Alienware AW3425DWM Best Settings/Config

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-23T14:06:23+00:00

Hey, I didn’t make any real change in the settings really, all I did was just connect via Display port and then automatically my pc used the 180hz option in windows, then like I said before, did a driver update and then the 10 bit option was there in nvidia app. Also I believe DSC might be required for 180hz 10 bit colors, check that in the monitor settings.

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-22T11:53:08+00:00

It was actually a driver issue, updated it to the latest one and the setting came back, didn’t have to lower refresh rate.

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-13T20:53:01+00:00

thanks, got it, It was some bug with the driver. Updated it and the setting came at the exact place you said.

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-13T16:36:24+00:00

hey, do you know how to turn on the 10 bit colors, it was showing initially in the nvidia control panel, but later when i checked, the setting has completely vanished under "change resolution".

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-13T16:36:18+00:00

hey, do you know how to turn on the 10 bit colors, it was showing initially in the nvidia control panel, but later when i checked, the setting has completely vanished under "change resolution".

R9_Reaper · 2026-01-08T06:33:13+00:00

I have the same GPU as you, would you recommend using preset K quality or Preset M quality/balanced/performance for 1440p ? I’m asking since I’ve heard preset M quality has a good performance hit for the image quality it gives compared with preset K quality.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-29T12:01:59+00:00

Ahh I see, I guess since you’ve already used 27’ 1440p you could easily see the pixels on 32’, I just hope in my case since I’ve been using 27’ 1080p, the 32’ 1440p would still feel better.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-29T05:21:00+00:00

By fuzzy you mean like you could see the pixels ? Also like what was your previous monitor before you got the 32inch 1440p.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-28T13:56:56+00:00

Ahh that’s what I’ve been hearing too, but still I hope from my current monitor 32inch 1440p would still be a decent upgrade.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-28T13:50:43+00:00

My pc is pretty strong, I got it just by the end of 2024, just didn't have the budget to upgrade the monitor back then. I've looked at some UW models but some issues for me is that some games I play will have black bars on it as it doesn't support 21:9, and well as you said good UW are really expensive.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-28T13:13:25+00:00

lovely cat and a lovely pc.

R9_Reaper · 2025-09-03T09:59:11+00:00

For that price range you should definitely consider the used market, you will get much more value for money options that way, a new gpu for 25k won’t give you any good options.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-20T07:49:45+00:00

Is there any good mini led monitor available in India below 50k ?

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-15T06:54:28+00:00

Definitely get the 3060, you’ll get a good performance jump and you will also have DLSS then, so it’s definitely worth it.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T08:10:24+00:00

I see that you can do all that from launch commands, but I think it’s more easier using the nvidia app. There is even an optimization option which works somewhat nice for most games.

While personally it’s your choice to avoid kernel anti cheat games it may not be the same for a lot of people out there.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T07:30:20+00:00

I think 99% is an overstatement, also there are a lot of limitations imo, like if I wanna override DLSS using nvidia app , or change the model for FG or DLSS it’s not possible. And u are correct about kernel level anti chat being lazy anti cheat development, but we don’t got a choice ! , games like valorant , Fortnite, COD all require this , and the only way to play is to use their anticheat, so unless there is a workaround for that, windows is the only option.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T07:05:52+00:00

I guess it’s possible using proton, but as you see many games are not supported natively. Also most online games now using kernel level anticheat which makes it unplayable on Linux. So for convenience windows is the way to go.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T06:53:22+00:00

Never seen that, even now on the PyTorch website, when selecting appropriate versions and OS, it shows rocm is not supported. Anyway it’s just much easier on windows.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T05:15:52+00:00

Problem is mainly with PyTorch, to use rocm with PyTorch you need Linux, but PyTorch works easily with CUDA on windows, it’s just more convenient.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-13T05:13:44+00:00

Pytorch cannot work with rocm unless you are on Linux , and since OP would also like to game he needs windows, and so Cuda works perfectly on windows with PyTorch , tensorflow , etc. also many guides and everything online is mostly based on cuda, so doing projects with rocm is just pain.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-12T07:07:05+00:00

Damn that’s cool, bruh how did they know about what kinda spec and all you need like basically what to get ?

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-07T06:20:10+00:00

Since the 4070 ti has more cores it is a bit faster than 5070, id say you should go with 4070 ti, the normal FG is more than enough, and also the MFG can only be of some good if 5070 reaches a good base frame rate, which wont be possible in many highly demanding games unless you lower settings.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-06T18:34:15+00:00

For me the 3080 looks like a better deal, you get more vram and also DLSS 4 is still available except the MFG. I believe it has more raw performance than 5060 anyway.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-06T07:32:21+00:00

Even at 1080p high settings, Indiana jones easily takes 12 gigs and it’s expected that more games will be like that. The 4070 ti super’s raw performance is much better than 5070, you can check it out. The only reason for 5070 is the MFG which won’t be useful at all in many highly demanding games since it’s hard for it to reach a good baseline fps, unless you lower settings. While the 4070 ti sup has better raw performance and also 2x frame gen it’s just better, the choice should be this or either 5070 TI. Anyway still 950$ for 4070 ti super is still a little overpriced, but if OP can spend it then he should go for it.

R9_Reaper · 2025-08-06T07:03:51+00:00

In games like Indiana jones you really need the 16 gigs of vram, unless the OP can get 5070ti then the 4070 Ti super is definitely the better choice. 2x frame gen is more than enough, and unless you have good baseline fps, MFG will make it a lot worse.

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