Amazon.com: Customer reviews: ASUS ROG Swift 27" 1440P Gaming Monitor (PG279Q) - QHD (2560 x 1440), IPS, 165Hz (Supports 144Hz), G-SYNC, Eye Care, DisplayPort, Adjustable Ergonomic

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Outstanding monitor! *A MUST BUY* --- A complete upgrade in every possible way.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019

I've been PC gaming since 2014 on a ASUS VN247H, which is a 1080p 60hz 1ms TN monitor. While that was an excellent monitor to begin with my PC gaming journey, I decided it was time for a new monitor. After looking around for many months with different monitors, I stumbled upon this absolute gem of a monitor.

After reading many reviews that were mentioning IPS Glow, Backlight Bleed, Ghosting, Artifacts, and things of that nature, I was a bit concerned. I can deal with IPS Glow and Backlight Bleed, however ghosting would be a firm no purchase for me. Coming from a 1ms TN monitor, I was also worried that moving to a slower 4ms response time would introduce ghosting. Even though I was quite worried about upgrading, I decided to buy the monitor anyway.

To make a long story short, this monitor is purely outstanding in every possible way.

My worries about ghosting, artifacts, IPS Glow, IPS Bleed, and Dead Pixels were squashed and nonexistent. The model I received had no issues with Bleed or Glow. Even on 100% brightness, the Glow and Bleed simply didn't exist like some of the photos show here on Amazon. Maybe I got lucky, but I consider this a huge success.

As for Dead Pixels and Artifacts, there were no dead pixels or artifacts whenever I ran multiple tests through the monitor.

- IPS Glow? No issues
- IPS Backlight Bleeding? No issues
- Ghosting? No issues
- Color Banding? No Issues
- Flickering? No issues

None of the issues were present at the monitor's standard refresh rate of 144hz, or when overclocked to 165hz.
The colors of this monitor are fantastic, the viewing angles are fantastic, and the ghosting is not an issue with this monitor.

The difference between a 1080 60hz monitor and a 1440p 144hz/165hz monitor is incredible. Gaming at 1440p, the picture quality is sharp and colorful. For instance, in Battlefield 1 and Battlefield V, I find myself easily seeing enemies across the map that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to see with my 1080p monitor. Everything is so sharp and you can see so far, that it helps you play better. Now this monitor isn't going to make you aim better or be a better player, but the extra clarity of the 1440p resolution is a huge difference.

Coming from a 60hz monitor, the 144hz monitor also provides a smoothness and clarity that is definitely noticeable instantly, more so than the resolution jump. I find that huge jump in refresh rate helps me track enemy movement and maintain a direct continuous view without the enemy being easily lost. I used to find that on my 60hz panel, I would have trouble focusing on the enemy since they sort of got lost in the echo during a battle, but 144hz has fixed that issue as it tightens up and clarifies my view.

G-sync is fantastic and brilliant. This is not a G-sync compatible monitor which contains no G-sync module, this is a real G-sync monitor that contains a hardware module and is an official G-sync monitor that is validated by Nvidia. Since this is a G-sync Module monitor, you will not get screen tearing if your FPS hovers within the 1-144fps range. If overclocked to 165hz, you will then get G-sync coverage up to 165hz too. G-sync is in my opinion, worth the price and I love it so much. No issues with G-sync, and it makes my games incredibly smooth and tear free, even at less than 60fps. I find it incredibly hard to game on any other monitor that isn't 1440p 144hz with G-sync.

As for the monitor itself, the black finish, while a standard in the industry, is still nice as always. The monitor also comes with a joystick on the back of the panel to control the settings menu, which is a godsend. I wish many more companies would include a joystick for quick and easy settings menu navigation as it gets painful hitting different buttons and trying to remember how to navigate the menus only to hit the wrong buttons every time.

Last but not least, while sort of a gimmick, inclusion of a crosshair/dot, and a stopwatch timer is a very neat idea I wish more monitors had as well. This monitor also has a built in FPS counter which is great as well. I use that all the time. Unfortunately you can't use more than 1 of these overlays at a time, but the addition of these overlays is quite an amazing feature that I feel it underrated. It just adds more bang for your buck and is actually implemented quite well.

Overall, this is the best monitor I have ever used and I do not regret spending $650 on this. Worth every penny I paid.

Absolutely stellar and flawless product

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1st Try=light bleed/dead pixels. 2nd Try=improved light bleed/dead pixels. 3rd try=light bleed again. 4th try=worst yet

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

As others have noted, you're playing the lottery when buying this monitor. Let me first state that overall the design, features and overall image are beautiful. Now for the bad...

First monitor received had slight light bleed in two points of the upper right corner and severe light bleed in the entire bottom right corner. Also found ~12 dead pixels scattered through the display. So RMA it is! I had high hopes based on other reviews that I would receive a perfect monitor the second time.

Second monitor received and while it was better it still had issues. No light bleed in top right corner but still light bleed in the bottom right and yup, more dead pixels. Out of curiosity I checked the serial numbers and was honestly surprised to find the two monitors were only 10 apart (...77028 and ...77038!), both January 2016 manufacturing dated. Then I checked the shipment labels on the Asus boxes and found they were delivered in the same shipment to Amazon's South Carolina location.

I will RMA the second monitor as well and I guess hope and pray to get one from a different production run. Still believe this to be the best monitor for my needs on the market (when it works correctly) and have confidence in Amazon to stand behind it until I receive one without defects. Review stars will likewise be updated at that point.

--UPDATE--
Just received and tried the 2nd replacement (third monitor) and unfortunately it is worst than the current one. The manufacturing date was actually older this time (December 2015) and I'm certain it had already been returned once before as the box was pretty tore up, there was a second layer of packing tape sealing it closed, everything inside the box was upside-down compared to the previous two, and the Styrofoam protecting the base was broken like it had taken a big impact. Despite that I tried it anyway and it had significant bottom/right light bleed and one point of top/right light bleed. I've reached out to Justin at Asus for his help in getting a defect-free monitor.

--UPDATE 2--
Followed-up with Justin at Asus and was bluntly informed they are only supporting replacements for very specific serial numbers (which mine of course did not fall in) so RMA'ed again. 4th monitor was an even bigger dud. December 2015 date again this time. Light bleed again in three corners AND IN VARIOUS PLACES ON THE EDGES!

I know I'm not crazy since I've seen one that was fine before. Hell, even my non-gamer wife can see the defects! Here is the first line of Asus ROG's vision: "ROG-branded products always promise you absolute leading performance for those keen on winning power". So far they are falling way short of this...

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Zachary Virga

Outstanding monitor! *A MUST BUY* --- A complete upgrade in every possible way.

Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019

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BSquared

Reliable, Beautiful, Awesome features

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020

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I purchased this to go along with a 1070ti about a year ago. It checked all the boxes for what I wanted in a monitor: Good color reproduction, an IPS panel, 1440p, G-Sync, and a high refresh rate. The fact that the actual device looks nice on my desk was just a bonus and I love that you can turn off the annoying red light on the base (yeah, yeah... RGB anti-enthusiast here).

This is the first monitor I've owned that uses a joystick controller to navigate its settings, and it was intuitive and easy to use from the get-go. Gaming on it is a wonderfully smooth experience and the handy built-in FPS counter that you can toggle in the monitor's settings helps me dial in the right settings for my games to keep it that way. The monitor was a breeze to set up - my computer instantly recognized it as a G-Sync display from the get-go and I didn't have to jump through any hoops to get the smooth, high refresh rates going.

The picture quality is bright and beautiful and it's a joy to watch and edit videos on as well. 1 year later and I've had no dead pixels or panel issues.

Here's where I think it has some drawbacks:
The response time is slower than you'll get from gaming-oriented TN panels. Even at high frame rates, when I play Overwatch and spin my character really fast, there's noticeable blurring. This will hurt you if you are a competitive FPS player, frequently rotating your screen quickly. It's not an issue for pretty much any other type of game however, so unless competitive FPS is your primary focus, all the other benefits of an IPS panel will heavily outclass TN.

They could have cut costs by not including the speakers. I have yet to meet a single person in real life or online that depends upon their monitor for computer sound. This is especially true for gamers with some disposable income (like those who would spend $700 on a display) - they're also going to have a better sound system than 2-watt speakers.

The picture quality is good, but not top-of-the-line. Look elsewhere if your primary goal is to edit high-res photos. For a gaming-focused 1440p monitor, however, it's still excellent (there are professional reviewers with actual measurements out there that will back this claim).

Overall, I'm exceptionally happy with this product after a year and give it an easy 5-star rating. I would heartily recommend this to any gamers with a strong enough GPU to run games fast at 1440p. Unlike monitors with TN panels, it also doubles as an excellent daily monitor for whatever else you'd use your computer for. Great work, ASUS!

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One of the best gaming displays if you win the panel lottery.

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2017

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This review is regarding the PG279Q model, and there is a big caveat with it. As many other reviews have stated, QC is not what it should be for a display of this price. The first PG279Q arrived with zero backlight bleed, no color shift issues, minimal IPS glow, but had what looked to be a hair or chunk of dust between the panel and backlight about 3" to the right of dead center on the screen, which caused what looked to be a .5" cluster of around a dozen very dim pixels. This lack of cleanliness in an assembly plant isn't acceptable, so I returned it. Thank you Amazon for a painless process, even though it did take a full two weeks from the time they received the return to my credit card being refunded.

Amazon was out of stock with a replacement after Black Friday, so I had to order a replacement elsewhere. This one has zero issues and is everything this monitor should be. The color quality and viewing angle of IPS is far better than VA/TN panels. This display really hits the sweet spot of resolution (1440p) without the lower fps of a 4k display. 144Hz overclocked to 165Hz with G-Sync ensures that if you're running 300fps in CS:GO, or 50fps in areas of PUBG, there's no tearing and maximizing the quality of the frames you're seeing. 1440p at 27" has a very fine dot pitch compared to 1080p at 24-27", which lessens the need for increasing anti-aliasing and allows for more frame processing power. 4ms response time is definitely fast enough, as that translates to 250 frames per second - much more than the monitor can display.

I have my PC connected via DisplayPort and PS4 via HDMI, and both look amazing in fast-paced movement. If there's one downside to this display, it's that the control buttons are on the back side of the display at the bottom right, which makes accessing them difficult if you plan to have a second monitor to the right of this one. I believe it's done this way to reduce bezel size, which is an acceptable trade-off.

Again, the only issue with this display is dealing with the panel lottery. I've talked to quite a few other owners, none of whom had issues with the first display they received, so I do think most are perfect the first time. However, be prepared to immediately run a pixel tester, mainly on a full-screen white background, to see if there's any color shift that shouldn't be there and to ensure all pixels are working properly. The long run to getting this display on a return and second order is well worth it.

There aren't many monitors that have high resolution, but low enough to still render 100+ fps in most games, excellent color quality of IPS, much faster response time than Hz, high Hz to get as many frames out of gaming as possible, G-Sync to have lower-fps games look excellent, and low dot pitch of high resolution in a comparatively small (there are many 1080p displays of 27"+) display size. It was an easy choice to go with the PG279Q over a 27" 4k display or 240Hz TN display. It's the perfect sweet spot in gaming today, especially if you're using an nVidia graphics card.

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J. S.

For gamers that want a balance between high quality images and fast images, this is the one

Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2018

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I think this monitor falls victim to misconceptions surrounding the differences between "Backlight Bleed" and "IPS Glow". They are two completely different things, although they can look somewhat similar to the untrained eye.

IPS glow is an effect where off-angle images can appear brighter or slightly washed out. This is a characteristic of all IPS and IPS-like panels. When you first look at the monitor, you may feel like the corners or edges are washed out and think "that's backlight bleed!", but if you actually move your head and closely inspect the edges, you'll see that effect disappear entirely. This is "IPS glow", and you can reduce or eliminate it by viewing your monitor as close to straight-on as possible, and increasing your viewing distance slightly. No amount of returning this monitor will make that effect go away, nor will buying a different IPS monitor. They're all going to do this.

With that said, backlight bleed can still happen. You can confirm the difference between IPS glow and backlight bleed by viewing the brighter spot as close to straight on as you can manage. If that area of the screen looks fine when viewed straight on, it's IPS glow. If it still appears brighter, washed out, or even has a slight hue to it regardless of angle, THAT is backlight bleed, and that is what you're going to want to look for when determining whether or not your monitor is defective or was part of a batch of legitimately defective units. Which, by the way, ASUS knows an exact range of serial numbers that did not go through an enhanced QA process, and will cross-ship a replacement monitor to you, only requiring that you prove you own the monitor and the serial number is within a certain range. This protects you even if you bought somewhere other than Amazon.

As of the time of this review, the monitor will be well on its way to 3 years old. Don't fret about its age; while newer monitors exist, IPS panels haven't gotten any faster. Newer models may have access to higher resolutions or different panel sizes (such as 4k or 1080p/1440p ultra wide), and the electronics surrounding the panel itself may include new features like black equalization, the panel in this particular model is fast and high quality, and not easily surpassed. The color performance is exceptionally well tuned out of the box, and the pixel overdrive function is as close to perfect as you can get. TFT central's review of the unit shows less than 5% overshoot artifacting on only a handful of transitions, which will barely be perceptible to the naked eye. They measured a true 5ms response time, which was nearly flat across the board. You wont run into issues where some colors are easier for the pixels to transition to and from than others, the performance you see out of the box in one game is going to match the performance of another. No 'hidden surprises' where a darker or brighter game you haven't played yet has the potential to turn the whole screen into a smeary mess or even shift the hue of the screen entirely with subtle overdrive artifacting or pixel overshoot.

If ASUS actually bothered to recall all of the defective units, and if the price was less than $600, I wouldn't hesitate recommending this monitor to anyone. The monitor is still a bit on the expensive side, and you are expected to take a small risk that could leave you with a monitor that may not be very fun to look at until Amazon or ASUS cross-ships a replacement to you. One or both of them will eventually make it right. Personally, I believe there are two tiers of gaming monitor worth buying. A super fast TN panel, for the esports gamer that finds anything higher than 2ms response time to be unacceptable, with some nice side effect bonuses like zero potential for "IPS Glow". For everyone else that is willing to trade 1-3ms of response time for vastly superior image quality, this monitor is available. Hopefully it continues to be, similar monitors don't tune the pixel overdrive response as nicely as ASUS has and that can reduce the pixel response time or result in more overshoot artifacts.

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PLin

The best 16:9 G-Sync monitor on the market right now

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016

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Pros: High framerate (obviously), colors, easy to use OSD, thin bezel, small footprint
Cons: Expensive, tacky color scheme, can get hot

Update: Found a dead pixel near the top-center of the display. While it is barely noticeable during gameplay, I don't think a $700+ monitor should come with a dead pixel. Fortunately, Amazon is willing to take it back.

The PG279Q is probably the best 16:9 1440p G-Sync monitor you can buy right now. It is extremely smooth and the colors look great. There are multiple preset color profiles or you can set your own. I think cinema mode looks the most natural to me. When paired with a graphics card that can drive this thing, you'll be able to enjoy games on a totally different level. I was using a Qnix QX2710 overclocked to about 80 Hz before this. It's a good monitor, but it pales in comparison. With a maximum refresh rate of 165 Hz, you'll be able to enjoy the most demanding games with no problem, provided you have a good enough graphics card. I didn't see any apparent backlight bleed, but some might be worse than others.

I'm currently using an EVGA GTX 980 Ti Classified (with a slight overclock to core clock and memory) to run this monitor. At max settings, I'm able to get pretty good framerates for most games I play. For Hitman, I get about 70-90 FPS depending on what's being rendered. For Overwatch, I get well over 150 FPS on max settings; that game is extremely well-optimized. Those are only two games I have tried so far. I will update this list once I get around to it.

The OSD menu is also very easy to navigate. There's a small joystick and several hardware buttons. The options are laid out in a way you'd expect. Nothing new here.

Personally, I'm not a fan of the red and black color scheme that's on pretty much every gaming-related peripheral. I think it's overplayed and tacky. I'm a fan of simple design and colors. I can see why it might appeal to the regular gamer, since it's bold and screams "performance". Even though the logo on the base lights up red when the monitor is turned on, there's an option to turn it off in the OSD menu, which is a very welcomed option. With that off, you don't really see any of the red accents unless you look at the back of the monitor.

The monitor can get hot after hours of use, but I don't think it's anything unusual for high-end hardware. It can definitely increase the ambient temperature, so if you're sensitive to that, it's something to note.

While this monitor is expensive, you do get what you pay for. It is a beautiful panel with an extremely high refresh rate. If you can afford this and have the graphics card to drive it, I definitely would recommend it. It looks great and doesn't have any glaring problems. If you're not ready to drop four digits on an ultrawide G-Sync monitor, then this is the one to get.

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Dog

Best of the Best

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2016

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Before I delve into an actual review, I'd like to point out that my unit came without any defects at all, and backlight bleed/IPS glow are minimal if at all present. This beats out my previous LG panel for color accuracy and vibrance. It seems that as of 10/16, ASUS has resolved most if not all QA issues, and is willing to address any that pop up. I'd buy this monitor confidently at any price now.

Now, as far as this monitor goes, I cant speak enough for just how perfect everything here is. 1440p @144+hz really is the sweet spot for gaming. I'm using a GTX 970 running games at high/ultra 70-140 fps. Gsync makes lower framerates look much less disgusting, and works well for what it does. Is it a groundbreaking feature? Sure. Is it really that much better? Not to the degree it's been made out to be, but it's still something I wouldn't want to live without.

In/Out is adequate, HDMI and DP is all I'd really need, but if you intend to use this monitor with a ton of different inputs, look somewhere else. Speakers are garbage, but who expected better from a monitor. Get your own set of cans, much more worth it.

As far as compatibility goes, my unit took some jangling to get working properly with gsync in some games, but it's nothing a quick google search wont fix. Plus, gsync can always be turned off in the most dire circumstances. Installing the drivers helped, as did a few graphics card driver updates / tweaks. Now, everything is in ship shape. Note: Gsync only works with displayport, don't be that dingus that uses HDMI on this beauty, you're limiting yourself.

When gaming, I've found the combination of resolution, refresh rate, and gsync to drastically improve gameplay. Your eye is receiving twice the information of a standard monitor, making gaming far smoother and less headachey. I've got a secondary 60hz monitor mounted above, and whenever I move a window on it, my eyes cry. For the sake of your eyes, get this monitor.

For my purposes, a 27in 1440p monitor hits right where I wanted it, and I couldn't be more satisfied. This is truly the best of the best, and it's priced accordingly. Scout the used section for Amazon Warehouse deals. I ordered a used monitor in original packaging with "minor defects on top (Less than 5%), and it came new. Worst case scenario, you need to send it back / exchange. Well worth it, I saved 300$ off retail price because my box was damaged.

2018 UPDATE:

Still going strong, now I've got a gtx1070 and am still in the sweet spot, if not a bit higher. Don't think I'll upgrade for at least a few years, 4k is still a bit much and you wont get the same frame rates. Haven't had any issues (read: ANY issues) with this thing, and don't anticipate having any for the foreseeable future. I've recently bought an oculus and find myself preferring this for any type of video content given the astounding resolution and frame rates. It's damn good, what else can be said? Even at a few years old, it feels cutting edge and is certainly worth whatever price theyre asking for these days. Not sure if something better has been released, but I can't imagine anyone beating this. (240hz oled would be nice, but I would know if that were a thing)

Still 5/5.

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1st Try=light bleed/dead pixels. 2nd Try=improved light bleed/dead pixels. 3rd try=light bleed again. 4th try=worst yet

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

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Christopher Lang

I debated on this for too long. It's totally worth it.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2018

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I've waited about 6 months to review this monitor. I wanted to be sure that I had plenty of seat time behind it before I pass judgment on it. I thought about buying this thing for a long time before I bit the bullet. To clarify (since Amazon lumps a ton of different models into the same page) this review is for the PG279Q 27" 1440P IPS 144/165Hz G-Sync version.

I read about a ton of complaints regarding light bleed at the corners that scared me. The Amazon listing even states "Product Alert: IPS (In-Plane-Switching) is a technology for LCD displays that offers users wider viewing angles and bolder colors by allowing more light to pass through the panel. As a result, IPS panels can exhibit a slight glow around the edges and corners (also known as light bleed), which is entirely normal." I figured that even if my panel exhibited this condition I probably wouldn't care because I'm not that picky about stuff like that. Truth is, even if my panel has that problem, I don't notice it or don't care. It's absolutely, perfectly fine. Maybe I got a great panel, maybe I'm not picky, but no matter what I'm happy and that's what matters.

I've recently transitioned most of my gaming from console to PC and in my upgrade I wanted a nicer monitor than my old cheapey 1080p display. I wanted G-Sync since I have an Nvidia card and I wanted to go as big as my desk would allow. I knew I wanted IPS since I wanted accurate color representation since I do some photo editing. Everything came back to the ASUS PG279Q. I love it. The size is perfect and the slim bezels are great. The stand is fantastic and has a lot of range of movement. It's all smooth and well supported; even if my desk shakes the monitor and stand seem perfectly still without any wobble. The stand has optional red LEDs that can be lit around the base and the 3-inch long ROG logo in the right front corner. Build quality is standard ASUS affair, which is to say very good. I'm looking forward to buying an ASUS/Nvidia BFGD display in the summer.

The OSD is phenomenal. There's a joystick behind the panel that can be used to navigate the display settings which is AWESOME. every other monitor I've ever used makes you navigate the display with buttons that are poorly labeled and have weak tactile feedback. The joystick moves in 4 directions and pushes in to confirm settings. I almost never use it but it's awesome. Another great feature of the OSD is the fact that it can display it's own frame count so you don't have to rely on 3rd party programs to show you FPS. The G-sync works exactly as advertised. It's totally tear-free no matter how many frames the GPU puts out. Playing super intense games like Witcher 3 at ultra I'll sometimes see frame count go down into the 40s on a GTX1070 but I almost never notice it with G-Sync.

In terms of the panel and display itself, I'm incredibly impressed. I'm by no means an expert or a "pixel peeper" but I feel like my money was well spent with no complaints from me. No dead pixels, super-high adaptive refresh (with overclock!), low latency, and super accurate color representation. I know it sounds dumb, but even running the Windows desktop at 144hz is cool. Window and mouse movement is so SMOOOTH. Every game I've played looks better on this display, at this resolution. I was afraid that I wouldn't notice a difference between 1080p and 1440p, but it's noticeable. It's not as big a difference between 720p and 1080p, but it's there. Games running at this resolution and at 60fps or beyond look INCREDIBLE. I can imagine 4K is better but I'm not rich enough to afford that much GPU horsepower.

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LVFlipflop

I ripped open the box like a kid during x-mas and was not let down

Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015

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I didn't expect my monitor until Nov 23 (had it on pre-order since Nov 3) and I was pleasantly surprised when I got home from work and saw an email saying to expect delivery today. About an hour after getting home I was even more surprised to hear the doorbell ring, I saw a Fedex truck out front so I rushed out to see my new monitor sitting at my doorstep. The Amazon box they shipped it in was huuuuuuge, inside they had it wrapped in paper to protect it during shipping and under the paper was the box containing my new Asus PG279Q. I ripped open the box like a kid during x-mas and was not let down. The monitor looks absolutely beautiful, I haven't owned too many different kinds of monitors so I can't really compare with too many brands but I really like the way this one looks. The build quality looks top notch it came with everything you needed, USB, HDMI, Displayport, and of course the cables that you would ever need. When I hooked it up to my computer and powered on, it used it as my default monitor right away (not sure if that is a Windows 10 thing). I tested the monitor for any dead pixels or back light bleeding and I couldn't see any problems. I may have lucked out because I keep hearing that others are having this issue. I bought this monitor for gaming, so after seeing that I didn't have any dead pixels and back light bleed I tested some games. My computer has a single GTX 980 ti classified. I tested Skyrim, Fallout 4, and Witcher 3. For all 3 games I noticed a stutter every 30 seconds where the fps would drop to the 30's. I read up on the forums and I found that if I disabled Gsync it would fix my problem. I guess some games do not take advantage of Gsync causing the problem stutters. Sure enough as soon as I turned Gsync off the stuttering went away and I had smooth 70+ frames on the newer games while Skyrim was running at a butter smooth 144+ fps on most parts. I should add that I had all the settings for these games to ultra. To close it off, I absolutely love this new monitor! It came at a hefty price, I had to upgrade my video card (will probably get a second for SLI) but I think it was well worth the upgrade. I should note that my older monitor is a 1080p 60Hz monitor so the change was a huge one for myself. I would recommend this monitor to everyone but keep in mind that if you were like me you probably need to upgrade your old video card to really take advantage of everything this puppy has to offer.

UPDATE: I'm not sure what happened but I tried again this morning to see what the problem was with Gsync and I saw changes. I had the opposite of a problem with Fallout 4, I noticed that with Gsync enabled I was averaging 100-120 fps while with Gsync off I was getting 70-80 fps. I am a little confused, I'm not familiar with how Gsync works but from what I understand it helps smooth out your fps not increase it. I'm not really complaining mind you, I'll take the bump in performance and be happy. I didn't see any performance bumps with Witcher 3 but at least the stuttering is now gone and the game is playable with Gsync on for these two games. I'll do further testing with a variety of games this coming weekend if I notice anything worthwhile mentioning I'll make sure to tell you guys.

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Ku$h

BLOODY AWESOME! If sold by Amazon no risk!

Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2018

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I am very happy with this monitor. So much so that I'm getting a 2nd one.

I went with the PG279Q 2K IPS monitor after first trying the 4k 27" IPS model and wasn't satisfied with it at all. I got 5 dead pixels on the 4K one and back light bleed was much more noticeable on it compared to this 2K model. Plus 165HZ is sooo much better then 4K 60Hz.

So it is real, these models do seem to be at a higher risk of defect. I haven't gotten more then 1 of the PG279Q model tho so I can't say whether or not it's still plagued by defects and luck of the draw type thing. It doesn't seem like it from the one I got but again I only got one so far.

I do wanna say tho. I question how some of you are determining if yours has a backlight bleed issue or not. Let me explain.

So like I mentioned I had that 4K model first. Well I did notice some backlight bleed with my eyes and in a completely total dark room but I also noticed that when I took a photo of it with my s9 plus which has a really good camera and the thing is the photo of the backlight bleed gets really really dramatic. So I think some of you have decided to say you have bad backlight bleed based on your photos and not with your own eyes. if it's not there when you look at it but it is when you take a photo then it's not there. So I'm under the assumption that some of you are making your decisions based on the photo you took and shared with your friends and I think some of you got clowned on a bit and therefore are bitching when you took a fing photo of it and it wasn't looking as good as it does in person.

Also there is what seems like a updated model if the PG279Q called PG279QZ coming out eventually. I honestly can't tell if it has already came out or not. I'm very confused on this at the moment. But it's rumored to be the same monitor possible completely new panel some say others say this model is just a price drop model and will be exactly the same as the PG279Q but cheaper. I've seen people tossing around numbers from $300's to $400 something. Nothing confirmed yet as far as I know. There is a Reddit page on the PG279QZ and that's where I'm getting my info from so it isn't much. I'm thinking of holding out but I also want my monitors to match exactly and if the PG279QZ one does has a new panle I'm worried it will look different and I'll notice it too much lol.

Anyways hope this helps those thinking of bying. Honestly as long as you check that it's sold by Amazon and ships by them then you don't really have anything to worry about besides possibly being slightly inconvenienced if you get a bad one. But these monitors are having issues months down the road it's things you'll be able to notice right away as long as you take the time to really check. Do multicolor Pixel test and backlight bleed test and that's all u need to check.

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