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Acer Group has introduced a new ultra-wide curved display for gamers, which boasts extreme size, Nvidia G-Sync adaptive refresh rate technology as well as up to 200Hz refresh rate. While Acer mentions 200Hz refresh, it should be noted that the such frequency can only be achieved with “overclocking”, a relatively new word in the world of displays.
The futuristic Acer Predator Z35 monitor is powered by an advanced 35” AMVA 8-bit RGB panel with 2560*1080 resolution and 178°/178° horizontal/vertical viewing angles, which is used for some other curved displays on the market. The panel has 2000:1 contrast ratio, 12ms response time and 4ms grey-to-grey response time.
The new Predator Z35 monitor fully supports Nvidia G-Sync technology, which matches monitor’s refresh rate with a GPU’s rendering rate on a frame-by-frame basis to provide smooth gaming experience, as well as the company’s new ultra-low motion blur (ULMB) backlight strobing technology.
The default refresh rate of the Predator Z35 monitor is 144Hz, but Acer claims that it can be increased all the way to 200Hz via overclocking. The company revealed that overclocking will be possible via built in display settings, but it did not tell whether all panels can handle 200Hz frequency. It also did not disclose whether overclocking procedure voids warranty. Despite of lack of details, the ability to increase refresh rate to 200Hz will attract a lot of attention from gamers.
The Acer Predator Z35 will feature DisplayPort 1.2 and HDMI interfaces. It will also come with two DTS Sound 9W speakers.
The Acer Predator Z35 will be available in North America and EMEA in December with prices starting at US$1199.99 and €1099, respectively.
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KitGuru Says: While the AMVA panel used in the Predator Z35 is considerably better than any TN panel used in gaming displays with extreme refresh rates, its resolution is not very high by today’s standards. The overclocking feature also looks rather mysteriously for now, but it will be very interesting to find out more about it.
2560*1080?! I saw the in-article “warning” but still I was caught off-guard. The AR may offer some advantages but it’d be too much of a downgrade from my 1440 monitor to contemplate.
Monitor makers just can’t quit 1080, can they? lol 🙁
The amount of GPU power you need to play in 2560*1080 at so many FPS is already extremely high. If it was of higher resolution it might as well be at 60Hz.
It depends on which games you want to play. Also, since I purchase GPUs much more frequently than I do monitors, something I’d say most do too, I need future-proofing in my monitor.
This monitor is really inadequate for today, let alone tomorrow 🙁
Yeah, I mean, the more I look at this monitor and the more I am confused about the target customers. 200Hz is way overkill for anything but competitive gamers, but at the same time pros prefer a fast TN panel to the higher color quality and viewing angles of the AMVA.
The response time though
yes 200hz is amazing for a twitch shooter. e.g only game csgo.. but the response time of 12ms .. holy shit .. this is not competitive .. i doubt only rich dumb people will buy this who only care about 200fps on civ beyond earth
Nah, I reckon a highly-clocked 980Ti would kill it np 😉
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A 980 Ti would be overkill for this resolution.
You’d be suprised it requires barely more than a 1080p panel.
Agreed, but at least it’d hit 200 quite often 😉
I use a 2560×1440 at 120hz and I get well over 120FPS in Battlefield 4 on my 980ti G1 card. The world has moved on from 1080p, its time for higher res and higher refresh curved goodness.
I tried my AMVA screen against a few 1ms TN panels and honestly seen more black blurring on the TN than on my screen. Dont always just look at the specs, but look at the screen for yourself.