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afaik the general recommemdation for an aftermarket monitor stand is the amazon basics one, which also comes in a dual version. .
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I bought a 144hz GSYNC Acer Predator and I can't really see the difference in games, even when they're running at 120fps. Is there anything I could be doing wrong? Maybe things seem a little smoother but it could just as easily be placebo the effect is so subtle. My resolution is definitely set at native/144hz in the Nvidia control panel. Am I supposed to be seeing some huge difference? Edit: Using the DP cable from the box TOOT BOOT fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Oct 14, 2017 |
# ? Oct 14, 2017 09:42 |
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TOOT BOOT posted:I bought a 144hz GSYNC Acer Predator and I can't really see the difference in games, even when they're running at 120fps. Is there anything I could be doing wrong? Maybe things seem a little smoother but it could just as easily be placebo the effect is so subtle. My resolution is definitely set at native/144hz in the Nvidia control panel. Am I supposed to be seeing some huge difference? Are you talking about not noticing Gsync or the high refresh rate? Because you should definitely notice the difference between going from 60hz to 144hz by just moving the mouse really quickly. Gsync can be hit or miss on high refresh rate monitors
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# ? Oct 14, 2017 09:58 |
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What game are you playing? Did you set the game’s max fps to 144? Did you set the monitors max FPS?
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# ? Oct 14, 2017 10:05 |
TOOT BOOT posted:I bought a 144hz GSYNC Acer Predator and I can't really see the difference in games, even when they're running at 120fps. Is there anything I could be doing wrong? Maybe things seem a little smoother but it could just as easily be placebo the effect is so subtle. My resolution is definitely set at native/144hz in the Nvidia control panel. Am I supposed to be seeing some huge difference? Is the monitor set to 144hz in its OSD? Also check the windows control panel, it shouldn't matter but sometimes wield poo poo happens.
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# ? Oct 14, 2017 11:12 |
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TOOT BOOT posted:I bought a 144hz GSYNC Acer Predator and I can't really see the difference in games, even when they're running at 120fps. Is there anything I could be doing wrong? Maybe things seem a little smoother but it could just as easily be placebo the effect is so subtle. My resolution is definitely set at native/144hz in the Nvidia control panel. Am I supposed to be seeing some huge difference? In case this wasn't obvious, you have to disable VSync in the games that you play to take advantage of GSync.
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# ? Oct 14, 2017 13:35 |
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fletcher posted:Is it a price thing? I had a 24" 1080p 144Hz and went to 27" 1440p 165Hz and it is glorious Yes and no. I had an xb271hu briefly but returned it. It’s just too much monitor for me, size and price wise. My aging processor has an easier time maxing out 1080 as well. I don’t want to give up ips for 144hz though.
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# ? Oct 14, 2017 14:38 |
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All that stuff is set perfectly and I still don't really see a big difference. I never thought I'd be one of those people! I mostly play Dota and not fast-paced shooters though so maybe that's the reason.
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# ? Oct 15, 2017 23:14 |
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I don't really notice much of a difference either. I mostly play pubg and overwatch. I don't think it's because my eyes are bad...im just not sensitive to it I guess.
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# ? Oct 15, 2017 23:41 |
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So the OP is outdated, what's the monitor release schedule look like? Is now a good time to buy? I have a Dell 2405FPW that's getting long in the tooth and am interested in replacing it. I paid $900 for the dell which has lasted me about a decade so I guess my replacement budget is also around that. Vid card's currently a GTX 970 4gb and it's use is primarily playing games @ 1920x1200. I guess everyone is 16:9 instead of 16:10 now, that's fine. I don't want it to have a fanged mouth glued on or be bright red with strobing LEDs. I also don't really need it to have speakers or usb ports or do anything except for display a picture, with FPS performance preferred over color fidelity, presumably I want a 122hz or 144hz or 165hz, the more hertz the better? "24 or around that is a good size for me, I could scale up or down an inch or two if there's a significant price point.
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# ? Oct 16, 2017 22:48 |
Bhodi posted:So the OP is outdated, what's the monitor release schedule look like? Is now a good time to buy? I have a Dell 2405FPW that's getting long in the tooth and am interested in replacing it. There is no monitor release schedule, they say something is coming out one year, it gets pushed back, maybe it comes out three years later? Maybe never? Anyway, if you want to spend that kind of money you are probably best off getting one of the 27", 144/165Hz, 2560x1440, IPS, Gsync monitors like the Acer XB271HU or Asus PG279Q. All the 24" stuff is TN and well under your budget. Supposedly there are 4k 144hz monitors coming out in 2018 but those have supposed to have come out for a couple years now so who knows if they will really drop in '18?
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# ? Oct 16, 2017 23:06 |
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So the high hz only comes in 27inch and above? Don't I want to run games in native resolution? Don't want or need to spend that much, just saying that's my ceiling. also, lmao @ "That monitor you want for your birthday costs how much? I found this one for you instead and it seems perfectly fine so I ordered it, it's coming on thursday" Bhodi fucked around with this message at 23:15 on Oct 16, 2017 |
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Bhodi posted:So the high hz only comes in 27inch and above? Don't I want to run games in native resolution? Don't want or need to spend that much, just saying that's my ceiling. There are plenty of 24" 144hz TN panels out there, but they're pretty awful. If you want IPS you pretty much have to go 27" and up.
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# ? Oct 16, 2017 23:42 |
Bhodi posted:So the high hz only comes in 27inch and above? Don't I want to run games in native resolution? Don't want or need to spend that much, just saying that's my ceiling. Like VulgarandStupid said, you can't get high refresh IPS panels at under 27", they don't make them. The best of the 24" TN versions is the Dell S2417DG, but it's still 1440p. There are a bunch of 1080p ones, but the panel quality can be pretty bad, the Acer XB241H is probably the best choice among those. You are going from a very old monitor so whatever you get is still probably going to look a lot better than what you have right now. Spend what you feel comfortable spending.
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# ? Oct 17, 2017 00:06 |
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bought the acer above, because it dropped $75 overnight to $700? thanks guys
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# ? Oct 17, 2017 17:42 |
Somebody mentioned to me that running games in Windowed Borderless mode will be subjected to V-Sync in Windows 10 automatically, and thus have input lag. Is that true? Does it also apply if I have G-Sync enabled?
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# ? Oct 18, 2017 18:09 |
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Is there a way to adjust in software (macOS) for displays that are old? I got an hp 2335 for free the other day, its still a great monitor but it has some yellowing along the edges from the backlight aging.
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# ? Oct 18, 2017 20:17 |
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You can change the color profile a little if it's the entire image that's shifted color, but that'll only help a little and it won't get you colors back that have become impossible for the monitor to display due to degradation. It also won't help if you've got just edge yellowing or other sorts of non-uniform discoloration.
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# ? Oct 18, 2017 20:21 |
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Right, it's edge yellowing that's the issue. That would be a great little app, like being able to resize an effect area of color adjustment to make older monitors great again (and earth-friendly too.)
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# ? Oct 18, 2017 20:34 |
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Is there anything to look out for when buying a 30" 4k screen? I can get a AOC U3277FWQ A-MWA panel for cheap, but I'm wondering if it's worth going for over more expensive ones.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 09:19 |
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Rectus posted:Is there anything to look out for when buying a 30" 4k screen? I can get a AOC U3277FWQ A-MWA panel for cheap, but I'm wondering if it's worth going for over more expensive ones. If you're looking to game on it - ASUS makes a 4K@60Hz display with G-Sync, and there are Freesync ones for cheaper. If you merely want the resolution and screen real estate, I see no issues with that AOC. But gaming on a 4K display with anything short of a 1080Ti almost requires some form of adaptive synchronization to not make you hate life *when* you drop below 60fps.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 09:25 |
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BIG HEADLINE posted:If you're looking to game on it - ASUS makes a 4K@60Hz display with G-Sync, and there are Freesync ones for cheaper. If you merely want the resolution and screen real estate, I see no issues with that AOC. Thanks. The ASUS 30"+ ones look expensive though (in Sweden, so everything is). I'm looking to both game and creative stuff, and I have a 980Ti. I have a 28" 1440p without adaptive sync at the moment, plus two old CCFL space heaters I want to replace, so I'll probably go for another 28" 1440p screen instead then.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 09:44 |
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I'm planning to upgrade my gpu and monitor sometime between now and the end of the year, so I want to get a handle of the model numbers to be looking at when black friday/cyber monday deals hit. I currently play mostly overwatch and cs:go, but I'm getting hyped for Destiny 2 and would like to max that out with a little gsync/freesync action if it doesn't throw me way out of my budget. I'd like to keep total for card and monitor in the $700-800 range, but I'm willing to go up to $1k if it makes sense. I'm currently using a 1920x1080, 22" IPS and would like to stay 22"-24" and IPS, but I'm coming to terms with a TN since that seems to be necessary in order to stay with the size/budget/features I'm looking for. I'm also still deciding between 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 at this point, leaning toward 1440 if it doesn't wreck the budget between a monitor and a beefy enough card. Are the XB241H or S2417DG what i'm looking at for these requirements? Are there other Goon Approved models I should be looking at when shopping around? At a quick glance it looks like I'd want a GTX 1070 for 2560x1440 and GTX 1060 if I stay in 1920x1080, does that sound right for gpu or is that a better question for the parts picking thread?
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 17:01 |
Adjectivist Philosophy posted:I'm planning to upgrade my gpu and monitor sometime between now and the end of the year, so I want to get a handle of the model numbers to be looking at when black friday/cyber monday deals hit. I currently play mostly overwatch and cs:go, but I'm getting hyped for Destiny 2 and would like to max that out with a little gsync/freesync action if it doesn't throw me way out of my budget. I'd like to keep total for card and monitor in the $700-800 range, but I'm willing to go up to $1k if it makes sense. I'm currently using a 1920x1080, 22" IPS and would like to stay 22"-24" and IPS, but I'm coming to terms with a TN since that seems to be necessary in order to stay with the size/budget/features I'm looking for. I'm also still deciding between 1920x1080 and 2560x1440 at this point, leaning toward 1440 if it doesn't wreck the budget between a monitor and a beefy enough card. Are the XB241H or S2417DG what i'm looking at for these requirements? Are there other Goon Approved models I should be looking at when shopping around? For the monitor I would go with the Dell S2417DG, it's by far the best choice and the price right now is amazing, normally they are like $450 minimum, but right now they are $380 on Newegg with the promo code 1018MNHP2, snap one up right now, you won't find a better deal on black friday/cyber monday. For the GPU, well, that whole situation sucks right now, the 1070 is overpriced because of cryptocurrency miners, it's better to bump up to the 1080, so I would recommend grabbing that monitor plus a decent 1080, that will come to about $900 but is the most bang for your buck. Anyway, just nab that monitor right away.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 17:30 |
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You're on the right track. GTX 1070 is ok for 1440p but Nvidia is going to release a GTX 1070 ti next week that's rumoured to perform almost like a GTX 1080 at a lower price point. That and one of your listed monitors would be a solid combination. The nice thing here with G-Sync is that your setup can smoothly display ~70 FPS in (future) intensive AAA titles to 165 FPS in your listed e-sports games without wasting GPU power or refresh rate potential. In my eyes that's a great solution until the good 4K/144Hz IPS panels become standard in a few years. Standard TN display disclaimers apply: Low contrast, gamma shift, hardware calibration recommended.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 17:34 |
eames posted:You're on the right track. GTX 1070 is ok for 1440p but Nvidia is going to release a GTX 1070 ti next week that's rumoured to perform almost like a GTX 1080 at a lower price point. The 1070ti is a good solution if they can manage to grab one before the miners snap them all up and drive the price up to $600, but you have to be pretty quick on the draw for that.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 17:45 |
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I'm ordering that 34" AW3418DW from Dell tomorrow. $1065 for it is just too good a deal to pass up. I'll try to remember to post about how my 1070 runs things on it like PUBG, Dota, R6: Siege, Divinity.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 21:06 |
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Sterling_Archer posted:I'm ordering that 34" AW3418DW from Dell tomorrow. $1065 for it is just too good a deal to pass up. I'll try to remember to post about how my 1070 runs things on it like PUBG, Dota, R6: Siege, Divinity. You'l be most pleased, but remember that you will want to use NVidia Inspector to set the maximum framerate slightly below that of your monitor (you can use the monitor's FPS counter to confirm). For instance, you can set the monitor to 120hz, and run games at 118hz cap. The moment they hit 120 or above, Gsync breaks. You'd think for all the highfalutin Gsync tech, NVidia could have made frame limits automatic by now, or at least build Frame Limit in to GeForce Experience like AMD did with ReLive. I don't know how well a 1070 is gonna swing PUBG though, might need to turn down some settings. My 1080ti was actually hitting my 118hz cap for a lot of GTAV.
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# ? Oct 19, 2017 21:18 |
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Thanks for the advice guys. I think I will try to snag a 1070 ti when they launch if that is going to give me good performance at 1440
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# ? Oct 20, 2017 14:10 |
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Zero VGS posted:You'l be most pleased, but remember that you will want to use NVidia Inspector to set the maximum framerate slightly below that of your monitor (you can use the monitor's FPS counter to confirm). For instance, you can set the monitor to 120hz, and run games at 118hz cap. The moment they hit 120 or above, Gsync breaks. You'd think for all the highfalutin Gsync tech, NVidia could have made frame limits automatic by now, or at least build Frame Limit in to GeForce Experience like AMD did with ReLive. Isn't this what turning on vsync in the control panel does? I have mine set to the maximum rate plus vsync and haven't had a problem with gsync breaking.
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# ? Oct 20, 2017 19:30 |
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Hikaki posted:Isn't this what turning on vsync in the control panel does? I have mine set to the maximum rate plus vsync and haven't had a problem with gsync breaking. I would think that turning on VSync would add some frames of input lag. Doing it the way I described and leaving VSync off globally is a sure way to avoid that.
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# ? Oct 20, 2017 19:34 |
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What's up with Displayport not turning on until AFTER booted into windows? What if I need to access bios or boot screen?
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 04:51 |
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Ak Gara posted:What's up with Displayport not turning on until AFTER booted into windows? What if I need to access bios or boot screen? I went through three 970s and a GTX560Ti 448 core before that and I've always had DP fire up and give me an ASUS splash screen. \/ My most current monitor is an IPS 2412M. First one was a Rev A00 - and I believe the replacement I got from Dell is a Rev A03. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 05:48 on Oct 21, 2017 |
# ? Oct 21, 2017 04:54 |
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I thought the delay was from IPS monitor warm up times rather than for sync from a DP port?
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 05:46 |
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So what models are you guys recommending? 27", mostly coding and gaming. Keen on the higher refresh rate.
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 12:40 |
SpaceAceJase posted:So what models are you guys recommending? 27", mostly coding and gaming. Keen on the higher refresh rate. For Gsync/Nvidia GPUs the Acer XB271HU or Asus PG279Q which are IPS or the Dell S2716DG if you are ok with TN and want to save a couple hundred bucks. For Freesync/AMD the Nixeus NX-EDG27 which is IPS.
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 12:45 |
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Ak Gara posted:What's up with Displayport not turning on until AFTER booted into windows? What if I need to access bios or boot screen? Definitely not a Displayport thing, you've just got a slow monitor. This has definitely become a problem with how fast modern PCs boot, especially if the motherboard vendor decided to use non-standard keys for entering the menus. I wish there was a way to tell my monitor "do not go in to power save mode when you lose signal, just stay on and it'll be back in a second".
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 16:18 |
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What's the best way to do a monitor & tv swapping sort of thing? Like my default setup for computering is two monitors, but once in awhile I want to swap to TV. Duplicating the primary display (1) to TV (display 3) did what I wanted, but after I turned off the TV I noticed that there was a bit of sluggishness to my games despite them reporting 60 FPS, and it went away once I disabled the link to the TV display. Is there a way around this / is there a proper way to set this up?
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 17:25 |
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Oxyclean posted:What's the best way to do a monitor & tv swapping sort of thing? A HDMI splitter should do the trick, assuming your main monitor is 1080p60 like your TV presumably is. That said there really shouldn't be any latency when using mirroring on a single GPU. What's your setup? You aren't running with the TV connected to onboard are you?
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 18:00 |
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wolrah posted:A HDMI splitter should do the trick, assuming your main monitor is 1080p60 like your TV presumably is. I got at GTX1070 - and all three displays are hooked up to the card. I have monitor 2 hooked up through DVI, monitor 1 through a HDMI to DVI cable, and the TV through a display port adapter to HDMI cable. (the 1070 I have only has one DVI and HDMI, and 3 display ports, both my monitors are too old to have DP.) Didn't know hdmi splitters were a thing - I'm definitely getting something weird happening - latency I guess, its very slightly and tricky to describe, but I'm certainly noticing something on mouse movement when the TV display is enabled (even if the TV is off.)
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# ? Oct 21, 2017 18:35 |