Is g sync worth my money?

[itsthewizz]

Just now, Streetguru said:

free-sync is the true value answer though, as posted above

Free sync is good, but it's response times are worse. Which is why it costs less.

[Jrasero]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

free-sync is the true value answer though, as posted above

I agree and the performance with Nvidia cards while not optimized runs perfectly fine in most cases.  I'd rather get a higher Hz monitor and or higher resolution then try to cram GSync on my bucket list.  Again yes there are some benefits but for $300 more, nah

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, itsthewizz said:

Free sync is good, but it's response times are worse. Which is why it costs less.

It's response time are 4ms just the G-sync IPS displays, because they're the same panels, or likely the same panels.

[Jrasero]

3 minutes ago, itsthewizz said:

Free sync is good, but it's response times are worse. Which is why it costs less.

If you are willing to move to a Free sync monitor the Pixio New PX277 27 is such a value at $365 and you save so much money you can but the awesome $60 vesa stand and still save $275.  hell you can buy two of them 

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, Jrasero said:

If you are willing to move to a Free sync monitor the Pixio New PX277 27 is such a value at $365 and you save so much money you can but the awesome $60 vesa stand and still save $275.  hell you can buy two of them 

The $50 off ended when it released I think

[charbel1011]

21 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

The $50 off ended when it released I think

Okay thanks for everyone help im gonna make the checkout on the ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27 i fell in live with the ips panel and the 165hz espcially it had the g sync!

[Streetguru]

Just now, charbel1011 said:

 

Even with the Free-sync equivalent starting at $399? Up to you in the end anyways.

[charbel1011]

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

Even with the Free-sync equivalent starting at $399? Up to you in the end anyways.

How im going to use free sync? And i have the nvidia 1080 TI sc2? I dont have an amd card lol?

[Streetguru]

Just now, charbel1011 said:

How im going to use free sync? And i have the nvidia 1080 TI sc2? I dont have an amd card lol?

You wouldn't use Free-sync, you'd just be saving like $200.

[charbel1011]

2 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You wouldn't use Free-sync, you'd just be saving like $200.

But g sync is worth it? As it got the majority of everyone votes?

[charbel1011]

6 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You wouldn't use Free-sync, you'd just be saving like $200.

Show me one monitor that is 1440 p and 144hz and have an ips panel wihout g sync?

[Streetguru]

7 minutes ago, charbel1011 said:

But g sync is worth it? As it got the majority of everyone votes?

If you can get to someone's house and see how G-sync or Free-sync works for them that would probably help your decision.

I have a free-sync display and I can tell you that I almost never have a need to use it. As I don't really notice screen tearing and would rather have 0 latency from any sync technology. The latency they add is probably unnoticeable though.

So I would not suggest paying $200 more for the same panel type, just to have adaptive sync. Thus is the problem with nvidia not supporting free/open software yet again. Instead forcing their users to pay extra for the same kind of technology.

Here's some videos that might help, Adored has an example where Hitman had a lot of screen tearing that free-sync helped with. It's also a game by game basis to an extent.

 

 

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, charbel1011 said:

Show me one monitor that is 1440 p and 144hz and have an ips panel wihout g sync?

49 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You should just save money and get a free-sync display, this one's $470 vs $599 for G-sync

Pixio has a $399 version, standard korean monitor warnings may apply
https://pixiogaming.com/products/new-px277
 

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Pixio has one for $399

The Nixeus display will 100% not have dead pixels or have a warranty in case anything goes wrong, it also has a better stand than the Pixio display for $70 more.

[charbel1011]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Pixio has one for $399

The Nixeus display will 100% not have dead pixels or have a warranty in case anything goes wrong, it also has a better stand than the Pixio display for $70 more.

No thanks im not a fan of products that are not known well. I only buy acer, asus and thats about it

[Streetguru]

13 minutes ago, charbel1011 said:

No thanks im not a fan of products that are not known well. I only buy acer, asus and thats about it

Pixio and Nixeus are pretty well known, Pixio is like the best for Korean Monitors right now, Level1techs has reviews for a few of their monitors

Nixeus is just relatively new but they make some pretty nice products like that free-sync display
http://www.nixeus.com/about-us/

There's reviews for that monitor, both pretty positive.
https://www.monitornerds.com/nixeus-nx-edg27-review/

https://www.custompcreview.com/reviews/nixeus-nx-edg27-27-inch-2560x1440-ips-144hz-freesync-gaming-monitor-review/


Have you ever heard of Superflower? They make some of the better PSUs, but are really only in europe/asia ect, or are just OEMs for other companies.

What about Colorful the GPU maker? Huge in China almost no presence here.

[PETRGangKing]

10 minutes ago, charbel1011 said:

No thanks im not a fan of products that are not known well. I only buy acer, asus and thats about it

Pixio is a pretty well known brand.

[charbel1011]

18 minutes ago, PETRGangKing said:

Pixio is a pretty well known brand.

Forget the extra money is this monitor nice overall ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, charbel1011 said:

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q

It's perfectly fine, I would just never advise paying extra for it compared to the nixeus display

 

 

[PETRGangKing]

2 hours ago, charbel1011 said:

Forget the extra money is this monitor nice overall ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q 27

Yes it's a good monitor. I'm an ROG fanboy so I may be biased lol.

[charbel1011]

16 minutes ago, PETRGangKing said:

Yes it's a good monitor. I'm an ROG fanboy so I may be biased lol.

Will u feel the g sync if you have a powerful gou as the 1080 TI?

[shadowbyte]

I've been running a Dell S2716DG for the past few months, and G-Sync is probably its best feature.

Even when dropping below 60fps, the game remains shockingly smooth. It's still noticeable, but much less jarring than framedrops on a normal panel. 

With that said, I'd personally prioritize high refresh rate over g-sync, as it makes a much larger difference in your entire experience, as Windows just feels so much more responsive at 100+ hz.

[PETRGangKing]

1 hour ago, charbel1011 said:

Will u feel the g sync if you have a powerful gou as the 1080 TI?

Yeah you should. I think that monitor goes up to 165hz, and you will probably see framerates between 90-120 fps, so g sync would definitely be put to use.

[Praesi]

Thats an easy Yes.

 

Gsync gives you butter smooth 100% tearing free visuals.

 

Never wanna miss it again.

[sarscott123]

I have had the pg279q for around a year now and I simply cannot go back to not using Gsync.  Even 165hz without Gsync is annoying to me as even though there is little tearing there is stuttering when the computer/video card cannot deliver high enough frame rates.  Hard to describe so you just have to experience Gsync.  Your brain learns to ignore the tearing and compensate for the stuttering in a non Gsync screen so when you use Gsync for awhile and then go back to a non Gsync screen the tearing and stuttering is so incredibly obvious that you cannot believe you ever tolerated non Gsync display at all in the past.  

 

Also, I do not have a very powerful machine either.  I have a Pentium dual core g3420, or something like that, I can't remember and a gtx 960.  Lately I mostly play fallout 4 and while the frame rate could be better the experience still is way better than I've ever experienced in a game.  The amazing part to me is that lowering the resolution does not help the feel of the game at all because Gsync does such a good job of matching the output framerate to the display.  Running at 1440p on my display I have most of the details on low and AA off and the frame rate stays above 40 fps and the experience is nothing short of amazing.   Even when I crank up the details and the frame rate drops into the 30's the gameplay is still better than any non Gsync display.

 

When I play games like Unreal Tournament though I find Gsync annoying and prefer a static 165hz with all details turned as low as possible.

 

I highly recommend the pg279q.  While very expensive I sincerely feel the value far exceeds any purchase I have ever made in computer hardware over the last 30 years.