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System Name | AMD RyZen PC |
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Processor | AMD RyZen 5950x |
Motherboard | ASUS Crosshair VIII Hero 570x WIFI |
Cooling | Custom Loop |
Memory | 64GB G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 3200 MHz 14C x4 |
Video Card(s) | Evga 3080 TI |
Storage | Seagate 8TB + 3TB + 4TB + 2TB external + 512 Samsung 980 |
Display(s) | LG 4K 144Hz 27GN950-B |
Case | Thermaltake CA-1F8-00M1WN-02 Core X71 Tempered Glass Edition Black |
Audio Device(s) | XI-FI 8.1 |
Power Supply | EVGA 700W |
Mouse | Microsoft |
Keyboard | Microsoft |
Software | Windows 10 x64 Pro |
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I've been searching like mad for a really great 4k monitor at a reasonable price. Like you guys I came down to the LG 27ud69p-w and the Samsung you guys have mentioned. I also was looking at and bought the Dell 28'' s2817q.
I really wanted to see the monitors in person so I ended up in a local Best Buy. The Samsung and LG both looked great in the store, but there was a $600 Dell that looked the best so I walked away with nothing. I did some more research and came to the conclusion that I didn't need a $600 TN 4K G-Sync panel for gaming. I do light Dota 2 gaming at most so 1hz refresh rate is not my priority.
I went back into Best Buy a week later and walked out with the LG 27ud69p-w and I have to say, the monitor is amazing. The display, the adjustments of the stand, both fantastic. My setup allows me to play Dota 2 in 4k at 60fps, max for HDMI, and this screen handles it perfectly. Cons: $430...and no speakers. I'm coming from a laptop so I'm used to speakers and didn't want to shell out more money for audio.
After a week with the monitor I decided to buy the Dell s2817q from Amazon for $299. It had great reviews as well as speakers, I figured it would be a win-win. I received the monitor, hooked it up, and holy shit it was terrible in comparison. I kept the monitor on and used it for a day and it's just so much worse than the LG. It is likely the difference in the IPS panel in the LG and the TN in the Dell, but I would steer so far away from that Dell because of the difference. I'm returning the dell asap and considering buying an older model of the LG 27ud69p-w that has the same exact display but black base and is $100 cheaper, that one is the LG 27ud58-b. I'll take that $100 savings and buy the Bose Companion Speakers for a better matching set with the black base.
TLDR; LG 27ud69p-w is a great monitor for the light 4k gaming I use it for. The Dell s2817q looked dull and old in comparison.
Good that you felt our choice is best for the budget. If it is TV you are taking about, then it’s samsung hands down if you are not comparing it with LG OLED.
But now that Samsung has brought in Quantom Dot, it will be good but the specs are bad on it tho. A 4K Samsung quantom dot would be awesome.
So LG it is for 4K reasobable priced monitor..