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

mastering3d · 31 Jul 2014 at 21:53

Getting really bad mouse input lag when using G-SYNC how can that be ?

Kyle1987 · 31 Jul 2014 at 22:35

So for every one that has a asus swift

is this monitor worth it? I have money sitting here so not worried about that.

I herein good and bad things about this swift but I do really wont good gaming1440p 120+ monitor and I use NVidia cards so come on should I buy this beast?

mastering3d · 31 Jul 2014 at 23:27

Kyle1987 said:
So for every one that has a asus swift is this monitor worth it? I have money sitting here so not worried about that.

I herein good and bad things about this swift but I do really wont good gaming1440p 120+ monitor and I use NVidia cards so come on should I buy this beast?

IMHO I would wait , I have been wanting for seven months to get my hands on one ,Now I have it I am really in two minds ,

I love the look of the monitor its style is very good ,I got it for G-sync and 1440p which is very nice , But there seems to be a problem with G-sync for me I am getting bad mouse input lag in game ,When i should be getting none of that .

So if i was to go back a week and no what i know now then i would just wait until next year ,

But its really up to you ,know one can make your mind up for you if the money is burning a hole in your pocket then i think you will get one .

1kiwi · 31 Jul 2014 at 23:37

mastering3d said:
Getting really bad mouse input lag when using G-SYNC how can that be ?

See my points regarding reduction of lag in the GSYNC thread.

EDIT, if ULMB leave fps max at 0.

mastering3d · 1 Aug 2014 at 00:31

1kiwi said:
See my points regarding reduction of lag in the GSYNC thread.

EDIT, if ULMB leave fps max at 0.

Thread

I see no thread >?

Kyle1987 · 1 Aug 2014 at 01:17

mastering3d said:
I love the look of the monitor its style is very good ,I got it for G-sync and 1440p which is very nice , But there seems to be a problem with G-sync for me I am getting bad mouse input lag in game ,When i should be getting none of that .

This is what stopping me. If there is lag in g-sync then what the point in g-sync ??? erm I am in the same boat waited 7 months for it to be released saved up my money and now I am not sure.

Random Guy Esq. · 1 Aug 2014 at 01:19

mastering3d said:
Thread

I see no thread >?

It's in the Graphics Card forum.

mastering3d · 1 Aug 2014 at 01:39

Kyle1987 said:
This is what stopping me. If there is lag in g-sync then what the point in g-sync ??? erm I am in the same boat waited 7 months for it to be released saved up my money and now I am not sure.

I would wait my friend .. Should not be getting any input lag that is what it was created your right ..

Random Guy Esq. said:
It's in the Graphics Card forum.

Thanks ill look see if i can find it ..

Nope i must be going blind i cant find it ... Mind you I am pretty stressed at the moment with this monitor ..

Rroff · 1 Aug 2014 at 01:57

Not really followed the thread but looks like you need to run it at 120Hz rather than 144 to make g-sync worth using at the moment?

Sin_Chase · 1 Aug 2014 at 02:05

Rroff said:
Not really followed the thread but looks like you need to run it at 120Hz rather than 144 to make g-sync worth using at the moment?

On what basis?

There are some suggestions about capping game FPS to 135 to negate any possible V-SYNC input lag but other than that I don't see why you would want 120Hz.

Unless it's the ULMB you are talking about?

Rroff · 1 Aug 2014 at 02:09

Was a question - from skipping through the thread and reading some stuff elsewhere seems it doesn't work very optimally over 120Hz currently - does 144/135cap work better than 120 g-sync'd?

Sin_Chase · 1 Aug 2014 at 02:11

Rroff said:
Was a question - from skipping through the thread and reading some stuff elsewhere seems it doesn't work very optimally over 120Hz currently - does 144/135cap work better than 120 g-sync'd?

Hence my question. On what basis are you forming this question?

I've not read anything that would indicate that 120Hz is preferable over 144Hz?

The only thing I am aware of is that ULMB only works with 120Hz (IIRC)

Care to post some quotes?

mastering3d · 1 Aug 2014 at 02:22

If i am getting Input lag with 2 x 780 cards and set the game to all low in BF4 for this test and still getting input lag yet showing 140 fps and G-sync enabled this tells me some thing is not right .The game should be butter smooth as some one Quoted in a another post or forum cant remember . I really have no clue whats going on i'am so dispointed right now words can not describe .

Rroff · 1 Aug 2014 at 02:26

mastering3d said:
If i am getting Input lag with 2 x 780 cards and set the game to all low in BF4 for this test and still getting input lag yet showing 140 fps and G-sync enabled this tells me some thing is not right .The game should be butter smooth as some one Quoted in a another post or forum cant remember . I really have no clue whats going on i'am so dispointed right now words can not describe .

Try using the suggestion earlier in the thread, set BF4 to 135fps (open console with ` and enter gametime.maxvariablefps 135) and use 144Hz with gsync or otherwise try 120Hz with gsync and no specific fps cap.

Make sure your enabling g-sync properly IIRC its a 2-3 step procedure.

EDIT: Smoothness in BF4 can be affected by a lot of things - if you've not done it look into core unparking and you might also find you need to try a renderdevice.renderaheadlimit between 1 and 3 when using multi GPUs.

mastering3d · 1 Aug 2014 at 04:17

Rroff said:
Try using the suggestion earlier in the thread, set BF4 to 135fps (open console with ` and enter gametime.maxvariablefps 135) and use 144Hz with gsync or otherwise try 120Hz with gsync and no specific fps cap.

Make sure your enabling g-sync properly IIRC its a 2-3 step procedure.

EDIT: Smoothness in BF4 can be affected by a lot of things - if you've not done it look into core unparking and you might also find you need to try a renderdevice.renderaheadlimit between 1 and 3 when using multi GPUs.

You do not need to cap fps when using G-SYNC , That is what G-sync is for when fps changes g-sync will sync the frames to match the refresh rate making smooth and stutter free ,which its not for me maybe i have a faulty monitor , Renderahead with G-sync .

darth.mader · 1 Aug 2014 at 06:00

mastering3d said:
You do not need to cap fps when using G-SYNC , That is what G-sync is for when fps changes g-sync will sync the frames to match the refresh rate making smooth and stutter free ,which its not for me maybe i have a faulty monitor , Renderahead with G-sync .

I get no lag when using a controller. It works as it should.

Dcode · 1 Aug 2014 at 07:37

Is it just BF4 your having a problem with?

Have you disabled v-sync in game?

whyscotty · 1 Aug 2014 at 08:06

Rroff said:
Was a question - from skipping through the thread and reading some stuff elsewhere seems it doesn't work very optimally over 120Hz currently - does 144/135cap work better than 120 g-sync'd?

working fine for me @144hz

Sem · 1 Aug 2014 at 08:31

Rroff said:
Not really followed the thread but looks like you need to run it at 120Hz rather than 144 to make g-sync worth using at the moment?

i recommend 120Hz over 144hz g-sync or not

no real difference between the 2 and i'm a refresh rate whore

also running 144hz causes your GPU to stay in a higher power state and not down clock on the desktop

Jeps · 1 Aug 2014 at 09:26

mastering3d said:
You do not need to cap fps when using G-SYNC , That is what G-sync is for when fps changes g-sync will sync the frames to match the refresh rate making smooth and stutter free ,which its not for me maybe i have a faulty monitor , Renderahead with G-sync .

The problem is that when you run into the 144hz monitor refresh rate cap, gsync effectively works a bit like vsync and you get input lag. So setting a cap slightly bellow the monitor refresh rate eliminates that problem. Other then that, it should be lag free, but might be a problem with BF4 specifically. How does it feel with ULMB mode active and low settings?