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    [CANADA] Dell UltraSharp 25"/27" Monitors Starting at $399 ($250 off)

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Ramzay, Dec 1, 2015.

  1. Ramzay

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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    How are they for gaming lol?
     
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    I'll tell you once I get home and fire up the U2515H that was just delivered :)

    I don't play fast-paced shooter games, so the "slow" response times don't bother me. I'd MUCH rather have a high-quality, bright, accurate display for the 95% of the time I'm using my PC for stuff other than gaming.
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Get a shooter lol and let me know... :p
     
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    The only "shooter" game I own is Bioshock Infinite.

    Sent from my SM-T705W using Tapatalk
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Better then nothing, let me know how it goes :)
     
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    Well I ran the Bioshock benchmark utility at 1440p (GTX 970, i5-6600K OC @ 4.3GHz).

    [​IMG]

    In Diablo 3 at max settings (minus AA) I never saw the FPS go below 120, usually 150-170.

    In Shadow of Mordor, the benchmark tests were as follows (high settings, no AA):
    Min: 55
    Max: 106
    Avg: 75

    Not too shabby.

    And can I say...holy sh!t this thing is gorgeous. Eye-searing brightness (currently at 50% brightness and its super bright), crisp sharp image, beautiful colours.

    I also managed to OC it to 75Hz, seems stable.
     
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    Thanks for the test.. +rep... Adding this pannel to my looking at list...
     
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    That being said, I just ran the Dragon Age Inquisition benchmark

    [​IMG]

    On more demanding games, 1440p is not quite as smooth on the 970.
     
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