GIGABYTE - G34WQC

Hey OP I got a (((GIGABYTE G34WQC A 34” 144Hz))) It served me well until I switched to Oled. It is currently in use by my wife. She doesn’t game a lot, like me, but does use it to do work on and really likes it.

I use the Gigabyte G34WQC 144hz and it runs great. The extra visibility almost feels unfair at times and it took me no time to get used to it coming from 16:9.

I use the same monitor and love it!

I do not trust them, they tested gigabyte g34qwc 34" and said this monitor is equally good at 60 and 120hz. Thia is wrong. i tested 2 monitors which soo slooow at 60hz it looks like the delay is ~120-200 milliseconds. a little bit better at 100hz..but damn. Also this monitor has a weird controller

You absolutely can run standard 1440p with the back bars as the resolution is effectively the same vertically but with more added horizontally as the ratio is wider. That extra field of view on top of what can be changed in game settings is very nice to have and can allow greater adjustments without potentially squishing the game. Of course, with a good enough card you won't need to do so to maintain high enough performance for a few years. And for any games, mainly older ones, that don't support ultrawide resolutions there's apps to help, like Flawless Widescreen aso. Tbh that's why I made the GPU choice I did. The cheapest by far of the full 4K cards run at 3440x1440 is no real loss when it means holding good perf longer at that lower, but not necessarily worse, resolution. I actually have a perfectly good, highly recommended 55" 4K gaming TV (Samsung QN90A) that the 7900XTX can handle fine... I just end up sticking to 3440x1440 cos i like it more. As for the 1000R curve, it's towards the more extreme end but by no means outright worse. A less extreme curvature is better for many non-gaming tasks and for games with large, detailed overworld maps of fields (like many strategy games) a top down view or side scrollers. For some good examples do a search for articles on monitor curve ratios. Personally, I couldn't willingly go back to gaming on either non curved nor non ultrawide monitors after ten years but ideally the curve would be 1200-1800R as less was too much and more was practically flat. That aside, the G5 and better still, the G8 (OLED and non OLED) are great though. For now I'm still using a Gigabyte G34WQC as my main, a little old after four years, no OLED, but the best all rounder and cheapest of its peers at the time. My best desired and eventual upgrade, for much the same reasons, would be the highly regarded Alienware AW3423DWF. It's pricey but gets several good discounts a year.

I love it. I had a 34” Gigabyte G34wqc ultrawide for awhile. It was nice, though the VA smearing was noticeable. The 49” Samsung with the VA panel is awesome. No smearing. No VRR flicker. No mini-LED blooming. No OLED text fuzziness or burn-in. The size is awesome. The 34” wasn’t wide enough. The 49” is great. I’ve considered the 57”, but I’m concerned about the blooming, as well as the need for a very expensive/specific monitor arm, and the difficulty with fitting it on my current SteelCase Ology standing desk. 49” is a big increase for my productivity.

It’s amazing for gaming. Don’t listen to haters who don’t actually own or use them. I’ve owned a Gigabyte WQC34 curved 34” monitor and it was great. I upgraded to a Samsung G9 49” monitor and it is AMAZING. I love how immersive it is, how much real-estate I get, and the overall experience. Absolutely no drawbacks except needing a beefy GPU for 5120x1440. There are no games I play that can’t do 5120x1440, except PoE2. Then, it’s just like running a 34” widescreen instead. But every other game plays at native 5120x1440 and looks amazing. Highly recommended.

I have a Gigabyte G34WQC. It’s a pretty good monitor for its price. It does have slightly higher black level smearing than I’d like, however. https://amzn.in/d/f7uCBhw I couldn’t find the exact model I have, but is the closest one

GIGABYTE G34WQC if you are fine with VA. Personally I have this monitor and Acer IPS as well and I much prefer VA over IPS. If not, I believe there is an LG ultrawide that was considered good.

I have the gs34wqc which is a slight step down from the g34wqcp you have listed and it was a massive upgrade over my 1080p 60hz monitor from 10 years ago. If they are a decent price either one of those are a good option.