peripherals-and-displays

[hard obsidian]

120

im on ps5

wsit

im slow

1440

[daring zenith]

VA Panels might look blurry with ghosting, mess around with turning up the overdrive or pixel response time settings and see if that helps

[daring zenith]

Would be under game adjust -> response time

It's also pretty likely it's just the source image from the ps5 not being the smoothest, but you can mess around with monitor settings to check

[hollow hatch]

i need a new mic, upgrade from a samson q2u, has to be xlr, preferably under 100$ but 160$ max, i want it to have that shure sm7b style of the mic without the 400$+ price tag, any recommendations?

[soft jay]

My be a stretch finfine AM8

[hollow hatch]

I’ve heard multiple things from that mic, multiple people say the static from it being xlr is very noticeable

And I already us a mixer so wanna stay with an xlr option

[soft jay]

Welp my mic knowledge ends there lmao

[earnest zealot]

Fellas I got a predator x27u from bestbuy. The dp port is kinda messed up on it and it has micro scratches out of box so o was considering returning it for a G60SD Odyssey panel but now I’m seeing that the power buttons on them just become dust after a month. Does anyone in here have that line of display and is your power button still alive

It’s apparently an issue with the g6, 7, 8, and 9

All of the ones with the joystick

[dapper adder]

Rode podmic may fit your bill

It is a heavier mic though, so you may want to consider a mic boom that can handle the extra weight if your current one isn't (the cheap generic one included with budget mics will most likely not be able to hold the mic properly without you using the knob to stop it from moving)

Im not sure if it's much of an upgrade though

If you value quality more, the SE V7 should probably have a better sound quality than the podmic but it's more of a stage mic

Oh yeah there's also the at2040 which is also of a similar ish style to the sm7b

I'd recommend checking out the channel podcastage on YouTube (I think that's what the spelling was)

Yeah https://youtube.com/@podcastage

Se dynacaster may also be a choice you could do

(dcm6)

[west hornet]

He has a lot of great in depth mic reviews

[neon root]

i still dont know how to properly eq my mic 🗿

[dapper adder]

Don't worry, most people struggle with EQ as well
It's kinda hard to learn to do well, takes alot of practice to be able to do it quickly or even just well

That's why good mixing engineers get paid so much

[soft dune]

i do got that ear tho 👂

[near pecan]

Hey everyone, looking for some insight on usb-c docking stations for my home office. I recently purchased 2 Samsung 27” Odyssey G50D monitors and am looking to get as close to the QHD/180Hz they offer. It would need to support my work laptop as well as my gaming laptop. The gaming laptop has an i7 and a RTX4060.
Something like this seems like it might work well but I’ve never purchased a dock before so could use some input. Thanks! https://www.newegg.com/wavlink-69pd24-black/p/1DN-0023-00096

[vernal pulsar]

So I got a question. Considering my current budget is around 100 USD, is it worth biting the bullet on the Koorui? Looking for one that'll last the longest for this price range. Oh and if yall have any other suggestions, there's two requirements. 75x75 VESA mount, and 24-25 inch screen size

Also noticed how annoyingly hard it is to find a 24 inch 1440p monitor in general

Should also point out this would also be my first 1440p mnitor if I went that route. Very used to 1080

[sinful lantern]

Hey

What should I get the LG CS4 65in or the TCL C7K 65in if the LG is 285$ more expensive?

[ebon atlas]

Its coming today, in a few hoursss 😄

[obsidian cypress]

What are some ways to improve my computer's audio quality and volume?

My new board the audio is not as loud or quite as clear as my previous.

I already have a good headphone (AKG K701)

[west hornet]

the general solution is to just buy a dedicated external audio source. dac/amp combo or separates

doesn't even have to be fancy. sometimes something as simple as the phone 3.5mm dongles are enough and there are plenty of different types on the market

[west hornet]

that one might not be able to fully support 180hz at 1440p but should come close. you have to look at the hdmi/dp versions and max supported output as well as the max bandwidth of the host port. personally I've used thunderbolt docks from caldigit and they have worked for me but it also depends on the bandwidth of the usb port on the laptops

[near pecan]

Close is fine, I’m just inexperienced and all of the ratings are always for 4k resolutions, so I assumed higher refresh at a lower res but wanted to make sure. I know the monitors go higher with DisplayPort, so that’s why I liked this one as a lot don’t seem to have two dp outputs

The dell dock I have from my work has 1 hdmi and 1 dp and has been able to do the full res at 60Hz over hdmi, but it doesn’t like the dp output and I get some dots scrolling the screen. Doesn’t happen with the work laptop, but that obviously isn’t running a dedicated GPU

[oak jungle]

Yeah 27" is the preferred size for 1440p

Nice balance of size and pixel density

[west hornet]

that's like me trying to find a 27" 4k oled display

[west hornet]

Ideally I would try to find reviews on the specific dock you are looking at because some have specific limitations with resolution and port speeds/functionality if the cable or port on the laptop is lower spec

on that page I couldn't even find what usb version the host port is (eg. usb3, usb4, usb5). maybe im blind idk

[near pecan]

I think part of the problem I’m having is there are so many that seem so similar but are all different prices so I’m struggling to differentiate them

I’ll have to look and see if I can find more information about the port from my gaming laptop

[sullen crow]

Send pictures and thoughts on it when you use it for the first time

[soft dune]

I have this

It is pretty good

[ebon atlas]

its here :> unboxing

[sullen crow]

Again it’s gonna be hefty

[ebon atlas]

wdym by hefty

the keyboard feels alright not like 10kg

[sullen crow]

Compared to most I’ve had even the 75% I have weighs more than most 100% keyboards

[ebon atlas]

unwrapped the nylon

time to open

yeah it feels hefty lol

Connected everything, currently typing from the new keyboard

[dapper adder]

Quality - eq or better DAC, better amp may also be required
Louder - better amp/additional amp (to make your onboard DAC be able to push more power)

Your akgs are not hard to drive judging by the specifications

Only 60ohm

103db/v

Or something around that

[obsidian cypress]

Is there a all in one solution or do I need to get multiple things?

So a Equalizer and an DAC?

[west hornet]

id say look at external dac/amp combos. if you eventually want to do further tuning to the sound profile you can always do software eq

[dapper adder]

Equalizer is free; you can use equalizerapo and PEACE for Eq
There are many amp+DAC combos available, my current recommendation for one of those would probably be something from either like topping or fiio

[obsidian cypress]

gotcha, thank you @dapper adder @west hornet

[ebon atlas]

It feels like my typing is faster due to the height differences between my old keyboard which has taller keys

it feels smooth and im getting used to it more and more as time goes on

it is quieter than my older keyboard

[sullen crow]

But the thock from it is satisfying

[near pecan]

Hmm, a new keyboard is next for me after I sort out this docking station shopping. Gonna have to take a look at this one.

[ebon atlas]

yeah

[vernal pulsar]

How long have you had it?

Crap wrong reply

[vernal pulsar]

How long have you had it?

Idk how that even happened

[hard obsidian]

hello

i returned the monitor

you guys got any suggestions for ps5

[soft dune]

Roughly two months

[astral hare]

what are yalls thoughts on the gravastar keyboards

so i found a website that has the asus xg27aqwmg in stock

its called grooves.land but it looks hell sketchy 😭

[hot junco]

You had me interested for a minute there.

[astral hare]

like it says plus shipping and customs

so its a german site and its offical partners with asus

[sinful lantern]

Hey

I need help, I just bought the TCL C8K and I'm worried it won't have the standard mode preset since it's a European unit. Does anyone from the U.S have that TV and can tell me the exact settings so I can manually apply them?

[near pecan]

Looking at this keyboard based on some of the earlier praise I saw for Keychron, any preference on switch type for someone new to mechanical keyboards? Options are Red, Brown, and Banana https://a.co/d/0fS6Tpcw

[oak jungle]

it's really personal preference. Red is linear (smooth, no click or bump) while brown and bananna are tactile (bump, but no click)

for gaming the recommendation has typically been linear switches. If you're gaming I would recommend a hall effect board though (magnetic switches)

[near pecan]

Thanks for the input I’m mostly a console gamer, and any pc gaming is probably going to be with a controller. A lot of the keyboard inputs will honestly be on the 10 key as I do a lot of Excel work for my job. I looked at magnetic switches, but I have a Secretlab Magnus Pro desk and I’ve heard the magnetism of the desk mat has messed with those so I was staying away for now.

I’ll probably just go with one of the tactile ones. My wife has blue switches on whatever cheap keyboard she bought off amazon and I didn’t mind the bump, but not sure I want the constant click.

[obsidian cypress]

I am gonna get Mini LED. OLED just doesn't seem worth the extra with all the risks it adds for me.

This is the monitor I am looking at getting, any issues with it?
https://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/aw/d/B0FNG7ST7M/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A1G99GVHAT2WD8&psc=1

[ebon atlas]

i think that TCL are cheaper and same quality, worth checking i guess

[obsidian cypress]

TCL?

[dapper adder]

brand

[obsidian cypress]

Oh okay for some reason I thought it was a panel type

[sinful lantern]

I need help

I need to position my TCL C89K for 3 days and I wonder if the way I positioned it at is good or it needs adjustment to the angles

[dapper adder]

you could place it in whatever position you want to as long as it's not at risk of falling

if you can pat it with a decent amount of force and it doesnt want to slide or tip over, it's good enough

safest possible option probably would be strapped to the wall

[sinful lantern]

I see simplest way would be to position it flat but I've heard it's risky

What do you think about this?

The thing is, I have no idea if it will move to the point it will fall down by itself...

[dapper adder]

risk of stepping/falling/tripping on it which can be worse (assuming you meant laying it flat as in like flat on the floor, and not standing up)

[dapper adder]

that's why you give it a push in different directions to see how secure it is

generally the box has the center of gravity near the bottom so it's not super likely to be tipping over

the risk of leaning it against the wall like that on tile is that the tile may be slippery and cause it to slide and fall over

[sinful lantern]

I see

[dapper adder]

you could also try standing it straight and putting like a dining room chair to keep it from tipping over

those chairs typically have a fair bit of weight to them

[sinful lantern]

I have nothing I can use to stabilize it to be honest

[dapper adder]

realistically it'll probably not move by itself even if you stand it straight lmao

only risk for that is bumping into it while not paying attention

i'd assume the tv is only going to be sitting there for like a day or 2

[sinful lantern]

Yeah for 3 days

So you say the chances of it falling by itself in my case are very low?

In case I don't bump into it

[dapper adder]

stores tend to just store them standing upright as well, though typically sideways (90 to the aisles) so people bumping into them wont cause them to fall

though costco lays them forwards it looks like

[sinful lantern]

Yeah I wish I could do that as well

But realistically, what do you think? Is it unlikely to fall by itself

It doesn't seem to move at all

[dapper adder]

try putting it straight and using a finger to try to tip the tv away from the wall

if it tips easily with like 2 fingers, then it would be better to lean, if not, then you don't need to lean

leaning makes it stick out more towards your footpath so there is a slightly higher risk of accidentally kicking it (which probably would hurt your toes more than the tv)

but if it doesnt seem to move even with you trying to disturb it, then it should be fine

[sinful lantern]

I mean I'm too scared to do this alone as I would need to drag it. For now it doesn't seem to move at all but I haven't tested what you said

By the way the bottom part of the TV box is just in the air

Oh and my wall is a bit uneven

[dapper adder]

perfectly fine to drag the box

but lifting the tv onto the stand is best done with a helper

[hot junco]

You have a dog or kids that would try to wiggle into the gap?

[dapper adder]

true i didnt even consider pets

that could be a hazard if they do

[sinful lantern]

Yes I do have a dog which is also a problem

The only thing I can think of is to put it flat horizontally

Where the screen is facing the air

But I've heard that it could be a bit risky due to gravity

What do you think I should do?

That's how I initially had it for like almost 2 days

[hot junco]

Maybe put something under it like a shoe if you're nervous about it slipping down.

[sinful lantern]

But what are the chances realistically of it falling down by itself?

[hot junco]

Like a wheel chock kind of idea.

[sinful lantern]

For now, it doesn't seem to move at all but I'm scared that overtime it will move slightly and at some point fall by itself

And the bottom being in the air and not touching the ground, is that dangerous too?

[hot junco]

You could push it down into the narrower part of the hall. Then if it falls it doesn't fall as far. Are you waiting for someone to help you install it or why leave it laying around.

[dapper adder]

yeah they said they didnt want to do it by themselves which is fair for a 65" tv

they are not very one person lift friendly

[sinful lantern]

Hey

Just an update

I placed it upward but I put some heavy weights at the sides it's like sitting vertically perfectly

[dapper adder]

i was worried the update was about the tv falling

😭

[sinful lantern]

The things I put are not touching the TV but are a few centimeters from it

[sinful lantern]

Hahaha

I would think that too

I'll send you a picture soon

I think that would be the safest way to put it in my case

[sinful lantern]

So that's how I positioned the tv box by the way, does that seem good for you if it's gonna sit here for the next 3 days? It's not touching the wall at all (I'm unable to make it touch the wall without having that ridiculous angle from before)

It didn't seem to move at all

It's basically free standing. I just need to make sure no one's gonna tip/bump into it

[bleak sluice]

https://tenor.com/view/absolute-water-lloyd-frontera-lloyd-water-the-greatest-estate-developper-gif-5303288986082350523

[ebon atlas]

man after a week with the keyboard you recommended everything feels much smoother in comparison to the old corsair k70 mkii speed switches, i feel like i got 20%-30% faster even tho my WPM stayed the same :> yeah the thock from the keys are satisfying as well, thanks again :]

[near pecan]

Just to piggyback I took the recommendation you got and got myself a Keychron Q6 Pro the other day. My first mechanical keyboard and I’m quite enjoying it.

Still fiddling with my usb-c hub. Can’t get dual monitors to display with my personal laptop, but it looks like it may be a bandwidth problem as was previously suggested to watch out for. Unfortunately not something I was thinking about when I bought the laptop a few years back. Odd that it worked on the dock I got from my job though 🤷🏻‍♂️

[stiff sand]

Keychrons are keyboards that have like 99% of the basics done right.

I have a few myself

[near pecan]

Yeah I’m pleased for what I need it for and the price I paid. Might buy one of those switch sample kits and see if I’d like any different switches.

[stiff sand]

I personally like the Wisteria V2 switches from Epomaker

[sinful lantern]

The TV is okay!!!

Switching from a 49 inches TV to a 65 one was a big jump

I didn't expect it to be this big

[dapper adder]

every inch makes a difference as they say 🤣

[sinful lantern]

I knew it was coming 🤣 😭

[dapper adder]

lmao

[sinful lantern]

But wow watching HDR and cartoons is amazing on this TV

I never remembered spongebob squarepants was so vibrant 😂

And Rick and Marty as well. These were the only series I could think of that are considered modern cartoons apart from anime

It's so good it's enjoyable to watch q cartoon at 30% brightness

But when watching the news I prefer to have it at 50% brightness cause I just like it to pop more but even 30% looks great

Even though there is really no need for that

The only annoying thing I could notice is that when I watch an HDR content the moment I go back to SDR it feels like I've lost a lot of brightness but once I leave the TV for some time and go back, I'm back to being impressed by the TV brightness.

[dapper adder]

to be fair, you do lose a fair bit of like dynamic range in the image when you disable.... the very apt named "high dynamic range"

it also might actually be dimmer

[sinful lantern]

Yes but since it gets very bright in general your eyes adapt to the new brightness and it's getting back to be very bright and not just be too dim

But yeah in comparison you lose brightness for sure

It was never blindly bright for me but it would give me some eye fatigue

When I was watching The Dark Knight

I also how the TV made it feel like the police siren lights were flashing into my room lol (it was on a dark room)

I've never experienced that in a TV, only in my monitor...

[sinful lantern]

Could be especially because I had hdr set to 100% by default and normally at 50%. I guess if both were at 100% sdr would be brighter most of the time cause HDR only brightens specific things in the image

If I'm not mistaken

Like it highlights things like explosions and sunlight

[dapper adder]

actually
hdr brightness setting and sdr brightness settings are typically different on displays iirc

[sinful lantern]

I know that in my monitor hdr is significantly dimmer but it makes things like explosions and so on much brighter compare to how it would be if it were in SDR

Sometimes it's not actually significant

[dapper adder]

also i do know that most hdr monitors don't get as bright on SDR content according to testing (e.g. peaks to 1200 nits on hdr but on sdr content it only goes to 1000 nits)

[sinful lantern]

Yes exactly

[dapper adder]

well, idk if it's most, but i've definitely seen a fair bit

[sinful lantern]

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be like this

Cause if you are running HDR and playing an SDR it doesn't have all the required details like what to highlight, when to get brighter and what to dim more and so on...

From what I understood

I also know that it's more than that like the color space is different than in SDR

Hence why SDR content can look washed and weird on HDR

[sinful lantern]

But what's good about it is that it stays consistent in SDR (the brightness)
or am I wrong?

[dapper adder]

yeah i'd say so

[sinful lantern]

I just feel like in HDR things can go wrong very quick where as in SDR I don't have to fear that the image would look washed or too dim...

Of course, in my cause it's not really like that cause my TV can handle HDR pretty decently but still...

My other monitor has HDR600 I think and it looks bad

It's way too bright

[tacit pawn]

any monitor recommendations from currys.co.uk ? currently got the acer nitro ed240qs3 but ive got plenty of issues with it and tbh not looking to spend anything over £180 as I dont play that often

preferably slightly curved monitor

[hot junco]

What problems are you having with it? Would give a better idea of what you're trying to avoid.
Do you want another 1080p monitor? A 7700xt is reasonably capable at 1440p.
Does it have to be Currys or you cool with amazon, scan, etc... too?

[tacit pawn]

cool with ordering online yeah, just a currys is close to me so easy option yk, uh I think 1080p is fine, only really play minecraft with loads of mods, roblox, fortnite(potato graphics bc look better), terraria, phasmophobia

and I have black squares at the bottom right corner, about an inch from bottom left and about 4 inches from the top right, red dotted line going down the whole screen about 5 inches from the right and flickers when I turn it on almost every time, even with nothing but power connected

[hot junco]

It's old enough to be out of warranty? That would definitely be a broken monitor if you're getting artifacting even with no display cable in.
All that stuff sounds like you'd be perfectly fine with 1440p if you want something a little bigger and a lot sharper like a 1440p 27", there are a few 24" 1440p but there are pretty limited options at that size unless stickign with 1080p. Shouldn't need to spend anywhere near that much to get something decent at 1080 though.
Are you sure you want curved? All the affordable curved will be another VA panel and while that gets you better contrast than IPS you also get black smearing and inferior motion handling compared to IPS and that could be a good tradeoff for fast paced stuff like fortnite.

[tacit pawn]

currys sells it without warranty - £30 extra for a 2 year care and repair plan but at the time I didnt think id need it, but its over 2 years old easily, maybe pushing 3rd year later this yesr

[tacit pawn]

im just really used to curved, not sure how different a flat would be tbh

it does this but on the acer screen

[tacit pawn]

old vid from few days ago

[oak jungle]

It looks weird at first but you get used to it. 24" flat is totally fine, at 27" I miss the curve a little bit but it's not bad

Ultrawide is where you really want a curve

[hot junco]

https://www.acer.com/gb-en/support I'd check with acer directly and see if there is a manufacturer warranty.

[tacit pawn]

expired August 2024 g

Gosh damn*

the monitor is 23.6" I believe and id want something similar maybe a little bit bigger like 27"

nothing too much bigger though

[hot junco]

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/VCPsYX
Looks like Curry's might be having a sale on msi monitors currently.
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-mag-255xf-full-hd-24.5-rapid-ips-gaming-monitor-black-10276277.html £100, 300hz ips flat, 24", 1080p
https://www.currys.co.uk/products/msi-mag-27cq6pf-quad-hd-27-curved-va-lcd-gaming-monitor-black-10262258.html £150 180hz, curved (1500R shallow), 27", 1440p
I think those are all pretty reasonable options. I'd lean toward either of the Curry's ones or the LG.
I don't like curved myself. I get something similar to motion sickness reading and scrolling on curved but they are pretty much all VA as well and I prefer IPS.

[tacit pawn]

see I like mine slightly curved, not too much

[hot junco]

They'll have an R rating. Usually 1800R to 1000R, lower is more curved.

[tacit pawn]

no idea what my current one is tbh

[hot junco]

1500

[tacit pawn]

something like that is what id prefer then, ill take a look at the ones you sent, thank you 🙂

would you recommend IPS or VA? i dont really play competitively, rather for fun

I'm gonna try a little bit of a bigger monitor, I like the MSI MAG 272CXF 27" would, you recommend the flat for IPS or curved for VA?

curved 280hz flat 240hz but flat is IPS which is like better colours and stuff isnt it?

[oak jungle]

IPS has better color accuracy but often looks worse to the eye than VA because it has much lower contrast.

[tacit pawn]

which one do you think i should go for?

I do like curved monitors a bit more than flat

[oak jungle]

VA struggles with pixel response times which can lead to black/grey smearing

[tacit pawn]

noticeable?

or not really

[dapper adder]

Depends on content

[oak jungle]

Can depend on the panel quality and overdrive settings

[tacit pawn]

just chill gaming nothing competitive or serious tbh

[oak jungle]

And content yes. Darker pixels get more smear

[tacit pawn]

which one do you guys thinks i should get?

[oak jungle]

If you already have VA and don't mind it, you could get another VA

[dapper adder]

I personally prefer IPS

[tacit pawn]

I dont really notice anything with VA but that could also be because im used to it? never used an IPS i dont think

[dapper adder]

I also prefer flat panels generally because curved panels make your vision slightly distorted after a few hours of staring at a screen lmao

At least in my experience it did

[tacit pawn]

I dont really sit for hours upon hours at a time but ive never seemed to have an issue🤷‍♂️

like when I used to

[oak jungle]

Fwiw I've never had this issue so probably depends on the person

[dapper adder]

Possibly

But I'm also on the PC for like 10-14 hours every day so ymmv

[tacit pawn]

should i go for the 280hz curved VA panel? or will the flat ips be better for gaming?

[dapper adder]

At 27" or smaller, curved has pretty much no benefit

32" or larger will benefit since the monitor would be larger than your fov at the typical viewing distance

[tacit pawn]

ahh I see so its rather preference?

[dapper adder]

Pretty much

[tacit pawn]

ahh okay

if i was able to see IPS vs VA on the same screen I feel id see what one looks better to me but ive not seen VA being weird for me or having any smearing

yk aside from the monitor dying basically

[oak jungle]

27" you get some benefit from curved depending how close you're sitting

[dapper adder]

Also imo you'll be fine with even just 144hz monitors for casual gaming; most games you'll play probably would barely reach that fps anyways lmao

[tacit pawn]

honestly youd be surprised, my build gets me quite high fps in most hames

games*

at the settings i run anyways

[dapper adder]

Average sitting distance probably is like 60-70cm away probably, even with my slightly more limited fov from glasses, I can still see the full monitor fine without moving my head (though obv it's I'm the peripheral vision so it's not focused)

[oak jungle]

it's less about just seeing it and more the viewing angle

[dapper adder]

I mean, for casual games you're typically optimising visual fidelity for frames

[hot junco]

Do they have display models at curry's?

[tacit pawn]

uh not usually for monitors as they order them in, dont keep them in stock

for tv's, phones, etc. they do

[oak jungle]

when I get closer (~1.5ft/45cm) to my flat 27" for comp gaming I can notice things at the edge look a little warped. Not a huge deal but noticeable vs my old curved panel

worth it for oled though 🙏

[tacit pawn]

honestly not sure how far I sit from my monitor, I think something like 1.5ft or 2ft

[oak jungle]

2ft is a more normal distance

[tacit pawn]

something like that I think

[frigid sparrow]

Any budget dynamic microphones? I bought one I thought was dynamic but turns out it was condenser and I have a lot of backround noise so its loud

[tacit pawn]

ill go with the curved VA as im more used to that, not sure how id feel about a change to flat IPS

[dapper adder]

2-3ft is the typical I'd wager
I use my monitor around 2.5' away I think?
Most people I see out and about are similar as well

Only exception is people with uh

[tacit pawn]

probably something like that then, its just like my monitor is against the wall on my desk, then im another like 10cm from my desk on my chair

think my desk is like 1.5ft thick

[dapper adder]

The opposite of myopia

I forgot the name of it lmfao

[tacit pawn]

youropia

bc its the opposite

idk😭

[dapper adder]

Hyperopia is the actual word lmfao

[tacit pawn]

close enough😝

[signal berry]

Hey has anyone ever heard or use this monitor? My friend from work recently bought this and has been using it and I’ve been looking to upgrade my monitor? https://www.newegg.com/acer-america-um-fx0aa-601-24-1-tn-600-hz-nitro/p/N82E16824011528?item=N82E16824011528

[honest lance]

@signal berry when are your pc specs?

[signal berry]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/V8NNGk

[honest lance]

you could very well use that montior very well but if you are looking for something that would look better and still be low profile try this maybe

https://www.newegg.com/acer-xv270u-f4bmiiprx-27-wqhd-400-hz-ips/p/N82E16824011527

[signal berry]

Thank you 🙂

[honest lance]

no problem

[signal berry]

Sorry for randomly asking that lol my college competes in Collegiate for R6 and other games so was looking for a new monitor for when we have to compete from home 😄

[honest lance]

600hz is usually a waste cause it is very hard to see 600fps and its hard to actually hit 600fps and that one was only 1080p while this one is 400hz little easier to see but still overkill most would say and its 1440p so higher rez also and it will defiently be better for R6

[signal berry]

Ok that’s perfect I need it for CSGO and Apex as well so thank you very much again 😁

Also if you don’t mind me asking 2 of my teammates are also looking to upgrade their monitors can I send you both of their builds and you recommend something?

[west hornet]

What price range are you looking at

[frigid sparrow]

60-120 cad

[bleak sluice]

is this just the "make this for the funny" or are you actually looking at a system like this

[signal berry]

I actually have this system most of the parts was from my dad 🙂

Before apex asked for the build I realized I didn’t have it saved and remade it and forgot to put the monitor I have

Are you asking cause there is something wrong with my build? I was told I needed to upgrade my storage, and cooler. Also I just realized I selected the wrong ram sorry so here is the corrected list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/6VQZLy

[bleak sluice]

No i was just saying if you’re gonna build this (didn’t know you already had it) you could save a lot of money on parts, don’t upgrade anything

[signal berry]

Oh okay thank you some of the parts that I did get I got them when a discount was happening at microcenter idk why the ram is super expensive now I don’t remember it being that high priced

[hot junco]

Ddr5 has gone up 4-5x since September.

And if you're cool paying a bunch of money for an esports monitor I'd probably get a super high refresh oled like an xg27aqdpg or one of the msi x50 models instead of an ips.

[west hornet]

On the upper end of your range you could do a Audio Technica AT2005USB. it also has a xlr port if you ever wanted to get a audio interface

[frigid sparrow]

are Fifine any good?

was looking at the xm8 or whatever it is

[west hornet]

Some of fifines offerings are fine, im not familiar with that particular one but if you are able to find reviews that always helps. I know podcastage has reviews on a ton of mics on youtube

[hollow cipher]

I have the $15 bumblebee mic which works well for me

Bare minimum of what you want from a microphone but sounds better than a headset mic

I put it right in front of my mouth for the best quality

Does need some sort of noise cancellation software tho (discord Krisp does a good job)

[ebon atlas]

https://libernovo.com/

I tried the libernovo omni today :>

it is the best chair I've ever been on, but it is just a bit better than any other comfy office chair

[tawny fossil]

hey guys i need help with finding a good monitor for my needs. my budget is around 250$ max, i live in Europe. i have a gigabyte g24f2 that broke and i got the new tcl 25g64. my main issue with it is the resolution. this is my first miniled and the panel is way better but it is certainly less sharp than the gigabyte, even if its 24.5" compared to 23.8". other than that, the colors and contrast are amazing, but i have the local dimming turned off cause its very noticeable with 180 zones. i'm going to return the tcl but I'm looking for something 1080p or 1440p with 165hz minimum.

also, i heard that brand name doesn't matter and only the panel does, is this true?

[dapper adder]

for the most part
we do have a "motto" here:

i personally don't think miniled displays are worth considering anymore due to how cheap oleds have gotten; a good miniled costs as much as the cheapest oleds

bad minileds like yours is worse than regular lcd

also you say europe but your budget is in dollars?

is it 250 euros max or 250 usd max

[tawny fossil]

250 usd. also, i didnt look for miniled specifically. it was just the cheapest option with a high refresh rate and it looked interesting. also, its definetly an upgrade over my ips with the colors and contrast i would say. maybe worse than better minileds but the black uniformity is perfect and there's no bleed

like i said, only problem i have with it is the resolution and i can see a difference between 25" and 24" at 1080p

[dapper adder]

backlight bleed and uniformity is just panel quality and qc

and also backlight quality to some extent

[tacit pawn]

@hot junco I got the new monitor, msi mag 274CXF

any settings i should set in specific or just do as i like it?

[oak jungle]

Since it's VA I would recommend looking for an "overdrive" setting and tuning it to your liking using the blue blur busters UFO test

It adjusts the pixel response times to try and reduce smearing

[tacit pawn]

blue busters UFO test?

[oak jungle]

*blur busters

[tacit pawn]

what do I do on it?

it looks blurry below 70fps

at 960 pixels/sec

looks fine to me at anything above 70fps

[oak jungle]

One sec

[tacit pawn]

and i run all my games far above 70

[tacit pawn]

okay

is there any specific settings i should change or just like put them to AI so it automatically tunes it for me while playing?

e.g its dark so it makes that area a bit brighter

i think that's what it does anyways

[oak jungle]

Ok you want https://testufo.com/ghosting

[tacit pawn]

and what am i looking for exactly

none of tjem look mixed together if thats what you mean

I can see them all individually while moving

[oak jungle]

VA panels often smear darker colors, and monitor overdrive can help compensate

You can try and track the motion with a camera but I find it easiest to just look with my eyes as I cycle through the overdrive levels

[tacit pawn]

looks fine to me on fastest response time

[oak jungle]

Yeah some of them will "overshoot" on the highest and you get inverse ghosting. But in my experience with 3x VA panels the highest has always been best

[warm sequoia]

Do you guys prefer matte or glossy finish on Oled panels?

[daring zenith]

main consideration is are you going to have sunlight or other bright light that might reflect off your panel

[warm sequoia]

true, I was just wondering what others preferred. I was just seeing videos on matte vs glossy. So I was curious.

[neon root]

i like matte screens so my lights arent reflecting as much. aint trynna get flashbanged irl when trying to avoid a flashbang in-game

[hot junco]

I think of matte as an 'if you need it' feature. If you're playing in the dark then glossy is just better.

[tawny fossil]

yeah well panel quality. its an upgrade over my older monitor and so are the colors except for resolution. anything better for the price or im just stuck with this until 1440p becomes cheaper or i can find a decent 24"?

[oak jungle]

1440 is cheap

As long as you're ok with ~165hz

[tawny fossil]

yeah 165hz is my minimum so that's what im looking for. i see mostly 1440p 100hz or va panels

and it needs to be reliable, so far both acer and gigabyte died on me in a year. maybe i just have bad luck

based in europe btw, i know you guys have better deals

[oak jungle]

Ah yeah europe market tends to be a little more expensive unfortunately

Rahhhhh🦅🇺🇸🔫 (we're actually cooked rn)

[hot junco]

Where at in Europe? There will be different stores and sales everywhere. If it's one of the little countries are you in the shengen to be able to use German amazon? They're supposed to have pretty good shipping prices if you are. 250 should be plenty of money to get a decent 165-180hz 1440p ips.

[tawny fossil]

nope no amazon just major retailers

and one more thing is idk if ill be able to run 1440p now that i've thought about it. i have an rx 7600 so its just a mid 1080p card. maybe just getting 1080p but 24" would be fine

[hot junco]

1080p 24" or 1440p 27" would be the good choices imo.
7600 probably would struggle in 1440p too, depends what kind of games you're playing though. If you're maxing out your gpu in 1080p then expect to lose around 30-40% of your fps going to 1440p. You can make that back with fsr upscaling but fsr 3 kind of sucks and they haven't enabled fsr 4 for 7000 gpus yet and don't seem to really want to for some reason. It's not supported in all games either.

[tawny fossil]

i tried fsr3 and i really dont like how it looks. i can always notice a difference from native so that's how i'll run games

for rocket league, osu and other stuff yeah i can run 1440p for sure but for cs2 im not sure

[pine siren]

I was thinking about getting a second monitor. Just like a 1080p monitor for Netflix and YouTube pretty much. My main monitor is 27 inches so I thought maybe I’d do the same size since I’m not sure if it’ll look bad with a smaller second monitor. Does anyone have any recommendations

[dapper adder]

Trick with different sized monitors is to have the second monitor be in portrait mode so you wouldn't even notice the size difference

[pine siren]

Wouldn’t that be bad for watching media

[dapper adder]

I mean, if it's a secondary monitor, it wouldn't be the main focus

Anything you want to focus on should be in the main monitor

Smth like discord or yt for background audio would be on the 2ndary

[next cipher]

New mouse(Ignore the trash)

[dapper adder]

do you just have a lamp on your desk

[obsidian cypress]

I pulled the trigger and bought the 27" 240hz Mini-LED monitor from AOC.

[steel spire]

chat

Am thinking of getting

a 1440p 240hz monitor

issue is Idk if my laptop's hdmi port is suitable

how do i know

also

the usb c cable has what seems to be the thunderbolt cable

will it be able to push my desired res

[west hornet]

check the rating on the ports and cables. like is it hdmi 1.4, 2.0, 2.1 and thunderbolt 3, 4, 5, etc

[next cipher]

That's my nightstand

https://www.ebay.com/itm/198045979131?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=198045979131&targetid=2447864482959&device=m&mktype=pla&googleloc=9027201&poi=&campaignid=23530288030&mkgroupid=191356594534&rlsatarget=pla-2447864482959&abcId=10603854&merchantid=5406769230&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23530288030&gclid=CjwKCAiAkvDMBhBMEiwAnUA9BXDMa8p8dlA53PTBstKDE76ACfQXi7YY2cm39aDXUutUucdhy5kdkBoCu2IQAvD_BwE chat should I buy this

Actually nvm

[hot junco]

If you need help looking it up we'd need the laptop model. Usually a sticker on the bottom. If you're checking yourself, HDMI 2 or dp alt mode over USB c 1.2 would be the minimum for 1440 240. Preferably hdmi 2.1 or dp 1.4 though.

[stiff sand]

this is the way

[near pecan]

I’ll piggy back on this because I’m still having a usb c hub problem. I have a HP Victus 16t-r100, it will not extend to two monitors when I plug it into the hub I bought recently https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB2VHD67?, but it would when plugged into the Dell WD15 hub I have from work.
If I turn off one monitor it shows up fine, but as soon as the second one comes on everything goes black and gets glitchy.

Should mention I’m trying to use the two display port outputs on the hub. The usb c should support DisplayPort per the specs, but it is only 5gbps.

The two monitors also display fine when my work laptop is plugged in, so I don’t think it’s the hub, but can’t rationalize exactly why my personal laptop would display with one hub and not the other.

[pine siren]

I’m thinking of getting a cheap 1080p 27in monitor to use as my second monitor, I found a couple options but does anyone have any recommendations?

[hot junco]

If you're going to have it at an angle definitely get an IPS.
27" at 1080 isn't great sharpness. It's okay but if you're used to looking at 1440p 27" then you'll likely be noticing it.
If you aren't using an arm pay attention to the stand it comes with, most cheap ones will only have tilt adjust, no side to side swivel or height adjust or option for portrait mode. Not saying you need any of that but just be aware of it.

[pine siren]

I will be using an arm and it’s mainly for like discord and shows I’m not really watching too closely. My current one is MSI so I was thinking maybe I’d get another MSI one so they match

[hot junco]

So the brand on the chin matches?

[pine siren]

Yeah

[pine siren]

https://a.co/d/00U72uDT
is this a good deal?

[oak jungle]

27" 1080p isn't ideal but 120hz for $89 is pretty nice

[pine siren]

I’m just using it as a second monitor for watching YouTube and using discord. Should I get a smaller one? And if so would it look bad next to my 27in monitor

[dapper adder]

wtf is going on

sony is handing their bravia tv line to tcl

and panasonic is handing all their tvs (production at least) over to a different chinese company

https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/sony-is-handing-control-of-its-bravia-tv-business-to-chinas-tcl-120957252.html
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/02/panasonic-the-former-plasma-king-will-no-longer-make-its-own-tvs/

[oak jungle]

It'll look alright, as a secondary I'd say it's fine. I found an even cheaper one too

https://www.newegg.com/asrock-phantom-gaming-cl27ffa-27-fhd-120-hz-ips-black/p/N82E16824028020?item=N82E16824028020

[pine siren]

Thank you

[crimson dove]

Looking for reccomendations for peripheral and monitor upgrades. Current PC is a 12600K and 6800XT, looking for 1440p screen (don't really need anything above 144hz) that looks great, gaming mouse and full size keyboard as well.

[covert olive]

How much you want to spend on a monitor?

[crimson dove]

Price isn't really a concern, but would probably like to keep it under $500

[covert olive]

Got it

Don't know much about the peripherals tho

[crimson dove]

any help, suggestions, or just "what I should look for" would help

and be appreciated

[covert olive]

Ok

[covert olive]

https://www.newegg.com/msi-mag-272qp-qd-oled-x24-27-wqhd-240-hz/p/N82E16824475535?item=N82E16824475535

This might suit your needs, you can always turn down the refresh rate if it's too much 🙂

[daring zenith]

easiest option for mouse+keyboard is keychron

choose whatever grip and layout you want and keychron probably has it

if you want to get more involved, there are calculators for hand size and grip for mice

[crimson dove]

I checked out keychron, I just couldn't find one that had the asthetic I wanted. I'd have to get custom keys, which seems like a lot of hassle

[dapper adder]

Custom keycaps is one of the easiest mods you can do to a keyboard

You just need to get a keycaps puller (technically could use other tools but the keycap puller makes it 10x easier)

[daring zenith]

You can pull keycaps off by hand, or use anything like a key for leverage, or get a key cap puller of any shape or size, keychron also offers barebones kits if you have your own switch and keycap choices in mine, but at that point you may also start looking into other options

[oak jungle]

Do keychrons not come with cap pullers?

My reddragon, evga, gmmk, and monsgeek boards have all come with cap pullers

And switch pullers except the evga cause it doesn't have swappable switches

[hot junco]

My K8 pro came with both. I can't remember if a cheaper C2 did or not.

[dapper adder]

i'm not sure, i havent bought a keychron kb

they might do, cap pullers are probably like 2 cents to make

[pine siren]

I have an aula f75 pro and I modded to put in epomaker creamy jade switches. Super aesthetic and sounds absolutely incredible for $100 and 30 minutes of super easy modding

[daring zenith]

Afaik all of them that have removable keycaps have keycap pullers, and all the hotswap ones come with a crappy switch puller, it's listed on the product page what it contains

I hate using that switch puller so if you actually want to swap the switches out, I heavily suggest that you get a separate more ergonomic one

The keycap puller is fine though

[near pecan]

My Q6 Pro came with cap and switch pullers. Needed to use the cap one to switch from Mac to windows keys. Was super simple from someone who’s never done it before.

[floral lake]

I used to use a flat piece of metal to pry at both sides to remove keycaps lmao

Even using a fingernail combined with a 3.5mm headphone cable worked wonders

It might fly out tho, but otherwise it's safe enough to not break anything

[frigid sparrow]

Just snagged this for 50$ Canadian which is roughly 35$ usd

[solar raft]

Cool, that’s a steal

[dapper adder]

For 50, that's a steal
If it was full price, it's not worth it

[frigid sparrow]

yessir paid 50$ Canadian

something to do me till my gpu comes lmao

truck broke down so it was delayed

[dapper adder]

If you ever decide to want to get a shifter for the setup, don't get the Logitech one as it's practically ewaste

It is not durable at all

Get something that can connect over USB, so if you upgrade the wheel, you can continue using the shifter

My Logitech shifter only lasted about a year and a half before developing some issues, and I looked it up and apparently the switches in the shifter are actuated with thin plastic parts that snap quite often

[frigid sparrow]

got any recommendations?

[dapper adder]

I currently use a shifter from AliExpress that uses hall effect, though it's not as smooth but has a fairly good feel and costs as much as the Logitech one new (and is fully metal)

[frigid sparrow]

I was possibly looking into a shifter if I get bored I may sell it before then but If I find it fun Ill get one

[dapper adder]

It's one of those generic shifters so there's no specific brand

[frigid sparrow]

hmm ok Ill look intoit

how much did u pay for yours

[dapper adder]

After tax and shipping to ontario (with a mounting clamp) it was 110cad

[frigid sparrow]

ill def look into it

[dapper adder]

But yeah, from around 6 months of using the AliExpress shifter, it definitely feels alot better than the Logitech one, but is more louder (metal on metal sounds)
There also isn't any reliability concerns that I've noticed, plus it has the ability to be switched into "sequential" shifter mode

So if you want to drive a sequential car, you could do that without the paddle shifters

More accurate to rally cars

[frigid sparrow]

it sucks cuz most cars got like 8 gears lmfaooo so if I get a 6 speed shifter ill have to change ur transmission on those cars like forza its easy but idk about the crew

[dapper adder]

You can get one with 7 gears but if you want 8, you'll have to forego the reverse gear

[frigid sparrow]

yeah I might just do a 6 speed and just mod the cars to have longer gear ratios

so u get full speed without needing more gears

might butcher the max speed but its all in the name of fun anyways

[dapper adder]

I don't think there are any conventional production cars with more than 7 gears because of the reverse gear
Most are just 6, even 18 speed trucks are 6 speed shifters with a Hi-Lo range switch

2 of them even

[frigid sparrow]

hmm ok

[hard obsidian]

what do i do?

[restive sedge]

F1

[hard obsidian]

ehy this happening

i went into windows 11

n

it says

ftpm 2.0 is not support

[obsidian cypress]

I just got my new monitor. It's a 240hz 27" QHD Mini-LED panel from AOC.

While I like the colors it feels a bit oversaturated and none of my screens are remotely synced now color wise. Any suggestions on how I can tune the colors on each panel to be as accurate as possible?

[dapper adder]

By eye

There's probably a professional colour profile which would be more accurate

[obsidian cypress]

Just used the one in Display Settings. Had to lower contract a smudge and changed gamma to be higher

Whites now look very white

[obsidian cypress]

The color on this new monitor vs my ~6 year old IPS monitor is astonishing

[oak jungle]

Yeah colors tend to look a lot better on VA due to the increased contrast

[obsidian cypress]

I forgot this monitor (Q27G4ZMN) is VA.

Honestly feels more responsive than my IPS panel and the colors are again amazing.

Bugs me slightly that I can still spot the pixels on occasion despite being about 4 feet away.

[hot junco]

My first impression of my new oled, mo27q28g, isn't great.
Reading sucks but I'm going to give it a week to see if I get used to it. Got noticeably better after retraining clear type but still quite a bit worse than I'm used to.
The grey banding is also very obvious on the all grey screens but I haven't noticed anything in actual use cases so far.
High idle power is back with a vengeance though if at 240 or 280hz. Works fine at 144, my 4k 144hz used to do this right after the 7900xtx came out but they fixed that after a few months.

[obsidian cypress]

How many displays do you use? Also yikes, your Power condumption is 3x higher than mine on the GPU and I have 3 separate panels running each with active UI elements

[hot junco]

Only one monitor. Using desktop dynamic refresh rate in advanced display settings gets it to calm down but moving the mouse or scroll wheel triggers an fps jump and vrr flicker every time I touch the mouse is no bueno.

Going to try custom resolution and see where the tipping point is at between 144 and 240hz.

That's got to be some kind of bug on their end.

[oak jungle]

Iirc older AMD GPUs have had this issue in the past

[hot junco]

It did for the first 6 months or so after it came out. It was fixed though, for me at least. 4k 144 is more bandwidth than even the max 1440p 280 of this monitor so I guess it's just something tied directly to refresh rate.

[dapper adder]

Here's what I mean by how loud it is (comparison)

Note that switching to sequential would require reconfiguration in the game settings, or a mod that allows for you to switch between the 2 modes

[obsidian cypress]

Loving the new QHD monitor. I am getting about 130fps average in HD2 Max settings and Supersampling.

[hot junco]

What was your old one?

[solemn bolt]

Hey I was wondering which one I should get? https://www.bestbuy.com/product/asus-rog-strix-27-2k-oled-500hz-0-03ms-gaming-monitor-with-g-sync-freesync-and-hdr-hdmi-displayport-black/JJGHGPJCX6

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/samsung-27-odyssey-oled-g6-g60sf-qhd-500hz-0-03ms-gsync-compatible-and-freesync-prem-pro-gaming-monitor-with-hdr-500-silver/JJGRF33H72

The ASUS monitor is on sale for $750 and the Samsung one is on sale for $850 at a store near me

[obsidian cypress]

144hz IPS 24" monitor from PIXIO I got it refurbished during the GPU shortage to get the extra budget for my now sold 3070.

[solar raft]

If any of you fellas see a kick butt deal on a TV, I’m looking around for one. Ours rn is kinda trash. I’d like to not spend a fortune (of course), but just depends on the deal

[bleak sluice]

Uh… I would not recommend a 500hz monitor

Save however many hundreds on this, it’s one of the top end panels

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/3NFmP6/dell-alienware-aw2725df-267-2560-x-1440-360-hz-monitor-aw2725df

[hot junco]

With oled if you're not actually getting more than that 360hz it's not really going to matter. If you're playing cs or val or something then I'd get the rog even if it was a little more expensive. They pretty much always do the best job on tuning and both of those ones you posted use the same panel and have basically the same ports.

[solemn bolt]

I play CS, Val, R6, Cod, and Overwatch for my college

[solemn bolt]

Oh okay thank you 🙂

[hot junco]

If you're realistically hitting 500 in those lighter esports games and don't mind paying more then no issue there. Whether 500 is actually noticeable over 360 is a different question If you have any way to check a display model or anything I'd do that.
Msi has a couple x50 models too and I'd check price on those, 272qp has the same sort of features as the rog and samsung, the 271qr has higher bandwidth dp 2.1 to not need to use dsc, and it has a type c with high power delivery for charging if you care about that.

[solemn bolt]

I currently have a 1080p monitor so I have no clue what I’d be at when I switch to 1440p monitor but for all my games I believe I’m around 640-660+ fps

[hot junco]

If you're gpu limited at 1080 then typically you'd lose about 30-40% swapping to 1440p. If you are cpu limited at 1080p then it could be all the way down to 0%.

[solemn bolt]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/FnRsJw this is my build I get higher fps in some games, but for siege I drop some fps because I have high on some settings

[obsidian cypress]

Expect about a ~30% performance loss.

So if you're getting 600 fps now, expect around 400fps with worse lows

[warm sequoia]

is it worth using sPX mode if your monitor supports it?

[astral hare]

When the xg27aqwmg dropping in the us

I find it on weird sites like microless and grooves

[hot junco]

I've never seen it in the US either. I bought the same panel different coating gigabyte mo27q28g instead and I'm probably going to return it and let oleds mature for a few more years before trying another one.

[astral hare]

Gotcha gotcha

I js really like the glossy trueblack

Might have to settle for less tho

[hot junco]

There is supposed to be a glossy version of this one coming out. They had it at ces.

[whole tide]

Do you mean a different kind of monitor?

[hot junco]

https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/MO27Q28GR

They added an R on the end and made it glossy instead of matte.

[obsidian cypress]

To my custom keyboard enjoyers I wish to share my new Hive / Flood theme keycap #gaming message

[astral hare]

wonder how much it gonna be and whens its gonna release

[mighty saddle]

hey Im looking for recommendations for a good 2k monitor with good color and refresh rate. any ideas?

[vital salmon]

2k as in your budget or 1440p

[mighty saddle]

1440

I have an AOC 4k curved that I got for free but its pretty bulky I feel

[daring zenith]

What's your budget like

[mighty saddle]

prolly no more than like $300

idc about curved just solid color and refresh rate

[vital salmon]

@mighty saddle

https://www.bestbuy.com/product/aoc-27-q27g40xmn-mini-led-qhd-180hz-gaming-monitor-black/JX9GSKPL9Y/sku/6617199?

180 dollars

qhd

mini led

backlight

[mighty saddle]

mmm thats sexy

[vital salmon]

not much better until like 400 dollars

and at that point just buy an oled

[mighty saddle]

honestly whats a good oled you reccomend? cause if I save just a bit more I should just get oled

im not in a rush to upgrade so I can hold off until I have enough. anything good for under $600?

[daring zenith]

You can get a decent oled panel at around $400, just depends on if you just want a decent panel now or getting something nice a while later

[vital salmon]

a 1440p oled is more like 800

one worth buying anyhow

but as you said before

you dont care

just buy that while its on sale

itill do you good

then in a few years or so oleds will be even cheaper

[daring zenith]

uh what

[hot junco]

Is that $800 cad? The decent 4k ones are around $800 usd.

I'm not really a big oled fan either. Not unless you're really into competitive gaming and care about the motion handling.

[daring zenith]

to be fair most of them are closer to $500 not $400 but ~$400 is doable on sale

[hot junco]

There will be a few models around $400 or even under $300 sometimes if you're cool with refurb.

[vital salmon]

a good one

if im going to buy a 1440p or 4k oled i want that for the rest of my life

if i wanna cheap out on an oled i will either not buy and oled or go 1080p

[daring zenith]

Unless you're going for some crazy dual mode oled panels, you're going to get a good oled panel from the $400-500 range nowadays, it's not like there are only first gen oleds at this pricepoint

It's a shame that rtings did what they did, but you can find from other reviews that you can get a great panel without splurging like that

[vital salmon]

really

i thought that was a 1080p exclusive thing

[daring zenith]

..?

Dual mode 1440p panels? Stuff like this feel like the only panels """worth""" the price beyond the $400 oled panels lol
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G5R2QK24

not as in actually worth the price, but as in having a feature that makes sense for the price

[oak jungle]

Even an $800 oled is not going to last you for life

[vital salmon]

no the good deals on good quality oleds

[vital salmon]

with proper care and repair it will

[oak jungle]

I mean if "life" is like 1 hour a day maybe. But even the most expensive oleds today will slowly burn out

[vital salmon]

gonna abuse the warranty mega hard

you know there is an app that lets you do burn in fraud

like it purposely burns in your screen so it looks natural

so you can claim your warranty before it expires

[oak jungle]

Ok that's like a whole different thing bro. Can't just make your $800 claim without including that

[vital salmon]

better than chucking a rock at it

[vital salmon]

cheaper ones have worse warranties

[oak jungle]

Also probably don't talk about fraud here

[vital salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/ultrakill-fraud-providence-stare-let's-take-a-look-gif-5648850597537591768

[daring zenith]

look if you're going to commit fraud, do it somewhere else and it doesn't matter what product you get

[hot junco]

Where have you been seeing 1080p oleds that aren't portable/laptop screens?

[vital salmon]

dual mode ones

and portables

[oak jungle]

1080p dual mode is just a 4k panel running the pixels in groups of 4

I don't even see 1080p oleds on PCPartPicker

[vital salmon]

ye

[mighty saddle]

Yeesh that's a bit much lol. I'll have to find one under $600

If that's even possible

[vital salmon]

its $180 what do you mean

[mighty saddle]

My bad wrong link I replied to lol

I was referring to getting an OLED

[daring zenith]

It's more than possible
https://www.newegg.com/acer-x27u-z1bmiiprx-27-wqhd-280-hz-predator-qd-oled/p/N82E16824011526

The $1000 one was just a ridiculous one

[mighty saddle]

So what's the difference between wqhd and qhd?

[daring zenith]

It's the same thing, it's 1440p

[mighty saddle]

Do all oleds have HDR? That one has it which is nice but just curious

My current one doesn't and I was sad that such a beefed up monitor didn't

[dapper adder]

idk about all but most should

they might not be vesa certified but should probably support showing hdr

[daring zenith]

They tend to have hdr400 true black, or hdr1000 with high enough peak brightness

[warm sequoia]

What gen QD panel does AOC Q27G41ZDF use?

[bleak sluice]

??

[daring zenith]

That's just Amazon being dumb for some reason

It's not an uw panel lol

[frigid sparrow]

Should I be using g sync or is it better to turn it off?

and also what should I buy if my motherboard doesn't have rgb slots but my case has rgb fans?

<@&1344087154988421151>

[oak jungle]

Definitely keep gsync on

[left hawk]

Widescreen QHD. Widescreen means 16:9

[left hawk]

Generally on, unless you have bugs. Nvidia has long stopped caring about stable drivers so most driver features are plagued with bugs. Gsync is generally buggy with certain freesync monitors, using multiple displays, and some other things

[maiden kite]

G-Sync and Freesync is to help eliminate screen tearing, even if you lock your monitor frames in display options, with GPU Control panel or in game. If youre monitor is over 144hz and your game plays above that, id turn it on.

[maiden kite]

what does this mean.

[frigid sparrow]

like I need some kind of hub to be able to hookup the rgb fans

[maiden kite]

are you saying your motherboard doesnt have those ports? almost every board does.

or are you stating it has JRGB instead of ARGB

[restive sedge]

Corsair has a fan hub

Do you need 4 or 3 pin?

[maiden kite]

@restive sedge how much is it

i just bought my asus one for $30

[vernal pulsar]

So I'm in the market for a capture card. I've had one external one in the past, but am considering getting an internal this time to free up desk space. The one I'm looking at supports up to 4k 60 FPS, and it qualifies for the motherboard I'm using. Is there any downsides to having an internal as opposed to an external though? Anyone have experience?

Other than being less portable, of course

[restive sedge]

$30

[frigid sparrow]

the fans power up I just done have anything to get the rgb to work cuz the motherboard doesnt have any slots for it

[maiden kite]

so theyre connected to PWM, but not ARGB slots

[maiden kite]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM72FZYS?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

[restive sedge]

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Commander-iCUE-Lighting-Controller/dp/B0FJ2TTTQ5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?

The commander duo supports more and has a temp sensor

[hot junco]

Link is proprietary corsair stuff it's not regular argb.

[restive sedge]

I use it for wife’s thermaltake fans

They work fine

[hot junco]

Link uses a different plug though, you'd have to adapt it. You sure it's not a different model?

[restive sedge]

100%

[hot junco]

Hybrid? So it has both?

[restive sedge]

ique link doesn’t even get plugged in her pc

I prefer the commander duo tbh

[hot junco]

I don't really like doing argb stuff. If I am doing flips I usually just get cheapish cases with a controller/hub or daisy chain but I've used the cheap thermalright 8 port one for fancier builds a couple times.

[restive sedge]

I just use some Corsair fans I got in a trade and my peerless assassin

[frigid sparrow]

you have the same case as my gf haha

bought her the same one bahaha

but it looks quite emptier with the little itx motherboard I got

[sinful lantern]

Hey

Does anyone have a keychron keyboard in here?

[hot junco]

I have a k8 pro and I've had a c1 before.

[sinful lantern]

Nice. I was thinking about buying the Keychron Q6 HE 8K. I already have the corsair k100 optical switches and not sure if I should switch...

[sinful lantern]

It's been 5 years

[hot junco]

I don't know about that model but the only complaint I have with mine is the spacebar stabilizers aren't very good. At some point I'll stop being lazy and replace them.

[sinful lantern]

It's basically an 8,000hz polling rate keyboard with magnetic switches

I actually want it more for typing but low profile keyboards are not as good for gaming if I'm not mistaken

[upbeat zenith]

Should i get the MSI Mag 272QP X24 OLED? Looks sweet.

[stiff sand]

OLED is the way

[wintry sapphire]

idk where else to put this but, i recently bought a new montior, a 27in lg ultragear 27G411A-B and i noticed some big fps drops and i honestly expected some fps loss but not like 30-40 in some games, my older monitor is just a simple 22in samsung one and both monitors are the same resolution the only thing i changed was my pc position, i placed it under my desk but even then temps arent that high enough to justify that massive fps loss

[supple swan]

at the same resolution, the monitor shouldn't affect fps. Have you used HWiNFO or any other software to see if your GPU &/or CPU temps are higher?

I suggest: download HWiNFO (https://www.hwinfo.com/download/ "Installer" -> Free Download -> Local (U.S.)); installing HWiNFO; open it & leaving it running; play a game where you've seen a considerable fps drop; play until the considerable fps drop occurs; exit; & check "Core Max" or "Core Temperatures" under the "Maximum" column & "GPU Temperature," "GPU Hot Spot Temperature," & "GPU Memory Junction Temperature" also under "Maximum" column. If any of those or even other readouts are red, that's likely the issue

you could also check "Core Thermal Throttling" for CPU & expand "GPU Performance Limiters" & see if it says "Yes" next to "Performance Limit + Thermal" for GPU

It's extremely unlikely that it's the new monitor's fault

[wintry sapphire]

yeah i used mi afterburner to check temps on the games i usually play and it was the same as before but the fps dropped liie crazy on some games

i tried playign with just 1 monitor and it went up by a considerable ammount

idk why im dropping so much out of nowhere

i updated drivers too so idk what is it 😭

[wintry sapphire]

also a lot of weird win10 issues started happening today and they all went away after i dc'ed the monitor and cleared the cmos battery so im thinking its a monitor compatiblity issue or something

[frigid sparrow]

Someone able to help me lmao

Or explain something

My screen started doing this earlier and it’s been like it for months

And all the sudden I got screen burn in

And it’s slowly fading away

It like flickers and flashes

When I’m tabbed out of a game

[stiff sand]

how old is ur monitor

[frigid sparrow]

Not sure it’s power on hours is only 8000

The burn in is fading away slowly

It only started doing a burn in when the screen starting flickering when alt tabbed

Idk if you seen on that video

[oak jungle]

If it's only when alt tabbing that sounds less like a physical monitor issue and more like a windows or driver issue

[frigid sparrow]

Yeah it’s definitely a monitor issue

I just don’t know why it burned in and then disappeared slowly lol

I thought I was tripping

The flicker didn’t show in the video because it won’t show at anything below 60 fps

I recorded a video of it on 30 and won’t show up but 60 shown the flicker lmao

[dapper adder]

slight correction of terminology, burn in is permanent screen damage from uneven pixel wear on the display

while anything that goes away on its own would be image persistence

for your case, it would be neither, because it looks like steam is semi transparent for some reason

[frigid sparrow]

it's odd it slowly vanished

like I dont see it anymore

I even reset my pc and it still showed up when booting up my pc again

but staying on main in windows I watched it slowly vanish

[dapper adder]

weird

try to isolate the issue

try using the monitor on other devices, and also try using the pc on a different monitor

[oak jungle]

Also, does it happen with other programs

[frigid sparrow]

yes only when alt tabbed

its def the monitor but idk what it could be

[oak jungle]

What about minimizing?

[frigid sparrow]

anytime Im in a game and alt tab it just flashes

and burns in then just goes away

[oak jungle]

You're not answering my question lol

If you have an application in front of another and minimize it, what happens

[frigid sparrow]

nothing

only does it when Im in a game and alt tabs

[oak jungle]

This basically confirms software not hardware issue

Reinstall drivers, maybe reinstall windows

[frigid sparrow]

I need some advice yall

I have a bottleneck on siege for my cpu

should I upgrade my cpu or go to 1440p

like im noticing my cpu usage high when in a call on discord

and on siege

[hot junco]

Higher cpu usage or some actual problem?
If you want more fps cpu to an x3d, if you want a sharper screen monitor. If you're fine with your current fps/performance you don't need to feel like you have to do either. You can get a good 1440p competitive gaming monitor pretty cheap now.
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/b3XMnQ/ktc-h27e6-270-2560-x-1440-320-hz-monitor-h27e6

[oak jungle]

Is it actually limiting your fps or causing stutters?

[frigid sparrow]

It’s not limiting but it’s causing 100% cpu usage which is causing stuttering when it hits 100

[frigid sparrow]

<@&1344087154988421151> In your opinion to get lower cpu usage when on siege and discord call should I go to 1440p or get a new cpu

<@&525119001324683264>

[daring zenith]

Approx what fps are you getting?

[frigid sparrow]

I get over 200 fps but its on competitive games so I need the lot

[daring zenith]

What's your monitor refresh rate?

[frigid sparrow]

240

[daring zenith]

Going up to 1440p will def drop your fps

I'd probably try setting a fps cap to 180 if you can't consistently get over 200

Also make sure hardware accel is off on discord

[frigid sparrow]

like its no reason like fortnite and rainbow should be sitting at over 99% cpu usage its just wild to me

[warm sequoia]

what settings are you using?

[hot junco]

Not necessarily. If you're GPU limited at 1080p then yeah it'll be like 30-40% off. If you're CPU limited at 1080 with plenty of GPU power left in the tank then it could be same fps at 1440p.

Sounds like something else is going on to me but don't know what. Audio issues are something I try to avoid.

[frigid sparrow]

I've tried running high settings and low doesn't change the usage by much

tried deleting softwares and updating drivers

[daring zenith]

Theoretically, yes, but 9600x+5070 isn't a situation where you won't be GPU limited at 1440p

It's not a way to lower CPU usage without dropping fps

[daring zenith]

What other applications are showing up on task manager in terms of CPU usage?

[hot junco]

In siege? Isn't that one of those 500+ fps on midrange hardware sort of games?

[daring zenith]

It's weird nowadays, but definitely not a 500fps game

[frigid sparrow]

Yeah definitely not that high anymore unfortunately lol

[hot junco]

I know they got an update a while ago. Did that tank it?

[daring zenith]

Past like 3 years of updates have been tanking it slowly and surely

[frigid sparrow]

That definitely did but they fixed it for the most part

[daring zenith]

Performance has only gone down imo

[frigid sparrow]

It’s definitely a usage thing

Tho

[daring zenith]

Stutters can be a usage thing yea

But what other applications show up on task manager in terms of CPU usage?

[frigid sparrow]

Cuz it’s not like a frametime stutter

Usually only siege and discord

It’s hard to use task manager to see because that uses resources up too when opened

[daring zenith]

Also are you using vulkan or dx11

[frigid sparrow]

Dx12 since siege is limited to that now

[daring zenith]

Could've sworn vulkan was still an option but it's been a couple months since I played

[frigid sparrow]

Unfortunately not only dx 12 unless there’s a option idk about

[hot junco]

You can use an in game overlay like rivatuner or just alt r for the Nvidia one. Or leave hwinfo 64 recording in the background.

[daring zenith]

Can you take a picture with siege running and in a discord VC in the background of task manager?

Don't think any overlay lets you list processes by usage but prob doable if you take time to do it

[hot junco]

By process no. If you wanted to check what's causing the spiking it would have to be task manager or resource monitor afaik.

[frigid sparrow]

Kk ill try that out when im on it

I cant give a accurate rn cuz Im on fortnite and watching a live stream

[daring zenith]

Also wait what do you mean by this, network related stuttering?

[frigid sparrow]

no

like it's not high frametime spiking

[daring zenith]

What kind of stuttering is it then?

[frigid sparrow]

it's just unstable 0.1 percent lows

and and 1%

[daring zenith]

Oh still frametime

[frigid sparrow]

only happens when cpu usage hits 100

[daring zenith]

Still sounds like what discord hardware accel does to fps tbh

[frigid sparrow]

ill try turning it off and see if it fixes it

[frigid sparrow]

Yeah still high and not even including being in a discord call

[vital salmon]

turn off hardware acelleration

on discord

[frigid sparrow]

I did I still get high usage

[vital salmon]

well sorry

the 9600x is a beast for all sorts of games

but for your comp FPS 300+ fps games

you need something a little better

@frigid sparrow to fix stuttering and input latency use nvidia reflex + boost

it will limit usage to like 95% for gpu and cpu

but should stop the stutterring

and help with delayed inputs

reflex off if below 80% gpu

reflex on if above 80% gpu

reflex on + boost if above 80% on gpu and cpu

@frigid sparrow if it makes you feel any better, 200 fps is stil really good

i used to kick ass with a 60hz monitor

[frigid sparrow]

yeah only thing about it is that it goes from 200 ish then drops to 120-130

causing a micro stutter

[vital salmon]

with cpu usage that high yeah

if reflex doesnt fix it then you should probably limit your fps to something like 175

so you got some headroom

@frigid sparrow if you got some cash

https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-7-9000-series-ryzen-7-9800x3d-granite-ridge-zen-5-socket-am5-desktop-cpu-processor/p/N82E16819113877T

9800x3d for like 400 bucks

refurbished but like its a cpu

if the pins aint broken its basically new

[frigid sparrow]

well its am5 so no pins on it

[vital salmon]

and its am5

so it doesnt even apply

[vital salmon]

pads now

[frigid sparrow]

yee

I may just leave it for a bit make a decision between 1440p or better cpu

[vital salmon]

better cpu

1440p for esports kinda sucks

1440p for anything else though is great

if you're willing to drop 400 on a cpu/monitor

just for esports

its clear you hold it in high priority

[frigid sparrow]

I was thinking something cheaper idk like 7700x

[hot junco]

That still seems like you've got something else going on. I watched a couple recent benchmark vids and they are at 300+ easy with 9600x in siege x so even your base feels low.

[vital salmon]

that would be barely an upgrade

[frigid sparrow]

its hard to point out current update versus old because of the recent update with siege it tanked everyones fps

[dapper adder]

did you try benchmarking to compare cpu perf with other people's scores for the same cpu

[hot junco]

How recent? They were both December. And I also wouldn't bother with a new cpu unless you're going to get a 7800x3d or better.

[frigid sparrow]

like I think start of the month

3 weeks ago maybe

[frigid sparrow]

Yes I have seems to be over average

[frigid sparrow]

@dapper adder

And it flucates from here

[thorn grove]

Viper V4 Pro announced

Do we get it

[west hornet]

Nah

[solar raft]

Nah

[neon root]

i might get one of their new mousepads

[oak jungle]

Probably a great time to get the v3 lowkey

[frigid sparrow]

https://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/acer-27-qhd-200hz-0-5ms-gtg-ips-led-freesync-gaming-monitor-xv270u-x1-black/18926808

is this monitor any good?

going to 1440p to stop the bottleneck I got

[frigid sparrow]

so I currently got a bottleneck on certain games

where my gpu isn't being fully utilized

[hot junco]

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/yF7hMF I'd look at these. Nitros tend to be deservedly cheap.

[frigid sparrow]

going to 1440p from 1080p is a big save on cpu usage lol

[hot junco]

Kind of but indirectly. If your gpu isn't able to do as many fps because of it then the lower fps reduces cpu load.

[flint finch]

Instead of 1080p dlaa you do dlss quality at 1440p

So your cpu ends up with a similar load as 1080p

[oak jungle]

...resolution doesn't affect cpu load by any significant amount

1440p dlssQ might even decrease gpu load compared to 1080p dlaa

Yeah if I'm remembering correctly that Quality is 66%, then the internal res is 1440*0.66=950.4p

[obsidian cypress]

It is indeed 66%.

@frigid sparrow to be frank with you, if you're that bothered by the CPU usage, then upgrade the CPU.

[warm sequoia]

Damn, Q27G40XMN Mini-LED soars back too $299.99 😱

[tepid ermine]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yRcTQP if this is my rig, can someone recc a good monitor for budget under 250$?

[restive sedge]

My monitor in my list

Budget 1440p

@tepid ermine

$139

[flint finch]

Q27G40XMN

[hot junco]

What sort of games do you mainly play? If you're into AAA single player stuff then you might want a different monitor than someone who mainly plays fast paced esports games like cs2 or valorant.

[flint finch]

180hz is fast enough that most run into skill issues before the monitor is a issue

[oak jungle]

Yes but IPS will have better pixel response times which can be nice for shooters

[next cipher]

Are there any good cheap vr headsets

[oak jungle]

Define good

Used quest 2s are ~ $100

They can be a pain for pcvr though in my experience

[dapper adder]

Current cheapest good is quest 3s (which is basically a quest 2 refresh)
Quest 2 is pretty much eol this year, with feature updates ending this year and security a little later

For a little bit more, you can get the genuinely good* quest 3

The caveat being it's still owned by Facebook and they will datamine the shit out of you which is why some people who use the quest 3 air gap it by putting it on a VLAN with no internet access; only a connection to the PC, and connecting it once in a while to update

But it's the best VR experience you can get for a relatively low price that currently is available

If you wait a little longer, the steam frame by valve will come out, but it will 10000% cost more than the quest 3

But should be worth the price

Most the other competitors are not really worth considering due to software or even hardware issues

Such as pimax with bad software and bad qc

Pico could technically be considered but I believe they've exited the VR market

Looking on Google nvm

But their next headset will be much more expensive and is not released

And their current gen is only a bit better than the quest 2

Despite having pancake lenses

There isn't really any actually cheap VR headsets that are good because the cheapest good ones are already sold at a loss by meta

And any competitors trying to undercut them do not survive since they can't make a loss on their headsets

Any headsets that are cheaper tend to be far worse headsets as well

[oak jungle]

I'm on hopium that the base model steam Frame will be $500-550

But iirc estimates are more like $600-700

[next cipher]

I js want sm cheap to play pw and beamng with

[oak jungle]

There's also PSVR2 but iirc it doesn't work fully on PC (no eyetracking, maybe other features too)

https://ebay.us/m/nKgD2z

[next cipher]

Hm

[dapper adder]

the estimates are more for like pre-ram/flash pricing though

[oak jungle]

:(

[dapper adder]

my estimate is like 700-800 is probably around what they would end up releasing as,

but hard to tell ngl
all we know for certain is that they originally had a design target which was to be cheaper than the index ($999) but not sold at a loss, and seemingly aiming to be better than the quest 3 out of the box

quest 3 is currently being sold at $500, and most likely at a loss for meta (even if not, probably close to it), so if valve made a quest 3 it probably would have been at least around 600 probably

the steam frame also includes what is essentially a 6ghz access point out of the box for specifically a good streaming vr experience as well, which probably isnt exactly that cheap, maybe like $40 bom (wild estimate, could be more or less)

also is technically modular, which means more parts (more manufacturing complexity)

the controllers also still have the capacitive touch sensors in it, unlike the quest's touch controllers

overall the steam frame is kinda like a more premium package, so i really can't see it being priced under $600 with usual hardware pricing

i would love to know what valve's actual pricing target was originally though

[oak jungle]

Yeah my $500-550 hope was kinda before it was revealed to have standalone capabilities

[dapper adder]

I think it was funny seeing people in some comments saying they wish valve made a wireless streaming VR headset with no processors in it and just screen and tracking

https://tenor.com/view/riddler-paul-dano-new-rockstars-thumbnail-does-he-know-he-doesnt-know-gif-27552850

[oak jungle]

Yeah unfortunately the index was like $1200 right?

Oh nvm $1000

And optics wise the quest 2 is overall better

[dapper adder]

though the index was pretty incredible value for the time it came out

only issue is that the launch price was the price it stayed at till eol

[oak jungle]

I'd still prefer if the Frame was just a pcvr headset

[dapper adder]

one huge benefit of the frame being wireless though is that there's no longer a cable that breaks fairly easily and costs like $100 to replace every time

[oak jungle]

IMO standalone VR is somewhat of a gimmick. VR is so graphically intensive that it's hard to make truely impressive games run standalone

[dapper adder]

though this was also one of the reasons why steam support is so highly regarded, because steam support has occasionally replaced the tether cable free of charge outside of warranty

but if you paid for it, it would be like 120 or whatever

honestly it's kind of an impressive cable

it's like what, 6 feet long or something, and carries displayport 1.4 signals, usb 3.0 signals, and power

[flint finch]

Ps VR 2 + Dongle probably not a bad solution

I thought of using a VR headset instead of a ultra wide for my sim rig but I need cold air to hit the spots the headset would sit on

I thought VR would be more popular in colder countries

[dapper adder]

VR isn't very popular overall due to cost of entry

Ok maybe it's popular relatively but it isn't really mainstream

Knowledge of its existence somewhat is but there are not that many people who go in VR regularly

And honestly

The quest 2 sucks for standalone use

It was a cheap novelty Christmas gift but majority of the user's just put it on the shelf

People with a gaming PC might use it more but the implementation of pcvr on quest in the early days especially were

Not great

It still isn't great

But it's better

[flint finch]

I think the ps VR 2 would have been relatively popular if the dongle was available for purchase from day one

[torpid cypress]

Hey i purchased a used 27gx790a-b for $500 but it doesn’t fit my needs as a student very well, should I sell it and invest in a mini led ips monitor?

[hot junco]

You bought an expensive esports monitor and you want to trade it out for an expensive mediocre hdr monitor?

Mini led's advantages over regular ips would be there is basically no backlight bleed and grey uniformity problems, and you can use hdr somewhat. Ips doesn't have the contrast for good hdr even with mini led though.

[torpid cypress]

I mean it’s like a crazy good deal it retails for $1000 cad Thats like half off retail plus he gave me the purchase transcript

I can sell it for 700 and invest in a mini led and have left over

[hot junco]

What do you intend to use it for? Just reading/typing class stuff, movies, games?

[torpid cypress]

Studying, reading documents, working, gaming with friends

My pc can’t handle 480hz except esport games anyways

And I don’t play esport games

[hot junco]

I tried a 1440 oled recently too and didn't like it. It sucked to read on and I went back to 4k ips. Mini led has some small advantages over regular ips like I said and if you can find another good deal on one then it should be a solid choice, new they tend to be overly expensive and not particularly good at hdr which is the main reason to want one.

[torpid cypress]

I also don’t play in the dark so I think miniled fits my needs as really well

[hot junco]

Some models can be pretty bright too yeah and that can help with glare/reflections.

[torpid cypress]

Im looking at this one rn

https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/25-29-gaming-monitors/286411/acer-27-2560-x-1440-wqhd-mini-led-ips-320hz-gaming-monitor-umhx5aa302.html

[hot junco]

I'm not normally a big fan of nitros, acer doesn't do a great job on their budget stuff like gigabyte g series or ktc or msi mag do and they have probably the worst osd of a real brand I've tried.
But that is really cheap.

[torpid cypress]

Worse case is returning it right jt?

[oak jungle]

$400 gets you an oled. Better contrast and motion clarity, but like Covante said text can look odd sometimes
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dvkqqs/acer-predator-x27u-z1bmiiprx-265-2560-x-1440-280-hz-monitor-umgxxaa103

[torpid cypress]

Uh I’m Canadian

[oak jungle]

I haven't had text issues with my oled though

oop

[oak jungle]

Oh I'd just go for that miniLED then. Sorry, didn't notice the canada bit

[torpid cypress]

All good

[oak jungle]

310 cad for the miniled vs 600 for the cheapest oled

[torpid cypress]

I bought a high tier oled for $500 but I’m not using it to the full extent

Too paranoid with burn in also so better for me to switch to a miniled I think

[oak jungle]

fair enough

[desert vigil]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yvB4qd this is my build, what is the best 1440p 244hz monitor I can get?

I play fps games and casual too

[oak jungle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/dvkqqs/acer-predator-x27u-z1bmiiprx-265-2560-x-1440-280-hz-monitor-umgxxaa103

Technically not "the best" but it's at a decent price

[desert vigil]

Know one that's 34 inches wide?

[oak jungle]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/pGXMnQ/acer-predator-x39-390-3440-x-1440-240-hz-curved-monitor-umtxxaa001

[desert vigil]

OOOOOOO

[hot junco]

800R is pretty bendy.

[flint finch]

That rig deserves the Q27G40XMN more

[lament vale]

Have you tried Costco

They have some ultrawides

[flint finch]

Any LG 27GR95QE owner here who bought it during launch ?

[ripe quarry]

is this worth it? would only buy 1

would be using it for misc stuff like discord, Spotify etc. should i haggle the price?

Facebook marketplace^^^^

[dapper adder]

I would probably haggle a bit

[solid moss]

20 bucks

[oak jungle]

That's lower than the dude's price for all 6, probably wouldn't work

I guess as a starting offer maybe but idk if I was a seller I'd laugh at that

[thorn grove]

https://tenor.com/view/walter-white-breaking-bad-better-call-saul-gun-heisenberg-gif-27155752

[ripe quarry]

https://canva.link/6g15sslninf5dr6 Is this worth it

[desert vigil]

I play one FPS game and that's War Robots Frontiers, I run 350-280 fps on it with this monitor

Interested in upgrading to this https://a.co/d/04v2H7CV

It's 4k, but it's 240 hz, more than my 165hz one, I know 1440p is better for fps games, but I like Asus stuff and it's a big monitor and it's a qd OLED, heard those are good as heck

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yvB4qd

Build so far, brand now

If I should go for a 1440p, is there one higher than 244hz and big as well?

[desert vigil]

Nvm, I choose alienware

[left charm]

if i have 400 fps but i play on 180hrtz can i only see 180 frames?

[floral lake]

you can see the 400 frames, but tearing can be an issue

i'd just cap the fps at 180 for a smoother experience

the pc won't have to work at its hardest all the time, which can also introduce stutters and frametime instability

[oak jungle]

If you're on 180hz it will only be displaying 180 frames per secomd

Fps > refresh rate can help slightly with latency but also introduces tearing so not worth it imo

[floral lake]

there's a lot of times where i have noticed that not locking my fps to the screen's actual refresh doesn't limit the extra frames i feel- but at the expense of very apparent tearing

maybe it's placebo, since it's only a sample of one

it's the effect of the screen trying to display the extra frames, but failing to catch up so it starts tearing all over the place

[flint finch]

Uhh no what you are probably feeling is your mouse click registering faster as well

[flint finch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzp8z1i5-Hc

The numbers are different but the same principles apply

Also wow 7 years younger Tim looks the same as Tim does today

[desert vigil]

I need help

[desert vigil]

recieved it today, plugged it in, installed everything and it crashes when I enter task manager and when I try to play games

[flint finch]

Monitor crashes ?