27"+ Ultrawide Gaming monitor under 1000USD

[Jonathan W]

So i'm looking for a gaming monitor to replace my ASUS MX279H. I love having a 27" display but I can't help but want for more. I really want to get in to Ultrawide but can't find much of anything that's ultrawide, at a good resolution that my GTX 980 and i5 4960K at 4.1GHz will drive 60FPS Ultra, is under 1000USD, and definitely good for gaming. I would also prefer that the monitor is curved as I truly believe in the benefits of a curved monitor at that screen size, but they're all so damn expensive at 1000USD or higher in most cases. 

 

So I implore you, please help me find the next monitor of my dreams

[jools]

your limit is your gfx card ....1440@mid settings or 1080@ultra

[snortings]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824106002&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker, LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

or

 

https://www.amazon.com/LG-34UC98-W-34-Inch-UltraWide-Thunderbolt/dp/B019O78DPS

 

i personally would go for the lg cause thats just me. you can probably find the acer one cheaper somewhere

[Droidbot]

Welcome to the UltrawideMR! 

2560x1080, the main resolution of lower-mid end Ultrawides, is fine for most uses, and takes a similar performance hit to 1440p. 

3440x1440, the higher-end Ultrawide resolution, is often more expensive, and takes slightly more power. 

 

Not curved, but good enough. 29" diagonal, 1080p. Aluminium stand.: https://www.amazon.com/LG-29UM68-P-29-Inch-21-UltraWide/dp/B01B9IDLAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477996862&sr=8-1&keywords=lg+29"+ultrawide

Same as above but frameless and still by Asus: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-MX299Q-29-2560x1080-Frameless/dp/B00DRPYQ9G/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1477997292&sr=8-11&keywords=ultrawide+29

expensive 34" diagonal Samsung 21:9. 1440p, curved: https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-S34E790C-34-Inch-Professional-Monitor/dp/B00Q7VCSGU/ref=sr_du_15_map?ie=UTF8&qid=1477997292&sr=8-15

Less expensive Dell monitor. 34", 1440p, Curved: https://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-PXF79-34-Inch-LED-Lit/dp/B00PXYRMPE/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1477997288&sr=8-7&keywords=ultrawide

 

Good luck

[Jonathan W]

20 minutes ago, jools said:

your limit is your gfx card ....1440@mid settings or 1080@ultra

Does any/every one else concur with this? A GTX 980 with a core clock peak of around 1200MHz and a Memory peak of about 3500MHz [all at my current very, very minimal OC] would really do so poorly at 1440p

[Droidbot]

2 minutes ago, Jonathan W said:

Does any/every one else concur with this? A GTX 980 with a core clock peak of around 1200MHz and a Memory peak of about 3500MHz [all at my current very, very minimal OC] would really do so poorly at 1440p

 

24 minutes ago, jools said:

your limit is your gfx card ....1440@mid settings or 1080@ultra

Nope. Your 980 is around the 1060's level of performance, and here's some benchmarks by Paul's Hardware at both ultra-wide resolutions. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvNwlijQrs

 

[Jonathan W]

6 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

 

Nope. Your 980 is around the 1060's level of performance, and here's some benchmarks by Paul's Hardware at both ultra-wide resolutions. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHvNwlijQrs

 

Damn man he's getting over 100 frames in GTA5 at 2560x1080..my 980 often drops down to like high 30's-low to mid 40s when driving real fast for some damn reason  

[Droidbot]

Just now, Jonathan W said:

Damn man he's getting over 100 frames in GTA5 at 2560x1080..my 980 often drops down to like high 30's-low to mid 40s when driving real fast for some damn reason  

he's got a i7 5930k afaik, might have something to do with it

[Jonathan W]

1 minute ago, Droidbot said:

he's got a i7 5930k afaik, might have something to do with it

Well then it's not super helpful to me to understand how *MY* card will do in my system because I don't have that chip lol.

 

I bought my 980 right when it came out for 750 bucks and it's sad to think i need to upgrade so soon :[

[Droidbot]

1 minute ago, Jonathan W said:

Well then it's not super helpful to me to understand how *MY* card will do in my system because I don't have that chip lol.

 

I bought my 980 right when it came out for 750 bucks and it's sad to think i need to upgrade so soon :[

What settings were you running in GTA V? He's running most on Very High, MSAA at x2 and FXAA off. 

[Jonathan W]

5 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

What settings were you running in GTA V? He's running most on Very High, MSAA at x2 and FXAA off. 

That's basically what i'm running. One sec I'll post pics of my settings

[Jonathan W]

9 minutes ago, Droidbot said:

What settings were you running in GTA V? He's running most on Very High, MSAA at x2 and FXAA off. 

 

46 minutes ago, snortings said:

 

 

49 minutes ago, jools said:

your limit is your gfx card ....1440@mid settings or 1080@ultra

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1XOa4FLxHN3Y3p2ejI2WjlNWmc?usp=sharing

Link to Google Drive folder with my GTA5 settings

[Droidbot]

16 minutes ago, Jonathan W said:

 

 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1XOa4FLxHN3Y3p2ejI2WjlNWmc?usp=sharing

Link to Google Drive folder with my GTA5 settings

Run x2 instead of x4 MSAA. GTA V is a large game, and MSAA stresses your GPU really, really badly. Just take it down to x2 and see how far it takes you