Alienware - AW3420DW

3080 with a 3440x1440 monitor.   34" Alienware from 2019 I think? 

Would you consider oled? I replaced my trusty AW3420 with a same size oled panel and it's one of the biggest leaps in quality I've ever had.

I recently got the same monitor couple months ago and been enjoying it but been getting some lag as well especially in no man's sky. I have a 5-year-old alienware r11 pc with 3080 intel i9 and 32gb ram and have alienware aw3420dw and never really had much issue with lag and was playing dead island 2 and had some lag and lowered my fps to 60. Tried playing no man's sky yesterday, and it was unplayable because of the lag, and wondering if I need to adjust the dlss as well?

I've used my Alienware AW3420dw when I had the M2 Pro MacBook and now the Mac mini M4 Pro. Both worked amazingly. I will never go back having two monitors.

Currently have the 2018 34-inch Alienware and it's probably time to upgrade. There are good OLED options in this same size, but more vertical pixels would be nice. Not sure 45 inches is right, but would love to check and see how the curve feels for first person shooters. Worst case though, the dual mode will come to the rescue. Seems like a great solution.

Yeah, I have the OG one, non OLED, and it still works great. Much like yourself I'll be waiting another year. I'd like to upgrade to a screen with higher PPI.

It does not unless you use BetterDisplay (cost a few bucks but you can test it first). I have an AW3420DW and it works great since installing the software.

Yea i have the older version too and it is incredible and I have zero complaints or plans to replace it until we get some kind of monumental shift in monitor tech that makes it obsolete. It is as perfect as I have any need for.

Thanks. I also have an AW3420DW, and was planning to get this one too 👍

i still have my 2020 alienware aw3420 120hz IPS plan to keep it as long as its working

Rocking with my AW34 (without F) @ 175Hz, DLDSR 2.25X with DLSS @ Performance with a 4090 whenever I can. Absolutely everything runs smooth, crispy and bright. Will only upgrade when Alienware releases the exactly same panel with 5k2k@ 200+Hz, and an RTX 6090.

I had a 2060, now a 6700XT, paired first with the Alienware 34” IPS UW, now the 38” version. Performance hit going from 34” UW to 38” UW was noticeable (roughly 2k to 3k pixel count) and the 2060 couldn’t handle newer games when I got the 38” a few years ago. Now the 6700XT is struggling with new titles. You’ll notice an even bigger difference going from 4k to 1440p UW (2k) and I think the UW aspect ratio better utilizes the pixels. Overall, 34” 1440p UW is the sweet spot right now. You can get an IPS or VA for a reasonable price and pair with a mid range GPU. I prefer IPS panels over VA for mixed productivity/gaming use, but you have a lot of options in this range. OLED is nice for media (I have two OLED TVs that I love), but I’m not rushing to replace my two IPS monitors.

Hopefully you get some good answers because I’m in a very similar situation to you lol. I have an older Alienware ips ultrawide that’s amazing for programming. I can have so much on screen at once. I wouldn’t want to worry much about burn in. That being said, if you only want it to last for 3-5 years and you don’t intentionally try to burn it in you may not notice the issues. Monitors unboxed has a series where they purposefully burn in their oled display, and it’s honestly not that bad from what I can tell under worst case scenarios

I have an older ips Alienware and I get ghosting. I’m guessing that’s fixed by now but if 34 is all you got, why not go oled.

DWF. I got the Alienware DW version, I considered the Evnia, the black frame version, but several reviews mentioned that the fan was audible, whereas with the (or rather my) DW its not. Also, considered the MSI too, but in the UK at that time it was still £300 more expensive than the second hand DW's I was watching on eBay, as it is, I got a £495 DW in almost perfect condition with some warranty from eBay and I'm very pleased with it.

I believe so, I haven’t had a single complaint since installing it. I remember constantly looking for an upgrade when I had the 34” Alienware ultrawide. That went away with this LG monitor. I mean, triples would be the ultimate but I don’t have the space for that

I went from Samsung 49 inch ultrawide, to LG C3 42 to Alienware 34 inch to Alienware 32inch 4k and i finally think this is where i will stay.

I have both - Alienware 34 and LG 39 GS. For simracing LG with 800r curve is defintely the best. 39inch gives a bit wider fov too.

I just got my first 34” Alienware ultrawide a month ago and love it. I would use pcpartpicker monitor section and you can filter by all your wants, plenty of 34” ultrawide on the market to choose from

I currently have a LG 45gr95qe-b. Before this I was using Alienware 34" 1440p. I used to think 45" was too big for desktop but after using LG 45gr95qe-b. I realized 45 is infact the perfect spot for me. But 1440p resolution is too small. 800r also I thought it was too much curve but after using this one, It is infact the perfect curve. Unfortunately, you guys are not selling the new GX 5k2k in my country. So yeah, the sweetspot is infact, 45" 5k2k with 800r curve.

I have the Alienware and just went to an MSI Oled 4K, the color difference and clarity are night and day. The Oled beats it hands down in every way. I thought I might miss the extra FOV but it actually makes it easier to see because you’re not trying to focus on too much.

I returned the 39" I'd stick with the new Alienware 34" unless you really prefer WOLED. Assuming you prefer 1440p of course.

Not sure on price… but Samsung generally has poor qc that can come back to bite you, and they’re extremely challenging to deal with from a support side. Proceed with caution. IMO, I’d buy the most recent Alienware 34” option instead. It’s still a Samsung-based panel, but you get Dell’s implementation and much easier to deal with support.

What? My 4090 can handle 3440x1440 no problem. On 34“ Alienware and 49“ Neo G9, too. All options cranked up to over 9000, no framerate boosts. Just raw power only. It doesn’t even break a sweat.

I can’t speak for WOLED, but QD-OLED 4K at 32” is absolutely, significantly better for text clarity than 1440 ultrawide at 34”. I have the latter and my friend has the former, and while I love the ultrawide aspect ratio and it looks great for media and gaming (and it’s easier to run than 4K), text is merely fine whereas on my friend’s it’s nice and sharp (with I think 150% scaling).

34 wud is fucking awesome

Agreed. Go with be qoled 34 inch Alienware UW

The G9 is the other monitor I was considering for a while, to be honest, alongside the AW34. I was close to caving in and getting the G9 over the LG5K2K, but that extra verticality you get is just perfect. I went from LG C3 42", and an AOC AGON PRO 45" to my current LG 52K2... The color definitely isn't as good, but I have managed to calibrate everything on my LG 5K2K to where I am perfectly happy with it.

You’re fine, I’ve had the 1440 LG 45 Ultragear and Alienware 1440 34. They both looked phenomenal, I really had no issue even w the 45, granted the text could have been better it didn’t bother me. Now on the LG 45 4K, it’s beautiful.

I almost feel like this is me. I had the aw34 and tried the 32 inch 4ks and they made me want the 5k2k. I have the 45 inch 5k2k as well and I love it but for me I really need this to be a 39 inch as it's the size that nothers me. I do love glossy as well.

I'm on a 34" 3440x1440 21:9 120Hz IPS ultrawide, run it along with 2 other monitors. It's an older Alienware display so a bit pricey when I got it (around $1400 or so IIRC). Other computer has a single 2560x1080 of some kind (cheap, kind of small and only 60hz). And the work computer has dual 27" 1080p 100Hz IPS displays. Gotta run spreadsheets at over 60Hz ya know. For me 21:9 is the sweet spot, the bigger ones like the Samsung G9 Odyssey is way too much. I don't even have the desk space to fit a 49" monitor TBH.

lol this was me too. Went from Alienware 34 3440x1440P-Alienware 32 4K-LG C3 48 4k- LG5k2k I’m still loving it so far

I've got a 34 inch Alienware Ultrawide from many moons ago. Amazing productivity monitor, however gaming on it, leaves a lot to be desired.

Thanks for this post I’m on the Alienware right now and was thinking about upgrading but I don’t think I care as much about screen size. 34” is plenty, so I’d rather have the fidelity increase with 4k and OLED as well. I’ll wait for a better monitor. I think a better middle ground would be like 38” 4k OLED maybe.

As someone who also has the AW34 and was seriously considering the 5k2k. This makes me rethink it. I love the glossy panel on the Alienware, and the colors are super vibrant. I hope Alienware releases an update to this monitor and bumps up the size/resolution. I’ve used mine since launch for 8hours a day and it still blows me away

i have a alienware 21:9 120fps 1440p en i use a 2070. with AAA games i dont get the 120fps but i get around 40-50fps what is fine for me

You'll be good! I just did the same build a few weeks ago and have been loving it on a 34" Alienware 1440 ultrawide.

Can you share more :) ? Just got 5090 with my 13000k and using my 3440x 1440 Alienware monitor which I love but might be time for that 5k goodness

I’m waiting for ultrawide a with higher ppi’s. I just returned the new Alienware 34” because it the image quality was much worst than all the other monitors I own from them.

I was aiming for the Samsung 57 but this one looks good too  I'm coming from a 34 inch, it is nice but I feel like I miss some extra witdth and height. As a developer, my usage would be probably 80% productivity 20% gaming and others stuff

I read that the quality is really random you can have a good panel and never have a problem and a bad panel and have to return the monitor and it replacement several times I come from an Alienware 34, never had a problem + the 3 years of warranty is really great I don't know very well the LG monitor, if I remember they have only one year warranty but it seems the quality control is better than Samsung I could see my daily usage on a 57 with a vs code as the center, on the right a browser to work and visualize the frontend. And on the left another browser to read documentations, or display cloud administration panel , having a terminal etc The PIP is also good even if the resolution is too much for your GPU you can still play in 4k and display other stuff on the sides I wonder if a 45 inch with a 5k resolution would be equivalent or less good than a 57 in term of comfort for a developer . Also I read that Oled is less good in term of text readability  In term of gaming, the resolution + OLED will be probably a big upgrade for me since my monitor is already like 4-5 years old Next monitor will be a hard choice ahaha 

Lookup va black level smearing before you go with a VA panel. I'd recommend checking out a video of say the Dell 34 inch VA panel as that's basically what you will end up with. Specifically look up black level smearing on any VA panel you are browsing. If you go cheap it could be worse than that. If you can't stand the black level smearing an IPS should be midrange for the price. There are plenty of options at 144 Hz. If you can get one I'd say go for the LG 38 inch 1600 p monitor as that is my daily driver for 3 years. I actually own the Alienware one but it's the same panel just 144 Hz and I'm not sure how common Alienware is as a brand in Europe. Otherwise you can go with an OLED 34 inch but they are expensive. I'd guess easily $1000 Euros. Imo increase your budget a bit for your monitor of choice. It's gonna usually last you 5 years. So an extra $200 can go a long way for peace of mind.

Probably bc it doesn’t make sense financially they always kinda reemed you with IPS UW with decent refresh rate. You can get a strong VA for $370 not on sale, OLED for $800 or less on sale. A good IPS would have to be no more than $600 and even then the Dell AW on sale would still give it a run for its money.

It’s probably the difference between glossy and matte and the way the QD oled operates. I have the Dell/alienware too, it’s an incredible monitor especially when you correctly put the HDR in sRGB mode, surprisingly bright. Would love for them to make the exact same monitor in 5k2k