Asus ROG PB348Q - 34 inch 21:9 1440p 100hz

[azorahai]

Hi all,

 

Currently I'm a happy owner of an LG 34UC97, but gear lust has me craving Asus' newest ultra wide: http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-34-inch-curved-ultra-wide-ips-lcd-with-nvidia-g-sync-and-100hz-refresh/

 

Just out of curiosity, what do you think is capable of delivering the base refresh rate - Displayport? I take it that the only way they will get 100hz is through an on board overlock on the monitor.

 

Thoughts?

 

[Swndlr]

FINALLY

[Belgarathian]

I believe it's similar to my Predator X34 and that was a monitor overclock through the monitor settings panel (really easy to do). The hardest part will be having the graphics cards to drive it at 100hz. 

[Overkilled]

I believe it's similar to my Predator X34 and that was a monitor overclock through the monitor settings panel (really easy to do). The hardest part will be having the graphics cards to drive it at 100hz. 

That just leaves one question. How are you so rich???

[Shimejii]

Working a job is not that difficult. But this Monitor is probably going to be over priced to hell like 1500ish, if they were smarter they could do like 1000-1100 to take back the market from acer as the monitors themselves are exactly the same just about the only difference really is the bezel, platform, and logo screen, and if the asus has a 100% overclockable rate on their monitors which i cant see happening due to their shit QC issues with their ROG Swifts.

[Belgarathian]

That just leaves one question. How are you so rich???

 

I have 3 majors I worked my ass off for that I'm still paying back, and I work full time as a business development manager. 

[azorahai]

I have 3 majors that I worked my ass off for and I'm still paying back, and I work full time as a business development manager. 

 

 

Welcome to the 1% club - jokes. I like the 34UC97 but the fact that it has no height adjustment is actually really annoying. The Acer is pretty ugly looking IMO...that gloss plastic bag makes me gag a bit.

[Belgarathian]

Welcome to the 1% club - jokes. I like the 34UC97 but the fact that it has no height adjustment is actually really annoying. The Acer is pretty ugly looking IMO...that gloss plastic bag makes me gag a bit.

 

I was going to get the Asus as well, but then I would have had to wait another 5 months for the Asus and the panels are the same (I think?). Just get a vesa monitor stand for the LG? 

 

The only reason to upgrade would be for the sweet 100hz refresh and G-Sync.

 

[azorahai]

I was going to get the Asus as well, but then I would have had to wait another 5 months for the Asus and the panels are the same (I think?). Just get a vesa monitor stand for the LG? 

 

The only reason to upgrade would be for the sweet 100hz refresh and G-Sync.

 

Doesn't the Acer max out at 75hz after overclocking?

Ya, I could do a VESA mount but for the money LG should be making a stand that is more than tilt adjustable lol

[Metro]

Hi all,

 

Currently I'm a happy owner of an LG 34UC97, but gear lust has me craving Asus' newest ultra wide: http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/asus-unveils-34-inch-curved-ultra-wide-ips-lcd-with-nvidia-g-sync-and-100hz-refresh/

 

Just out of curiosity, what do you think is capable of delivering the base refresh rate - Displayport? I take it that the only way they will get 100hz is through an on board overlock on the monitor.

 

Thoughts?

 

Display port 1.2 is the only connector that has the bandwidth available for 3440x1440p 100hz

 

I will be getting that ASUS PG348Q as well, due to the current state of the ACER Predator X34, which is awful.

[azorahai]

Display port 1.2 is the only connector that has the bandwidth available for 3440x1440p 100hz

 

I will be getting that ASUS PG348Q as well, due to the current state of the ACER Predator X34, which is awful.

Agreed that the Acer is pretty ugly looking. Too ugly for me to even consider buying. PS: your 5930k setup is sexy. I was considering doing a very similar setup but will be going for the 6700k.

[Metro]

Agreed that the Acer is pretty ugly looking. Too ugly for me to even consider buying. PS: your 5930k setup is sexy. I was considering doing a very similar setup but will be going for the 6700k.

 

Thanks, the 5930K is better for gaming, due to more cores as more games are starting to use them with DirectX12

[azorahai]

Thanks, the 5930K is better for gaming, due to more cores as more games are starting to use them with DirectX12

 

 

Considering no real games are utilizing so many cores and DX12 just came out I'm not sure "when" this will come into play, but yes, overclocking a 5930K will get you the same clock speed as an OC'd 6700k and with an extra two cores.

[Metro]

Considering no real games are utilizing so many cores and DX12 just came out I'm not sure "when" this will come into play, but yes, overclocking a 5930K will get you the same clock speed as an OC'd 6700k and with an extra two cores.

 

Ashes of the Singularity uses more than 4 cores, which is the first DirectX12 game.

[WynLore]

Ashes of the Singularity uses more than 4 cores, which is the first DirectX12 game.

There aren't that many games that use DX12 yet, and who knows when DX12 will truly be used because there are even alot of games today that still use DX9 in an era that DX12 is already out.

[SuicideAnomaly]

More than four cores is useless for gaming. If you want to base this on one game, be my guest. LOL

[Metro]

More than four cores is useless for gaming. If you want to base this on one game, be my guest. LOL

 

Many games use more than 4 cores, however Ashes is more demanding on the CPU, so it uses a lot more cores.