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Non Serviam posted:https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/EAH6850_DC2DIS1GD5/ This graphics card cannot drive a 4K monitor at 4k resolution. The maximum resolution this card supports is 2560x1440. Source: I had one and needed to buy a new card to get 4K resolution. Also: https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/EAH6850_DC2DIS1GD5/specifications/ under maximum resolution.
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Looks like there is a deal for the Dell U3415W on newegg for only $800 shipped at the moment if you put in a discount code. http://slickdeals.net/f/8046953-led...more-newegg-com Anyone gotten this monitor? Is it a good ultra wide for 800 bucks?
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Nitrousoxide posted:Looks like there is a deal for the Dell U3415W on newegg for only $800 shipped at the moment if you put in a discount code. Earlier in the thread someone was saying that it's the best monitor they have ever used: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3372494&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=354#post448733722
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Massasoit posted:Is micro center known for having well priced monitors? I'm moving close to one soon Microcenter will take about 25% off the sticker price for any monitor that is Open Box (make sure the open box notes don't say that the screen is cracked or anything), and they will take another 25% off for any that are factory refurbished. Not quite the same thing. but I got this model of 55" Smart TV off them for $340 and it's been great: http://amazon.com/Hisense-55K22DG-55-Inch-1080p-120Hz/dp/B00GFHG1OQ So, if you search out their open box stuff you can hunt some great deals. For example, right now at the Boston store they have the Dell U2713HM for $599, but they have one Open Box return that has nothing wrong with it for $419: http://www.microcenter.com/product/401983/U2713HM_UltraSharp_27_LED_Monitor?ob=1 That's a great price for a 27" 1440p Dell Ultrasharp, and if you want to roll the dice, know that they don't give any hassle with their 30-day returns.
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Aug 16, 2015 19:26
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Nitrousoxide posted:Looks like there is a deal for the Dell U3415W on newegg for only $800 shipped at the moment if you put in a discount code. Ugh, want this so bad but I cannot figure out a way to explain to my wife why a giant monitor showed up on our doorstep. Other than the obvious, anyways.
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SteveMcQueen posted:Ugh, want this so bad but I cannot figure out a way to explain to my wife why a giant monitor showed up on our doorstep. Other than the obvious, anyways. "Honey, haven't you ever heard of the monitor fairy? What's wrong? Ow! Ow! Not the kidneys!"
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Aug 16, 2015 20:35
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:"Honey, haven't you ever heard of the monitor fairy? What's wrong? Ow! Ow! Not the kidneys!" The dumbest part of it is that I am still using a GTX 660 - could upgrade but I mostly play roguelikes and such. It would be totally unnecessary but also ridiculously awesome.
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Seeing that my card cannot produce a 4K resolution, and that in all honesty I'm not planning to upgrade my card since I simply don't play video games enough to justify it, I thought about going instead to a 27'' 1440 monitor. Thougts on ASUS MX27AQ ? It seems to be aimed at prosumers and photo/digital art beginners. https://www.asus.com/us/Monitors/MX27AQ/ http://www.reviewstudio.net/2216-asus-designo-mx27aq-monitor-review-a-sleek-subtle-monitor/testing-amp-results http://latestworldtechnology.com/asus-designo-mx27aq-27-inch-monitor/ Sorry to be so annoying with questions 
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Non Serviam posted:Seeing that my card cannot produce a 4K resolution, and that in all honesty I'm not planning to upgrade my card since I simply don't play video games enough to justify it, I thought about going instead to a 27'' 1440 monitor. The Dell U2715H is a better option, it's about the same price, the panel is just as good, the stand is much, much better and Dell is so much better than ASUS on RMAs and warranty service that it's not even funny.
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Nitrousoxide posted:Looks like there is a deal for the Dell U3415W on newegg for only $800 shipped at the moment if you put in a discount code. I've got it at home. It's probably my pick for the best monitor around for non-gaming tasks unless you're considering a 40"+ 4K screen or working with images/video, and the 4K TV thing requires some care to get a really good one. It's a curved ultrawide (the curve is really a big deal) with Dell's top end stand, OSD and support. LG's got a better window management program if that's a real big deal for you but handling stuff manually isn't that bad. xthetenth fucked around with this message at 21:13 on Aug 16, 2015 |
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Aug 16, 2015 21:10
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:The Dell U2715H is a better option, it's about the same price, the panel is just as good, the stand is much, much better and Dell is so much better than ASUS on RMAs and warranty service that it's not even funny. So in color performance we're looking at the same, roughly same price, but better quality in DELL?
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Non Serviam posted:So in color performance we're looking at the same, roughly same price, but better quality in DELL? Yeah, pretty much.
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Is ASUS support really that bad? I really would prefer the GSync for gaming but I might go Dell if their support is awful. Though there might be a difference between the US and EU divisions?
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Aug 16, 2015 22:14
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ijyt posted:Is ASUS support really that bad? I really would prefer the GSync for gaming but I might go Dell if their support is awful. I once had to RMA an asus laptop 4 times. One time when it was at their facility to replace a fan due to bad bearing, someone there used my cookies that I didn't think to clear to access my email, attempt to gain access to my different accounts such as paypal etc. ASUS never responded to my questions about this or acknowledged anything.
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Aug 16, 2015 22:35
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ijyt posted:Is ASUS support really that bad? I really would prefer the GSync for gaming but I might go Dell if their support is awful. ASUS support is legendarily bad, I once had an ASUS motherboard that I needed to RMA, it never got RMAed because ASUS gave me the runaround for six weeks at which point I just gave up and bought a different brand of motherboard.
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Aug 16, 2015 22:42
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To be fair, my motherboard, all purpose monitor, and sound card are all ASUS, all good so far. On the other hand, I did have a netbook ASUS that turned out to be a piece of poo poo that couldn't even handle the goddamn updates (same with an Alienware laptop, that I foolishly bought many years ago)
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Aug 17, 2015 00:37
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ijyt posted:Is ASUS support really that bad? I really would prefer the GSync for gaming but I might go Dell if their support is awful. US ASUS is the one that got them that reputation, no idea if others are bad, but US are the ones that bend the board on a broken card and send it back broken.
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Aug 17, 2015 00:41
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xthetenth posted:US ASUS is the one that got them that reputation, no idea if others are bad, but US are the ones that bend the board on a broken card and send it back broken. So that's what they meant by "it's so bad it's not even funny"
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Non Serviam posted:So that's what they meant by "it's so bad it's not even funny" No, I think what they mean by that is the next time they'd tried to bend it back, and apparently had spilled something on it. That's the worst horror story I heard.
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Non Serviam posted:To be fair, my motherboard, all purpose monitor, and sound card are all ASUS, all good so far. Well, here's the thing, ASUS makes really good stuff which is why they are often recommended but it's their support and customer service that's hideously bad. So you're unlikely to need an RMA but if you do it can be a nightmare. Dell monitors are generally of good quality and their support is pretty good too so if the price is nearly the same you might as well just go with the Dell in case something does happen.
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AVeryLargeRadish posted:Well, here's the thing, ASUS makes really good stuff which is why they are often recommended but it's their support and customer service that's hideously bad. So you're unlikely to need an RMA but if you do it can be a nightmare. Dell monitors are generally of good quality and their support is pretty good too so if the price is nearly the same you might as well just go with the Dell in case something does happen. I did. If it sucks, I will loving hunt you down and ask you more annoying questions.
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xthetenth posted:I've got it at home. It's probably my pick for the best monitor around for non-gaming tasks unless you're considering a 40"+ 4K screen or working with images/video, and the 4K TV thing requires some care to get a really good one. What about for gaming? It would pretty much be used for work, which dual monitors would be super helpful, and gaming.
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The only thing I ever had to RMA came back just fine...
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<anecdotal experience here>
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Nitrousoxide posted:What about for gaming? It would pretty much be used for work, which dual monitors would be super helpful, and gaming. For gaming it's quite solid. Good color, contrast and so on, can be pretty demanding at 34% more pixels than a non ultrawide 1440, but still doable for a 970 or equivalent. If you don't need high frame rate or *sync, it's pretty great. Also, for work, I'd count it as one and a half monitors at least, it's usually quite doable to have three windows open at once, and although looking at a second screen is still awkward, it's not much more so than with two non-ultrawide 27" screens. By that size, the second screen is more for reference materials than active work windows or your neck will hate you.
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Does anyone know if the Acer XB270HU is safe to buy yet? I'm getting tired of waiting for the promised Asus version, but don't want to go through RMA hell with one either.
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There have been a couple trip reports from those of us who bought recently, with manufacture dates in 'May'. Some light bleed, one guy reporting no stuck/dead pixels, I have 2 stuck pixels. Neither of us reported needing to RMA yet.
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VextheGrey posted:Does anyone know if the Acer XB270HU is safe to buy yet? I'm getting tired of waiting for the promised Asus version, but don't want to go through RMA hell with one either. I bought one 2 weeks ago and, going off what I read in a few places, made sure the manufacturer date was at least June and it's completely perfect. I also bought it at a store and not online so I could've just taken it back but didn't have to anyway. Of course this doesn't mean you couldn't get unlucky or whatever.
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kojicolnair posted:I bought one 2 weeks ago and, going off what I read in a few places, made sure the manufacturer date was at least June and it's completely perfect. No light bleed?
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VextheGrey posted:Does anyone know if the Acer XB270HU is safe to buy yet? I'm getting tired of waiting for the promised Asus version, but don't want to go through RMA hell with one either. I bought one when I got a 20% off coupon in the mail from Micro Center. I took it back about 30 minutes later when I found a dead pixel and some dust under the screen. The one I exchanged it for is fine.
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Ranter posted:No light bleed? If I get the room completely dark and have a sole black image up I can see some light bleed but I don't see it at all if I even have my TV on. That or I'm just not seeing it, either way not enough to bother me.
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VextheGrey posted:Does anyone know if the Acer XB270HU is safe to buy yet? I'm getting tired of waiting for the promised Asus version, but don't want to go through RMA hell with one either. I bought a refurbished one off of Amazon for $100 less and it had one green stuck pixel that I'll notice on totally black backgrounds. I forget it's there 99% of the time but I did have one.
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VextheGrey posted:Does anyone know if the Acer XB270HU is safe to buy yet? I'm getting tired of waiting for the promised Asus version, but don't want to go through RMA hell with one either. I hope so. I'll have one on Wed. and can definitely report in after getting it set up.
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I am trying to decide on a 27" high end gaming monitor. Anyone have any experience with the BenQ models and have any feedback on them or have another recommendation? ( I see a couple of models by BenQ are endorsed by WarGaming.net ) I am looking in the $400 US range, Asus has a nice ROG series but drat $750 is too high for a monitor.
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Vendictus Prime posted:I am trying to decide on a 27" high end gaming monitor. Anyone have any experience with the BenQ models and have any feedback on them or have another recommendation? ( I see a couple of models by BenQ are endorsed by WarGaming.net ) I am looking in the $400 US range, Asus has a nice ROG series but drat $750 is too high for a monitor. So do you want high end gaming 27", or $400? They're two different things.
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I got an Asus MG279Q. The tftcentral.co.uk review recommends setting the overdrive to 80 (default is 60) for slightly better responsiveness for a negligible overshoot. It just noticed that makes black text on a grey background (like you often see here on SA!) leave a very, very visible white trail. I'm using a Firefox Nightly with the new ultrasmooth scrolling so something similar might be required to see it. But basically, does anyone else notice this on overdriven displays? Scrolling black on grey text = clear halos. Hiowf fucked around with this message at 20:22 on Aug 18, 2015 |
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Skuto posted:I got an Asus MG279Q. The tftcentral.co.uk review recommends setting the overdrive to 80 (default is 60) for slightly better responsiveness for a negligible overshoot. That does not happen on my Dell U2415's overdrive(8ms to 6ms) but I get some banding when scrolling rapidly over certain colors, red being particularly bad, so I leave overdrive off.
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Skuto posted:But basically, does anyone else notice this on overdriven displays? Scrolling black on grey text = clear halos. 
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I posted a week or two back about which Korean 27" panel to buy. I ended up getting a used/refurbished Achieva Shimian from green-sum on ebay for just under $200. So far it's really impressive. Zero dead pixels, a little bit of light bleed on the edges but not enough to complain about for the price. I haven't tried overclocking it yet but I'm impressed with everything except for the stand (since it's not adjustable). Luckily there's VESA mounting holes on the back.
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Skuto posted:I got an Asus MG279Q. The tftcentral.co.uk review recommends setting the overdrive to 80 (default is 60) for slightly better responsiveness for a negligible overshoot. My dell 3014 (which has very bad overdrive/overshoot that can't be turned off) does this exactly. You do sort of just stop noticing it after a week or so though.
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