The Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q – a 27” 1400p 144Hz Monitor with G-SYNC

crinkleshoes · 8 Jan 2015 at 23:08

mini displayport -> displayport

recommend reasonable quality cables too - not the cheapest of the cheap.

Only because the end point connectors can be quite low quality as I found out with one cable a while ago.

up2nogooduk · 8 Jan 2015 at 23:14

crinkleshoes said:
mini displayport -> displayport

recommend reasonable quality cables too - not the cheapest of the cheap.

Only because the end point connectors can be quite low quality as I found out with one cable a while ago.

Oh i see. durrr :eek:

lol
So what kind of good quality mini displayport to displayport cable would you recommend ?

Cheers

BRIGGBOY81 · 8 Jan 2015 at 23:30

Rroff said:
Gotta be honest I run mine at 120Hz most of the time - for various reasons. I only enable gsync in certain games.

My gut instinct is that these panels are being pushed to the max at 144Hz exposing any weakness in panels that are less than 110% robust that would otherwise be fine with 120Hz which is my theory for the failures though I might be completely wrong. I don't see any difference personally between 120Hz and 144Hz in terms of response or smoothness and 144Hz has some motion artefacts that completely go away at 120 - so I'm treating it as a 120Hz panel and couldn't be happier with it as long as it doesn't die heh.

I think you might be on to something there as I think that running at 120 instead of 144 feels smother. Out of curiosity what games do you enable g-sync and which don't you bother.

crinkleshoes · 9 Jan 2015 at 00:03

up2nogooduk said:
Oh i see. durrr lol
So what kind of good quality mini displayport to displayport cable would you recommend ?

Cheers

Just anything that doesn't look like it's come from the budget bin in china and stuck on ebay... hehe

This type I don't like very much... the connectors feel like they're going to break any moment and the cable itself feels really flimsy... perhaps good for cable routing, but I had some very similar to this (if not the same) with my 3x BenQ 120Hz panels a couple of years ago and I did not like them.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-089-OK&groupid=1929&catid=1757

This type of connector/cable appears better:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-001-CG&groupid=1929&catid=1757
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-002-CG&groupid=1929&catid=1757

However I got mine from elsewhere. You can get black ones elsewhere if you prefer, OcUK don't appear to have them.

For the Asus now though - my GPU has full-size DP, so I was able to use the cable that came in the box.

up2nogooduk · 9 Jan 2015 at 00:09

crinkleshoes said:
Just anything that doesn't look like it's come from the budget bin in china and stuck on ebay... hehe

This type I don't like very much... the connectors feel like they're going to break any moment and the cable itself feels really flimsy... perhaps good for cable routing, but I had some very similar to this (if not the same) with my 3x BenQ 120Hz panels a couple of years ago and I did not like them.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-089-OK&groupid=1929&catid=1757

This type of connector/cable appears better:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-001-CG&groupid=1929&catid=1757
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-002-CG&groupid=1929&catid=1757

However I got mine from elsewhere. You can get black ones elsewhere if you prefer, OcUK don't appear to have them.

For the Asus now though - my GPU has full-size DP, so I was able to use the cable that came in the box.

Ok thanks a lot

Speed · 9 Jan 2015 at 15:55

Rroff said:
Gotta be honest I run mine at 120Hz most of the time - for various reasons. I only enable gsync in certain games.

My gut instinct is that these panels are being pushed to the max at 144Hz exposing any weakness in panels that are less than 110% robust that would otherwise be fine with 120Hz which is my theory for the failures though I might be completely wrong. I don't see any difference personally between 120Hz and 144Hz in terms of response or smoothness and 144Hz has some motion artefacts that completely go away at 120 - so I'm treating it as a 120Hz panel and couldn't be happier with it as long as it doesn't die heh.

Can you elaborate on why you only have G Sync on for certain games?

Rroff · 9 Jan 2015 at 21:05

There isn't any one reason.

It seems that the implementation on this panel was a bit rushed and there is some flickering issues with low framerates that can be an issue in some games.

In other games like left 4 dead for instance there is no substitution for the clarity and smoothness with so much going on ingame this panel + gsync is just another level compared to any other monitor setup currently.

There are some fast paced FPS games where I still find vsync/gsync off provides a more responsive experience even with the slightly worse image quality due to some tearing and other fast paced games I found I use the slight "unsmoothness" as a kind of "tactile feedback" and find it hard to gauge my input precisely with the smoothness of gsync. (Kind of like the difference between a free rotating mousewheel and one with notches).

easyrider · 9 Jan 2015 at 21:22

Rroff said:
There isn't any one reason.

It seems that the implementation on this panel was a bit rushed and there is some flickering issues with low framerates that can be an issue in some games.

In other games like left 4 dead for instance there is no substitution for the clarity and smoothness with so much going on ingame this panel + gsync is just another level compared to any other monitor setup currently.

There are some fast paced FPS games where I still find vsync/gsync off provides a more responsive experience even with the slightly worse image quality due to some tearing and other fast paced games I found I use the slight "unsmoothness" as a kind of "tactile feedback" and find it hard to gauge my input precisely with the smoothness of gsync. (Kind of like the difference between a free rotating mousewheel and one with notches).

I'd be gutted I prefer non Gsync for Fps games after spending so much money :eek:

Rroff · 9 Jan 2015 at 21:37

TBH the gsync aspect was secondary for me - getting a 2560x1440 panel that could do 120Hz with good response times and clarity was my main interest.

easyrider · 9 Jan 2015 at 21:42

Rroff said:
TBH the gsync aspect was secondary for me - getting a 2560x1440 panel that could do 120Hz with good response times and clarity was my main interest.

I'm waiting for the acer IPS panel 144hz 1440p

andybird123 · 9 Jan 2015 at 22:01

easyrider said:
I'm waiting for the acer IPS panel 144hz 1440p

4ms response time, so still won't be a patch on ROG Swift motion clarity

Speed · 9 Jan 2015 at 22:45

Rroff said:
There isn't any one reason.

It seems that the implementation on this panel was a bit rushed and there is some flickering issues with low framerates that can be an issue in some games.

In other games like left 4 dead for instance there is no substitution for the clarity and smoothness with so much going on ingame this panel + gsync is just another level compared to any other monitor setup currently.

There are some fast paced FPS games where I still find vsync/gsync off provides a more responsive experience even with the slightly worse image quality due to some tearing and other fast paced games I found I use the slight "unsmoothness" as a kind of "tactile feedback" and find it hard to gauge my input precisely with the smoothness of gsync. (Kind of like the difference between a free rotating mousewheel and one with notches).

Ok thanks for the info. Might be able to get this panel "cheap-ish" 2nd hand so weighing it up. I suppose if you don't use G Sync there is always ULMB to fall back on.

mufc802 · 10 Jan 2015 at 09:06

This monitor has come down to £510 which seems a bit more reasonable than £600+

Still undecided what to go for..

easyrider · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:24

mufc802 said:
This monitor has come down to £510 which seems a bit more reasonable than £600+

Still undecided what to go for..

Interesting ... That's a massive drop ... I'm thinking the new Ips monitors are going to be good

Speed · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:29

mufc802 said:
This monitor has come down to £510 which seems a bit more reasonable than £600+

Still undecided what to go for..

Never mind, seems to be just at OcUK! Tempting to be honest, its £60 more expensive that the 2nd hand model I was referring to, but it does seem like a rather sizable drop. Maybe they are going to drop the price before the Asus IPS GSync model arrives.

easyrider · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:36

Speed said:
Never mind, seems to be just at OcUK! Tempting to be honest, its £60 more expensive that the 2nd hand model I was referring to, but it does seem like a rather sizable drop. Maybe they are going to drop the price before the Asus IPS GSync model arrives.

Think it's just a matter of time before before the other etailors follow suit....

Speed · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:37

Yeah maybe, this is a time limited offer though. Guess I'll hold off on the 2nd hand model and see what happens.

setter · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:40

Quite a sizeable drop in price that. Hopefully it stays at this point. Though it will be interesting to see the price of the Acer models.

Wilkeh · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:42

Blimey only just bought mine for £600 bah

Speed · 10 Jan 2015 at 10:42

setter said:
Quite a sizeable drop in price that. Hopefully it stays at this point. Though it will be interesting to see the price of the Acer models.

I'm sure they'll milk the whole "worlds first IPS 144Hz GSync monitor" for all it is worth, so I'd expect it to be very expensive, at least to start with.