ASUS 27-inch ROG Swift PG27AQ 4K Gaming Monitor with NVIDIA G-SYNC and IPS

[Glenwing]

Who gives a shit about 144hz at 4k, your games won't run that well at that res. Since this is 4k it should easily scale down to 1080p without interpolation, making it better than a 1440p monitor. If it can do 120/144Hz at 1080p then I will be happy.

 

You can keep monitors for a long time. Eventually graphics cards will become powerful enough sooner or later.

[GrimNeo]

 

You can keep monitors for a long time. Eventually graphics cards will become powerful enough sooner or later.

 

How long should one hold on to a monitor? I kept my last one for 6 years and I still have it. The main thing I noticed was that my new monitor did not heat up my whole room like the last one lol. Besides the obvious better colors, resolution, response time, and Hz. The last one could heat up the whole house.

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[Glenwing]

  

How long should one hold on to a monitor? I kept my last one for 6 years and I still have it. The main thing I noticed was that my new monitor did not heat up my whole room like the last one lol. Besides the obvious better colors, resolution, response time, and Hz. The last one could heat up the whole house.

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Until you want to or have to I just got rid of a 1280x1024 monitor from like a decade ago since the backlight inverter finally died.

[atomicmonkey101]

how much does it cost though? If it was like $600-$700, I might if I had the money.

[TroubleKlef]

how much does it cost though? If it was like $600-$700, I might if I had the money.

 

This might be upwards to $1500. Possibly even $2000. This is really high end stuff that the market hasn't seen before. 

[kuddlesworth9419]

SOme other places apparently have reported that it isn't actually IPS but some other panel type that just looks like IPS. Do we have final confirmation on this. PCPer also said this.

[Lays]

I bet this is going to be like $1200..

[sgloux3470]

27 in feels a bit smaller for 4K.  Was kind of hoping we'd see more 34 inch type 4K monitors.

 

If I don't find something better, this may just be my next monitor.

[mikeeginger]

Now we just need 2560x1600 IPS 

[Glenwing]

SOme other places apparently have reported that it isn't actually IPS but some other panel type that just looks like IPS. Do we have final confirmation on this. PCPer also said this.

It's probably AHVA which is an IPS variant, like AH-IPS or S-IPS. Nothing to worry about.

[Goredoth]

Definitely glad I waited instead of buying the original Swift. I think I'll wait for the next Swift if they don't manage to squeeze 120Hz out of this monitor at 4K resolution. I've had my current one for nearly a decade and it's still works great but do want an upgrade but considering how long a monitor can last I'm willing to wait and I think twice the refresh rate and twice the resolution is the perfect time to upgrade.

[PerfectTemplar]

Definitely glad I waited instead of buying the original Swift. I think I'll wait for the next Swift if they don't manage to squeeze 120Hz out of this monitor at 4K resolution. I've had my current one for nearly a decade and it's still works great but do want an upgrade but considering how long a monitor can last I'm willing to wait and I think twice the refresh rate and twice the resolution is the perfect time to upgrade.

4K 120Hz is not going to happen very soon. Not at IPS anyway, probably TN.

 

I am probably getting the ACER 144Hz G-sync 1440p IPS display if it's any good as 4K is too hard to run and I would need another 980 or get an entirely new GPU with more VRAM if 4GB isn't enough. D:

[freemini]

4K 120Hz is not going to happen very soon. Not at IPS anyway, probably TN.

 

I am probably getting the ACER 144Hz G-sync 1440p IPS display if it's any good as 4K is too hard to run and I would need another 980 or get an entirely new GPU with more VRAM if 4GB isn't enough. D:

1440p 144FPS is the same as 4K 60FPS. It might be slighly less intensive because the textures don't have to be as high-res but it's over twice as hard as 1440p 60FPS.

[PerfectTemplar]

1440p 144FPS is the same as 4K 60FPS. It might be slighly less intensive because the textures don't have to be as high-res but it's over twice as hard as 1440p 60FPS.

4K is not double 1440p. But I don't expect to reach 144Hz anyway, if they had a 60hz 1440p ips g-sync for cheaper I'd get that, but they don't =\

[freemini]

4K is not double 1440p. But I don't expect to reach 144Hz anyway, if they had a 60hz 1440p ips g-sync for cheaper I'd get that, but they don't =\

2.2 times more pixels, pretty close considering it's 144 not 120Hz. But yeah usually high refresh rate = low input lag so noticeable even if you don't go full 144FPS.

[Glenwing]

4K is not double 1440p. But I don't expect to reach 144Hz anyway, if they had a 60hz 1440p ips g-sync for cheaper I'd get that, but they don't =\

 

It's 50% more in each direction, but in total pixel count it is double.

[PerfectTemplar]

It's 50% more in each direction, but in total pixel count it is double.

It's not, read post above you.

[chessin]

I am so wet already

[Glenwing]

It's not, read post above you.

That post agrees with me, unless you thought I meant exactly double, which I didn't I meant approximately.

[Commander Llama]

Mouth watering specs, and the kind of thing I would consider getting if I was in the neighbourhood for an upgrade.  Sadly I just don't see the point/value to a 4K rig yet.  Maybe in a few more years (and by then other varieties and technologies will also exist).

[Pomfinator]

Mouth watering specs, and the kind of thing I would consider getting if I was in the neighbourhood for an upgrade.  Sadly I just don't see the point/value to a 4K rig yet.  Maybe in a few more years (and by then other varieties and technologies will also exist).

Tech needs to get cheaper, right now 4K TN is pretty cheap, but 4K IPS is very expensive b/c it's still focused mainly around the production market.  Add in the fact that the current G-Sync Module is not an ASIC but instead an FPGA, if we ever get a G-Sync 2.0, it will become cheaper.

[WhiteSkyMage]

I wonder if i can run ultra settings games on this monitor with just a GTX 980... Since it is with G Sync, it should be doing it at 30FPS...

[Glenwing]

I wonder if i can run ultra settings games on this monitor with just a GTX 980... Since it is with G Sync, it should be doing it at 30FPS...

I get about 20-30fps in Crysis 3 with an overclocked 780 Ti at 4K. Probably in similar demanding games you'd hover around 30-40 if you overclock a lot and turn off AA. In less demanding games it'd be a bit better. So yeah... you'd sort of be ok. You may have to turn down some settings in really heavy games.

[WhiteSkyMage]

I get about 20-30fps in Crysis 3 with an overclocked 780 Ti at 4K. Probably in similar demanding games you'd hover around 30-40 if you overclock a lot and turn off AA. In less demanding games it'd be a bit better. So yeah... you'd sort of be ok. You may have to turn down some settings in really heavy games.

Seems fair...maybe 980ti would be a better choice to get then...more vram.

[WhiteSkyMage]

I wonder, why dont they just stick a DP 1.3 to make it future proof? When Nvidia and AMD start supporting dp 1.3 with enough performance, they will use the high refresh rates. Dp 1.3 is backwards compatible with DP1.2 (it's still a DP), so why use the old 1.2 when 1.3 is already out (even though not supported by gpus?)?