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").
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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’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.
Thanks, I actually bought a monitor a few days ago, HP X34 - 3440x1440@165Hz. I’m getting 100fps+ in most games and can hit 165 in some. Definitely not a bad experience by any means and a huge upgrade over my old 1080p 75Hz monitor.
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!