Is this the BEST 4K gaming monitor under $400? MSI G321CU review after 2 months

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  • čas přidán 17. 06. 2024
  • In this video, I share my opinion and experience after using the MSI G321CU 4K 32-inch 144Hz VA gaming monitor for over 2 months. I use the monitor for gaming as well as working. Let me tell you all about it!
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    ⏱️Timestamps:
    0:00 - Meet the MSI G321CU
    0:22 - Price & specifications
    0:43 - You don't need an expensive GPU to play games at 4K
    2:48 - It's great for work as well
    3:18 - Brightness
    3:45 - Monitor stand
    4:02 - Use USB-C as display port
    4:53 - Conclusion
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Komentáře • 29

  • @theivadim
    @theivadim  Před měsícem +2

    What do you think about this monitor and 4K monitors in general?

  • @arham9653
    @arham9653 Před měsícem +1

    Great video!
    Can you also make same type of video on budget 1440p monitor

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem +1

      Maybe later. I have a lot of GPU videos coming next. But if you want to know what my favourite budget 1440p monitor is then here it is - Gigabyte M27Q 😉 I've used it for a long time and it was great. Especially, if you catch it at low price. It's currently $260 on US Amazon. I think that's a good price.

    • @arham9653
      @arham9653 Před měsícem

      @@theivadim I'm thinking about getting the Asus TUF VG27AQM1A monitor. It's got a 260Hz refresh rate and 1440p resolution. I currently have the Asus TUF 280Hz monitor at 1080p. After upgrading to the 4070Ti Super, your video helped me decide. So, I'm thinking of upgrading my monitor too

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem +1

      With that GPU I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to 4K🙂 But your choice looks great too. Especially, if you play a lot of games that you can run at 200+ FPS at 1440p. More frames is better😀

  • @Life-quotes.546
    @Life-quotes.546 Před 21 dnem

    Hey does anyone know what’s a good arm mount for it and also my goodness that’s the best monitor

  • @roberterdman9838
    @roberterdman9838 Před 19 dny

    What monitor arm are you using? Thanks

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před 19 dny

      I can't recommend it. It has issues. I haven't found a good one to recommend yet.

  • @daniil3815
    @daniil3815 Před měsícem +1

    You don’t NEED expensive gpu, but you definitely would appreciate it. Getting 60fps without RT and with frame generation enabled is kinda suck. 4070super isn’t 4k gpu, I wouldn’t buy anything lower 16gb vram for 4k. So 4070ti super is a minimum I would take to pare with 4k screen.

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem

      4070 Ti SUPER is obviously better. 4090 is even more better. I know because I've had an RTX 4090 for several weeks. But my point is - even the 4070 SUPER PC build works. The only thing I can't do is play games at 4K with ray tracing enabled. I'm having a good time using this setup.

    • @iiduzme
      @iiduzme Před 10 dny

      eh most games dont get close to 16gb vram for 4k still. I have a 4090 and i try purposefully to max out the usage and it just doesnt get close.

    • @daniil3815
      @daniil3815 Před 10 dny

      @@iiduzme you said most games today, I don't buy GPU for 1 year. I buy it for 4 years minimum. Also, most games already means not every game today. If you buy 4k monitor, you probably spent on it 400-500$+, but a good GPU to enjoy it. like you did with 4090, great choice. a bit expensive but perfect for 4k.

  • @christophermullins7163
    @christophermullins7163 Před měsícem +2

    "you should get a 1440p monitor instead of 4k because you have a slower gpu" this is a horribly inaccurate statement. The more pixels you have at your disposal.. the better an upscaled image looks. As in.. 1080p upscaled to 4k looks noticeably better than 1080p upscaled to 1440p. This idea that there is no benefit to getting a higher resolution screen with a slower GPU is complete nonsense. I got my 4k monitor when I had a GTX 1080 and had zero regrets because the upscaling looked so much better than I expected. You get the benefit of a crispier screen and can upgrade your GPU and get all the advantages of having a 4k monitor.
    4k is coming down a lot . How about an open box g7 4k 144hz 28 inch monitor with 2 year replacement plan for $280 out the door. Got it 1 year ago from the microcenter.

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem +1

      Sounds good. Are you enjoying your G7?

    • @christophermullins7163
      @christophermullins7163 Před měsícem

      ​@@theivadimYes but of course the HDR is useless

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem +1

      Oh yes... the "HDR"😄 The screen doesn't get bright enough to deliver good HDR. But it still looks a little bit better than HDR off. Don't you agree?

    • @christophermullins7163
      @christophermullins7163 Před měsícem

      @@theivadim not really lol it unpredictable when parts of the screen will go dark and it's overall too dark.. just a wonky experience.

  • @unik0016
    @unik0016 Před měsícem

    Amazing 😅😅Bro Thats Cards Frame Generation Is Very Helpful To Play Games At 4 K
    Maybe In Future If They Releasee God Of War Regnarok They Released With Dlss
    And If They Release Last Of Us They Will Give Fsr 3 FG Because Its More Heavy
    Game Then Other Maybe God Of War God Of War Are Also Future High Graphics Demanding Games

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem

      Indeed, very helpful. I want to see DLSS tech in all games as standard🙂

    • @unik0016
      @unik0016 Před měsícem

      @@theivadim 😅😅😅How Was Your Day
      I Hope Your Days Going Well
      Easy Peacy 😎

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem

      I'm keeping myself busy🫡 Thank you! I hope you are well too?

    • @unik0016
      @unik0016 Před měsícem

      @@theivadim Yup Sir 😅

  • @MaximosTheGamer
    @MaximosTheGamer Před měsícem

    i bought a 4070 super pc for 1882 euros here in cyprus while i could have bought a 4080 super for same price in us

  • @josephholiday8704
    @josephholiday8704 Před měsícem

    Does anyone know what monitor stand he is using?

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před měsícem +1

      It’s Maidesite. But I don’t recommend it. The quality is not good. I’m looking for a good alternative to replace it with.

    • @josephholiday8704
      @josephholiday8704 Před měsícem

      @@theivadim can you make a video or a yt short of the new stand if you get one?

    • @theivadim
      @theivadim  Před 29 dny

      It could be a while. It's not high priority right now. This one is still technically functional🙂 It's just that one of the rubber feet that should sit on the desk surface is slightly up in the air, creating a gap between the desk and base of the stand. And no amount of pressure can fix that. It's just crooked like that😄 But it works. So, I'm fine with it for now.