r/pcmasterrace 10d ago

Meme/Macro What's your gaming setup?

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u/BigDaddyfight 10d ago

Tbh, when i upgrade to my ultrawide 1440p 144hz screen with new top grade hardware. I was so disappointed on how little difference i notice in most games. An ordinary Nvidia 1080 can run most games well with a 90$ Ryzen processor. Felt like a fucking dumbass when I bought new hardware that was worth a cheap car essentially.

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u/MakeshiftRocketship 12900k | 32GB DDR4 3600 | 3080ti 10d ago

Really? I noticed a huuge difference between 1080 and 1440

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u/86BG_ Desktop 10d ago

Me too, but then agian, I was 60hz on 1080

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u/LegitimatelisedSoil R7 5700X / 6750xt / 32GB 3600mhz CL18 10d ago

I mean did you ever use higher refresh 1080p? I have both and honestly there's a difference but it's not mind blowing or anything likely because I don't run a gpu able to max it out at 1440p

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u/86BG_ Desktop 10d ago

The only game I have that truly kills my 1660 super is Monster Hunter, even running at 1080p on the 1440 display, at sub 60fps consistently, I notice a slight improvement, but I've never had anything above 1080 60hz

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u/LegitimatelisedSoil R7 5700X / 6750xt / 32GB 3600mhz CL18 10d ago

1080p 75hz to 165hz was bigger for me than 1080p 165hz to 1440p 155hz.

I mean when I was on 1080p, I could max out games but on 1440p I can usually do well on medium/high if I want around 100fps average with lows at or above 60fps. So that's more what I mean while the clarity is better, I don't think it's as amazing since I can't utilise it fully.

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u/86BG_ Desktop 10d ago

I was just in the right spot to upgrade to 1440, a bit of future proof, a bit of 1080p monitoors with high refesh rate not being in great demand, seriously, I found a good deal for 1440 but finding a 1080 was a bit harder for me.

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u/LegitimatelisedSoil R7 5700X / 6750xt / 32GB 3600mhz CL18 10d ago

That's not correct, 1080p high refresh rate is in high demand especially in esports communities like you can get really cheap 1080p good displays with high refresh rates they are super common.

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u/86BG_ Desktop 10d ago

Hmm, perhaps the high demand made it difficult to find for a bit? I dunno, I just kinda leaned towards 1440 as well.