Hi all

I've been using MSFS on a laptop for years as I needed the portable solution.  Now I'm stuck in one place I've just dropped money on a desktop with a 5080.  

I've been looking at 1440p curved widescreen monitors.  There is also the option to go 4K.  I'm assuming this graphics card is powerful enough to drive decent results on a 4K at 30FPS?  I value a sharp, smooth terrain solution over super high frame rates.  

I don't want to spend more than a couple of hundred dollars on a monitor, so I'm not looking for super high end.  What are the pros and cons of simming on each?  

I'm not quick enough to be racking up kill streaks on Battlefield, so I'm assuming the refresh rate doesn't really matter.  

Edited November 15, 2025Nov 15 by Langeveldt

With your 16Gb of VRAM seems like 1440x3440 is your better bet.  It's what I use and with two tweaks have exquisitely sharp graphics, just fabulous.  I'd be making sure whatever screen I got was Gsync enabled AND HDR10 enabled, though if that's not affordable, at least Gsync enabled.  I wouldn't own a flat screen for flight sims:  curved is preferred here.

 

14 minutes ago, Noel said:

With your 16Gb of VRAM seems like 1440x3440 is your better bet.  It's what I use and with two tweaks have exquisitely sharp graphics, just fabulous.  I'd be making sure whatever screen I got was Gsync enabled AND HDR10 enabled, though if that's not affordable, at least Gsync enabled.  I wouldn't own a flat screen for flight sims:  curved is preferred here.

 

I am of the same view as Noel here also having an RTX5080.  I use a 32 inch curved 1440 Gigabyte monitor too, though this one is freesync rather than Gsync (which is apparently not as good).  I actually use Vsync and cap frames at 60 FPS with 2X FRG and DLSS DLAA using mostly ultra settings for everything.

16 GB VRAM is not really enough to run MSFS2024 at 4k unless you turn a lot of settings down (which defeats the object for me.

Add a TrackIR or Tobii and you have a great setup for simming assuming you are using a decent CPU.

Edited November 15, 2025Nov 15 by cianpars

Thanks!  I've gone for LG curved 34 inch, 1440p.  

My next upgrade will be a high quality OLED monitor. It's hard to justify though, since my two 4K screens are just really good still.. so I'm waiting for one of them to break first. Likely will take a few more years!

I use the LG 42 C2 since years. Its a TV, has G-Sync, OLED, 144 Hz and costs half of a computer monitor with the same features.

Plus the cockpit has nearly the original size 😄

Literally just about to get the LG 45GX950A-B

3 hours ago, St Mawgan said:

Literally just about to get the LG 45GX950A-B

You have enough horsepower to run that super widescreen 5K monitor like you have chosen. Most of us do not.

Upper right is 21:9, and is a much more exciting experience compared to boring 16:9 lower left. 

 

 

Big screen OLED. Half the cost of a monitor.

54 minutes ago, Fielder said:

You have enough horsepower to run that super widescreen 5K monitor like you have chosen. Most of us do not.

Upper right is 21:9, and is a much more exciting experience compared to boring 16:9 lower left. 

 

 

If only we could fix that horrible skewing at the corners that come with the 5K ultrawides 😞  I run a 49...  I think I actually read that there is a company that is developing software to do exactly this and maintain ultrawide but eliminate the stretching on the sides... 

Hmm, to my eyes, the edge skewing is bad on 32:9, but I don't mind it much on 21:9. I have two identical 32" 16:9 monitors with therefore identical color images, and have them snugged up and touching, side by side. At double wide, the skew is too much. But in windowed mode, with the window size dragged down to 21 or even 24 x 9, then I can live with it. The Nvidia Surround eliminates the bezel making the image not continuous and normal. 

Anyone who does this, needs to have absolutely identical monitors, or the colors or other image properties won't match one with the other. I did not remove the bezels like this guy did:

 

He also said to use tacky glue or something similar to hold the little adjustments circuit board to the monitor top in its new location. Industrial strength Velcro would be much wiser. Same thing for other types of mountings, like a stick or throttle or yoke onto a metal mount of some kind. No  need to find exactly the right mounting holes and plates for screws, just use i.s. Velcro. Easier and better in my experience.

I used many monitors over the decades, 85” TV 4K to 32” 3440 x 1440, what has worked best for me for flight simulation is: 

45” 3440 x 1440 60-120Hz VRR OLED - AMD 9950X3D - nVidia 5090

My experiences:

83” 4K TV - too large for desktop use (neck strain) … full sized cockpit might be good (3 of them) (OLED)

65” 4K TV - still too large (OLED)

55” 4K TV - still too large (OLED)

42” 4K TV - ok (OLED)

49” 5120 x 1440 - ok, but no OLED so night flights had too much backlight glow and uneven lighting 

45” 5K/2K curved - too much resolution for the 5090 to handle, had to compromise graphics settings (lower and don’t like DLSS/FG)

Ignore the Hz madness … 60-120 is plenty good … almost all come with VRR but you’ll want to find out the VRR range so you know your min FPS number to sustain.  nVidia have a pretty good list of VRR ranges HERE. 

EDIT: your view distance to the monitor will have a big impact on sizing … I sit about 25” away from the monitor.

Edited November 16, 2025Nov 16 by SayAgain

I have been using an LG 48“ OLED TV for some years and this is the sweet spot for me. 

1 hour ago, SayAgain said:

I used many monitors over the decades, 85” TV 4K to 32” 3440 x 1440, what has worked best for me for flight simulation is: 

45” 3440 x 1440 60-120Hz VRR OLED - AMD 9950X3D - nVidia 5090

My experiences:

83” 4K TV - too large for desktop use (neck strain) … full sized cockpit might be good (3 of them) (OLED)

65” 4K TV - still too large (OLED)

55” 4K TV - still too large (OLED)

42” 4K TV - ok (OLED)

49” 5120 x 1440 - ok, but no OLED so night flights had too much backlight glow and uneven lighting 

45” 5K/2K curved - too much resolution for the 5090 to handle, had to compromise graphics settings (lower and don’t like DLSS/FG)

Ignore the Hz madness … 60-120 is plenty good … almost all come with VRR but you’ll want to find out the VRR range so you know your min FPS number to sustain.  nVidia have a pretty good list of VRR ranges HERE. 

EDIT: your view distance to the monitor will have a big impact on sizing … I sit about 25” away from the monitor.

You would choose the 45GX90SA over the 45GS950A-B? 

I am currently using a 32 inch ProArt Asus running at 3840 x 2160 with DLSS/DLAA and FSR3 (I run two of them side by side but only use one for MSFS and the other for work etc) 

I was planning on the 45GS950A-B and would run MSFS at lower resolution and settings if 5120 x 2160 was too much.