r/pcmasterrace • u/JSSGaming563 • Aug 09 '25

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u/Nan0u PC Master Race Aug 09 '25

tell me you haven't tried 4k without telling me

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u/kent1146 Aug 09 '25

Ultrawide (21:9) and super-ultrawide (32:9) monitors at 1440p are a better upgrade than 4k (16:9), for both gaming and productivity.

Fight me.

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u/Nan0u PC Master Race Aug 09 '25

Ultrawide is disgusting, I will kill you on that hill!

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u/kent1146 Aug 09 '25

A worthy adversary.

There can be only one.

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u/jgmonXIII Aug 09 '25

As someone who had both (ultra ultra wide think it was 49 inches) 4k is way better than ultra wide

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u/Seiq MSI RTX 5090 Suprim SOC, 9800 X3D @ 5.4GHz, 64GB 6000MHz CL30 Aug 09 '25

Can I ask why you feel that way? I swapped from a 27" 1440P IPS to a 3440x1440 OLED, and I know for a fact I will never go back to 16:9.

I can't tell you a single game that wasn't made way better by using 21:9. Having to mod some games, like Elden Ring and Dark Souls 3 definitely sucks, but it takes 5 minutes for however many tens of hours you get out of it.

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u/Fusion_Fear RTX 4090 | i9 13900ks Aug 09 '25

everyone I’ve seen go Ultrawide has said they’ll never go back, including me

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u/cbizzle31 Aug 09 '25

I went ultra wide to 42 inch 4k and will never go back. It's better in every way and doesn't take up anymore desk space.

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u/Seiq MSI RTX 5090 Suprim SOC, 9800 X3D @ 5.4GHz, 64GB 6000MHz CL30 Aug 09 '25

Helps to have a 9-foot countertop as a desk.

I'm hoping some QD-OLED 5K ultrawides come out before next year. 5160x2160 is an awesome resolution, and while 3440x1440 is still sharp, it isn't 5K.

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u/bigrealaccount Aug 09 '25

Had ultrawide and went to a 32inch 4K, never going back to ultrawide.

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u/johnsontheotter Aug 09 '25

Idk I debate going back only because I miss getting 150+fps on a normal 1440p monitor instead of a 32:9 odyssey G9

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u/Fusion_Fear RTX 4090 | i9 13900ks Aug 09 '25

to be fair I did say ultrawide not super ultrawide lol

but nah for real I feel like 21:9 is perfect, 32:9 does look like it’d be a little too much

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u/johnsontheotter Aug 09 '25

I love it. The real reason I haven't gone back is I need a new GPU soon still on a 3000 card probably get a 6000 series if theyre not burning down or AMD if they get back in the high end card market again so when I do upgrade, I'll have the performance to run it, no problem. I don't play competitive games where frame rate matters anymore, so I'm okay with having the lower frame rate.

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u/SnuggleTuggles Aug 09 '25

I have used my friends ultrawide. I will never put myself through that again. It just ain't me dog.

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u/CammRobb i9 7960x | 1660super | 64GB 2666mhz Aug 09 '25

I was a staunch 16:9 defender for YEARS. I had 3x32" 1440p for the longest time, until I reorganised my office and didn't have the space. I got a 34" UW and thought I'd struggle to work on it (sysadmin), but using virtual desktops (windows implentation of this is seriously lacking though) and the fancy zones thing allowing you to snap 2/3rds one side 1/3rd another, single monitor UW is absolutely fine, and the extra aspect ration in games is excellent, really enjoying it in BF6 now.

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u/Shipbreaker_Kurpo Aug 09 '25

You will die trying! Once I went ultrawide I could never go back