Surely if you are in this article, you have heard about this famous streamer so unique. Well, after analyzing your setup as a professional in this sector, we detected many things to take into account, such as your headphones, to which we dedicate an article, which are at the opposite end of the ranking when compared to your monitor. Why does El Xokas use this model? Is it necessary to succeed?
Well, the monitor that this streamer uses has its peculiarities and is not as much to his liking as we understand his needs, although they may go hand in hand in certain aspects. But as we say, there are striking things in it that are not normally used by his colleagues.
The Xokas monitor under review, is it as good as it looks?
We are talking about the Cooler Master GM34-CW, a model not very popular among gamers and less among streamers that is making its way into the market. But be careful, because it has two different versions depending on the market it is aimed at:
- CW -> Dashboard Samsung .
- CW2 -> Panel AUO .
Is this important? Well, assuming that we are talking about a version or versions based on VA with Quantum Dot, surely the Samsung panel is better than the AUO because the manufacturer of the technology is the Korean company and it is the only one that makes the metallic coating for it. with 100% guarantees. Although AUO is a top-level panelist, it seems that he only has the patent and we do not know his success ratios since he does not publish them as such.
In any case, the performance on paper is the same, since we are talking about a 34-inch UWQHD monitor with a resolution of 3440 x 1440 pixels with a curvature of 1500R . The contrast ratio goes up to 3000:1 and the brightness up to 400 nits , more than good figures, not being an OLED panel as such.
When it comes to the refresh rate, we find the only difference between panels. And it is that the Samsung one works at 144 Hz , while the AUO also does it, but it has an Overclock mode at 165 Hz that surely puts a greater Overdrive in the meantime, which can be counterproductive.
Great connectivity and technologies
As a good streamer, the El Xokas monitor needs great connectivity for its setup. For this reason, this model integrates two DisplayPort, two HDMI, a headphone output and two 3-watt speakers. At the same time and as technologies to be highlighted, it supports HDR400, HDR10 , FreeSync , FlickerFree and something that is not usually talked about in this sector, capacity for PIP and PBP .
In terms of ergonomics, important given the hours that are dedicated to this, we will have height adjustments from 0 to 100 m, a 45-degree positive and negative swivel adjustment and an inclination of -5º to +15º, which is acceptable. As minimum.
That said, we come to the price, since it is sold for only 749.99 euros , a figure that is not expensive at all if we take into account everything said. And it is that El Xokas is not one of those streamers who need the best to get their full potential, which seems to be becoming a trend.