Need recommendations for new monitor

[kmaultsby]

Need new monitor for flight sim and every day computing. Size 32 to 34 inches non curved.  My graphics card is NVIDA RTX 4070.  Looking for recommendations.

[LucShep]

You don't mention budget, but at least we know a very important component for the monitor choice - the GPU you have (RTX4070).

Regarding monitor resolution, I'd suggest to get a 32 inches monitor that is 1440P (2560x1440), and to avoid any that is 4K (3840x2160).
Reason being, your RTX4070 is not meant for 4K resolutions, even if there is DLSS support in many games (including DCS) that may allow for some 4K gaming experience with it.
The problem here is, at 4K resolution, the 12GB of VRAM on your RTX4070 will be exhausted much, much quicker, which is something you want to avoid.
The 1440P resolution still provides great image at a 32 inches screen size, and will be much better handled there.

Regarding screen refresh-rate, you'll notice 144Hz, 165Hz and 240hz will be the most common for gaming monitors of 32-inch size and 1440P resolution.
Regardless, noone sees the benefits of maxxing such high refresh-rates with flight sims, as it's unnecessary for the genre of game and becomes harder to run.
As with any gaming monitor these days, what you should do is enable VRR (Gsync) and lock the max framerate in game to something like 120FPS, then let the panel do the rest.

The last thing is the panel type on a monitor. The different types are TN, VA, IPS and OLED (also subdivided into WOLED and QDOLED).

• TN is more focused on fast image on very high refresh panels, fast response times and motion handling, not so much image quality, so it's not a good choice for flight-sims (not recommended).
• VA is more focused on high contrast and vibrant colors, but at a cost of motion handling (ghosting) and poor view angles, which you may notice and dislike with flight-sims (not recommended).
• IPS is more focused on color accuracy, motion handling, response times and better view angles, at a cost of lower contrast, and generally a great choice for flight-sims (recommended).
• OLED are the best for image quality (true blacks, no backlight bleeding, no glowing or blooming) and instantaneous response times, but very expensive and risk of burn-in (recommended, with that caveat).

There are so many monitors always coming out, at any time, that it's hard to trace what is best or not.
But I'd definitely recommend any of the following, having tried them all (some more recently than others):
 

• Asus ROG Swift PG329Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 175Hz - IPS
  https://rog.asus.com/monitors/32-to-34-inches/rog-swift-pg329q-model/
   
• Asus TUF Gaming VG32AQL1A --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/monitors/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-vg32aql1a/
   
• LG 32GP850-B --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 180Hz - IPS
  https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32gp850-b-gaming-monitor
   
• LG 32GP750-B --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz - IPS
  https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32gp750-b-gaming-monitor
   
• Gigabyte M32Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/M32Q#kf
   
• Gigabyte GS32Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/GS32Q#kf

I'd say you can't really go wrong with any of these IPS gaming monitors (all are good) and they're not too expensive. 
 

Edited March 9 by LucShep
corrected list and links

[SharpeXB]

I’ve been using an LG OLED monitor for over two years for home office use and gaming. It’s on continually for perhaps 50+ hours a week. I have not noticed any burn-in, particularly in areas like the Windows Task Bar which is static on the screen. The monitor has pixel shifting and cleaning features that appear to be doing their job. It’s a bit odd sometimes you can notice the position of graphics at the edge of the screen shift around. But it’s fine. The picture quality is just stellar. It’s too bad DCS lacks HDR support so the best of this screen is lost on such a game. 

[kmaultsby]

1 hour ago, LucShep said:

You don't mention budget, but at least we know a very important component for the monitor choice - the GPU you have (RTX4070).

Regarding monitor resolution, I'd suggest to get a 32 inches monitor that is 1440P (2560x1440), and to avoid any that is 4K (3840x2160).
Reason being, your RTX4070 is not meant for 4K resolutions, even if there is DLSS support in many games (including DCS) that may allow for some gaming experience with it.
The problem here is, at 4K resolution, the 12GB of VRAM on your RTX4070 will be exhausted much, much quicker, which is something you want to avoid.
1440P resolution still provides great image at a 32 inches screen size, and will be much better handled there.

Regarding screen refresh-rate, you'll notice 144Hz, 165Hz and 240hz will be the most common for gaming monitors of 32-inch size and 1440P resolution.
Regardless, you won't see the benefits of maxxing such high refresh-rates with flight sims, as it's unnecessary for the genre of game and becomes harder to run.
But, as with any gaming monitor these days, you can always enable VRR (Gsync) and lock the max framerate in games to something like 120FPS, then let the panel do the rest.

The last thing is the panel type on a monitor. The different types are TN, VA, IPS and OLED (also subdivided into WOLED and QDOLED).

• TN is more focused on fast image on very high refresh panels, fast response times and motion handling, not so much image quality, so it's not a good choice for flight-sims (not recommended).
• VA is more focused on high contrast and vibrant colors, but at a cost of motion handling (ghosting) and poor view angles, which you may notice and dislike with flight-sims (not recommended).
• IPS is more focused on color accuracy, motion handling, response times, and higher view angles, at a cost of lower contrast, and generally a great choice for flight-sims (recommended).
• OLED are the best for image quality (true blacks, no backlight bleeding, no glowing or blooming) and instantaneous response times, but very expensive and risk of burn-in (recommended, with that caveat).

There are so many monitors always coming out, at any time, that it's hard to trace what is best or not.
But I'd recommend any of the following, having tried them all (some more recently than others):
 

• Asus ROG Swift PG329Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 175Hz - IPS
  https://rog.asus.com/monitors/32-to-34-inches/rog-swift-pg329q-model/
   
• Asus TUF Gaming VG32AQL1A --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.asus.com/displays-desktops/monitors/tuf-gaming/tuf-gaming-vg32aql1a/
   
• LG 32GP850-B --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 180Hz - IPS
  https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32gp850-b-gaming-monitor
   
• LG 32GP750-B --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz - IPS
  https://www.lg.com/us/monitors/lg-32gp750-b-gaming-monitor
   
• Gigabyte M32Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/M32Q#kf
   
• Gigabyte GS32Q --- 32'' 1440P (2560x1440) 165Hz / OC 170Hz - IPS
  https://www.gigabyte.com/Monitor/GS32Q#kf

I'd say you can't really go wrong with any of these IPS gaming monitors (all are good) and they're not too expensive. 
 

You mention my RTX 4070 if I had the money without going crazy what should I upgrade to or is the RTX 4070 is ok?

[LucShep]

33 minutes ago, kmaultsby said:

You mention my RTX 4070 if I had the money without going crazy what should I upgrade to or is the RTX 4070 is ok?

A new GPU upgrade must be one that is at least 40% faster than the one being replaced, otherwise it's too little of an improvement for the cost.

So, to upgrade your GPU, you'd be looking at an Nvidia RTX4080/S 16GB or RTX5070Ti 16GB, or AMD RX9070XT 16GB. Those are currently very expensive (look at their prices).

You're still fine at 1440P (2560x1440) with the RTX4070 12GB.  Honestly, and as I said above, I'd just get the 32'' 1440P gaming monitor and enjoy it.  
 

Edited March 9 by LucShep