When I first saw Dell\u2019s Alienware 39 5K OLED gaming<\/b> monitor<\/b> at Computex 2026, it was love at first sight. It was large, bright and properly sharp, while its 21:9 aspect ratio and gentle 1500R curve<\/b> gave games a sense of scale without wrapping the display too aggressively around me. I saw it again more recently at a private Dell media event in Singapore, where the controlled environment gave me more time to look closely at the panel.<\/p>\n
But there was still one rather important detail missing at both showings: its price.<\/p>\n
Dell has now answered that question. The Alienware 39 5K OLED Gaming Monitor, otherwise known as the AW3926QW<\/b>, is available in Singapore for $1,529 (inclusive of GST)<\/b>.<\/p>\n
That price caught me by surprise. Ok, to be fair $1,529 is certainly not cheap for a gaming monitor, but it is still much lower than I expected for an ultrawide OLED display running at 5K (more on this below) and with a 165Hz refresh rate<\/b>. For comparison\u2019s sake, the other ultrawide 5K OLED gaming monitor that we reviewed recently, LG\u2019s UltraGear GX9, costs twice as much at $2,999<\/b> although some retailers sell it at a discount. It is also larger at 45-inch, so both monitors are not identical, but they occupy roughly the same rarefied corner of the gaming monitor market.<\/p>\n Photo: HWZ<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n There is a small qualification to the \u201c5K\u201d name, however. The AW3926QW has 5,120 pixels<\/b> across, but a conventional 16:9 5K wide display has a resolution of 5,120 x 2,880 pixels. Alienware\u2019s monitor has only 2,160 pixels vertically<\/b> because it uses a wider 21:9 format. It is therefore more accurately described as 5K2K<\/b>, or essentially a 4K display extended sideways to provide more horizontal workspace.<\/p>\nWhat does 5K even mean?<\/h2>\n