Alienware AW3420DW

Hades · 26 Jan 2020 at 20:01

Bito said:
Is there any visual indication, on the 3420DW, that g sync is active, like on the Acer Predator and Asus monitors via led or anything ?

Hades said:
Yes it's in one of the menus I think. I will check when using it.

I just checked and yes there is (under OTHERS --> DISPLAY INFO).

pp111 · 27 Jan 2020 at 10:34

Bito said:
Is there any visual indication, on the 3420DW, that g sync is active, like on the Acer Predator and Asus monitors via led or anything ?

It's obvious if it's not. If you can't tell then it's working.

pp111 · 27 Jan 2020 at 10:37

I am trying to decide whether to get one as well.

The question for me is, is 100Hz ( guaranteed ) worth it? Or should I wait until there are a ton of 144Hz monitors around in a few years. Also I am not sure that I really want to pay for G-Sync. I have had a few Freesync monitors and I find them perfectly fine. It seems excessive to me to pay for G-Sync when at the moment it's largely limited to 100Hz ( 120Hz Overclocked ). I mean what I am saying is do I spend £1000 on a monitor now or wait until the £2500 monitors come down in price. I am not sure.

Awahwah · 27 Jan 2020 at 13:59

I keep looking at them then think to my self, 1K is a lot of money I'll wait for my XB270HU to die. I must be getting old cos sense is winning versus shiny shiny.

Anomalistics · 28 Jan 2020 at 09:28

I have had the monitor for about a week now. Literal game changer, honestly. I've gone from a 23.5" to a 34" and I cannot explain how good it is to get home and play. I'm running a 980TI with a I7 3930k and 16GB and whilst the frames are great for most games, I will definitely need to upgrade the card and processor for newer gen games I reckon.

Waiting for the new RTX series.. but also not sure what processor to get..

Bito · 29 Jan 2020 at 00:13

Hades said:
I just checked and yes there is (under OTHERS --> DISPLAY INFO).

Thanks

SamG · 29 Jan 2020 at 13:15

Are your screen panels flush with the frames?

Mine starts off flush at the top and then moves to about a 5mm gap at the bottom.

I'm wondering if this is because it's a curved screen or a manufacturing design / fault?

eggcup · 30 Jan 2020 at 11:36

SamG said:
Are your screen panels flush with the frames?

Mine starts off flush at the top and then moves to about a 5mm gap at the bottom.

I'm wondering if this is because it's a curved screen or a manufacturing design / fault?

The top and sides are flush, the bottom part of the frame isn't flush.

SamG · 31 Jan 2020 at 10:37

Great thanks for the reply. I was worried it was a manufacturing fault.

I'm loving this monitor. WoW, Diablo, Destiny and Battlefield games look awesome on it.

Anomalistics · 31 Jan 2020 at 17:09

Guys, for those of you that have this monitor, what settings do you use for G-SYNC? i.e. I have it enabled in the control panel, but would I need to use v-sync in-game as well or enable v-sync in the control panel but disable in-game etc, etc?

Amidar · 31 Jan 2020 at 21:01

Anomalistics said:
Guys, for those of you that have this monitor, what settings do you use for G-SYNC? i.e. I have it enabled in the control panel, but would I need to use v-sync in-game as well or enable v-sync in the control panel but disable in-game etc, etc?

v-sync enabled in the Nvidia control panel.

v-sync disabled in game.

Danny75 · 1 Feb 2020 at 04:42

Anomalistics said:
would I need to use v-sync in-game as well or enable v-sync in the control panel but disable in-game etc, etc?

Worth a watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAFuiBTFo5E

3t3P · 1 Feb 2020 at 06:33

Mine has loads of glow tbh esp bottom left

eggcup · 1 Feb 2020 at 17:57

Anomalistics said:
Guys, for those of you that have this monitor, what settings do you use for G-SYNC? i.e. I have it enabled in the control panel, but would I need to use v-sync in-game as well or enable v-sync in the control panel but disable in-game etc, etc?

And make sure you set it to 120hz in display settings.

Hades · 2 Feb 2020 at 09:56

eggcup said:
And make sure you set it to 120hz in display settings.

This is a good point. Mine wasn't set by default.

Bito · 4 Feb 2020 at 20:26

@Hades What colour settings are you using in terms of brightness/contrast etc?

Mines at 37 and 85 % respectively (as opposed to 75/75 out of the box)

nav_dcfc · 5 Feb 2020 at 21:25

Hi all.
I'm in the process of readying my spec for OCUK to build a PC and was considering the 5700XT GPU. Could I ask those of you who have this monitor (AW3420DW) what GPU's your running it with ? ta

MissChief · 5 Feb 2020 at 22:48

nav_dcfc said:
Hi all.
I'm in the process of readying my spec for OCUK to build a PC and was considering the 5700XT GPU. Could I ask those of you who have this monitor (AW3420DW) what GPU's your running it with ? ta

I run a 2070 Super with it's predecessor, the AW3418DW and it works great.

Grif955 · 6 Feb 2020 at 13:34

nav_dcfc said:
Hi all.
I'm in the process of readying my spec for OCUK to build a PC and was considering the 5700XT GPU. Could I ask those of you who have this monitor (AW3420DW) what GPU's your running it with ? ta

Sapphire nitro 5700xt with aw3420, works perfectly.

Hades · 6 Feb 2020 at 14:36

Bito said:
@Hades What colour settings are you using in terms of brightness/contrast etc?

Mines at 37 and 85 % respectively (as opposed to 75/75 out of the box)

I've left everything on default (apart from setting it to 120hz) and am happy with it.

nav_dcfc said:
Hi all.
I'm in the process of readying my spec for OCUK to build a PC and was considering the 5700XT GPU. Could I ask those of you who have this monitor (AW3420DW) what GPU's your running it with ? ta

Radeon VII - works perfectly including adaptive sync.