OLED technology still has some shortcomings when it comes to gaming. However, the Dell Alienware 34 AW3423DWF is as close as we can currently get to a complete gaming monitor. What's more, thanks to a 10% discount (use code "MONITORS10") from Dell.com (opens in new tab), it just hit its all-time low price of $989.

This is the slightly cheaper sibling of the Dell Alienware 34 AW3423DW (opens in new tab), which we reviewed last year and wowed us with its mix of perfect contrast and utterly ridiculous pixel speed.

This is what OLED technology is all about. It offers perfect pixel-by-pixel lighting control that no mini-LED panel can compete with (opens in new tab) and by far the fastest pixel response currently available in a PC monitor. It is literally orders of magnitude faster than any LCD monitor, including LCD monitors with mini-LED backlighting.

The Alienware is also a 34" ultrawide, an ideal form factor for gaming. This lower-priced AW3423DWF runs at 165 Hz refresh instead of the AW3423DW's 175 Hz. However, you won't notice the difference.

This version also does not have the Nvidia G-Sync chip. You can, however, run adaptive sync with Nvidia graphics, but without all the features you get with the full G-Sync Ultimate (opens in new tab). Again, you won't notice the difference.

One thing you might notice, however, is the brightness; Alienware rates this panel at 1,000 nits peak. Unfortunately, the percentage of screen covers that can achieve this 1,000 nits is much smaller.

Alienware does not actually provide the window size that the 1,000 nits figure covers, but it is probably 10% or less. The brightness of the entire screen is reported to be 250 nits, which is quite modest.

Nevertheless, the QD-OLED panel in this monitor is currently the brightest OLED technology available for PCs; monitors based on LG's OLED panels (open in new tab) achieve less than 200 nits at full screen.

Of course, full screen brightness is a bit misleading spec. It is common to play games with every pixel outputting the maximum amount of white. In fact, this OLED monitor is pretty punchy most of the time and really pops in certain HDR scenes.

Add to that the insanely fast pixel response, and you have one of the best, if not the best, visual PC gaming experiences available today. In fact, the only drawback is the resolution.

At this price point, 3,440 x 1,440 pixels seems a bit low. In-game, it is not much of a problem. However, if you are looking for an all-around monitor for gaming and productivity, paying close to $1,000 for this middling native resolution is expensive.

For pure gaming, this is great.