[POLL] Which Spectrum did you pre-order ? [Unofficial]

If you bought different Spectrum models, you can check multiple answers below.

For PC Gamers:

  • QHD 144Hz
  • QHD 240Hz
  • 4K 144Hz

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For Console Gamers:

  • QHD 144Hz
  • QHD 240Hz
  • 4K 144Hz

0 voters

For Productivity:

  • QHD 144Hz
  • QHD 240HZ
  • 4K 144Hz

0 voters

How many Spectrums did you pre-order:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3 or more

0 voters

To keep it interesting, post your PC specs below if you want :slight_smile:
If you have cool/unique setups where your future EVE Spectrum will be, share pictures below :smiley:

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Ryzen 5 3600X, Gigabyte 2070 Super, MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC, 1 TB Samsung Evo 960 Plus, G.SKILL TridentZ C14 @3200 16 GB. Got the 4K Spectrum for work and gaming (already have 1440p 144hz monitor).

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Intel Core i9 10980XE, EVGA X299 Dark, RTX 2080 Ti NVLink, Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB 64GB DDR4 @ 3200Mhz, 1TB Samsung 970 Pro, 1TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus, 2TB Samsung 860 Evo, custom watercooling, Thermaltake View 91

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Ryzen 5 1600 , 1080ti , 16gb 3000 1to hard drive , 2x260gb SSD . I want to upgrade with rtx 3000 and new ryzen 4000…

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CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X

Motherboard: Msi Pro Carbon Wifi X570

RAM: Viper Steel DDR4 3733 16GB (2x8GB)

GPU: PowerColor Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil 8GB GDDR6

SSD: Sabrent 1TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD

Power Supply: Corsair 750x

I`ll buy a Nvidia 3070 with my Spectrum 4k

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I7-9700k, Rtx 2080s, rog strix z390 e, 500gb 970 evo, 1tb silicon power m.2 + multiples hdds for 15tb more and a 32gb optane module.
But I’m buying the model 3 because I’ll get the Ps5 and if I will make good investments I’ll get a 3080 or 3090 next year

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Currently I am still running an i7-3770K with a gtx 1080 but plan on building a new system later this year when Ryzen 4000 desktop parts drop as well as nvidia’s new gpus

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Ordered the 1440p 240Hz model. My PC contains an 3900X, 16GB of RAM running at 3800MHz CL14, 1080Ti (to be upgraded with the new nVidia series probably) and a 1TB Corsair MP600 SSD. It’s all watercooled and stuff as seen here: https://i.imgur.com/TS3Y65a.jpg

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Pretty cool :slight_smile:
Is that ZMT tubing ?

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I chose the QHD 144hz, but sometimes, I do wish I have chosen the 4k version. The only thing is I need to upgrade my computer if I did.

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Well, a monitor can last you through many PCs. I personally got the 4K 144Hz model, which currently only the most expensive GPU can run, so I’ll be running it at upscaled 1080p or 1440p until I can get a GPU that can fully take advantage of it. Meanwhile, the 4K resolution will be great for my other tasks.

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One 4K.

Ryzen 1700/Vega64

Proper upgrade for a center monitor, from 32" 60Hz VA.

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1440p cos that’s all I need

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I went back and forth on 4k a lot, but honestly I think for desktop computing it’s too high a resolution for a 27" monitor, so you end up needing to use display scaling to get a decent content size. Display scaling is a horrible experience on Windows, especially if the scaling doesn’t match across multiple monitors - but I don’t think it’d bother me if I was exclusively a mac user. 1440p seems like the sweet spot for 27in to me at native resolution. The fact that I can drive it with a much lower spec’d machine is just a nice side-effect.

The biggest drawback with 1440p is that you can’t do integer scaling up from 1080p or down from 4k content (just up from 720p and 480p/360p/240p) which is mostly an issue when supporting current gen consoles or working with video content (either 1080p or 4k need interpolation during scaling - big issue for content creators).

If it weren’t for the density thing I think I’d have pulled the trigger on something like the Predator x27 a long time ago, as I think the display HDR 1000 certification and color accuracy is appealing, you just need to go all the way up to like 42" before you get something close to good native content densities at 4k (or alternatively, go with a 24" 4k monitor and then you at least get integer scaling down). The reason I’m looking at a Spectrum because it’s the first monitor I’ve seen that has most of my wish-list: Good color, 27 inch @ 1440p, good HDR, G-Sync compatible, and USB Type-C. The only thing that has me thinking of canceling my pre-order is the lack of support for daisy chaining…

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I’ve gone for the 4k 144hz. I haven’t actually got a gaming rig yet, I’m waiting for the spectrum to ship and I’m going to build the pc around it. I have no clue what I’m doing so hopefully it will all work out ok!

The main games I will be playing is FPS like cod and diablo 4.

Was struggling to choose between the 240hz and the 4k model but plenty of videos have said there’s not a major noticeable difference between 144 and 240 so I’ve gone for the 4k for future proofing

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Current build in progress:

  • Gigabyte Z490I Aorus Ultra ITX
  • Intel i9 10900K
  • Corsair Vengence LPX DDR4 3600 (2x32GB)
  • Samsung 970 EVO Plus M.2 NVMe (2x2TB).

Just waiting on a Gigabyte Turbo RTX 3090 and the three spectrum model 3’s.

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You should go for aorus rtx 3090 master/xtreme GPU as it (I am not sure if it is not only) has 3 HDMI 2.1s for all of model 3s

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Ya, but I only have room for a GPU that takes up 2.2 slots or less, and I am not into water cooling, so the turbo is the best bet for me, at least out of what I have seen so far.

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That’s what I am upgrading from as well. You can find my new system specs post below.

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I have 1800X and Vega 56 rn, and just upgrading to Big Navi should set me up to drive the 4K Spectrum well enough.

I switched from 1440p just because it would be as useful when it came to integer scaling. Don’t want interpolation effecting 4K content I watch or edit

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