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Offline Leisure

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How did I not know?
« on: September 30, 2024, 10:23:02 PM »
Hello,

Wife is out of town and I noticed the monitor in her office is bigger than mine so I swiped it. My monitor is a 24" 1080p @ 60hz variety while hers is a 27" or so, 1440p @ 180hz. What a difference in AH3! It was like having cataracts removed and a fresh new prescription set of glasses installed on my face. Everything is shockingly clear and nice and any and all pixelation seems to be gone. Also, I may be wrong but my TrackIR seems much smoother too. I didn't want to tax my Nvidea 3080? vid card too much so I'm running at only 165hz but I don't think it'll struggle at 180hz as I didn't note any raise in temps or tearing while the frame rate was never below 165.

I must say I heartily recommend such an upgrade and I have begun the search for a 1440p monitor even bigger and better than this one just to one-up my wife.
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2024, 11:07:23 AM »
So how many more are in your Wife's office?
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2024, 11:37:10 AM »
Costco has a the MSI G274QPF 27" WQHD IPS Nvidia G-Sync Gaming Monitor for $159 online.

It typically goes for $239 I've seen them go for as low as $149 (Black friday/Cyber Monday) I have 4 of these monitors for my computers, they are pretty good.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G274QPF/Overview

Just as a heads up this it the NON-QD (Quantum Dot) version. MSI has a version that is a slight step up that cost about $50-$100 more called the G274QPF-QD

https://www.costco.com/msi-27-wqhd-ips-nvidia-g-sync-gaming-monitor.product.4000203457.html

Sometimes B&H has them for the same price.
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2024, 01:07:09 PM »

Just as a heads up this it the NON-QD (Quantum Dot) version. MSI has a version that is a slight step up that cost about $50-$100 more called the G274QPF-QD

https://www.costco.com/msi-27-wqhd-ips-nvidia-g-sync-gaming-monitor.product.4000203457.html

Sometimes B&H has them for the same price.

Hello,

I went with the G274QPF-QD but from Amazon because I'm lazy and have $53 built up in Prime credits. So about $165 all told. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2024, 01:09:41 PM »
So how many more are in your Wife's office?
 :rofl

Hello

No more monitors but an unopened can of Blue Diamond smoked almonds! I'll replace those by Thursday.
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2024, 02:14:37 PM »
Hello,

I went with the G274QPF-QD but from Amazon because I'm lazy and have $53 built up in Prime credits. So about $165 all told. Thanks for the suggestions!

I have this one it's awesome.


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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2024, 02:53:35 PM »
Hello

No more monitors but an unopened can of Blue Diamond smoked almonds! I'll replace those by Thursday.

Amazing. So you think she'll notice?   :bolt:
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2024, 07:05:00 PM »
And I prefer the format of that Dell monitor more than the ultra wide screens. You get more vertical fov with 16:9.
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2024, 07:33:38 PM »
Costco has a the MSI G274QPF 27" WQHD IPS Nvidia G-Sync Gaming Monitor for $159 online.

It typically goes for $239 I've seen them go for as low as $149 (Black friday/Cyber Monday) I have 4 of these monitors for my computers, they are pretty good.

https://www.msi.com/Monitor/G274QPF/Overview

Just as a heads up this it the NON-QD (Quantum Dot) version. MSI has a version that is a slight step up that cost about $50-$100 more called the G274QPF-QD

https://www.costco.com/msi-27-wqhd-ips-nvidia-g-sync-gaming-monitor.product.4000203457.html

Thanks for that info

Sometimes B&H has them for the same price.

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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2024, 07:45:03 PM »
What happens with the wide screens at 21:9 or 32:9 is that you get a wider fov at the expense of a short vertical. In ACM you are going to be spending more time looking up than left or right. I tried turn 3 monitors on their side to get a greater vertical fov. Wasn't practical.
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2024, 01:32:40 AM »
Hello

No more monitors but an unopened can of Blue Diamond smoked almonds! I'll replace those by Thursday.

Smoked almonds?

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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2024, 10:15:03 AM »

edit:

Having now seen his new purchase, it's pretty damn nice. I have a newish MacBook (2560x1600) with me and the new monitor is pretty similar at a reasonable viewing distance. It also cuts glare better than this laptop despite not having a matte finish. And a definite  improvement over 1080p in crispness and color depth even just reading text here at this site. I have a feeling most people know all of this and we just now are discovering this "wheel" that people have been going on and on about for thousands of years.




 

 
« Last Edit: October 02, 2024, 11:17:23 AM by xanax »
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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2024, 10:24:51 AM »
What happens with the wide screens at 21:9 or 32:9 is that you get a wider fov at the expense of a short vertical. In ACM you are going to be spending more time looking up than left or right. I tried turn 3 monitors on their side to get a greater vertical fov. Wasn't practical.

Plus, the bevels on the monitors would make it seem you are in jail looking out towards freedom.


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Re: How did I not know?
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2024, 10:37:56 AM »
A 3080 should be able to handle AH3 in 4K. Monitors are cheap these days.

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-32-inch-curved-4k-uhd-monitor-s3221qs/apd/210-axkm/monitors-monitor-accessories?tfcid=91049735&dgc=opl&gacd=9684992-1102-5761040-266906002-0&dgc=ST&SA360CID=71700000117208882&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu-63BhC9ARIsAMMTLXRfrhJKs_JHhfa2mizXmXJpmJg0fLJ0RRAdTqUFMhSeht98wj2_OQ0aAoPQEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

What about newer sims flight sims and other newer games? I have a Nvidia 3070 over here. I'd like to one-up Leisure but not at the cost of burning up my gpu. The price on that Dell seems stupendous but as you said, the wide aspect doesn't appeal to me.
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