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I think some of it is people are more willing to forgive a 300-400 dollar card having an RMA but when I just shelled out 1200 bucks and it doesn't work well fuck you.
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No kidding, that was only 300 less than I paid for my new rig with a 1070 2 years ago.
 
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So I'm thinking about getting a new monitor + video card


monitors I'm considering:

And I'm leaning toward a new or used 1080 ti. Should I expect an opportunity to cheaply buy either of these things in the holiday season?
 
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I doubt you'll find a 1080 ti for cheap unless by cheap you mean a little less than a 2080ti but maybe the used market isn't too expensive, haven't looked at those.
 
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My boss got that Alienware monitor. It's fucking sweet. I would get one but I don't have room on my desk for that monitor plus my work monitor.
 
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My boss got that Alienware monitor. It's fucking sweet. I would get one but I don't have room on my desk for that monitor plus my work monitor.
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I'm actually not sure what I'm going to do to integrate one of those monstrosities in my setup
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(bottom three are 24" monitors)
 
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$799 occasionally on Slickdeals which seems to be the new low for the 34 Alienware monitor. I’m waiting to see BF/CM deals but I expect something in that range.
 
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I'm actually not sure what I'm going to do to integrate one of those monstrosities in my setup
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This explains a lot.

Whats your computer setup here? This doesnt seem like the best way to do this.
 
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I bought the Alienware a month ago at microcenter for $899. Sucks to see it's already $100 less. I didn't think they'd drop the price below $849 this year.

Anyway, the monitor is great, huge upgrade over my last 1080p monitor. I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to 16:9 after going ultrawide.
 
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Barely functional tech that murders performance, and all for the low low generational premium of ~$500
 
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But won’t the cloud save us!? And magick up 30-50 extra fps once it processes enough dataz?!!!!11
 
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I bought the Alienware a month ago at microcenter for $899. Sucks to see it's already $100 less. I didn't think they'd drop the price below $849 this year.

Anyway, the monitor is great, huge upgrade over my last 1080p monitor. I don't think I'll ever be able to go back to 16:9 after going ultrawide.
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What's your opinion on the added value of the monitor being curved?

Right now I'm still planning on picking out a handful of monitors I like, then seeing what kind of deals I can get talked into this weekend.
 
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Curved is not really much more than a gimmick imo. It was one of the features that I considered the least when buying this. The size, the 3440x1440 resolution, the 120hz, and gsync are the features that I care about the most. And the panel has nice color accuracy for LCD tech.
 
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Picked up a Samsung C32HG70. Took a little getting used to the curve. I actually kind of hated the curve at first because after tens of thousands of hours staring at a flat screen you have a certain understanding of what straight lines are so it's a little weird at first looking at a curved screen. It threw me for a loop because I couldn't really tell what was straight and what wasn't, if that makes sense. But, after like 2 hours my vision adjusted and honestly I'm not even conscious of the curve anymore. So I would say don't let curved stop you from buying a good deal, you'll get used to it quickly, at least I did.

In favor of curved though, a 32" monitor is kind of big and I think the curve is a net positive for our peripheral vision. Also this monitor is really nice, I had an AOC 32" (their latest one) but the colors and details looked like crap compared to the Samsung.
 
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Picked up a Samsung C32HG70. Took a little getting used to the curve. I actually kind of hated the curve at first because after tens of thousands of hours staring at a flat screen you have a certain understanding of what straight lines are so it's a little weird at first looking at a curved screen. It threw me for a loop because I couldn't really tell what was straight and what wasn't, if that makes sense. But, after like 2 hours my vision adjusted and honestly I'm not even conscious of the curve anymore. So I would say don't let curved stop you from buying a good deal, you'll get used to it quickly, at least I did.

In favor of curved though, a 32" monitor is kind of big and I think the curve is a net positive for our peripheral vision. Also this monitor is really nice, I had an AOC 32" (their latest one) but the colors and details looked like crap compared to the Samsung.
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Do you feel like you've entered peasant mode when you switch back to a flat screen for work or laptops or whateve?R
 
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Do you feel like you've entered peasant mode when you switch back to a flat screen for work or laptops or whateve?R
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Not at all, so far it's been completely seamless.
 
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