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

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I would say to some extent you have to get used to G-Sync in your play style and it depends what game you're playing. What is possibly perceived as lag is the dynamic change in frame-rate - just like some people are more sensitive to motion blur and movement sickness at lower frame rates. It can't undo the fundamental effect of very low frame rates and it doesn't do anything below 30FPS, but it does make it far more tolerable and the transition from high to low smooth. IMO it's not so suitable for very fast action games where you're better off using the ULMB option with normal or extreme pixel response setting instead. But take Civ 5 where you zoom in/out and move around a big map with loads of units and your frame rate takes a beat - it's really great. Lovely and smooth (well, providing you don't stutter due to other reasons in Civ5 like running out of CPU MHz or memory).

To set it up you don't need to do anything - it should be plug n play providing you've already got the Nvidia card and drivers installed. Just make sure in your games you disable any Vsync in the video options if it's present.


ME: I have to say this does not sound promising G-SYNC it's not so suitable for very fast action games I mean wtf is that all about why did they , Promote the monitor as being good for FPS when using G-SYNC .. This is not good news for me ..
 
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mastering3d said:
ME: I have to say this does not sound promising G-SYNC it's not so suitable for very fast action games I mean wtf is that all about why did they , Promote the monitor as being good for FPS when using G-SYNC .. This is not good news for me ..
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To be honest it's not saying GS is bad for FPS games and it will still hold the benefits of vsync on and off, just ULMB is better (that's a bonus right?) which according to users is true if you can hold the high framerate.
 
Still loving this monitor, the resolution combined with 120hz is just awesome.

Can't recommend enough if your a gamer who wants the smoothest gaming experience.
 
My monitor arrived Saturday, and I just wanted to share some thoughts.
I played TF2, Payday 2, DOTA 2 and WoW for decent periods of time, and faffed about with BF4 and Diablo 3.

I'm sensitive to the perceived input lag v-sync introduces, and having played with g-sync on in all of these games, didn't find any sufficiently significant hindrance to rapidly mouse-looking around, WoW was crisp and smooth regardless of the ridiculous frame rate drops during raids and pottering about busy capital cities, I shall certainly be keeping g-sync on for WoW. With that said, for those fast-paced games where staying above 120fps is trivial, ULMB does give a more pleasant gaming experience.

Switching between ULMB and g-sync is easy when ULMB is enabled in the screen settings, pushing the "overclock" button to switch to 120hz to "enable" ULMB. (I found referring to switching refresh rates as an "overclock" rather disconcerting as I typically associate overclocks with reduced lifespan, but I suppose time will tell).
For the above to work I did disable g-sync in the nvidia control panel for the FPS games individually.

Oddly, Diablo 3 will not use g-sync in the same out of the box fashion as other games, enabling v-sync in game seems to turn the LED red, though my frame rate is then locked to 60.

TF2 and Payday 2 (ULMB) were responsive and a joy to behold, and Payday 2 actually benefits from the (albeit unnecessarily bulky) on-screen cross-hair, a feature I hadn't imagined being of any use. It'd be very nice to retrieve a copy of the firmware image for the screen and be able to modify these to something a little less... in the way.

I observed something unusual about having g-sync on: on loading screens in WoW and TF2, and in transparency-transitions in TF2 menus (panel fade-ins for example) mouse movement is very choppy, but when playing all input is buttery smooth. This is not an issue without g-sync.

I'm very happy with the screen, g-sync certainly eases the frame rate hit from moving between 1080 to 1440 and I'm delighted with the quality and performance over-all.

Thanks to Gibbo for the expedited delivery!
 
mastering3d said:
ME: I have to say this does not sound promising G-SYNC it's not so suitable for very fast action games I mean wtf is that all about why did they , Promote the monitor as being good for FPS when using G-SYNC .. This is not good news for me ..
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it is good for fast paced fps games and is even better the higher FPS you have

g-sync wont make someone running 45-60fps have the same response time as someone running 100fps +


seems to be the biggest misconception about g-sync
 
furtive said:
TF2 and Payday 2 (ULMB) were responsive and a joy to behold, and Payday 2 actually benefits from the (albeit unnecessarily bulky) on-screen cross-hair, a feature I hadn't imagined being of any use. It'd be very nice to retrieve a copy of the firmware image for the screen and be able to modify these to something a little less... in the way.
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I had the same thoughts RE cross-hair. What is the likelihood of getting a firmware upgrade to improve this?
 
I've been playing planetside 2 with gsync on and haven't noticed any noticable input lag at all. I twitch snipe in close range too so if it really was a problem then I would know about it.
 
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It's in the OSD, however will be greyed out until you change the refresh rate to 120hz.
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Thanks ... Just tested that in BF4 and the game feels choppy ,

Wow there seems to inpacked on brightness as well is this normal ..

only had the monitor for an hour and I'm all ready feeling very disappointed in this monitor ,Maybe I am to picky .. In games like BF4 there seems to be more motion blur on this monitor then there is on my BenQ 27T and yes i have all blur off in game ,Monitor is set to 144hz G-sync on .
I love the new 2560x1440 but that's the only thing i do like so far about this monitor ,I cant say i am getting the wow factor from G-SYNC as i cant really notice any change from normal 120hz BenQ 27T to this monitor . For the price tag i was hopping for a wow factor but its just not there for me ,The monitor looks amazing the screen design looks great the small 6mm Bezel are nice , All so there seems to be some thing wrong with the colors on the screen they don't seem to pop out like they do on the BenQ with such brightness and clarity , And this is 8bit ? even now seating here writing this the screen is making my eye ache some thing just feels off about the over all viewing on the screen , All so i notice the view angles are pretty bad if i was again to compare with the BenQ 27T . Maybe i just need a day or two then maybe it will grow me if not ill sell it on ebay ..
 
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Oh I was sure OCUK showed stock when I preordered last monday (OC1842516) but my order still shows as 'in warehouse queue'. I was kinda expecting delivery tomorrow.

Does this mean I have to wait until 15/08? :|
 
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