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

pgi947 · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:37

I think it will come in at around £600, have to get sweet talking gibbo into some pre order discounts

Suarez7 · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:38

This looks like a winner, I have a VA and TN panel at home and whilst the VA has better colours and angles the TN is superior for fps.

whyscotty · 14 Jan 2014 at 22:41

pgi947 said:
I think it will come in at around £600, have to get sweet talking gibbo into some pre order discounts

Would be ok with that price - prefer it to be lower of course

Vega · 15 Jan 2014 at 02:06

Definitely going to buy one on release day to try out. But I fear it will be hard to keep up with the Eizo FG2421 which does very bright strobing backlight clarity with a great picture. Well, to be more precise my 3x Eizo portrait setup. I could not go back to TN portrait due to the viewing angle issues. Some people don't mind it though.

Diagro · 15 Jan 2014 at 09:32

SO.. Will gsync work with an AMD card?

KillBoY_UK · 15 Jan 2014 at 09:54

Diagro said:
SO.. Will gsync work with an AMD card?

No

Diagro · 15 Jan 2014 at 10:13

KillBoY_UK said:
No

Well thats stupid lol

pgi947 · 15 Jan 2014 at 10:22

Go check some of the other gsync threads, nvidia created and invested in it so they're locking it to nvidia (650ti or above). Amd have 'freesync' in the pipeline but it remains to be seen if and when this will catch on with monitor manufacturers and even then if it will be as good as gsync.

Monster · 16 Jan 2014 at 09:59

When is this actually likely to be in stock anywhere?

pgi947 · 16 Jan 2014 at 10:05

Most are speculating anytime from the tail end of march through to may. Once specs are finalised I'd expect a more solid eta complete with pre order.

andybird123 · 16 Jan 2014 at 10:06

Q2 is the closest we've got to a definitive date so far, so anywhere from April onwards

Gregster · 16 Jan 2014 at 12:23

andybird123 said:
Q2 is the closest we've got to a definitive date so far, so anywhere from April onwards

Money is sat there waiting for me and I just hope I don't get bored in the meantime and buy something else

BubbySoup · 16 Jan 2014 at 12:40

pgi947 said:
Sold sold a thousand times SOLD!!!!

1440p - check
120hz+ - check
1ms - check
Gsync - check
3dvision - check

What more could I want

Tbh given how unique the monitor is, I think asus have been quite conservative when it comes to milking the cash cow. Given its feature set they could easily have charged $1000+

Wait a minute, isn't that a bit like saying ;

Ferrari 458 Spider - check
V8 engine - check
Budget tyres - check

pgi947 · 16 Jan 2014 at 13:05

Each to their own I suppose, but the feature set is incredibly appealing to me

Money also sat waiting!

LurkingWeasel · 17 Jan 2014 at 00:03

1440P @ 120Hz with G-Sync are the specs I've been waiting for, but that still doesn't make it a must-buy for me yet. Really need to see an improvement in blacks and banding over my current panel (which is average in those regards actually) before I shell out. Really keeping my fingers crossed though!

1kiwi · 17 Jan 2014 at 01:37

Gibbo, any news on availability? You guys are going to make a fortune out of these monitors. Since going 120Hz it's been nothing but bleeding funds to keep up the latest and greatest. Adding 1440p to the mix .... I guess I'll be buying another 780

Monster · 17 Jan 2014 at 09:02

I think I'm going to plan my new pc build around this monitor release date.

I've had to hold off as I've just had a £2k tax bill

Suarez7 · 19 Jan 2014 at 22:53

How will the PS4 look on this monitor? Thinking about selling my TV if it will work fine.

andybird123 · 19 Jan 2014 at 23:22

Does the ps4 have display port?

Suarez7 · 19 Jan 2014 at 23:32