ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 144hz 2560x1440 IPS G-Sync.
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My PC is used for gaming and photo editing. I have a Dell U2410, but I wanted to get something bigger.
a 32inch dell ultrasharp would be nice, but I think I should consider gaming too.
My research has led me to this monitor (Asus MG279Q) - is there any better/bigger monitor out there to compete? or have I come to the end of the line.
The only other thing I've come to is the Acer XR341CK
a 32inch dell ultrasharp would be nice, but I think I should consider gaming too.
My research has led me to this monitor (Asus MG279Q) - is there any better/bigger monitor out there to compete? or have I come to the end of the line.
The only other thing I've come to is the Acer XR341CK
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hopefully by the end of this week if i canvery busy at the moment though
Thanks Baddass
I've took the time to record and upload 12 videos on youtube of various games running at 144hz on the ROG SWIFT PG279Q IPS (not pushed 165hz yet).
It was mainly done to record what the eye see's regarding bleed and glow, as photos exaggerate certain effects.
Sorry about some crappy camerawork in some but it was a bit rushed and does get better.
The last few have the FPS running in the corner.
Mine has no dead pixels and zero backlight bleed. If you move your head to the top right corner you can see a small amount of IPS glow in the bottom right, but I can't see it in any games.
Judge for yourselves.
This Alien Isolation video flicks through all the options showing changes between the 6 preset modes.
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q 165hz IPS G-SYNC
Nvidia GeForce EVGA GTX 980ti
GeForce Hotfix driver 358.59
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3798
Stock settings on monitor
Nvidia GeForce Experience OPTIMAL settings and 7 Noctua 120's keeping inside like a fridge
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q Alien Isolation @ 144hz IPS PRESET MODES
https://youtu.be/8lhRkwutdrE
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q CSGO @ 144hz IPS G-SYNC
https://youtu.be/0SippvXdXFM
ALL VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/user/MuffinTMule
After 4 days testing on the games I am now off to enjoy my new monitor. The last few videos are still uploading but not be long.
Hope it helps someone make a decision and good luck in the lottery.
Games tested: GTA V (walking and driving), Witcher 3, Borderlands Pre Sequel, CSGO, Alien Isolation and 7 Days to Die.
It was mainly done to record what the eye see's regarding bleed and glow, as photos exaggerate certain effects.
Sorry about some crappy camerawork in some but it was a bit rushed and does get better.
The last few have the FPS running in the corner.
Mine has no dead pixels and zero backlight bleed. If you move your head to the top right corner you can see a small amount of IPS glow in the bottom right, but I can't see it in any games.
Judge for yourselves.
This Alien Isolation video flicks through all the options showing changes between the 6 preset modes.
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q 165hz IPS G-SYNC
Nvidia GeForce EVGA GTX 980ti
GeForce Hotfix driver 358.59
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3798
Stock settings on monitor
Nvidia GeForce Experience OPTIMAL settings and 7 Noctua 120's keeping inside like a fridge
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q Alien Isolation @ 144hz IPS PRESET MODES
https://youtu.be/8lhRkwutdrE
Asus ROG SWIFT PG279Q CSGO @ 144hz IPS G-SYNC
https://youtu.be/0SippvXdXFM
ALL VIDEOS
https://www.youtube.com/user/MuffinTMule
After 4 days testing on the games I am now off to enjoy my new monitor. The last few videos are still uploading but not be long.
Hope it helps someone make a decision and good luck in the lottery.
Games tested: GTA V (walking and driving), Witcher 3, Borderlands Pre Sequel, CSGO, Alien Isolation and 7 Days to Die.
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After calibrating mine the best preset to calibrate is racing mode as that has the best colour accuracy. The other presets (apart from sRGB) have colour saturation as an option and don't look that great or accurate and you can mess the colours up even more changing that option. sRGB mode is okay but you obviously can't alter the backlight.
The greyscale, gamma and colours calibrate pretty much the same as my TN rog and end up with graphs almost the same.
The greyscale, gamma and colours calibrate pretty much the same as my TN rog and end up with graphs almost the same.
Agree. Racing is the one I settled for.... that is until TFT setting come out to try
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Double tap X - button below the joystick.
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The monitor in racing mode covers sRGB nicely, it probably means your other monitor is oversaturating colours way past the sRGB colour space which is what you have got used to but it isn't accurate. Of course if you like oversaturated colours that's fine.
No its not oversaturated. Colours simply look kinda washed out or "dim".
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try :
Brightness at 60%
Contrast at 50%
Is there any color management ICC Yet for this monitor ? if not some one needs to calibrate it with spyer pro ..
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm
Brightness at 60%
Contrast at 50%
Is there any color management ICC Yet for this monitor ? if not some one needs to calibrate it with spyer pro ..
http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/icc_profiles.htm
60 brightness, what is up with people lol. Thats >240cd/m2... and just makes glow more obvious.
May I ask why such a low brightness?
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I'm not using PG279Q ,Hmm well for me that's the best setup on swift PG278Q and this monitor i see no glow lights on or off, with color management http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/icc_profiles/asus_rog_swift_pg278q.icc
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got mine up and running today, initialy i thought i have a number of dead stuck pixels but it turns out its only 1, top third center of screen.
the backlight bleed is significant to the eye in all but the top left corner where it is at an acceptable level, the top right seems to fade away with slight pressure placed on the bezel but the bottom right is astonishingly bad, it almost fills the bottom half of the screen.
ill post some pics 2moro hopefully and maybe my stuck pixels decides to play ball.
the backlight bleed is significant to the eye in all but the top left corner where it is at an acceptable level, the top right seems to fade away with slight pressure placed on the bezel but the bottom right is astonishingly bad, it almost fills the bottom half of the screen.
ill post some pics 2moro hopefully and maybe my stuck pixels decides to play ball.
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You can get that swapped ..
OcUK Exclusive Service: Warranty regarding dead pixels falls under ISO rules and as such dead pixels if very few are not an actual fault. But at OcUK we value our customers especially when spending such a large amount of money on what is a flagship gaming monitor. As such even if you only have 1 dead/stuck pixel and it has not gone after 3 days, we will class the monitor as faulty and exchange it for you at no cost to you. This service is exclusive at OcUK for Asus ROG Swift ONLY or other qualifying monitors! (Valid for 28 days from purchase)!
