Ive gathered all the bits for my massive uber-l33t new gaming PC and realized that I have neglected the monitor.
Anyone have suggestions on what to get? Where to look? Just go with something from Tom's Hardware?
Intel i9-14900, 96GB Ram (with two more slots available,) 4080 card. All the RGB.
What kind of gaming will you be doing? Do you want 4K? Do you want/need color accuracy? Where is the pc located and the monitor located relative to windows in the home/office?
I don't think I need this info, but I feel compelled to follow along–you know, just in case I need this info some day.
In reply to dean1484 :
I mostly like solo player games, usually large open worlds, Fallout, Cyberpunk, Red Dead, etc. Some light MMORPG.
I dunno. Potentially? I could be convinced either way.
Probably, will be doing light photo editing on the regular
Irrelevant right now? Maybe? I'm trying to get out of my crappy apartment.
Additional info: i like two monitors, usually. Secondary is mostly TV and reference, not gaming, may just use current monitor for that.
Budget is fairly wide. Dont want to buy a 46" curved OLED for $1500, but I dont need to stick to $100 or less.
Size range? How much real estate do you have on your desk?
I don't think I've ever had a monitor that didn't do what it was supposed to do, so reliability is probably a non-issue. I've been satisfied with Asus. I'm looking at an LG right now, but none of my monitors is high-end. I'd say pick a size and buy what seems like a good deal. Other than size, I'd say refresh rate is probably the only other parameter you need to consider.
I dont game on it but I have an LG ultrawide 29" monitor that I use everyday for work with video editing and it has been great for the past 4 years.
If you have the budget, nothing beats OLED.
2k (1440p) OLED's have come down quite a bit in price lately while 4k's have come down but remain in that $900+ range expensive.
Below that, it tends to be a matter of preference.
In a nutshell:
IPS screens will have a better refresh rate, but they have lower color accuracy.
VA screens will give you better color accuracy, but if you're playing games with a lot of movement, things can get a bit smeary.
Honestly, there's a lot of other stuff involved with monitors, such as quantum dot, backlighting technologies, refresh rate, contrast ratios, response times, freesync, HDR, etc. that all add up to a different experience. I'd just hit up Rtings and see what they suggest.
https://www.rtings.com/monitor/reviews/best/by-usage/gaming
I'm a huge fan of the large form factor ultra wides personally. The form factor is so much nicer than two monitors to me. But my monitor is mounted on an arm, bolted to my wall.
Mr_Asa said:96GB Ram
LOLwut? I have 32GB and that's probably excessive for a gaming PC these days.
I have a monitor similar to this one that I got a screamin' deal on a few years ago, this looks like basically the same thing with a taller stand:
https://www.newegg.com/asus-vg28uql1a-28-uhd-144-hz-tuf-gaming-fast-ips-black/p/3D4-000D-000C2
I got mine new for about $300 and haven't seen a deal like that since.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
I like to do the CAD.
And never close any Chrome browsers or tabs.
GameboyRMH said:Mr_Asa said:96GB Ram
LOLwut? I have 32GB and that's probably excessive for a gaming PC these days.
Depends on what you play. MS Flight Sim 2024 claims to run in 16, but from what I've read (haven't played it myself) you really need 64 and it shows improvement all the way up to 96.
As far as monitor goes, if you're playing twitch FPS games then you want something with a nice high refresh rate and gsync/freesync. Most of the monitors explicitly sold for gaming will have that, but a lot of the "office productivity" options won't.
Big baller budget, this would be my pick: LG UltraGear 39" OLED WQHD Curved Gaming Monitor, $70 Digital Credit Included | Costco
Costco also pretty frequently has a budget, non-OLED option around $299-399, which is what I ended up with.
This 27" monitor just went on a small sale as well:
If you are sitting in front of it gaming at a normal desk, IMO a ~35 Ultrawide is about the perfect size. Make sure it supports at least 144hz. +1 to gsync or vsync or whatever
The only thing I would change about my current one for desktop gaming is to get 1440p or 4k. After that I might want a higher refresh rate, but 144 is pretty solid.
For sim racing I'd want a larger screen so I could set it further away.
This looks like the next iteration of mine, and it has the extra resolution and more refresh. 34" Curved UltraWide™ QHD HDR 10 Monitor - 34WP75C-B
If it helps, I'll remind everyone that we live in a Golden Age of crazy cheap, crazy good computer monitors. The first monitor I ever bought for home use was a 14" CRT that cost $400.
That was back in 1993.
1988RedT2 said:If it helps, I'll remind everyone that we live in a Golden Age of crazy cheap, crazy good computer everything
Fixed :)
TravisTheHuman said:1988RedT2 said:If it helps, I'll remind everyone that we live in a Golden Age of crazy cheap, crazy good computer everything
Fixed :)
I mean, sure.
The point I was making is that 400 was about the cheapest color monitor available. The rest of the system (MB, CPU, RAM, HD, Graphics card) was like a 1000.
Today, you can easily spend 1000 on what goes in the box, but a workable monitor can be had for under 100 all day long.
It goes without saying that the whole thing will run circles around anything more than a few years old.
I'm also looking at a new monitor.
I looked at a curved monitor for about 10 seconds before my eyes started to water and I felt vertigo. Is there a trick to centering it or something?
Jumping in, slightly off topic. I'm keeping an eye out on a decent monitor that supports USB-C and/or thunderbolt for display + power. My desk setup at home needs to be smaller, so the fewer cords with that route is preferred. I'm a fan of 27" 1440p size/resolution.
In reply to AWSX1686 (Forum Supporter) :
I've only seen smaller portable laptop monitors with that kind of capability, like this one:
https://www.newegg.com/p/3D4-007J-00001?Item=9SIBMMWJWB8044
As the monitor gets larger the power requirements increase to the point where they can run into the limits of USB-C power.
In reply to AWSX1686 (Forum Supporter) :
Are you trying to power the laptop from the monitor or the other way around? Most decent monitors with USB-C should be able to power a laptop via USB-C PD. My 38" LG tops out at around 90W IIRC and I've not had any issues driving the monitor via USB-C either from an Intel MacBook Pro or a Lenovo X1.
Don't recall seeing larger quality monitors that you can power from the laptop.
Brett_Murphy (Agent of Chaos) said:I'm also looking at a new monitor.
I looked at a curved monitor for about 10 seconds before my eyes started to water and I felt vertigo. Is there a trick to centering it or something?
I've had both a Dell 34" and an LG 38" curved monitor and haven't had that issue. That said, for a curved monitor to properly make sense, you probably want to make sure that you have the distance and radius of the curvature correct. My current LG is a bit more than arms length away and it does feel like it's reducing my eye strain (which is the whole purpose of having a curved monitor after all).
I would be looking for a monitor with at least 400 nits brightness 500-600 is much better. Above 800 and sandalites will be picking up the glow from your house at night. Color accuracy of at least 96 percent 97-98 is better and a latency of 1ms or less (because flick shooting in gaming is important ;-) ). Beyond that a 2k monitor is all you need (1440). Size and format is a personal choice. For driving sims I like the wide curved format. The wider the better. I got a 49 inch G9 specifically because of this. I can see the side mirrors from the incar view without compromising my FOV down the track. It adds to the realism and immersiveness of the sim. I also like it for FPS games (like ARMA) as my field of view is better. For everything else a standard flat 16x9 is fine. I have a 2k LG gaming monitor. It is either a 27 or a 32 inch model (I don't remember) that I use and it is absolutely fine for all other gaming and I prefer it for regular computer stuff and watching video over the G9.
If you are doing any kind of "real" work like photo or video editing or design that involves colors, the monitor's color accuracy is important. At my office, I use 43" ROG 4k monitors that I think have a color accuracy of 98 percent. It means that what I creat in 3d models will be what prints in the renders and what the client sees is accurate. I can then take the RGB value and look up the corresponding color in the Sherman Williams color chart. This makes paint matching the renderings foolproof and what the clients sees in the rendered image matches to what eventually gets built.
dean1484 said:I also like it for FPS games (like ARMA) as my field of view is better.
Just a note: a lot of newer games (i.e. made after 2000) have an upper limit to FOV (usually around 130) so there isn't really any gain to be had here. Sure you get more pixels, but you don't actually get a wider FOV.
On older stuff thats more open (e.g. Quake) the limit to FOV is what the user can tolerate, and a wider screen = able to tolerate more FOV (usually).
BoxheadTim said:In reply to AWSX1686 (Forum Supporter) :
Are you trying to power the laptop from the monitor or the other way around? Most decent monitors with USB-C should be able to power a laptop via USB-C PD. My 38" LG tops out at around 90W IIRC and I've not had any issues driving the monitor via USB-C either from an Intel MacBook Pro or a Lenovo X1.
Don't recall seeing larger quality monitors that you can power from the laptop.
Power the laptop with the monitor.
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