EDIT: A few days ago I bought a HP X34. It’s a 3440x1440 ultrawide with 165Hz refresh rate. Obviously my setup can’t hit constant 165fps in all games, but I’m comfortably getting 100+ in most games, 120+ in Forza Horizon 5 or Doom Eternal. Can’t complain :)
I’m looking to buy a new monitor, making a switch from two 16:9 to a single 21:9. Everywhere I read the opinions are that on an ultra wide it doesn’t make sense to go lower than 1440p, which I guess holds true for 34" monitors.
However, I’m worried my 3060 Ti won’t be enough for that many pixels. Right now I’m enjoying uninterrupted framerates playing at 1920x1080.
How much should I really worry about making this switch? My other option is to go for a 2560x1080 monitor that’s smaller (29").
You must log in or register to comment.
There’s not a single yes/no answer. It very much depends on the work load. Even knowing the game isn’t enough, because there’s also the settings in said game, any mods that might be running, any additional apps that might be using the video card, the CPU you have to see if it can feed the video card.
Personally, I’d say ultrawide monitors just aren’t worth it for gaming since most games won’t support it. Honestly, if you’re looking for more, a single 4k monitor might be the better route? Just a thought.
I agree ultrawide monitors aren’t as well supported, that’s a valid concern.
But the solution is not to buy a 4K monitor instead. That’s roughly twice the pixels to power with that GPU. That I know won’t be a balanced match.
Yeah, not sure which content creator it was, but they were saying they used to go ultra wide and instead it was recommended by like… Level1 techs or someone from Puget Systems to just go 4k. If I could recall the video I’d link it but sadly I cannot recall the origin, just the sentiment. Otherwise, I’d suggest personally if it’s more for gaming than anything, unless you’re building like a big rig, racing, flight sim, I’d personally say multiple monitors are just better (known compatibility, fewer mounting concerns, cheaper, etc.)
Appreciate the details. But I’m consciously giving up a dual monitor setup. I don’t even use the second one anymore.
I’ll give my personal input…
I play at 3440x1440 with a 3070 and really feel like it’s held back by the 3070. Especially when you have to consider all these unoptimized games now. If you’re looking at just playing at 60 FPS then you might be alright for a min. I often just lock more demanding games to 60 fps now because otherwise its pushes the card to 99% usage and makes games feel awful
Same setup for me and yeah I feel like I’m good to go now especially since I don’t really play a lot of the games that are optimized to shit, but an upgrade will need to happen eventually.
I’d suggest a 3070ti at least or go AMD for someone trying to get into entry level 3440x1440.
Check the minimum specs for the games you play.
Definitely don’t buy a 1080 monitor at thaose sizes. For me 27" is the highest I would go at 1080p and that is a stretch.
I run a 3070 with the gigabyte G34WQC (21:9 1440p). The 3070 is basically the same card as the 3060 ti.
I would say the major limitation is VRAM. The card has enough horsepower to comfortably run most games. With DLSS I expect >100 fps.
However, it’s definitely showing its age. Current consoles have effectively 12 gb of VRAM so the 8 gb is sort of teetering on the edge. If it was a 16 gb card it would be fine for years to come.
If all you want is no stuttering, it will be great. I never see below 80 in demanding games. However, driving a full 144 fps will be an issue.
I’ve used 3060ti ar 1440p 165Hz until recently, the card is definitely adequate if you don’t need high/ultra settings all the time. Obviously some new games will not run that well but everything should still be very playable with some tweaking.
It completely depends on the games you play.
Personally, I’d just go with the higher-resolution display, if you notice your GPU struggling at that resolution, you can still turn down the render resolution of the game, but you’d still be on a larger monitor.
The larger issue when gaming is probably that some games don’t play nice with ultrawide monitors, so your mileage may vary.
I’m fully prepared to have to play some games in 16:9 if that’s the case. I naturally want to get the full experience where possible, but I’m ready to compromise.
My potential concern with lowering the resolution is the fact that 1080p and 1440p don’t align that well with one another. Bigger issue with text than with games, but I haven’t had a chance to see that supposed issue with my own eyes.
I have an ultrawide and there are lots of work arounds for games that don’t directly support it. You can look up the flawless widescreen program for some games, for others games they often have a patch or mod that works.
Outside of fighting games like street fighter, I cant remember the last game I didnt get working with ultrawide.
Hope you enjoy it!
