Ultrawide 21:9 vs Super Ultrawide 32:9 gaming

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#311143 17-Dec-2023 23:06

So I've been using a 2560x1440 monitor for at least 10 years, and I finally want to switch to ultrawide and see two options.

Alienware AW3423DWF 3440x1440 vs Samsung G9 5120x1440

I primarily play World of Warcraft (don't raid seriously anymore), Diablo IV, Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail

I've looked at lots of articles and seen some videos, lots of people swear by the Samsung G9 (32:9) but there's just as many people that say 21:9 is better than 32:9 as that's just too wide.

Anyone here try them out and have an opinion?

I'm using a 3060 RTX but could upgrade to a 4060 if needed.

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#3172865 17-Dec-2023 23:58

They both have the same issue around if a game will support the aspect ratio or not. If they do games are more likely to support 21:9, you just have to expect that you’ll run into issues in some games.

Using the full 32:9 is nice when it does work, just like having two of your current screen next to each other.

I wouldn’t get a 4060 from your current gpu, youd get dlss3 and thats about it since they perform the same iirc.

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#3172867 18-Dec-2023 00:39

SpartanVXL: They both have the same issue around if a game will support the aspect ratio or not. If they do games are more likely to support 21:9, you just have to expect that you’ll run into issues in some games.

Using the full 32:9 is nice when it does work, just like having two of your current screen next to each other.

I wouldn’t get a 4060 from your current gpu, youd get dlss3 and thats about it since they perform the same iirc.

I’m primarily getting it for world of warcraft as I also play the other games on Xbox/PS5. From what I’ve read the 3060 will be fine with the 21:9 but I don’t have a clue if it can handle the 32:9 or not. Do you happen to know?

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#3172868 18-Dec-2023 02:28

Rambaldi:
SpartanVXL: They both have the same issue around if a game will support the aspect ratio or not. If they do games are more likely to support 21:9, you just have to expect that you’ll run into issues in some games.

Using the full 32:9 is nice when it does work, just like having two of your current screen next to each other.

I wouldn’t get a 4060 from your current gpu, youd get dlss3 and thats about it since they perform the same iirc.

I’m primarily getting it for world of warcraft as I also play the other games on Xbox/PS5. From what I’ve read the 3060 will be fine with the 21:9 but I don’t have a clue if it can handle the 32:9 or not. Do you happen to know?

From what I recall of WoW it’s performance is more from cpu/ram than gpu and it’s not very demanding so the 3060 is fine. See if you can someone on youtube with what you’re looking for. For other games I’d consider moving up to a higher tier card.

Aspect ratio matters not, it’s resolution then field of view setting in game. 32:9 screen is just two 1440’s stuck together so double the pixels.

If you have two screens you could try play the game across them to see, or can try simulate with custom resolution and scaling.

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#3172869 18-Dec-2023 06:49

A 3060 would struggle to push decent frame rate (and certainly take advantage of a high refresh rate monitor) on the Samsung in most modern games. I have a 3070 on my 21:9 and want more...

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#3172870 18-Dec-2023 06:53

Also I think a Super Ultrawide would be unnecessary or even detrimental on a lot of games. Immersive and visually impressive yes, but most of the screen will always be in your peripheral vision. On a 21:9 I still have to 'look around' the screen to focus on things to see them clearly.

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#3172871 18-Dec-2023 06:53

the alienware is OLED and the Samsung is Mini LED, The Alienware will look much nicer if you excluded other factors like aspect ratio etc

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#3172875 18-Dec-2023 07:19

Jase2985:
the alienware is OLED and the Samsung is Mini LED, The Alienware will look much if you excluded other factors like aspect ratio etc

Jase, you appear to have left out the most critical word of your sentence.

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#3172877 18-Dec-2023 07:38

Ge0rge:
Jase2985:

the alienware is OLED and the Samsung is Mini LED, The Alienware will look much nicer if you excluded other factors like aspect ratio etc

Jase, you appear to have left out the most critical word if your sentence.

so i did

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#3172884 18-Dec-2023 08:36

SpartanVXL: They both have the same issue around if a game will support the aspect ratio or not.

I've been able to get most games I play on my monitor working using Flawless Widescreen.

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#3172938 18-Dec-2023 10:26

I tried a 32:9 and found the HUD placement to be too far over. I am sure there is a way to fix that but I just decided to get a 21:9 like normal people do and it's fine.

32:9 is great for productivity stuff since you can do more split combinations than dual 16:9 where you have bezels right in the middle, but for gaming I think its a little too wide.

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#3172939 18-Dec-2023 10:33

Depends on the game and how it's implemented. For games that treat 32:9 well, they optimise the hud for the size, so you often see the health bars and map etc in the centre of the screen where they would normally be in 16:9.

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#3172961 18-Dec-2023 11:43

andrew75:

A 3060 would struggle to push decent frame rate (and certainly take advantage of a high refresh rate monitor) on the Samsung in most modern games. I have a 3070 on my 21:9 and want more...

so if I got the Alienware which is 21:9, and primarily play Warcraft, will the 3060 handle that? The vast majority of modern games I play on my Xbox series X and PS5.

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#3172993 18-Dec-2023 12:55

dont know your CPU but used an equivalent in the 3060 era, so an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 can run World of Warcraft game on 3440 × 1440 (Ultra-Wide QHD) resolution with frames per second ranging from 52.4 FPS up to 233.2 FPS depending on game settings.

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#3173009 18-Dec-2023 13:51

Jase2985:

dont know your CPU but used an equivalent in the 3060 era, so an AMD Ryzen 5 3600X and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 can run World of Warcraft game on 3440 × 1440 (Ultra-Wide QHD) resolution with frames per second ranging from 52.4 FPS up to 233.2 FPS depending on game settings.

My current monitor is a Dell U2711 from many years ago, I've been playing in 2560x1440 for years but eventually my framerate went down too far so I purchased this pc from a friend as he upgraded to something newer.

CPU i7-10700F

16GB Ram

From looking in Nvidia control panel the gpu's a RTX 3060 with 12gb memory.

Now playing WoW with every setting back to ultra/max, I know the frame rate is gonna drop if I get the Alienware 21:9 but I don't know by how much...

Definitely going to just leave the 32:9 alone

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#3173012 18-Dec-2023 13:55

What are you currently getting now for FPS?

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