Which of these two ultrawide monitors should I get? 3440x1440 vs 2560x1080

[basketball762]

Hi All! So I am pretty lost on which of these two monitor options I should go with. I am looking at the following two monitors: 

 

LG 34UM57 - 34" UltraWide (2560x1080): $367.00

LG 34UM95C-P (3400x1440): $569.00

 

Obviously, the 3440x1440 seems tempting but it is obviously ~$200 more and in my current system I only have one MSI R9 280X graphics card. If I bought the 1440 monitor it would probably be a few months before I could upgrade the graphics card to say a GTX 980. The main usage for this monitor will be for productivity and gaming (games such as GTA V, Fallout 4, and some indie games). 

Any help is much appreciated! 

[PHInfinite]

Can you send links to these?

[MarkoCroatiaMC]

-snip-

If you don't plan to get a 980 at all, go with the 1080p one

[PHInfinite]

Also you have posted this on like 3 other forums.. 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/3ryg90/build_help_which_of_these_two_monitors_should_i/

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

LG 34UM95C-P (3400x1440)

[TheAmazingCookieFromSquare]

Also you have posted this on like 3 other forums.. 

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/3ryg90/build_help_which_of_these_two_monitors_should_i/

I legit clicked that topic on reddit the same time I clicked the topic on LTT

[PHInfinite]

I legit clicked that topic on reddit the same time I clicked the topic on LTT

Same lol.

[Kenji the Uke]

LG 34UM95C-P (3400x1440)

^ I agree 100 percent

[basketball762]

Can you send links to these?

 

Yeah sorry, I should have included the links on my original post. Here is the 2560x1080 one: http://www.buydig.com/shop/product/LG34UM57/34UM57-34-UltraWide-219-IPS-WFHD-LED-Cinema-Screen-Computer-Gaming-Monitor (there is a coupon that brings the price down $100)

 

3440x1440 one: http://www.adorama.com/LOT34UM95C.html?emailprice=t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905&cvosrc=affiliate.62905

 

And sorry for the spam of posts on other forums ha. I wasn't getting many answers at the time, and I am looking to make the purchase today since I don't know how long these sales will go on for. Thanks again for the help

[DWN2]

LG 34UM57 - 34" UltraWide (2560x1080): $367.00

LG 34UM95C-P (3400x1440): $569.00

 

Between those two, the 1440 requires a card that can push pixels 79% harder than the 1080 at the same settings.

[Enderman]

the higher resolution one is a lot better at that screen size, butt you need to have enough GPU power to game on it

[basketball762]

the higher resolution one is a lot better at that screen size, butt you need to have enough GPU power to game on it

Couldn't I just bring the resolution down to 2560x1080 in games with the 1440 monitor? Or does it not do a good job at scaling down to that?

[Enderman]

Couldn't I just bring the resolution down to 2560x1080 in games with the 1440 monitor? Or does it not do a good job at scaling down to that?

if the game supports that then yes, but it would look worse than just the smaller res monitor

[Mdevil]

I'm running 3400x1440 on a GeForce 970 and have no problems with games. Can't run on ultra settings, but high settings in most games i play

[Filipe Campos]

2560x1080 looks bad on 34'' ultrawides