On the Fence about purchasing a new AURA

hello, i am very interested in purchasing a top of the line AURA model, but im hearing mixed reviews online about the screen quality, the cheap black plastic housing that gets marked with scratches easily and the built in power supply is too limited for future upgrades of graphics cards past 1080's. They also say although the monitor quality is nice, it's not amazing and is under 4k quality. Can u give me some info to help ease my worries about these issues im hearing?

Do you know if digital storm will be refreshing the AURA model soon? i don't want to buy one only to see a few months later a new model with better improved features and possibly a 140hz vs 60 hz refresh rate. If its true that a refresh will come next year, ill just wait for the newer model. Im fairly new to PC gaming and have for many years been gaming on imacs with Apple's bootcamp and various versions of Windows. My 27 inch imac with windows 10 is aging well but its definitely time to get something with real power so i can play games the way they are meant to be played.

Is the AURA a good Gaming PC for me?

thank you for your response. I tend to get confused at all the available options for the gaming towers vs the AIO Aura. Plus ive been using imacs for many many years and am very familiar with AIO's in that aspect. I just wanna make sure this model will last me at least 3-5 years of gaming until i need to start buying upgrades.

Originally posted by acuraice hello, i am very interested in purchasing a top of the line AURA model, but im hearing mixed reviews online about the screen quality, the cheap black plastic housing that gets marked with scratches easily and the built in power supply is too limited for future upgrades of graphics cards past 1080's. They also say although the monitor quality is nice, it's not amazing and is under 4k quality. Can u give me some info to help ease my worries about these issues im hearing? Do you know if digital storm will be refreshing the AURA model soon? i don't want to buy one only to see a few months later a new model with better improved features and possibly a 140hz vs 60 hz refresh rate. If its true that a refresh will come next year, ill just wait for the newer model. Im fairly new to PC gaming and have for many years been gaming on imacs with Apple's bootcamp and various versions of Windows. My 27 inch imac with windows 10 is aging well but its definitely time to get something with real power so i can play games the way they are meant to be played. Is the AURA a good Gaming PC for me?

No clue on the future of Aura but because of the monitor I am shying away from it. This is not a DS thing other PC makers are using the same monitor for there all-in-one models. Its a shame there is not a better option like a 100hz 1440p at least, if DS had it now SOLD in a heart beat I would order, but looking for a new PC and separate ultrawide with at least 100hz specs, will cost more of course but I cant settle for a ultra wide at 60hz.

Edited by Osros - 27 Dec 2016 at 10:12am

First off, keep in mind... Future GPU's coming out while most likely only sport even better power consumption and efficiency than the 1080. So if it can support the 1080, odds are it will be able to support many future generations of xx80 models.

As far as screen quality goes. You are right. It's not 4k. It's Ultra wide. It's 3440x1440p.

Stand widescreen is at 1440p is 2560x1440. Ultra is even wider running at 3440x1440. Now standard 1440p is known as 2k. ultra wide is a little different. It's quite tough to compare 4k to ultrawide 3440x1440p. Both are very high resolution that require very strong graphical power. The GTX 1080 can handle either of those resolutions. Neither is higher quality or better than th other (in my opinion).

The biggest thing here is the refresh rate. I believe the Aura uses a 60hz refresh rate. It might also be a TN panel. So fast response times.

I agree with Osros, the only down side to the Aura is it's 60hz refresh rate. That's why I prefer my ASUS ROG Swift PG347Q. It's also an ultra wide curved screen, but it boosts a 100hz refresh rate. I'm 99% sure DS went with this screen because it helps keep the pricing down. But trust me, if you're gaming at 3440x1440p, in almost every single new game, you'll be able to play at high settings at this massive resolution. You'll be over 60 FPS, but probably under 100 FPS in most games. Which is completely fine. So you probably won't encounter any screen tearing, due to the low refresh rate.

Well, I mean you could also Jerry rig it, and leave the power supply outside of the monitor, on your desk. As long as your cable is long enough to reach the 24 pin (or 20 pin ... whatever it is on those itx motherboards), and everything else.

You can always buy custom cables also. Individual sleeved and colored... and get them extra long in length.

So yea. lol

all it would take is a simple firmware update to increase the refresh rate from 60 to 75 hz???? i didnt think that was possible.

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