G sync Module

[PHWOARR]

Hey, so I just got a cyberpower laptop with a 980m with g syinc, and I remember in a NCIX tech tips video that linus said there were modules you could put into the asus monitor to make it g sync compatible. Are tose modules still available and are they for any monitors or just the asus one? I have a dell g2410 that I got for free about a year ago and I'm horribly addicted to 24" screens now, so if i can upgrade it for better gaming without buying a new screen, I'd be excited. If that's not the case, oh well.

[Lord_Karango17]

I'm pretty sure they are monitor specific to some extent. The pins that connect the module to the panel itself may be a standard, however gsync modules are put on panels that "work well" with variable refresh, and you can't put it on any old off the shelf monitor.

[PHWOARR]

2 minutes ago, Lord_Karango17 said:

I'm pretty sure they are monitor specific to some extent. The pins that connect the module to the panel itself may be a standard, however gsync modules are put on panels that "work well" with variable refresh, and you can't put it on any old off the shelf monitor.

ah, good to know. I'll probably kick myself for a bit for not using my new comp to it's potential with an old monitor, but at least I'll know what to get in the future so I don't break something. Thanks!

[sobe]

The sold G-Sync module from NVIDIA only worked on the ASUS VG248QE, and other than ebay, I highly doubt you'll even find one as they are not made anymore. It was more of a test run I believe.

 

You will need to buy a new screen with G-Sync if that is what you want. Also, depending on your hardware, there are other (and better) options than the VG248QE and XL2411Z such as the Acer XB271HU (27", 2560x1440, IPS screen, 165Hz, and G-Sync).

[Lord_Karango17]

1 hour ago, PHWOARR said:

ah, good to know. I'll probably kick myself for a bit for not using my new comp to it's potential with an old monitor, but at least I'll know what to get in the future so I don't break something. Thanks!

Unless you intend to be gaming on the old monitor, it should not be too much of an issue (I believe you can have gsync enabled on your laptop screen, and not on the dell monitor)

[Curufinwe_wins]

4 minutes ago, PHWOARR said:

ah, good to know. I'll probably kick myself for a bit for not using my new comp to it's potential with an old monitor, but at least I'll know what to get in the future so I don't break something. Thanks!

Laptops don't even use a g-sync module. It is a slightly different standard that works directly. It might be possible to find a way to flash the panel to a g-sync compatible driver variant, but don't bet on it.

[PHWOARR]

Just now, Lord_Karango17 said:

Unless you intend to be gaming on the old monitor, it should not be too much of an issue (I believe you can have gsync enabled on your laptop screen, and not on the dell monitor)

Yeah, I'm probably gonna game on the big screen, as the new laptop is only 15.6" and I'm a creature of bigger is better. As long as it doesn't hurt anything, I'll use the big screen for gaming and get a new monitor when I can.

 

3 minutes ago, sobe said:

The sold G-Sync module from NVIDIA only worked on the ASUS VG248QE, and other than ebay, I highly doubt you'll even find one as they are not made anymore. It was more of a test run I believe.

 

You will need to buy a new screen with G-Sync if that is what you want. Also, depending on your hardware, there are other (and better) options than the VG248QE and XL2411Z such as the Acer XB271HU (27", 2560x1440, IPS screen, 165Hz, and G-Sync).

Is there a preferred brand to stick with when it comes to g sync monitors? I'm new to this and I want to do it right so it'll last me as long as possible

[sobe]

Not really, just that for IPS + 165Hz + GSync the Acer XB271HU has far better quality control than the competing ASUS PG279Q, so it's recommended to get the Acer.

[PHWOARR]

1 minute ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

Laptops don't even use a g-sync module. It is a slightly different standard that works directly. It might be possible to find a way to flash the panel to a g-sync compatible driver variant, but don't bet on it.

I'm not looking to g sync the laptop, but g sync the main monitor I use. The laptop I know comes with a g sync screen and card, I'm just stubborn and don't want to play my games in squinty eye-strain vision in a 15.6" screen. Sounds like I need a g sync monitor anyway, so time to save up I guess

[PHWOARR]

Just now, sobe said:

Not really, just that for IPS + 165Hz + GSync the Acer XB271HU has far better quality control than the competing ASUS PG279Q, so it's recommended to get the Acer.

Cool, thanks for the info man!  I feel like I'm asking people where to buy baby clothes for my newborn, but hey, at least everyone is helpful

[sobe]

Just now, PHWOARR said:

Cool, thanks for the info man!  I feel like I'm asking people where to buy baby clothes for my newborn, but hey, at least everyone is helpful

 

No question is a dumb question... unless it's been answered several times prior in the same thread.

[Curufinwe_wins]

4 minutes ago, PHWOARR said:

I'm not looking to g sync the laptop, but g sync the main monitor I use. The laptop I know comes with a g sync screen and card, I'm just stubborn and don't want to play my games in squinty eye-strain vision in a 15.6" screen. Sounds like I need a g sync monitor anyway, so time to save up I guess

Fair enough, yea you are SoL there.

[2FA]

10 minutes ago, Curufinwe_wins said:

Laptops don't even use a g-sync module. It is a slightly different standard that works directly. It might be possible to find a way to flash the panel to a g-sync compatible driver variant, but don't bet on it.

Mobile GSync uses the Adaptive Sync standard.

[PHWOARR]

2 minutes ago, sobe said:

 

No question is a dumb question... unless it's been answered several times prior in the same thread.

No worries, I'm not gonna pester everyone with redundancies, I'm more the lurker type anyway. I'm just worried I'm gonna ruin my new baby with bad habit before she turns 2 months old.

[Curufinwe_wins]

Just now, DeadEyePsycho said:

Mobile GSync uses the Adaptive Sync standard.

Technically this isn't actually known, and at best it is an additionally locked down variant of the standard, but yes the end result is identical.

[2FA]

Just now, Curufinwe_wins said:

Technically this isn't actually known, and at best it is an additionally locked down variant of the standard, but yes the end result is identical.

According to ExtremeTech, Mobile GSync didn't appear until Adaptive Sync was published. 

 

Technically Adaptive Sync is just the ability of DP to support variable refresh rates. Software is required by GPU manufactures to actually make use of it.

[Curufinwe_wins]

1 minute ago, DeadEyePsycho said:

According to ExtremeTech, Mobile GSync didn't appear until Adaptive Sync was published. 

 

Technically Adaptive Sync is just the ability of DP to support variable refresh rates. Software is required by GPU manufactures to actually make use of it.

Yes, but that train of logic is NOT causal or rigorous. Example, fission power was discovered and harnessed after coal, and both heat water to product electricity so clearly fission power is really coal...

 

It is PROBABLE that Mobile GSync is at least extremely similar to the Adaptive Sync standard. I just wanted to point out that again "technically speaking we can't confirm it uses the same standard", which means it probably doesn't quite (perhaps just with extra DRM-type bs) given how much experience is out there now with eDP 1.2a