Posted June 29, 2017 Hey guys, I am deciding on a monitor to purchase and I need help. I am purchasing the monitor for gaming and movies (21:9 Ideal) – productivity is not that important to me I will just be using the monitor for general browsing activities such as YouTube etc…. Currently I am thinking about purchasing the BenQ XR3501 (£390 - ATM). Useful information - Desk is 60cm in depth - GTX 1070 powering the system - 1080/1440p (either resolution is fine) - Prefer 21:9 - Curved display ideal - 27”+ minimum display size - Budget is £400 (UK) I’m confused I don’t have much knowledge this is the first time I will be selecting a monitor HEEELP! Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2017 Maybe this guy? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/jHGj4D/lg-29uc88-b-290-monitor-29uc88-b On a side note though, where are you finding the benq for £390? On PCPP it's £499, so maybe you're looking somewhere where there's better deals... Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2017 Author 3 minutes ago, DocSwag said: Maybe this guy? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/jHGj4D/lg-29uc88-b-290-monitor-29uc88-b On a side note though, where are you finding the benq for £390? On PCPP it's £499, so maybe you're looking somewhere where there's better deals... 2 Not bad – I do think the BenQ is better (it is on ebuyer). BTW do you think 1080p on a 35” display would look bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted June 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, RUNitsArkain said: Not bad – I do think the BenQ is better (it is on ebuyer). BTW do you think 1080p on a 35” display would look bad? Hm I see. I would personally say yes. I own a 29" 2560x1080 monitor and it's not bad if you're gaming with aa on (I don't actually notice it even with aa off while gaming, except when I stop moving), but when doing web browsing or productivity I do notice text and stuff isn't that clear. If most of what you're gonna be doing is gaming and watching movies, I think it's possible it won't matter much. As I mentioned gaming is kinda fast paced which means I don't notice it much, and I'd guessed that you might not notice it while watching movies much either (stuff moving around, you might sit farther back). So I think for you the benq might make more sense (not to mention 144 hz is nice to have). The best would be for you to try it out but that's usually not an option Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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