Earlier this yr we checked out the Alienware 34 QD-OLED AW3423DW (opens in new tab) curved gaming monitor and our reviewer was not disillusioned. The fantastic distinction and colors mixed with HDR made for a beautiful lush display whereas the 175 Hz refresh price and G-Sync Final know-how provided that easy expertise avid gamers anticipate. However that little bit of Nvidia tech comes with a tax, and on this case it appears to be about $200 USD.
Alienware’s AW3423DW monitor launched just a few months again with a price ticket it nonetheless holds of $1,299 USD. Alienware’s new AW3423DWF monitor has simply been introduced (noticed by Tom’s {Hardware} (opens in new tab)) and it is similar to our favoured AW3423DW (opens in new tab) however with open commonplace know-how, making for a $200 cheaper monitor.
Avoiding the Nvidia licence and utilizing AMD’s FreeSync Premium Professional and VESA’s AdaptiveSync means this new shiny OLED is now all the way down to $1,099.99 USD. It additionally means the anti-screen tearing efforts and variable refresh charges are appropriate with consoles just like the Xbox Sequence X and PS5 for as much as 120Hz.
For $200 much less you are still getting an amazing 34-inch 3440 x 1440 QD OLED panel with quantum dot tech. It is an enormous improve for gaming if you happen to do not have already got an ultrawide. The darkish blacks and distinction is additional enhanced by HDR and it actually provides to immersion and picture high quality whereas gaming. However the refresh price has been lower down ever so barely from 175Hz to 165Hz.
There are just a few different minor modifications of observe on this new mannequin. The G-Sync variant sports activities a white backing design whereas the AMD is a extra toned down trying all black with small LED highlights on the again with a smaller footprint. Dell has additionally swapped the port configuration providing up two DisplayPorts however just one HDMI 2.0, which appears bizarre after they may simply give us two of every. Regardless, it is nonetheless providing a 0.1ms response time whereas rocking the 1800R curve, although not a bendable one like that loopy Corsair display (opens in new tab).
It is fairly thrilling to see a brand new variation of our best choice in gaming screens launch at a value drop, even when that’s simply made from Nvidia tax. This does convey the AW3423DWF down into what is likely to be a extra inexpensive value level for a lot of, particularly in the event that they weren’t going to profit from the proprietary software program within the first place. Lastly, we is likely to be seeing the perfect gaming monitor of the yr for AMD (opens in new tab) builds when this one releases within the US and Canada on November 8.
