Is G-Sync Worth The Price Tag?

[nikebee]

Hey guys,

Looking at a new build in the next coming months. A little treat to myself for landing a new job and getting married

I've currently got two 27" AOC IPS monitors that I think are great, but seeing and reading all the hype around G-Sync has certainly got me thinking maybe I should look into it.

For those that have it, is the experience worth the price tag that comes with it? Or should I stick to my current monitor setup?

 

[Things change I've changed]

I think g-sync in combination with 100+ hertz is definitely worth it, for me personally the extra hertz impressed me the most, now looking back being limited to 60hz feels very slow.

 

[Wulfster]

Yeah G-sync makes a world of difference. You'd need to pry my G-sync monitor from my cold dead hands.

Best

Wulf

 

[Rroff]

I think it will depend person to person but for me yeah absolutely - amongst other things I've been able to go back and play games that are limited to 60fps that I just simply couldn't deal with before.

 

[Upgrade]

27" 1440p 144hz g-sync is the sweet spot for monitors right now imo!

Definitely worth it

 

[Artery]

I agree, worth it for me.

 

[Dervious]

Yes.

I no longer have to spend time adjusting game settings to try to maintain 60fps. As long as the framerate stays above ~45fps, games run smoothly.

 

[oldestgregg]

Yes

 

[whyscotty]

Yes

 

[Silent_Scone]

Life without it doesn't seem logical. That's called making do!

 

[GMac11]

Agree with most others, definitely worth it.

One of those things you don't truly appreciate until you go back to monitor that doesn't have it.

 

[Roger Ramjet]

I went from a large Philips 40" 4K monitor to the Asus PG279Q. It was definitely worth it.
Gsync and high refresh is great tech for gamers.

 

[Glanza]

Yes if you can afford it.

 

[wunkley]

Yes.

I think Gsync (and freesync/ the basic new 'sync' principle) is already established and should be considered essential for any new gaming monitor purchase today.

We'll look back in a few years and consider it madness to have been without.

 

[foster grant]

Yes.

In fact I'm looking forward to a nice 34" G-Sync 144Hz as soon as I have the funds

 

[llamadal]

Yes without a doubt, I love it.

 

[Day187]

yep...just brought X34A with a 1080 FTW life is great again

 

[bez]

Just bought a pg278q and it's great to have. Not the be all and end all but rather have it than not

 

[Daaaveee]

Yes.

I wouldn't be without it now, makes any frame rate drops hardly noticeable and much smoother throughout. I thought I had to compromise and either deal with the input lag of v sync or try and ignore the tearing, not any more

 

[Dave2150]

Yes.

I think Gsync (and freesync/ the basic new 'sync' principle) is already established and should be considered essential for any new gaming monitor purchase today.

We'll look back in a few years and consider it madness to have been without.

I own both a freesync and gsync system. I far prefer the Gsync monitor/GPU simply because I like playing games in fullscreen windowed mode, which is something only Gsync can do.

Freesync only works in Fullscreen exclusive mode - meaning if you want to do something on another monitor while your gaming (alt tabbing etc) you have a wait a few seconds to exit fullscreen, it's extremely annoying. With Gsync you just alt tab out instantly.