I've got one. It's a stunning monitor. Absolutely fantastic.

Worth considering though, that I don't think the current AMD graphics cards are quite up to scratch for this many pixels. Maybe Fury X... but it won't be perfect.

I've got an R390, and freesync helps, and it does in honesty still look fantastic. But at this extreme resolution, nearly as many pixels as 4K, it does struggle with some games, particularly newer ones. Older ones sometimes don't work with the 21:9 aspect ratio, so it's not a painless experience.

I'll be looking for an upgrade when the new flagship Vega cards are released in early 2017.

Other than that though, this is a fantastic monitor, and I'm delighted with the purchase, even having paid £680. Would definitely buy again. Just wish I had a GPU capable of living up to it! Roll on next year...

Gamers usually get around 3 hours of sunshine per year, do you feel he needs 4 hours? :wink:

just played that on my x34 looks epic and filled the whole screen, hardly any youtube vids actually fill the screen usually have black bars on the sides

No software. I was just playing this clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdknVf5mxw

what software are you using? im using cyberlink powerdvd for blu ray playback

Got one of these myself a month or so ago and it's replaced my 2 monitors that I use for trading. It seems strange tho that it has a very thin bezel but there is a 1cm ish of black border of screen on the left, right and top before you get to the screen that actually displays an image (much smaller border on the bottom).

​Thanks! that's a nice piece of kit. I have zero experience building so have spent a while looking / comparing places like OC cyberpower pc specialist and then I stumbled across this at Mesh....http://www.meshcomputers.com/Default.aspx?PAGE=PRODUCTCONFIGPAGE&USG=PRODUCT&ENT=PRODUCT&KEY=1346200&GCLID=CPb0z-Kz7swCFcG6GwoddC8ALg.....ticks all the boxes for me - and is cheaper than the sum of its parts according to the PC Gamer review. I'd just swap in a 1080 and maybe increase hard drive and still have money aside to put towards the x34 - which looks like £850 for the gsync variant.

I've left everything at it's default settings. Pcpartpicker has made it a hell of a lot easier then it would've been. Wished they had something like that back in the day.

​A nice rig! Have you overclocked the i5? I managed to get mine running stable at 4.6Ghz with the water cooler. Without having any idea what I was doing lol.

I've heard that having faster RAM actually makes a difference these days, so it you were ever considering an upgrade, that might be something that might make a small extra difference.

I'd have loved a PC like that as a kid though!

Like I said I built it for my kids for gaming. Would you prefer me to go back to my Macbook Pro to do some surfing instead?

Wasn't the 980ti a little OTT for 'I use it to do my surfing'.

Here's the one I built for the kids (even though I use it to do my surfing) http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/TtQ9jX - it's much cheaper than what's stated. Also, plugged into my Sonos for audio.

it's how they get you.....

Bloody hell! Thought gaming rigs were meant to get cheaper not more expensive

​agreed just purchased my bits and bobs.. came to around that.. this monitor is next!

​This is the build I put together late last year

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/Q672Q7

Most of it I got a touch cheaper, aside from the mkni

Good god no! I went out once. It was awful

​You could build a good PC, including this monitor and a 1080, for 2k. Maybe £2200 to be ideal

Gamers usually get around 3 hours of sunshine per year, do you feel he needs 4 hours? :wink:

Seriously, you need to get out more. A LOT more.

I said I was spending 2k on my computer. :smiley:

2K won't get you far if you're after this monitor and a 1080.

The 1070 has been massively hyped. I'd wait a few weeks and actually see the real world performance before stating it beats a Titan X and 980Ti.

https://www.techpowerup.com/222537/nvidia-geforce-gtx-1070-specifications-revealed?cp=4#comments

Read the comments section.

The rumour mill is working overtime, apparently due to the hype surrounding the 1070 and 1080 of which none has been confirmed, it's rumoured AMD have brought Vega forward to October 2016, which I strongly suspect is more hype and spurious rumour.

http://videocardz.com/59808/amd-vega-gpu-allegedly-pushed-forward-to-october

I don't know the real world performance of the 1070/1080 or how good Vega will be. AMD doesn't have an answer to the 1070/1080 this year, but they might not be as good as they're hyped up to be.

​I have never noticed the noise on my Sapphire R390 Nitro OC, though I do have a Fractal Define R5 case which is supposed to help with noise.

Also the new high end cards won't be till early 2017. The next batch I guess will be equivalent of the Fury X at best - though cheaper of course - and that's still not QUITE good enough to breeze through at this res......

If you're happy to wait, it's a great buy! Though you never know, by 2017 this kind of screen might well be cheaper.......

Surely can't call a 1070 mid-range when it beats a titan and 980ti? I can't see AMD beating it in the value for money sector, their only hope is to go for those wanting a card inbetween a 980ti-1070 and for just under £200

​It's quite a sexy big panel though. Don't know if that affects it at all!

I'm primed and ready to get a new rig once the 1080 arrives next week. so many choices! I've had my eye on the x34 gsync for awhile now...prices close the £900 mark for essentially the same monitor as this. seems expensive but other than the new 21:9 144hz ROG at a K there's not many cheaper options of similar spec. Either way I'll be getting a x34 this week so Im hoping for some kind of bundle discount when I blow 2k on my system - I may as well be cheeky but I doubt it!

These kind of monitors won't go down in price anytime soon. Asus PG348Q one was at £999 now it's up to £1099 at most places. Also stock is limited. I kept my eye out at some places for the pass two weeks and managed to get one.

75hz, not too shabby, 100hz would've been a bit better
This res is by far the best there is, probably more immersive than 4k and it pushes less pixels. Just t he pricepoint needs to come down to those of 4k, where you can pick up an ips one for around £350 and TN's for £300ish

this monitor may be swaying my decision regarding next graphics card... was going to wait for the 1070.... now not so sure... looking in the AMD direction... but never liked the power consumption. and heat situation with them... also require something very very quiet... my previous amd cards have always been quite loud.
I always buy at the higher mid end and always consider noise.. going AMD for freesync concerns me for those reasons... any chance of someone having a hack to implement freesync in the geforce drivers?

sorry should have made it clear i meant reviews for kino console! not this monitor!

600 quid for an acer monitor lool

looks really good. reviews seem quite poor for the new update.
will certainly give it a go....

21:9 game support can be patchy. Worth checking support for your favourite game.

​There is a way but not a perfect as streaming shield with nvidia card use this app on your shield from play store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kinoni.console

had SLI.. too much headache.. not enough reliable performance for the cost and headache.. sticking to best single card solution I can afford

hi
can i take advantage of the freesync with nvidia cards?

this ticks all the boxes for me.. but I am looking to get the 1070 when it arrives

​I'd considered it, but I'm new to PC gaming so haven't tried SLI before, and I've seen loads of posts from people saying they wouldn't go back to a dual-card solution again, not supported by some games, etc. I have enough problems with the ultrawide display without adding another complication!

Think rather than investing another £250 or so on another R390, I'll just wait for their flagship cards next year.

Such a shame they're not releasing a high end card this year.

​i want to stream to my nvidia shield, hence why i am looking for a nvidia card.. if there is a way to stream to the shield without needing an nvidia card.. .woild love to hear how

thanks.

Not quite true, G-Sync is nvidia proprietary, freesync is AMD's brand name for VESA A-sync which is an open standard that's entirely free. Nvidia could decide to support it tomorrow for everyone and it'd only take a driver update plus a card with the right displayport standard (1.2a iirc, so that's everything in the last few years).

Unfortunately Nvidia are evil and want to push their own proprietary expensive standards.

Fit? You mean 21:9 ratio? I did play a Force Awaken trailer in 21:9 mode and it looks fantastic.

Here's my PG348Q with the trailer

21:9

I've got one. It's a stunning monitor. Absolutely fantastic.

Worth considering though, that I don't think the current AMD graphics cards are quite up to scratch for this many pixels. Maybe Fury X... but it won't be perfect.

I've got an R390, and freesync helps, and it does in honesty still look fantastic. But at this extreme resolution, nearly as many pixels as 4K, it does struggle with some games, particularly newer ones. Older ones sometimes don't work with the 21:9 aspect ratio, so it's not a painless experience.

I'll be looking for an upgrade when the new flagship Vega cards are released in early 2017.

Other than that though, this is a fantastic monitor, and I'm delighted with the purchase, even having paid £680. Would definitely buy again. Just wish I had a GPU capable of living up to it! Roll on next year...

got the x34 g sync and its great, but be aware movies etc dont always fit also amazon prime movies trying get them to also fit, only had it 2 days so far so early days, but what I did notice is this didnt hurt my eyes like all the other IPS monitors I had in the past, upgraded from rog swift you could say

If only the gsync model was this price