BenQ XL2730Z Freesync Owners Thread

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Assuming the panel is similar to the Swift and the gamma profiles are inline with BenQ's typical ones then gamma 4 or 5 will be needed with that monitor and massively boost how pleasing it looks.

Most people settle on somewhere around user colors R 95-96, G 95-96, B 100 on the Swift, along with contrast 50, brightness somewhere around 50 subject to taste, sharpness 5 - but don't know how transferable to the BenQ that is.
 
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Thanks Captain.

I heard this panel was basically the ROG Swift but with some improvements.

Gamma 4-5 does improve the picture massively over 1-3.
 
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This worked for me.

I have got the monitor to run at 144hz without flickering AND it also fixed all my games that flickered at 1440p too!

I used the ATI patch, download and install from here http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-AMD-ATI-Pixel-Clock-Patcher

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Download and install CRU Toastyx from here http://www.monitortests.com/atikmdag-patcher-1.3.2.zip

and a new Detail Res and Set to to 143.95Hz. Save and restart the PC. On restart for to your monitor properties and select 144hz from the drop down.

Arma 3 full screen https://i.imgur.com/uuhIrHs.jpg

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I believe they are au optronics (part of the BenQ group). Either M270Q002 or a slightly newer revision.

(If the information I have is correct then unlike other 120/144Hz panels which basically worked off an existing TN design these started life as a spin off from AHVA development and started life closer to a HFFS design - the resulting panel however as used here is still very much a TN).

Thats a relief

Anyone except LG would do me
 
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When you edit the settings it depends what picture mode you're currently using to how it will look. Those settings on FPS 1 picture mode for example look a lot different to the same settings on the standard picture mode.

Mostly using standard picture mode, along with the settings posted. Have also performed the refresh rate fix - fixes the desktop and games such as dying light.

Thanks for the post Scramz :)
 
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Also, I was getting poor performance overall on Arma 3 and I come to realise that I never set my game parameters to use more Vram as I have gone up to 1440p so it is silky smooth now.

-cpuCount=8 -maxMem=8192 -maxVRAM=4096 -noSplash -skipIntro -world=Altis -noPause

I will add the fix on the first post.
 
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From 1080p to 1440p, i didnt a Thief benchmark on very high mantle settings and it was using 3.8gb Vram!

@Ayahuasca, did you try the parameters on Arma 3, it helped the game run smoother as before the game was limiting it to 2gb which was causing stuttering. After I change it to use 4gb the FPS was about the same but no more stuttering.
 
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Also, I was getting poor performance overall on Arma 3 and I come to realise that I never set my game parameters to use more Vram as I have gone up to 1440p so it is silky smooth now.

-cpuCount=8 -maxMem=8192 -maxVRAM=4096 -noSplash -skipIntro -world=Altis -noPause

I will add the fix on the first post.

Doing some great work on this thread Scramz :) I don't have the BenQ yet, but it's on my shortlist, so I am following developments here closely and it seems like you are finding simple solutions for every problem so far. Good job!!
 
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