End of Year PC Build

Let me settle this for you...
ACER monitors are junk -period.
As to the syncs' when you start getting into the upper monitor eccheilons I would rather leave it disabled. Its not really important -just another gimmic -unless you like that sort of thing. It also in my opinion takes away from the value of the inside components having to be devoted to sync operations instead of even more accurate colors that IPS are known for.

I actually bought an Acer Predator XB273U GXbmiipruzx for my CS:GO rig. It is a 1440p 270hz IPS panel that supports backlight strobing with ultra low response time and also very low input lag. The color accuracy is also great after calibrating with my Calibrite ColorChecker Pro and the free DisplayCAL software (100.2% sRGB gamut area). It is probably the best 27" gaming monitor on the market right now. The IPS glow is minimal and the color uniformity is also excellent. However, Acer's user interface is pure garbage and it is really a pain in the ass to set it up.

So if you want better color accuracy, you really need to calibrate your monitors and your TVs with a good color calibration hardware like a Calibrite ColorChecker. That's like a $200-$300 investment but I think it's worth the money since most monitors and TVs don't have the best color accuracy out of the box.

As someone who uses variable refresh rate like G-Sync and Freesync, I don't think it's a gimmic. You probably don't need it for competitive gaming like Call of Duty Warzone 2.0 or CS:GO, but it works wonders for everything else.

If you want the best gaming experience without any screen tearing and minimal input latency, you need to use variable refresh rate. Once your framerate goes above your monitor's refresh rate, you'll be getting a lot more screen tearing. So it's important to cap your framerate a couple FPS below your monitor's maximum refresh rate. Using variable refresh rate tech like G-Sync and Freesync will further reduce the screen tearing. The traditional Vsync increases your input latency significantly, but G-Sync and Freesync don't. So it's basically the best gaming setup. That is also why many new TVs like the LG C2 OLED support G-Sync and Freesync.

That's just coming from me who use these features everyday. I also thought they were a gimmic until I tried them myself.

So they are finally putting GandF on the same monitors? At least companies have learned that lesson. That said I will take your word for it that it isn't gimmicky... though does it still hold true if you run in Windowed mode with the tearing being less?

Weird. 
I have the exact opposite problem. 
Tear full screen but not much windowed -even if fullscreen windowed has less tearing than full screen.

The Monitor I bought back in 2019-20 was the ACER Predator HK321.  I did a lot of research and everything I watched said this monitor was the best of the best.  Excellent build-quality, beautiful picture, fast response time, fast refresh rate, plus all the best tech for Gaming including HDR and G-Sync.  So on paper it was everything I wanted.  I paid 1500 and change for it, and from the day I got it....I was completely losing picture.  *Black Flash* (ON/OFF).   So I swapped out 5 dfifferent cables both HDMI and DP (same issues) three different video cards- even bought the new 2080Super Ultra Gaming (I was using a 1080 FTW3 at the time, which I thought may not have been powerful enough to support 4K at 60hz at a 32" screen size)....and even the 2080 showed the same problem.  I stress tested and bug checked all of my hardware....and everything came up with 1000% PASS.   

I  then called ACER and they troubled-shot things for me, and I walked them through everything I had done myself before calling them.....and after running their own tests.... THEIR conclusion was "the only thing that has not been tested is the G-Sync Module itself, and though it is rare for one of those to fail or be defective...it can happen, and it will produce exactly the issue that you are experiencing.  So we will refund your money no questions asked.  A full refund.  Just take the monitor to your nearest post office or UPS to ship it back to us and you will receive your full refund three days after we receive it."

So after that I bought the monitor I have now, the BENQ PD3200U and it has been amazing.  Plus, *Bonus* it was only 849.99 and it is still going strong.   Great monitor, I would recommend it to anyone who wants to do Creative/Content/Editing/CAD kind of work or even 4K/60hz Gaming.  It's great for 4K/60 Gaming.   Just a beautiful monitor.


But in 2005 I also had another ACER monitor, I forgot the model but it was a 19" LCD.   Dozens of dead pixels from Day Damn 1, so I sent it back to Staples.

Also had troubles with LG, too....so not hyped on them.  The 2010, W2453V LCD monitor from LG.  My sister has it now and has not had any issues with it as far as I know....But when I ran it, it continuously went into power-saving mode at random times for seemingly no reason.  Especially right after turning on my PC.

So then I bought my Dad's old samsung.... a really nice 27" with a resolution of 1920x1200.  Very good monitor for the time.  I forget the model name but it was a good one, used it for years.  Then I bought the S27D850T (which I still have and it still works great) but I now used the PD3200U from BENQ and it is my favourite of all the monitors I have used.

Hey BMW.  Yes...of all the hardware and peripherals that go into building a PC, you could say the one I have had the most trouble with is the monitor.  As you can no doubt tell from my post above, I've had bad luck with several major brands, ACER, LG namely....so now I am hesitant to buy anything from any of them even if quality really has improved.   The one brand I've always had success with in the past is Samsung, and I would buy another- except I don't like the curved screens.  Can't stand'em.  Yet that seems to be the only thing they produce these days in their mid to high end gaming department.   And after using 4K @ 32" with beaitiful colour and brightness in the BENQ, as much as I like it I don't think I would be able to go back to the smaller S27D850T (27" @ 2560x1440/59hz, 5 ms RT) from Samsung that I was using previously.

And as for BENQ, I think this is my new go-to brand.  My dad has had at least two othe BENQ monitors over the years and they have been very good all around.  And presently I am very happy with the PD3200U.  Yes it is designed for things like Animation, CAD, Graphic Design, 4K Video/Photo Editing etc etc (and that is where it truly excels and really showcases its best qualities)....But I have found it makes quite a good 4K Gaming monitor (if 60hz/60 FPS is all that you are wanting).   AND it is far less  expensive than many of the top-tier so called "Gaming Monitors" out there (*cough* ASUS PG32QX @ 3499.99 CAD), even the ACER XB321HK was close to 2000.00 CAD when I bought it three years or so.   NOW (I just checked Amazon this moment) it is 3,000 CAD!

So, if my dad agrees to this deal of my Pd3200U to replace his damaged one.....then I hope I will be able to buy the BenQ Mobiuz EX3210U.  

No G-Sync. Not using Vsync either. I get more screen tearing with both the G and Vsync off in Fullscreen and less in Windowed mode.
Don't understand it. Maybe its the multi-tasking but it should be the opposite in that case. Probably just Windows 10 being Windows 10. 

CDPR have finally added the frame generation option in Cyberpunk 2077 and wow.

All that space for storing your porn, eh?😄🤣😂

Here is the loadout:
Drive 1 -4 TB Main OS drive
Drive 2 -4 TB: AUDIO/VIDEO EDITING
Drive 3 -4 TB: AUDIO/MUSIC/VIDEO FILES
Drive 4 -4 TB: COMICS
Drive 5 -14 TB: ABANDONWARE/CLASSICS/STEAM GAMES
Drive 6 -14 TB: WORK MK 1
Drive 7 -14 TB: WORK MK 2
Drive 8 -4 TB OVERFLOW

As can be seen the majority of the space is for work. The final 14 TB is for my steam library which will soon exceed 500 games. That does also include classic games from my childhood like Museum Madness. It will also included abandonedware games like Project Nomads-which Mass Effect Andromeda ripped off with the floating islands. Project Nomads vs Mass Effect Andromeda:

Not much else to say there -I am a nostalgic gamer. My game library should be close to maybe 800 games or so when done maybe more; maybe less.

As to the 4 TB's... The first is obviously for the OS -for some reason having a big OS drive makes things load insanely fast if you got massive free space -kinda like a SSD even though its a basic HDD. The second of the 4 TB's is for TV shows and movies -4TB is kind of overkill though. The third is for Video and Audio editing. Such editing can take A LOT of space. I have found a way to convert comics via scanner to PDF -though 400MB for a 25 page comic is not right still that is the forth 4TB role. The final is as its name suggests OVERFLOW -if any drive fills to max it overflows to this drive. This drive is locked however if less than 75% compacity on all drives.

As to your statement... Har Har Har. You haven't looked at my signature have you? I fall on the far end of the spectrum labeled: "I don't need that in any form. Its a distraction from getting work done. 

I suppose it's progress, but you could do a lot better especially if you were more methodical with your planning. You should get the basic things like your house, wirings, furnitures, or whatever done before you start buying parts for your new PC. It's about priorities.

Especially for things that depreciate and become obsolete the fastest. Like the CPU and GPU, you can always buy them in the last minute. So you end up with newer and better products or more savings if you chose the previous generation instead.

Making money isn't easy. Spend smarter.

You're still using your FX-8370 rig though.

Why not just finish the build, migrate all your stuff to the new PC, and put the FX-8370 PC in storage?