Dell U3415W

[Dawelio]

So a new monitor that I spotted from Hanshin's build log (http://forum.overclock3d.net/showthread.php?p=890402#post890402).

I did honestly really fall in love with it, the second I saw this photo of his:

Now, it's not G-Sync compatible (from what I can find) and it's not 100Hz nor 1-4Ms that the Acer Predator X34 is. But the price is also a factor and that this one does have a curve to it and has a much nicer look and design to it, if you ask me

So, my questions for this monitor and purpose of this thread... Has anyone had any experience with this monitor (other than Hanshin)? Does anyone have any experience with Dell monitors at all, specially more high end like this one?...

I've only used standard 24" 720/1080p few years ago in school, which I really liked. Something along these lines:

So yeah, what do you guys say/think etc regarding this?... Will 60Hz and 5ms be enough for gaming and FPS, such as Battlefield 3/4?.

I obviously have an ASUS ROG Swift now, so the refresh rate and latency will be much lower... But previously coming from an BenQ GL2460 24" 60Hz monitor, I think it would be somewhat of a nice transition into 34" ultra wide, curved, sexyness

Thanks,
Chrazey

 

[TPC]

90% of people use 60hz 5ms as monitor. It's perfectly fine, I play CSGO all the time like that.

 

[Dawelio]

90% of people use 60hz 5ms as monitor. It's perfectly fine, I play CSGO all the time like that.

Haha, really? :lol:... That was probably the fastest and shortest/straight forward answer I've encountered lol

 

[WYP]

TBH that price for a 3440x1440 seems pretty reasonable, and the response time what you would expect for an IPS panel.

One thing to keep in mind for gaming is that not all games will support ultra-wide, though these games should still play fine at 1440p (with black bars at either side).

There is not much of a competitive edge using a 1ms monitor, so I would not buy one unless you are uber competitive. I'd go for good image/colour quality over fast response time any day, but I do prefer single player games.

 

[Dawelio]

TBH that price for a 3440x1440 seems pretty reasonable, and the response time what you would expect for an IPS panel.

One thing to keep in mind for gaming is that not all games will support ultra-wide, though these games should still play fine at 1440p (with black bars at either side).

There is not much of a competitive edge using a 1ms monitor, so I would not buy one unless you are uber competitive. I'd go for good image/colour quality over fast response time any day, but I do prefer single player games.

Yeah, as I mentioned, I did really like the design and such overall of the monitor. And also experienced the Predator X34, which I didn't have the best experience with, I'm not really sure regarding fast response time etc.

But yes, I'm aware of the resolution in games on 1440p. But Battlefield does run that resolution, so no problem so far for me

How come there isn't much of an competitive edge using a 1ms monitor?... How come everyone brag about it and professional gamers seems to brag about it as well? (maybe cause they are sponsored etc, hence paid to say some of those things? No? :huh

Yeah, that is what I'm after... I only play like occassionally, not that much anymore. So it's more of a side thing gaming. More of an nice big amazing monitor to look at, with glorious viewing in movies and such (for those movies who support 21:9 ratio that is )

 

[WYP]

Yeah, as I mentioned, I did really like the design and such overall of the monitor. And also experienced the Predator X34, which I didn't have the best experience with, I'm not really sure regarding fast response time etc.

But yes, I'm aware of the resolution in games on 1440p. But Battlefield does run that resolution, so no problem so far for me

How come there isn't much of an competitive edge using a 1ms monitor?... How come everyone brag about it and professional gamers seems to brag about it as well? (maybe cause they are sponsored etc, hence paid to say some of those things? No? :huh

Yeah, that is what I'm after... I only play like occassionally, not that much anymore. So it's more of a side thing gaming. More of an nice big amazing monitor to look at, with glorious viewing in movies and such (for those movies who support 21:9 ratio that is )

When it comes to competitive gaming what you want is a high refresh rate and a low response time, which are both important for shaving off precious miliseconds.

if you are uber competitive you will want to have the highest framerate possible and the lowest response rate for your monitor possible, as both of these will lower the time it takes between your actions and you seeing it on screen.

for example at 30FPS you get a frame every 1/30th of a second and at 60 you get a frame every 1/60th, meaning that your pc will draw a frame every 0.0166 seconds rather than every 0.033 seconds. moving from 30 to 60 FPS will mean that you will see something on screen every 0.0166 seconds rather than every 0.033 seconds, allowing you to react faster as you see it earlier.

lowering the response time of your monitor will lower the time between the monitor getting an image and it being displayed on screen, so a lower response time will allow you to see the image faster, which again allows you to react faster.

To summarize a higher refresh rate and lower response time will allow you to see the image on the screen faster, which in turn allows you to react faster (since you see the image on the screen earlier).



If you are a pro gamer you will take every advantage that you can get, so they will take the fastest monitors at the highest framerate possible. If you are a casual gamer the time saved will not have as big of an affect, especially since your human reaction time will be slower than a pro gamer.

certain screen types, like IPS and PLS, have a slower response time on average when compared to TN panels, but the benefit of these panels is that they have a better image quality, with more vibrant colours and deeper blacks. There is a visual/response time trade off that everyone has to make, but I would personally chose higher image quality over quick response times.

 

[JR23]

If you are a casual gamer the time saved will not have as big of an affect, especially since your human reaction time will be slower than a pro gamer.

Slightly more seriously I have an Ultrasharp U2515H (same product family) which is excellent. Some of the ultrawides early on had backlight uniformity issues, i'm not sure if that still stands for the curved panels.

JR

 

[WYP]

Slightly more seriously I have an Ultrasharp U2515H (same product family) which is excellent. Some of the ultrawides early on had backlight uniformity issues, i'm not sure if that still stands for the curved panels.

JR

I always knew JR was an squirrel! Especially when he made that nut coloured PC!

 

[Dawelio]

I always knew JR was an squirrel! Especially when he made that nut coloured PC!

You mean Chocolate Box? ^_^ :lol:

 

[WYP]

You mean Chocolate Box? ^_^ :lol:

Yes, but the chocolate is a ruse. It was his secret nutty passions that fueled that build!

 

[Dawelio]

Yes, but the chocolate is a ruse. It was his secret nutty passions that fueled that build!

Right

Thanks for that explanation, even though that was pretty much my knowledge regarding refresh rate and response time

Do you use a 34" 1440p yourself or?...

 

[WYP]

Right

Thanks for that explanation, even though that was pretty much my knowledge regarding refresh rate and response time

Do you use a 34" 1440p yourself or?...

I use a 4K 60Hz TN panel ATM that I got a too good of a price to pass up. I would go IPS if I could have afforded it.

I used to game at 1440p and think that is the best balance between framerate and resolution, but 4K is very handy for game testing etc.

 

[barnsley]

Dell tend to use Samsung panels so if you shop around you might get the Samsung equivalent for less! That said Dell have always had the best build quality of any monitor manufacturer so if you want something that'll last and last then go Dell.

 

[AlienALX]

My friend has one and he likes it. Gets annoyed at the game compatibility sometimes though.

 

[jimma47]

I'm still keen to get a 3440 panel. For the games I typically play there's a lot of support for them. Typically if they can be made to work on a triple set up then they can work on 21:9. The list of natively supported games is growing.

IF they don't work then depending on your display they usually just appear as 16:9 with black bars either side. Same physical size approx. as a 27" 1440 panel.

AOC do a pretty cheap(ish) model but it's not curved - it uses an LG panel same as the UM95 and is half the price of the Predators.

The Dell looks nice.

 

[Wraith]

Freesync and G-Sync aside, so long as you can run your frames to match your Hz, i.e I run 60FPS on a 24" 60Hz monitor @1080p and it's as comfortable as I like it and smooth as butter, I've played on higher refresh monitors and unless the frames match it's like wading through porridge with your eyes at times.

Ideally in a perfect world 27" 144Hz with 144 fps at 1440 = silky smooth eye porn.

 

[Dawelio]

Freesync and G-Sync aside, so long as you can run your frames to match your Hz, i.e I run 60FPS on a 24" 60Hz monitor @1080p and it's as comfortable as I like it and smooth as butter, I've played on higher refresh monitors and unless the frames match it's like wading through porridge with your eyes at times.

Ideally in a perfect world 27" 144Hz with 144 fps at 1440 = silky smooth eye porn.

My 980Ti do run Battlefield 3 at 144Hz fps at 144Hz so ... On both my Swift and on the previous Predator X34 ^_^