September 28, 201312 yr Hi all with everyone moving to faster, bigger and better, who is using a 30 inch monitor with a 2560x1600 setup ? I have been debating for months whether to go down this road. I'm currently using a 24' 1920 x 1200 res setup with which I have been very happy for a number of years. My GC is a Nvidia 660Ti GTX with 2GB mem. and my CPU is an i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz o/c. If upgrading to this monitor, would I need to upgrade the graphics card memory to 3GB, or would the current setup cope with the bigger display and resolution? Thanks eric
September 28, 201312 yr Eric, I have the Dell Ultrasharp U3011" and GTX680, I run native 2560x1600x32 with no issues, your GPU will be just fine. You'll love the 30", I went up from 24" and suddenly my cockpit was 1:1
September 28, 201312 yr I am using a Dell Ultrasharp U3011 as well.... Its an amazing beast....! You will not regret it... All I can say is shop around and hopefully find some place with a good return policy incase you do not like it. Good luck....! 5Take Care, Will Clark My computer: Intel 14900K, Motherboard ROR Maximus Z790 Formula, PSU Dark Power 1600, Ram DDR5 (7200) Vengeance 32GB CL38, ASUS 4090, Keyboard Logitech ASUS, Mouse ROCCAT LEADR Wireless, Corsair M.2 SSD 4TB x2, Headset Astro A50 Wireless, Microphone Elgato Wave 3, Stream Deck Elgato XL, GoXLR, Loopdeck Live, Chair Steelcase Gesture with Headrest, Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL ROG White, Custom Built water cooling, Ek Lian li xl distro plate, Fittings EK & Bitspower, Monitor LG C1 48 OLED, Desk Speakers Audio Engine A5+ White.
September 28, 201312 yr I run a pair of Dell U3011s here fed by a water-cooled GTX680. Would never consider going back to my old 26". Plus, the taller 16:10 aspect ratio gives you some very nice-to-have vertical screen space the 16:9 HDTV format screens do not. Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
September 29, 201312 yr Yes - the 16:10 ratio is a great contributor to the immersion feel. I use TrackIR with mine. Having tried triple screens and projection in the past, I find the HD 30" the best visual experience yet. Regards Frank Jones
September 29, 201312 yr I also run the Dell U3011, its an amazing monitor. Another vote for the greatness of the 16:10 ratio, I run a GTX690 card and have no issues at the native 2560x1600 resolution. Tom "I just wanna tell you both: good luck. We're all counting on you."
September 29, 201312 yr A lot of horror stories on the u3104 unfortunately... Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
September 29, 201312 yr A lot of horror stories on the u3104 unfortunately... They will get it worked out, I'm not worried. Its a flagship product, Dell gets those right. Tom "I just wanna tell you both: good luck. We're all counting on you."
September 29, 201312 yr They will get it worked out, I'm not worried. Its a flagship product, Dell gets those right. they'd better hurry as I'm on the market NOW and drifting away to a 27" Samsung :lol: ! Dominique Simming since 1981 - [email protected] GHz with 16 GB of RAM and a 1080 with 8 GB VRAM running a 27" @ 2560*1440 - Windows 10 - Warthog HOTAS - MFG pedals - MSFS Standard version with Steam
September 29, 201312 yr Author Yes, I too have heard horror stories about the U3014. Poor quality, erratic displays etc. The Amazon user reviews have not filled me with confidence. What is the difference between the U3011 and the U3014? Is the latter the later version? Cheers for your inputs Also, for those running the U3011, what GPU/CPU specs do you have? Cheers Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
September 29, 201312 yr I also run the Dell U3011, its an amazing monitor. Another vote for the greatness of the 16:10 ratio, I run a GTX690 card and have no issues at the native 2560x1600 resolution. Are these selling for like $1000 ? Kind of steep? C.
September 30, 201312 yr Are these selling for like $1000 ? Kind of steep? C. You can get them anywhere from $900 to $1200 new; steep depends on what you do with the monitor. For me it was completely worth it, P3D/FSX is amazing at 2560x1600; colors are perfect as well. My specs are in my PC profile, I'm working on tweaking NI a little more but I have been getting 25-30 fps with REX 2048x2048 textures along with FSDT airports. FSX is about the same as I am running 1024x1024 textures and the NGX. My 3930k is at 4.4ghz. Tom "I just wanna tell you both: good luck. We're all counting on you."
September 30, 201312 yr You can get them anywhere from $900 to $1200 new; steep depends on what you do with the monitor. For me it was completely worth it, P3D/FSX is amazing at 2560x1600; colors are perfect as well. My specs are in my PC profile, I'm working on tweaking NI a little more but I have been getting 25-30 fps with REX 2048x2048 textures along with FSDT airports. FSX is about the same as I am running 1024x1024 textures and the NGX. My 3930k is at 4.4ghz. I have no doubt it is the creme de la creme of screen tech. I'll hold off. Waiting for 32" to become mainstream. 27" is finally. 32 should follow in a year I hope. Then prices should run into the $500 or less zone. Not quite at that quality but should still be good. Charles.
September 30, 201312 yr who is using a 30 inch monitor with a 2560x1600 setup I'm using an HP LP3065 30" 2560 x 1600 and a couple of Dell 24" ... but next year I plan to step up to the Asus PQ321 31.5" at 3840 x 2160 ( http://hothardware.com/Reviews/ASUS-PQ321-Ultra-HD-4K-315inch-Monitor-Review/ ) and hopefully not have to use AA at all. Rob
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