How did I not know?

[Leisure]

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.

[Shuffler]

So how many more are in your Wife's office?
 

[Mayhem]

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.

[Leisure]

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!

[Leisure]

So how many more are in your Wife's office?
 

Hello

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

[guncrasher]

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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[Shuffler]

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?   

[AKIron]

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

[AKIron]

And I prefer the format of that Dell monitor more than the ultra wide screens. You get more vertical fov with 16:9.

[Animl-AW]

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.

[AKIron]

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.

[zack1234]

Hello

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

Smoked almonds?

Did you mean to post said depravity?

[xanax]

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.




 

 

[xanax]

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.

[xanax]

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.