Between a RoC and a hard place. Is it worth it?

RobHague

RobHague

RobHague

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The only monitir that fits my needs is the RoC Swift. But, that price. Damn.

I got an AOC g-Sync 144Hz 24" and had to set up an RMA as the viewing angles/colour and general size were too much of a downscale. I had an UltraWide Dell (2569x1080p @ 60hz IPS). The 144hz and G-Sync however were great! It's just. I could literally see the colour variance even when sat in front of it, browsing the web etc was pretty harsh. Compared to my IPS which felt much more gentle and natural. However... There are no G-Sync 144hz IPS displays :/

No other 1440ps with 144hz that I can find either. 0 that also have G-Sync. Basically the Asus is *it*.

So. Is the RoC Swift worth it? Does the price reflect the quality, or just the fact it's the only one available so suck it up? It's a huge sum to drop on a monitor but I built a new system and I feel like I'm gimping it with the other monitor choices available. I have 970s in SLI so hopefully 1440p should be achievable.

The only other contender I have is the Acer XB27HA which is 27" and 1080p. I'm worried the DPI may suffer and result in a blurry image. Not to mention the quality of the panel.
 
It's a good monitor, but monitor tech seems to picking up quite a pace, and I reckon this time next year the Swift will be a £300 monitor, with many others on the market that better it by far. Tech is always evolving of course, but I get the sense we're on the verge of an explosion of exciting new monitors over the next year, especially if 120/144hz IPS comes to fruition.
 
For gaming the Asus ROG Swift is great but my dell 27" 2560 x 1440 IPS monitor eats it for breakfast when it comes to being used for almost anything else...

I having a very hard time trying to get used to the colour shifts on my Asus ROG Swift after using IPS monitors for year, just by moving my head a little while web browsing upsets the colour/contrast on my asus ROG Swift ..:(
 
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Republic of C... ? It is ROG which stands for Republic Of Gamers by the way. :) Review including a look at 3D Vision 2 will be up this weekend.
 
Yes sorry I posted from my iPad and it did an auto correct XD I totally did not misread the G as a C ;)

I am just finding it hard to look at 60hz none g-sync panels. I have seen 144hz and G-Sync in action on battlefield 4 now and it does indeed make a nice difference. Subtle I would say, but there. More fluid.
 
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