Ultrawide vs G-sync?

[MetroWind]

Hi all,

 

I need a monitor for my gaming PC.  Having watched a lot of ultrawide reviews lately, I really want to have that wide view, but I also want G-sync.  Ideally of course I'd buy an ultra wide with g-sync, but that's over $1k, and my budget is around $500.

 

So now I can either buy an ultrawide without g-sync (I believe Dell has one 1080p for ~$500), or I can get possibly a 16:9 1440p monitor with g-sync for roughly same amount of money.  Which one should I choose?

 

And some other info:

• I've never experienced either ultrawide or g-sync, so I'm not sure how helpful they can be for me.
• I've been gaming at 1080p, so I also don't know what's it like to be at 1440p.
• I've mainly played games sub-60fps (I had a crappy graphics card), but I just bought a GTX 1080, so 60fps is no longer a luxury for me, and I'd be happy to stay at 60fps (no need for 144/100 Hz, I think).

Thanks!

[VerticalDiscussions]

 Get the G-Sync 1440p display

[ARikozuM]

Can you get a 1440@60 ultrawide?

[MetroWind]

7 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

 Get the G-Sync 1440p display

Care to elaborate?

[MetroWind]

8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Can you get a 1440@60 ultrawide?

The cheapest seems to be at $700, which is out-of-budget.  Plus I heard that 1440p ultrawide has somewhat big FPS impact.  So... maybe not... ... ...?

[VerticalDiscussions]

4 minutes ago, MetroWind said:

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Its got way more pixels to work with and the screen real estate is probably higher than an ultrawide 1080p display. Besides, the GTX 1080 works great even with a 1440p display (+70-80 fps on most games maxed out instead of 100+). G-Sync is also a welcoming edition, after all games will look better with one and you wont suffer from latency or artifact problems.

 

Unless your telling me theres an Ultrawide 1440p display for 500$... from a reputable brand.

[MetroWind]

3 minutes ago, VerticalDiscussions said:

Unless your telling me theres an Ultrawide 1440p display for 500$... from a reputable brand.

No I don't think so either.  Thanks for the reply~~

[ARikozuM]

4 hours ago, MetroWind said:

No I don't think so either.  Thanks for the reply~~

In that case why not look at LG 32" 2560x1080 monitor?

[MetroWind]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

In that case why not look at LG 32" 2560x1080 monitor?

So basically you are saying ultrawide has more value over G-sync in terms of gaming?

[ARikozuM]

14 minutes ago, MetroWind said:

So basically you are saying ultrawide has more value over G-sync in terms of gaming?

Yes. G-Sync is mostly for those high refresh gamers who don't want to be bogged down if their frames drop too low. And seeing as you have a GTX 1080 ultrawide might be the better choice.

[MetroWind]

15 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Yes. G-Sync is mostly for those high refresh gamers who don't want to be bogged down if their frames drop too low. And seeing as you have a GTX 1080 ultrawide might be the better choice.

I see.  This is useful.  Thanks~~