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

mastering3d said:
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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The key question is, what frame rate are you getting? For many people the hike from 1920 x 1080 to 2560 x 1440 would cause a frame rate drop, which obviously impacts the motion blur. And on the ULMB mode you really need to be running with a frame rate matching the refresh rate of the monitor or it will look very choppy.
 
1kiwi said:
Have you calibrated the monitor and lowered the brightness? Most people seem to be running between 20-24 brightness.
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I downloaded the asus_rog_swift_pg278q.icc that some one post in this thread some where ,

All so done some desktop testing moving windows side to side ,its a test I do with all new monitors when i get them , my main desktop tests moving around the folders ,This test i moved nivdia control panel left to right very fast and see there is a ghost tail then I all so done same test on BenQ and there is no trail , And BenQ is 120hz this is set to 144hz i cant seem to work out why this high priced monitor as ghosting like this . I must have some thing set wrong some where ,I have been playing around with brightness and contrast to get the happy medium that i would like ,But 25 for me is too low and the screen looks dim and wasted out looking at 25 ,I like things to look bright and pop color . Wish i could record the motion blur but don't have a fast cam to that . There is a setting in the menu i have no clue what it does called "Image" OD there are three settings there Extreme / Normal /Off . Extreme seems to make more blu normal seems less and off seems like its done nothing ...

Like i say maybe its just me being picky .. But the desktop blur is really annoying when moving folders and windows around . Ghost trails ..
 
PCM2 said:
The key question is, what frame rate are you getting? For many people the hike from 1920 x 1080 to 2560 x 1440 would cause a frame rate drop, which obviously impacts the motion blur. And on the ULMB mode you really need to be running with a frame rate matching the refresh rate of the monitor or it will look very choppy.
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In BF4 with 2x780 getting 100+ 150 max ..
 
mastering3d said:
I downloaded the asus_rog_swift_pg278q.icc that some one post in this thread some where ,

All so done some desktop testing moving windows side to side ,its a test I do with all new monitors when i get them , my main desktop tests moving around the folders ,This test i moved nivdia control panel left to right very fast and see there is a ghost tail then I all so done same test on BenQ and there is no trail , And BenQ is 120hz this is set to 144hz i cant seem to work out why this high priced monitor as ghosting like this . I must have some thing set wrong some where ,I have been playing around with brightness and contrast to get the happy medium that i would like ,But 25 for me is too low and the screen looks dim and wasted out looking at 25 ,I like things to look bright and pop color . Wish i could record the motion blur but don't have a fast cam to that . There is a setting in the menu i have no clue what it does called "Image" OD there are three settings there Extreme / Normal /Off . Extreme seems to make more blu normal seems less and off seems like its done nothing ...

Like i say maybe its just me being picky .. But the desktop blur is really annoying when moving folders and windows around . Ghost trails ..
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The OSD settings is overdrive and the higher its set the faster the pixels will change. TFTCentral recommends keeping it set to normal for best results as extreme adds pretty bad overhsoot which will lead to trails/ghosting. Also make sure you have set your refresh rate to 144hz in nvidia control panel (cant remember if it defaults to that). If you press the turbo button (above the power button) is should say turbo 144hz on screen. (I was under the impression that this button was supposed to switch between the different refresh rates but it doesnt for me, just lets me know which refresh rate i've got it set at in nvidia control panel).

My settings fully calibrated are:

Colour Temp: User Mode
Red: 95
Green: 95
Blue: 100
Brightness: 24
Contrast: 50

That gives me a white point of 6505k with a brightness of 120cd/m2 which is what I like best. Any brighter and I find it way to harsh. I'm coming from a 1440p IPS and the colours while not as deep/rich are still very good in my opinion. Much much better then my old benq 11t which was horrible.

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Jeps said:
The OSD settings is overdrive and the higher its set the faster the pixels will change. TFTCentral recommends keeping it set to normal for best results as extreme adds pretty bad overhsoot which will lead to trails/ghosting. Also make sure you have set your refresh rate to 144hz in nvidia control panel (cant remember if it defaults to that). If you press the turbo button (above the power button) is should say turbo 144hz on screen. (I was under the impression that this button was supposed to switch between the different refresh rates but it doesnt for me, just lets me know which refresh rate i've got it set at in nvidia control panel).

My settings fully calibrated are:

Colour Temp: User Mode
Red: 95
Green: 95
Blue: 100
Brightness: 24
Contrast: 50

That gives me a white point of 6505k with a brightness of 120cd/m2 which is what I like best. Any brighter and I find it way to harsh. I'm coming from a 1440p IPS and the colours while not as deep/rich are still very good in my opinion. Much much better then my old benq 11t which was horrible.

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Ill give that ago ...

Thanks for the info .
 
I was pretty disappointed at first when i heard that people have bad experiences with G-sync...

Now i realise that maybe those people are expecting too much from G-sync and maybe they were running 30-50 fps and expect to see 100fps visual.

My guess is that if you stay close to that 60fps sweet spot, you will have solid performance with G-sync. Off course 30-50 fps with G-sync would be a lot better that without it but it cant do miracles...
 
Hey guys!

Well I got mine today as expected and so far I am totaly blown away, such clarity and extremely wonderfull colours and contrast, it's just woow :)

And G-Sync, woow woow woow, even better then expected, it's a revolution for me, thats for sure so I couldent be any happier :)

My old VG278H feels like junk compared to this and yehaa 1440P is so nice, im lost for words. I love this monitor so far :D

One problem tho, I cant enable ULMB tho, it's greyed out even when I set the hz to 120. Well I will uninstall my drivers and see!

Well congrats to us all guys and hope you all enjoy it as much as me :)
 
Fapman said:
I was pretty disappointed at first when i heard that people have bad experiences with G-sync...

Now i realise that maybe those people are expecting too much from G-sync and maybe they were running 30-50 fps and expect to see 100fps visual.

My guess is that if you stay close to that 60fps sweet spot, you will have solid performance with G-sync. Off course 30-50 fps with G-sync would be a lot better that without it but it cant do miracles...
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I have all ways had high fps I did not get this monitor to get more frames that would be impossible to get more FPS from using a monitor who ever told you that was lying ,I wanted it to do a way with the likes of screen tearing and stutter and that's what G-SYNC is all about ,Which it as done very well IMO , I just need a day or two then I think ill be happy ..

The look of the monitor its self is amazing ..

I have had 100s of Gaming monitors in my life from CTR to LCD to LED yet this one by far is the best looking ,If I was to put this is a class of Monitors i would say this is rolls royce of gaming monitors ,

The only down side that i seem to be having now in games like BF4 even if i set all to low ,It feels all most like there is a little mouse lag ? any one getting this ..
 
Sooooooo, I enabled the pre-rendered frames to 1 and activated G-SYNC and can't see any lag now, it's actually very nice indeed :D Still playing around with both settings but I agree that this monitor (when compared to my iiyama G2773HS-GB1 (120Hz - 1ms) monitor is in a class of it's own.
 
1kiwi said:
Sooooooo, I enabled the pre-rendered frames to 1 and activated G-SYNC and can't see any lag now, it's actually very nice indeed :D Still playing around with both settings but I agree that this monitor (when compared to my iiyama G2773HS-GB1 (120Hz - 1ms) monitor is in a class of it's own.
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Most understated feature imo is how fast it turns on, it's instant. It's been a couple of years since I bought a monitor but this isn't normal right?
 
1kiwi said:
Sooooooo, I enabled the pre-rendered frames to 1 and activated G-SYNC and can't see any lag now, it's actually very nice indeed :D Still playing around with both settings but I agree that this monitor (when compared to my iiyama G2773HS-GB1 (120Hz - 1ms) monitor is in a class of it's own.
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How did you do that?
 
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