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[Zed Clampet]

I hate trying to find reviews for a monitor that was literally announced today

MSI MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 Review - Brighter, Sharper, Harder, Faster

MSI' MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 pairs a 34-inch 3440×1440 panel with 360 Hz and the first 5th gen QD-OLED we have tested. With top-tier motion clarity, improved text sharpness due to a new V-Stripe RGB subpixel layout, strong SDR and HDR brightness, and a price that feels fair for the performance it...

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https://www.msi.com/Monitor/MPG-341CQR-QD-OLED-X36

The MSI site only 1 hour old.

They both use same panel so it comes down to which you like look of more. The Asus seems to have more features.

UWQHD resolution. 3440 x 1440p
only way to get close to 1440p without 27inch screens.
Curved screen... never used curved yet. At 34 inch it makes sense.
2 inches more than current screen isn't that much.

No one has them since they only showing at CES now... so I guess I wait a few months, like every other product I find on day one.

Looks like my new GPU can run that resolution fine, maybe not at 360hz but the added speed gives more overhead for frame gen. VRR means the speed difference between GPU and monitor isn't as big a problem as my last 4k was.

My PC couldn't really handle 4k very well. 5070ti is a 2k GPU through and through. Most of the games you play aren't as demanding, though. My CPU is fine for 4k, but I'd have to cut down the GPU load in the settings.

 

[Colif]

My PC couldn't really handle 4k very well. 5070ti is a 2k GPU through and through. Most of the games you play aren't as demanding, though. My CPU is fine for 4k, but I'd have to cut down the GPU load in the settings.

That is why UWQHD is a nice step between 2k and 4k. I am sure there are other weird resolutions in between as well... really, not that many yet

Display resolution standards - Wikipedia

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AS its not a typical resolution compared to 1080p and 4k, there aren't as many results that show its performance outside of some videos on Youtube showing results.

My 7900xt is a 2k card, the 9070 XT probably is as well.

4k may be a step too far but one size up from QHD (AKA 1440p) shouldn't put too much stress on GPU and I know CPU will be fine.
It has HDR which is one thing I want in a new monitor.
I have time to think since they are so new, by time they get here I will have forgotten again.

 

[Zed Clampet]

That is why UWQHD is a nice step between 2k and 4k. I am sure there are other weird resolutions in between as well... really, not that many yet

Display resolution standards - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

AS its not a typical resolution compared to 1080p and 4k, there aren't as many results that show its performance outside of some videos on Youtube showing results.

My 7900xt is a 2k card, the 9070 XT probably is as well.

4k may be a step too far but one size up from QHD (AKA 1440p) shouldn't put too much stress on GPU and I know CPU will be fine.
It has HDR which is one thing I want in a new monitor.
I have time to think since they are so new, by time they get here I will have forgotten again.

Ah, I see now. Don't know why I thought that was 4k. Yeah, that should be good. Mine is slightly more than 2k, but just barely. 2560 x 1600

 

[Colif]

Do you need one or two sticks on AMD? Depends on which CPU you have

I didn't know X3D sticks didn't care about dual channel ram as much as normal CPU do, mainly due to their extended Cache. The 9950X3d2 might be interesting... wonder where the cut off point is for cache, can it be used to replace ram... PC will always need ram, but if CPU can offset it, it is a nice thing if ram is hard to get.


But the slow down on start up and loading apps with only one stick in pc, isn't a placebo as he suggests. Its real, I have seen it. Its a physical difference based on the number of memory rails on the motherboard. Two sticks will be faster as they using 2 rails, not one. 4 sticks is tricky, if done right it can be 4x faster, but if done wrong it will be slower than 2.

The number of sticks seems to effect 1% lows more than max fps. With an X3d CPU you could get away with one stick in games. May depend on the games themselves, some may show other clues.

Other CPU aren't so lucky

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nMu1KFkOC4


Not to be biased, here is Intel 14th gen

 

[Colif]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvp3sZVO-J4


totally worth the upgrade.

I mean, its not like I can't just run PBO and change a few settings to get the same speed on my CPU ... oh wait, I can.

I wonder if the 9850x3d runs warmer than mine... expect all they did was oc them

Have they made a GPU that can run this yet?

 

[Zed Clampet]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvp3sZVO-J4


totally worth the upgrade.

I mean, its not like I can't just run PBO and change a few settings to get the same speed on my CPU ... oh wait, I can.

I wonder if the 9850x3d runs warmer than mine... expect all they did was oc them

Have they made a GPU that can run this yet?

The 5090 apparently runs 8k fairly well, so I assume it would run 6k. At current prices, though, I no longer consider the 5090 a consumer card.

 

[Colif]

There are a few 6k screens at CES this year.
5090 was a cross over pro sumer card

Razer want to sell a Headset with an integrated AI assistant and two cameras in it... who needs an AI assistant in a headset? This review asks that question and more... this is a privacy nightmare

Not sure I want an AI assistant that sits on desktop and sees everything I do in my room and comments on it.
Are these ads for teens who may not ask the hard questions?

 

[Zed Clampet]

There are a few 6k screens at CES this year.
5090 was a cross over pro sumer card

Razer want to sell a Headset with an integrated AI assistant and two cameras in it... who needs an AI assistant in a headset? This review asks that question and more... this is a privacy nightmare

Not sure I want an AI assistant that sits on desktop and sees everything I do in my room and comments on it.
Are these ads for teens who may not ask the hard questions?

This is what I've been trying to tell people. People are treating AI like it's just another computer program. It isn't. It's exactly like having a human sitting next to you all day taking notes and reporting back to whoever made it.

If anyone thinks these things aren't reporting every relevant piece of information to the people who made them, they are just kidding themselves. The companies that make these things have long histories of invading people's privacy, and now they have the best tool ever made for doing just that.

 

[Colif]

It's exactly like having a human sitting next to you all day taking notes and reporting back to whoever made it.

Exactly why i don't talk to them. I wouldn't mind Co pilot if it actually performed the tasks you ask about, instead of just showing you how. I can normally work that out myself... don't need it. Last thing I need is spyware reporting my every action... pass. Advertisers will love it.

I am under no illusion that they know what I want now, but as I don't see advertising I really don't care/mind. It has no direct effect on me.