What monitor specs would you upgrade for?

ZoneDymo · Jan 3, 2025

Hey hey,

So often Im stuck on buying anything because nothing seems to do all I would want.
My trackball search so far is such a dead end im thinking of modifying one to meet my requirements....

Anywho, now we have 27 inch 4k monitors and personally Im not interested.

I currently use a Dell 32 inch curved 1440p 165hz monitor and its actually perfectly fine, nothing wrong with it.
But...ya know...one tends to desire new a better things soo my question is, what specs of monitor should be released for you to upgrade/change?

I personally like the idea of Ambilight which so far ties me to Philips (but if anyone knows some product I can buy and apply to my monitor with some HDMI passthrough....let me know)
I would upgrade if they made a 42 inch 4k 240hz glossy Oled monitor.
The current Evnia 42 inch is 4k but 120hz and matt sooo nope.avi.

anywho, what are you desires.....regarding a new monitor.

Hankieroseman · Jan 3, 2025

Display Port 2.1? 240Hz?7680x2160 resolution? Need to upgrade to RTX5090 myself but I have the monitor.

AusWolf · Jan 3, 2025

I was on a regular curved 24" 1080p for nearly a decade without a single itch to "upgrade" (I don't call buying a new monitor an "upgrade", it's just a swap).

Then I wanted to try an ultrawide, so I'm on a curved 34" HDR ultrawide now, and I love it. I'm not in any desire to swap.

A monitor should last for a lifetime, imo. It's not like your CPU or GPU that you always need a faster one of.

Psychoholic · Jan 3, 2025

Recently went from my Samsung 49" OLED down to an LG 32" 4k OLED (240/480hz) as my main monitor.
to my surprise, going back to 16:9 after being on ultrawides over a decade was quite nice, didnt realize how much i had to turn my head with the 49

Hankieroseman · Jan 3, 2025

Had a 49" and liked it for the sim. Had an oops and moved up to 57" G95 and love it except it takes up all of my 60 inch table top. Works so well in Flight Sim.

Macro Device · Jan 3, 2025

I don't care for fancy stuff, I just want sheer brute force of stupid amounts of PPI and even dumber amounts of refresh rate, preferrably at 21:9. And yeah, I want colours to at least be decent. Curved? GTFO. Ambilight? GTFO. "Gaming" design? GTFO. "Smart" feature set? GTFO!

Just an HP X34 but mutated to be 5120x2160 @ 180 Hz will cover all my needs just excellent. Won't ever need a new display until it physically dies. Unfortunately, these displays don't exist.

Scattergrunt · Jan 3, 2025

Decent PPI, 144hz or more at 1080p or 1440p. Ideally OLED at a good price. But a OLED at a affordable price compared to other monitor types aint gonna happen for awhile or so I heard.

Synthwave · Jan 3, 2025

Hmmm...

A 24"@1440p, 360/480 Hz E-TN/OLED with an USB hub and minimalist design would be interesting. So as a 21" high refresh rate model with 1080p.

But wouldn't buy them anyways, since I have no $$$ for this kind of stuff, especially because I need at least two. I have three LG 24GM77 (one has about 30 000 hours in it, the other has like 15 000 hours or so), so I won't get anything new until two of them dies on me. But they worth the money, for sure, I love 'em. The next display on my desk will be from LG, most probably. Not bigger than 24", and 100+ Hz only. Maybe a 29" ultrawide, plus a 24" in pivot, but I prefer them to be identical.

dirtyferret · Jan 3, 2025

currently have two 27" monitors so no more room on my desk. When they release game changing performance then I will upgrade but not just to burn some money to upgrade a spec that shows no real world improvement to me.

Todestrieb · Jan 3, 2025

I'm one of the guy that's horribly itchy for 27" 4K 240Hz OLED. If my desk is ~20cm wider I would have done double 32" 4K, but welp.
Also slightly interested at incoming monitors with 5K resolution, although I don't have reason to actually buy it.

Dristun · Jan 3, 2025

32" with 6K resolution without all the "yo yo yo it's for the pros bro so give us $2999" stuff. Would love something bigger than 27"@4K but without losing the PPI, in other words. Don't need any fancy specs other than that.

sn2x · Jan 3, 2025

I recently upgraded to a 27" 1440p 240 Hz OLED for $400. Pretty happy with it.
Now I have a dual monitor setup as I'm still using my last monitor from a few years ago.

4K240 would take too much GPU power to drive I think, I rather like my 1440p240 since I can get a great experience with a "mid-range" GPU.

BlaezaLite · Jan 3, 2025

4K240hz 32" I already have LG GN600 1440p 165hz 32" and its fine but would love higher hz.

[crs] · Jan 5, 2025

I changed from an asus 32" 1440p 144Hz monitor to a 27" 1440p 240Hz monitor, and its excellent. Sold the asus for £300 so the OLED monitor only really cost me £178

Crazybc · Jan 5, 2025

I would be happy with a 32 inch OLED or there about with 240hz refresh rate 4k . 16:9 with dp 2.1 The new cards are going to have it so why not have it on the monitor and I'd like it for $900 cdn max

Zach_01 · Jan 5, 2025

Currently (almost 2 years) I have OLED curved, UW 3440x1440, 175Hz, 21:9 which I consider the best ratio for gaming. Fits perfectly some movies too. Ratio of 32:9 is more of a sim situation or work.
When I will want to upgrade in the far future (I hope) it will be most likely the same ratio but larger (like 40") and higher res (like 5120x2160).

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Power Supply	Firehazard in the making
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Steelseries Apex Pro

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 2700 @ 3.5 GHz/1.18750 V\|SoC 0.9 V
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Video Card(s)	EVGA GeForce GTX 950 SC+ ACX 2.0 2 GB GDDR5
Storage	500 GB Crucial MX500\|1 TB Crucial MX500\|800 GB Intel DC S3520\|250 GB Intel 510\|6+2 TB WD Purple
Display(s)	2 x LG 24GM77-B @ 144 Hz, DAS on, Motion 240 off \| 1 x Icy Box VESA arm @ pivot
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VR HMD	SkyPAD 2.0\|Icemat 2.0\|3xShidenkai/Zero Classic/Hien/Raiden XS\|P-51\|2xQPAD CT\|2xAllsop XL ++
Software	MS Windows 10 Home x64
Benchmark Scores	over 9000

Processor	faster at instructions than yours
Motherboard	more nurturing than yours
Cooling	frostier than yours
Memory	superior scheduling & haphazardly entry than yours
Video Card(s)	better rasterization than yours
Storage	more ample than yours
Display(s)	increased pixels than yours
Case	fancier than yours
Audio Device(s)	further audible than yours
Power Supply	additional amps x volts than yours
Mouse	without as much gnawing as yours
Keyboard	less clicky than yours
VR HMD	not as odd looking as yours
Software	extra mushier than yours
Benchmark Scores	up yours

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Processor	Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
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Memory	Teamgroup DDR4 3600 16GBx2 @18-22-22-22-42 -> 18-20-20-20-40
Video Card(s)	PowerColor RX7900XTX HellHound
Storage	ADATA SX8200Pro 1TB, Crucial P3+ 4TB (w/riser, @Gen2x4), Seagate 3+1TB HDD, Micron 5300 7.68TB SATA
Display(s)	ASUS ROG PG27UCDM (4K240Hz QDOLED), Gigabyte M27U (4K160HzIPS)
Case	Phanteks P600S
Audio Device(s)	Creative Katana V2X gaming soundbar
Power Supply	Seasonic Vertex GX-1200 (ATX3.0 compliant)
Mouse	Razer Deathadder V3 wired
Keyboard	Keychron Q6Max w/ Gateron G Pro 3.0 Black linear switches

Processor	Intel 12600K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z690 Gaming X
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Memory	Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 @3600CL16 2*16GB
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 4080
Storage	Samsung 970 Pro 512GB + Crucial MX500 500gb + WD Red 6TB
Display(s)	Dell S2721qs
Case	Phanteks P300A Mesh
Audio Device(s)	Behringer UMC204HD
Power Supply	Fractal Design Ion+ 560W
Mouse	Glorious Model D-

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Memory	G-Skill Trident Z Neo RGB 6000 CL30 32GB@EXPO
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900 GRE Red Devil minor undervolt
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Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 9 TKL
VR HMD	-
Software	Windows 11 Pro 24H2
Benchmark Scores	Enough for me

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Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Motherboard	ASRock B850 Livemixer
Cooling	Full Waterloop
Memory	64Gb DDR5 6000 CL30 (2x32Gb)
Video Card(s)	Inno3D RTX4080S
Storage	1x SN850 1Tb, 1x Netac NV7000 2Tb, 1x Lexar NM790 4Tb
Display(s)	AOC AG276QZD
Case	Phanteks NV9
Audio Device(s)	Dali Zensor 1 Speakers and Tangent Ampster BT II
Power Supply	BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500w
Mouse	Keychron M3 Mini Metal
Keyboard	Currently: Keychron Q1
Software	Windows 11 64 Pro

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Processor	AMD 9800X3d
Motherboard	AS Rock Taiichi Lite X870E
Cooling	Be Quiet 360mm Light Loop.
Memory	TeamGroup T-FORCE DELTA RGB 32GB (2x16GB) DDR5 6400MHz
Video Card(s)	PNY GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super 16GB OC TF GDDR6X
Storage	Crucial T700 NvMe 4 TB
Display(s)	24" Benq FP241W
Case	Be Quiet Shadow Base 800 FX
Audio Device(s)	On board audio. Speakers Edifier R200DB
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti pro 1000 watt
Mouse	Corsair M65 pro
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex 3
Software	W11 64 bit Pro

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Storage	NVMe: 990Pro 2TB(OS 25), 980Pro 1TB(22), 970Pro 512(19) / S-III: 850Pro 1TB(15) 860Evo 1TB(20)
Display(s)	Dell Alienware AW3423DW 34" QD-OLED curved (1800R), 3440x1440 144Hz (max 175Hz) HDR400/1000, VRR on
Case	Thermaltake Core P8 TG Gaming Full Tower, Fans: 9x140mm + 3x120mm
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Power Supply	Corsair HX750i, ATX v2.4, 80+ Platinum, 93% (250~700W), modular, single/dual rail (switch)
Mouse	Logitech MX Master (Gen1)
Keyboard	Logitech G15 (Gen2) w/ LCDSirReal applet
Software	Windows 11 Home 64bit (v24H2, OSBuild 26100.3775), Install March 2025

What monitor specs would you upgrade for?

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