag as the input lag can't go faster than the response time. I doubt it will have a faster input lag than a tn panel. But who knows I will wait for Tom's hardware to test these Ips panels and they will tell me the true input lag. As a gamer I can't stand input lag in the fps games I play. It still should have an input lag that is decent.

Not true, input lag and response time are not related. Input lag is the time delay between the source input and the display triggering a new frame draw (at which point response time comes into play). A color transition also does not have to fully complete for us to see the new image and begin reacting to it. Response time has minimal effect on determining our reaction times.

[Guest Strangerbob]

Bottom Line is that OLED will perma fix any ghosting/trailing/overdrive artifacts of any kind. OLED has a 0.01ms response time for ALL color shifts not just grey2grey.

 

But UNTIL 2018 i can confidently say that this lg 34um67 is the best possible monitor to ENJOY games on. Not just run games on... but ENJOY them.

It has stutter/tearing/lag AND claustrophobia removed. And its even 75hz, which is fucking funtastic.

 

I would be hesitant to praise it if it was 60hz, but at least they did the overclocking on the panels themselves!

[GrimNeo]

Not true, input lag and response time are not related. Input lag is the time delay between the source input and the display triggering a new frame draw (at which point response time comes into play). A color transition also does not have to fully complete for us to see the new image and begin reacting to it. Response time has minimal effect on determining our reaction times.

Then the articles I am reading are very misleading . I will trust your input but I will wait for toms hardware to test the input lag and response time. Can you list the source so I can read the article. Thank you. I could not find that article saying input lag cant be faster than response time. Also some articles are saying the new acer model will have high input lag.

 

Source http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rog-swift-pg278q-g-sync-monitor,3897-10.html

http://www.displaylag.com/exposed-input-lag-vs-response-time/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_lag#Causes_of_display_lag

[Glenwing]

Then the articles I am reading are very misleading . I will trust your input but I will wait for toms hardware to test the input lag and response time. Can you list the source so I can read the article. Thank you. I could not find that article saying input lag cant be faster than response time. Also some articles are saying the new acer model will have high input lag.

 

Source http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rog-swift-pg278q-g-sync-monitor,3897-10.html

http://www.displaylag.com/exposed-input-lag-vs-response-time/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Display_lag#Causes_of_display_lag

I don't have a direct source, I'm not reading this off the internet, this is just based on what I know about the definition of response time and input lag. Most lighter media/review websites mess up the meaning of the two, all the time.

You can read TFTCentral's review of Dell's recent monitors like the U2414H, where the input lag is determined to be <1ms despite an IPS panel and 8ms rated response time.

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2414h.htm