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I upgraded from a LG 34" ultra wide 2560x1080p 144hz to their newer 34" 1440p 144hz version at $1200 bucks and now I'm somewhat disappointed. Seems I need a better computer. I'm currently using an Alienware Aurora R8 with an i7 8700k and 2080 (non ti). Even with the Alienware set to the highest overclocking I"m getting a dismal 2800 in Heaven 4.0. The 2560x1080p unit was getting about 5800. I should've released that with about twice as many pixels I would get about 1/2 the performance. I'm gonna keep the LG 1440p Ultra Wide (a really great display) so I need some suggestions on where to start with a new build that will provide much better performance. I think i probably need either a 1080ti or 2080ti and better cpu. Unfortunately, I don't think the Alienware unit could support a 2080ti with it's high power requirements. I'm not a big fan of heavy overclocking as I want a long term stable solution that will provide the best performance for gaming so I'll probably run stock clocks unless you convince me otherwise. Any suggestions on where to start?
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Friday, May 03, 2019 5:29 PM
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I think you are fine with i7-8700K and RTX2080. But best gaming performance are RTX2080Ti FTW3 and i9-9900K overclocked example. Only you need nice cooler, EVGA Dark or ASUS ROG motherboard, etc... I would play with RTX2080 and i7-8700K for now on your place. With i9-9900K anyway you don't have space for OC. But I'm anyway for OC CPU on mid clock. Graphic cards are different, if you buy overclocked model as FTW3 than you don't need to OC at all. I would try to stay around default clock of RTX Founders Edition, if clock is lower than OC, if clock is higher or same than not. But I look Alienware case and there is a place only for stock cooler. With him better stay with i7-8700K. He could be OC to 5.0GHz. With RTX2080Ti you can get 30% improvement in games. GTX1080Ti is same or little slower than RTX2080 depend of model.
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Friday, May 03, 2019 5:37 PM
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Keep in mind Heaven 4.0 is a benchmark. The real question is do you have to lower quality settings in games? It's really the only thing that really matters when you think about it... unless you have a dream of being the top of the leaderboards and knocking off Kingpin.
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Friday, May 03, 2019 6:22 PM
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Gaming at 1440p with an 8700K and RTX 2080 shouldn't be a problem. Ignore synthetic benchmarks. What is the fps on the games you play? If these are lower than they should be check your CPU and GPU temps.
post edited by panzlock - Friday, May 03, 2019 6:23 PM
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Saturday, May 04, 2019 4:28 AM
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Saturday, May 04, 2019 11:01 AM
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I have a 3440 x 1440 monitor running at 100 hertz and my RTX 2080 works very well with it.
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Saturday, May 04, 2019 11:11 AM
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Oh maybe also try 3d mark if you have it. I would be interested in seeing another benchmark.
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Sunday, May 05, 2019 2:52 AM
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rjohnson11 Oh maybe also try 3d mark if you have it. I would be interested in seeing another benchmark.
Didn't want to pay $30 for the latest version. The latest free version is 2013 and it defaults to 1280x762 which is not relevant. Won't let me change the resolution without spending $30 for the latest Pro version.
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Re: Just received a LG 34GK950F-B Ultra wide. Need advice on a better PC.
Sunday, May 05, 2019 3:15 AM
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I'm getting about 70 fps in Witcher 3 which isn't too bad actually. Game play is smooth. I was able to set up the display for g-sync compatibility in nVidia control panel @144hz and it seemed to accept it just fine. No tearing or stuttering in any games. I also set the games I play in nvidia control panel to "fast" for vsync and in the games themselves to "vsync off" if the option is there.
My Alienware Aurora R8 has a desktop app that allows you to set overclocking to either 01 or 02 and temp to either balanced or performance and power to either balanced or high performance. Unfortunately, it is somewhat dumbed down only allowing a max overclock of 4.3ghz. Also, the memory seems to be have really slow timings. I mean REALLY SLOW. I'll have to check if the Alienware case is large enough to accept a 2080ti and if the power supply is big enough to support it. Maybe a memory upgrade, an upgrade to a 2080ti and power supply to support it will kick this unit into a whole new class. This would be cheaper than a whole new computer but concerns of temperature would still remain since the Alienware case is small and might create an oven effect.
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