Making the jump to G Sync?

AntiQlimax · 19 Apr 2015 at 07:41

I have been considering switching to G Sync for sometime now and have been looking at a range of monitors and have decided on the monitor that suits my budget. I have been trying to watch as many reviews and try to see what the image quality is like over youtube but i am still none the wiser.

I am currently using a Acer S236HL which is a IPS display and the image quality is really good in my opinion and am looking at possibly making the switch to the Acer XB270HA G Sync monitor because this one is well within my budget.

Could anyone who owns one give me their opinions on the monitor? Is there a massive drop in colours and any loss of image quality compared to the monitor i am currently using?

Cheers.

andybird123 · 19 Apr 2015 at 10:09

I don't own this monitor so cant comment on colours, but one thing to be aware of is that 1920x1080 at 27 inches is really pushing it, the drop in pixels per inch could be perceived as a big drop in image quality

If you want 1080p you might be better off at 24", or if you really want a 27" then 1440p (although that would mean 60hz and no gsync in your price range)

snips86x · 19 Apr 2015 at 10:12

IPS panels tend to be the same across the range and you can always recalibrate if required.

AntiQlimax · 19 Apr 2015 at 11:15

Thanks for your respnses, i have watched a few video reviews and they do mention a drop in colour but the images on the video are hard to tell how bad unless they were side by side or seen with my own eyes.

I have GTX 970's in Sli and was concerned about the vram issue so did not want to push my luck and play it safe with a 1080p monitor, the G sync one from Acer seems to be value for money, still tho with parting with that kind of money i would like the image to still be pretty good.

Drojman · 19 Apr 2015 at 16:32

Do you need GSync at that res with SLI 970s?

AntiQlimax · 19 Apr 2015 at 19:49

It's seems to drop down 10-18 frames from time to time, normally when it's at a crucial time when there is abut of a battle going on. This can result in it looking really laggy. After doing a bit of reading about G Sync it says that it smooths out the FPS drop that is what I'm hoping it will do for me giving it a better experience instead of me doing that angry gamer thing and screaming at the screen lol JK

Drojman · 19 Apr 2015 at 20:52

What else is in your rig and what do you play? Sounds like it could be something other than your cards slowing you down.

AntiQlimax · 23 Apr 2015 at 02:48

Sorry for the late reply, Titanfall and GTA V mainly now are the games I play.

Specs are:

I7 4770k (Stock)
Kingston Fury 16gb 1866mhz
Asus Ranger Vii
OcUK GTX 970 Sli (Stock)
Evga 1000w psu
Kingston SSD's
Seagate Baracuda 1TB HDD
Corsair H110i GT
Nzxt H440
Corsair AF & SP fans in spare mounts.

Could I be drawing too much power from the psu?

Poneros · 23 Apr 2015 at 03:20

Honestly? The PPI reduction of 27'' 1080p is overrated. Unless you have two monitors side-by-side constantly comparing I don't think you'll notice it. I certainly haven't.