One thing to look ahead to: Dell seems eager to keep up its pole place within the OLED gaming monitor race. The corporate’s envelope-pushing AW3423DWF will quickly obtain two follow-ups with increased refresh charges and the identical or higher decision. Dell plans to launch the high-end displays in January however hasn’t revealed precise specs and pricing.
Dell unveiled two upcoming Alienware QD-OLED displays at TwitchCon this week. Like the corporate’s top-ranked AW3423DWF, the curved panels will mix excessive resolutions with bleeding-edge refresh charges once they ship in early January.
The AW3423DW was the primary OLED to succeed in 175Hz at 34 inches with Samsung’s newest QD-OLED panels when Dell launched it final spring. Later that 12 months, the corporate considerably lowered the providing’s worth with the AW3423DWF by dropping G-Sync (whereas sustaining FreeSync) and is now presenting high-end gamers with a brand new selection between pixels and frames.
Between the 2 upcoming fashions, the bigger AW3225QF appears positioned to interchange final 12 months’s product. Though barely smaller at 32 inches, it raises the decision from 1440p to 4K and the refresh charge to 240Hz. Moreover, just like the AW3423DWF, it incorporates a curved display.
In the meantime, customers who do not thoughts sticking to 1440p or need extra frames can have the 360Hz AQ2725DF. The 27-inch flat-panel display presents a great different for aggressive esports gamers.
Dell hasn’t revealed particulars like pricing, obtainable ports, response time, curvature, or coloration and HDR efficiency, however plans to quickly. Wccftech expects extra data to return throughout CES 2024, which appears seemingly given the early January launch date. The outlet leaked a Dell product slide confirming that the 2 merchandise embrace a three-year burn-in guarantee.
Excessive-resolution QD-OLED displays aren’t the one Alienware shows just lately pushing limits. In March, the corporate’s AW2524H grew to become the primary 500Hz monitor to hit the market. Asus is getting ready a 540Hz competitor however hasn’t revealed a worth or launch date.
Each ultra-high-performance screens are restricted to 1080p, and Dell used an IPS show whereas Asus opted for a TN panel. Nonetheless, topping 500fps in any title, even at 1080p, will tax any GPU presently available on the market.
Hitting that efficiency profile in Counter-Strike 2 requires the almighty GeForce RTX 4090, although the flagship card managed that framerate at 1440p in Overwatch 2. These and comparable titles will seemingly profit probably the most from the upcoming AW3225QF and AQ2725DF.
