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So, it seems that most people in here are going for Gsync. I am considering it. But, I am curios about Freesync. Lets say for the moment that I am fine going with an Radeon video card, how does freesync compare to gsync? The cost differences here are absolutely huge and it has got me wondering.
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emocrat posted:So, it seems that most people in here are going for Gsync. I am considering it. But, I am curios about Freesync. Lets say for the moment that I am fine going with an Radeon video card, how does freesync compare to gsync? The cost differences here are absolutely huge and it has got me wondering. It's the exact same but way cheaper.
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Oct 16, 2018 18:42
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It's pretty similar, cheaper, and there is less validation for the freesync sticker on the box. Gsync requires specific use of components, and validation, as well as an fpga module $$$
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Oct 16, 2018 18:55
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VelociBacon posted:It's the exact same but way cheaper. no it's not as good but it's less expensive (the AMD and nVidia story) G-Sync is supposed to handle sub-refresh frame rates and ghost less on account of dedicated hardware emocrat posted:So, it seems that most people in here are going for Gsync. I am considering it. But, I am curios about Freesync. Lets say for the moment that I am fine going with an Radeon video card, how does freesync compare to gsync? The cost differences here are absolutely huge and it has got me wondering. if you're going to settle for AMD you get freesync. If you were going to spend the gas bill money on lottery scratchers herbal boner pills anyways just buy a 2080ti and a g-sync monitor instead ya pussy
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Oct 16, 2018 19:04
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I've been wanting to buy an adaptive sync monitor for a while now, but I have an Nvidia card and don't want to encourage their anti-consumer choice of refusing to implement open standards. E: and I would want my screen to last multiple computer lifecycles where I might not always have an Nvidia card. Somebody post a big siren post for me to see if they ever support other adaptive sync tech. CopperHound fucked around with this message at 19:09 on Oct 16, 2018 |
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Oct 16, 2018 19:07
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Hey guys, sorry if anything like this has been posted in the thread already but: I recently saw a windows surface pro all-in-one PC with a monitor that could be lowered down until it was almost touching the desk and angled at about 15 or 20 degrees from being horizontal. It is compatible with a stylus and pretty obviously meant for graphic designers, artists, that sort of thing. However, the $3,500 price tag seemed a bit ludicrous. So, I’m wondering if I could build one of my own. The PC will be easy to build, but I will need to buy the specialized monitor. Does anybody make a stand-alone monitor with stylus support? Does anybody make this monitor with a stand that allows it to be pushed down almost flat against whatever surface it is resting on?
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Oct 16, 2018 19:08
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GreatGreen posted:Does anybody make a stand-alone monitor with stylus support? Does anybody make this monitor with a stand that allows it to be pushed down almost flat against whatever surface it is resting on?
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Oct 16, 2018 19:11
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Looking for sanity checks here for my not terrifically common (but surely not truly rare) situation. tl;dr: are there good Thunderbolt-capable 21:9 displays out there besides LG 34UC98, LG 34UM88, or Samsung CJ791?
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Oct 16, 2018 21:24
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emocrat posted:So, it seems that most people in here are going for Gsync. I am considering it. But, I am curios about Freesync. Lets say for the moment that I am fine going with an Radeon video card, how does freesync compare to gsync? The cost differences here are absolutely huge and it has got me wondering.
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Oct 16, 2018 22:36
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Freesync 2 is a seal of generally good quality. You get some HDR support, low input latency and low framerate compensation. Second one should be common for Freesync monitors, but not all of them have the required "max refresh at least double of the min".
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Oct 17, 2018 10:13
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Indiana_Krom posted:Running them of the same card might perform slightly better in that windows wouldn't have to load TWO graphics drivers instead of just one, but the difference is probably immeasurably small. Using the motherboard HDMI for the second monitor is better in your specific case for one simple reason: You can buy a 3 pack of 6 foot HDMI cables on Amazon for like $5 and that is all you need to get the job done. Thanks to you, Rexxed, and EoRaptor for your help - the monitors work great now!
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Oct 17, 2018 14:19
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I have a dumb question. I just want a very simple monitor. My second monitor finally bit the bullet and I need to replace it. I don't do widescreen gaming, I don't need it to have a refresh rate higher than 60. All I use it for is work/browsing the internet while I do things that take up my main display. Is there a gold standard for just a good basic 24" 1080p 60Hz monitor that is affordable because it works without a bunch of bells and whistles and dumb gimmicks?
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Oct 17, 2018 18:19
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Just got my first displayport monitor has I have a weird problem I'ven ever had before, I have it set to turn off the screens after a while of no input but when they turn back on, all the windows on my second screen(a hdmi one) is shoved on the main screen(the displayport one), any idea what could be causing this?
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Oct 17, 2018 19:30
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Nalesh posted:Just got my first displayport monitor has I have a weird problem I'ven ever had before, I have it set to turn off the screens after a while of no input but when they turn back on, all the windows on my second screen(a hdmi one) is shoved on the main screen(the displayport one), any idea what could be causing this? Sounds like the problem of "too deep" sleep some DP monitors. When it goes to sleep it completely disappears, Windows can't sense that it is still connected. What happens is that when the primary DP monitor goes to sleep Windows considers it disconnected, so it has to move all the windows to the HDMI monitor, which is the new primary. Then when they wake up, the DP monitor shows up again, Windows sets it as the primary and moves all the windows from the old primary monitor. The monitor may have setting to adjust the deepness of sleep which could solve this problem, I think it had worked with couple recent cases in this thread.
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Oct 17, 2018 23:06
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alex314 posted:Freesync 2 is a seal of generally good quality. You get some HDR support, low input latency and low framerate compensation. Second one should be common for Freesync monitors, but not all of them have the required "max refresh at least double of the min". Yeah, this. There's a couple really good Freesync monitors, but you need to do ~research~, or you can find a freesync 2 monitor and it's probably good. Either way, ask here/check a review before buying anyway IMO 
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Skyarb posted:I have a dumb question. I just want a very simple monitor. My second monitor finally bit the bullet and I need to replace it. I don't do widescreen gaming, I don't need it to have a refresh rate higher than 60. All I use it for is work/browsing the internet while I do things that take up my main display. Gold standard? I don't think. I was trying to look at Tech Report peripheral picks but their last one was october 2016. Linus does his "why the hell are you all buying this" videos that may cover a cheap monitor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyTD4WRwHkU In the meantime, this is ips but no height adjustment. https://www.amazon.com/LG-Electronics-24MC57HQ-P-24-Inch-LED-lit/dp/B00TCVBL6K This hp is cheaper, but has a nicer stand but is also smaller. https://www.amazon.com/HP-23-8-inch-Adjustment-Speakers-VH240a/dp/B072M34RQC Coredump fucked around with this message at 02:44 on Oct 18, 2018 |
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Oct 18, 2018 02:36
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So I've been gaming on my ultra wide monitor (IPS for editing) for a while now and the 60hz is starting to annoy me, I'm looking at a 140hz gaming monitor but I'm really not sure if I should be sticking to 1080p for max fps or going 1440p, is G-sync worth it? my rig is pretty good but I do like to run games at ultra if I can so that could impact things specs are 1070ti 8GB (oc) 32gb DDR4, 8700k (OC to 5.1) My options are pretty much limited to what's at my local shop, can anyone make any recommendations? I'm not super set on brands and budget preferably under $1k https://www.ple.com.au/Categories/Monitors/Gaming-Monitors/120Hz-and-Above Bang3r fucked around with this message at 02:09 on Oct 19, 2018 |
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Oct 19, 2018 02:07
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Gsync is totally worth it. As for 1440p vs 1080p, if its raw framerate you are after then 1080p is the obvious choice. That 1070 Ti is a good card but 1440p will probably bring you down to the 60 FPS range fairly often. My overclocked GTX 1080 on a water cooler holds 80-120 in most recent games at 1080p, so a 1070 Ti on air will probably be a little lower but not far off. I have an Asus PG258Q and I have no complaints (but be warned it is a TN). Given your video card, I'd suggest either an Asus or an Acer 1080p/144 Hz gsync IPS.
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Bang3r posted:So I've been gaming on my ultra wide monitor (IPS for editing) for a while now and the 60hz is starting to annoy me, I'm looking at a 140hz gaming monitor but I'm really not sure if I should be sticking to 1080p for max fps or going 1440p, is G-sync worth it? my rig is pretty good but I do like to run games at ultra if I can so that could impact things If I were you, I'd get an Acer Predator XB271HU or the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q. They are both 144hz (overclockable to 165hz) 1440p IPS monitors with GSYNC. The 1070ti has enough headroom to stay above 60FPS at 1440p in modern games. Obviously it'll vary from game to game, so look at some benchmarks. I just took a quick peak myself, and it looks like The Witcher 3 will run around 85 FPS at 1440p Ultra settings, Doom should run at about 120FPS, BF1 should be around 100FPS, Wildlands only runs at 45FPS but I believe that game's ultra setting is unreasonable to aim for. You aren't going to be maxing out the refresh rate on new AAA titles, but you will have plenty of headroom to take advantage of the high refresh rate. You'll always have the option to pare back visual settings for higher framerate. It'll give you more options and take advantage of your system's headroom. FWIW, I have the older model of the Acer and I used a 1080 with it for a couple years and loved the setup. The 1070ti isn't that far off from the base 1080. If you end up upgrading your card in a couple years, you'll still have a sweet monitor that can take advantage of the new hardware. il serpente cosmico fucked around with this message at 04:32 on Oct 19, 2018 |
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il serpente cosmico posted:If I were you, I'd get an Acer Predator XB271HU or the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q. They are both 144hz (overclockable to 165hz) 1440p IPS monitors with GSYNC. Those look like good choices, the swift just bloody sold out at the store (it was in stock when i was looking this morning) so maybe I'll wait? the other one looks a bit.. garish to me! with my current monitor I'm running things at 2560x1080 at ultra (for the most part) and I get 100+fps on all the games I'm currently playing (Bf1, destiny2, blackops 4) but I could definitely see it dropping down a bit going higher with the res, I'm sure I'll update when the 20 series of cards prices go down so looking for the future is a good call.
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Bang3r posted:Those look like good choices, the swift just bloody sold out at the store (it was in stock when i was looking this morning) so maybe I'll wait? the other one looks a bit.. garish to me! Those two models use the same panel, so get whichever one you like better. If you happen to come across the Acer XB270HU, it's the earlier model of the same panel that's since been discontinued. It's a really good panel, and the design is much more understated.
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If I wanted a 1080p HDR at 120hz (don't care about 4k, curved ... might be nice?), is there a good monitor anyone would suggest? Budget isn't super important. Just random garbage on amazon that's high rated would be fine?
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Unormal posted:If I wanted a 1080p HDR at 120hz (don't care about 4k, curved ... might be nice?), is there a good monitor anyone would suggest? Budget isn't super important. Just random garbage on amazon that's high rated would be fine? Just to clarify, why HDR but also only 1080p but high refresh rate? I don't think that exists? If they made a 1080p monitor big enough to need to be curved it would look like an apple 2 screen.
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VelociBacon posted:Just to clarify, why HDR but also only 1080p but high refresh rate? I don't think that exists? If they made a 1080p monitor big enough to need to be curved it would look like an apple 2 screen. I make/play video games and I want to futz around with HDR output, and 120hz is nice for text, but I don't need a billion pixels (GPU can't fill them anyway). I already have a couple big ol 30" 60hz non-hdr 2560x1600s, so if what I want doesn't exist all I need is some decent smallish HDR panel I guess.
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So the Dell/Alienware AW3418DW is still pretty much as good as it gets as of right now for gaming monitors, correct? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one today. Anyone know what Microcenter's return policy is when it comes to dead pixels?
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RoboCop 3 posted:So the Dell/Alienware AW3418DW is still pretty much as good as it gets as of right now for gaming monitors, correct? I'm thinking of pulling the trigger on one today. Anyone know what Microcenter's return policy is when it comes to dead pixels? LG's new gsync hits very very soon with a review on TFTcentral stated for this week. Shouldn't have any issues with OC flickering that the AW and x34p do. Expect prices to be high though
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queef anxiety posted:LG's new gsync hits very very soon with a review on TFTcentral stated for this week. Shouldn't have any issues with OC flickering that the AW and x34p do. Expect prices to be high though Too late! I now have a big curvy goon  I have 30 days to return this monitor to Microcenter, so if the LG that’s coming out soon is a considerable improvement, I’ll consider returning the Dell. Right now though, I’m pretty happy. I haven’t noticed any flickering at 120 hz, although I did read about that possibility on a few Reddit posts. Hopefully I get lucky.
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RoboCop 3 posted:I spent five minutes after I set it up just moving windows around on my desktop. Everyone does this. It’s so satisfying.
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Can anyone recommend a portable monitor? I have 5 headless machines in my house that only seldomly need a screen and I'm getting tired of setting up/tearing down my 27" Dell. I was looking at the 16" AOC e1659Fwu for ~$85
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queef anxiety posted:LG's new gsync hits very very soon with a review on TFTcentral stated for this week. Shouldn't have any issues with OC flickering that the AW and x34p do. Expect prices to be high though e: oops that's the freesync version, they'll do an entirely separate review for the g-sync version later
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Is there some sort of test you can run on a freesync monitor to see if it has a good implementation or not?
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Is there some sort of test you can run on a freesync monitor to see if it has a good implementation or not? https://www.testufo.com/freesync
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App13 posted:Can anyone recommend a portable monitor? I have 5 headless machines in my house that only seldomly need a screen and I'm getting tired of setting up/tearing down my 27" Dell. I was looking at the 16" AOC e1659Fwu for ~$85 I had a similar issue and just set up a VNC on my home server. Works great if you don't need to worry about latency or color quality.
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Not sure if this is a new low water mark for a new 3418DW:
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Not sure if this is a new low water mark for a new 3418DW: gently caress that's a lot less than I paid. [swissflagwithcryingmarmot.gif]
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BIG HEADLINE posted:Not sure if this is a new low water mark for a new 3418DW: They've hit 850 like that a bunch of times but never any lower. That's well worth it though.
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http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/lg_34gk950g.htm reviews out. good and bad. will be interesting to see if its the OC'd gsync module or the panel causing all the issues with current high refresh UW's (AW34/x34p)
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I have a question about playing video games on a multi-monitor setup. If I have a dual or triple monitor setup but only play games on the middle screen, is there any software out there that can utilize the outer two monitors for ambient color according to what's happening in the video game?
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Any recommendations for a 27" 1440p monitor below $500, that come with a height-adjustable stand? Decided to upgrade to a 2070 soon, might as well get the bigger resolution to go along with it. Currently running a pair of 1080 Ultrasharps, so was looking at their bigger brother the U2715H-but I'd rather get a 144hz if at all possible. The Samsung C27HG70 looks rather cool as well, but for the life of me I can't find the g-sync version of it.
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