I bought the first X34 in 2016 for $1399. At the time it was the best gaming monitor out there, and it worked flawlessly for me for over 2 years. It hit 100hz, and worked every day without a hitch. No dead pixels, no light bleed. Fantastic. This is why I trust acer and bought yet another acer product. I played a lot of single player games like tomb raider, farcry, assassin's creed, mass effect, GTA, too many to count. The experience was PHENOMENAL!!!!
HOWEVER... I got back into shooter games like PUBG, COD, and Counterstrike... and 100hz just wasn't cutting it. So I bought a BenQ ZOWIE XL2546. That is a fantastic monitor for what it does (240hz is sooooooo nice) but when I saw this new X34 was out and on sale (got mine for 899) I couldn't help myself. I upgraded to this new one and WOW, what a shock. Puts the old version to shame and just what I needed to make the x34 an awesome ALL-AROUND monitor that shines in literally every game I play on it.
The curve is more extreme than the old X34 (which I hated at first and now love too much for words) and the extra 20hz refresh rate really makes all the difference. Now I'm playing CS:GO, PUBG, and COD on the x34 (something I didn't like to do before because 100hz was too jittery) and the action feels nice and smooth. I'm back winning games of PUBG with 10+ kills and boy does this monitor look as good as it feels while I'm doing it. The detail and immersion is unlike anything else on the market. If you have a powerful gaming PC and haven't experienced ultrawide QHD gaming yet, BUY THIS. You will not regret it.
I know the X35 is coming (the new 200hz version of this) but A) It's not IPS B) there is no release date and they teased it over 18 months ago and there is still no update C) It's going to be $1500+ D) Realistically I don't think any computer out there will be able to push much above 120fps at 3440x1440 in most games for quite a while. I currently have an 8086k and a watercooled 1080ti and barely reach 120fps in most modern titles with the graphics on medium-high at this resolution (save Counterstrike, which I get 300fps easy). I have a 2080ti on the way so that will give me a boost but honestly, for half the price of the upcoming x35 I feel like this monitor is a steal. 120hz is enough to be competitive in my opinion. 240 is nice, but 120 cuts it just fine.
So in a year or two, I'll upgrade graphics cards again to something that can actually run 3440x1440 at 200 FPS, and then I'll buy the x35 once the price has dropped down below $1k. Until then though, this monitor is too good to put into words. Believe me guys, you really just can't believe it until you see it. This thing will (literally) open your eyes to a whole new world of gaming goodness that you didn't even know existed.
BUY BUY BUY
| Standing screen display size | 34 Inches |
|---|---|
| Screen Resolution | 3440x1440 |
| Max Screen Resolution | 3440 x 1440 Pixels |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 4 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 4 |
