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Majestic
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Well apparently they thought there was nothing wrong with the display. Fortunately under Dutch law they're obligated to refund items purchased online for 14 days, so I got my money back.

However, I'm not really inclined to purchase a similar screen since it appeared to me this was a clear fabrication fuck-up with the bezel.

 

Which also means ASUS is off the table. I'm back to looking for replacements. A few contestants are the AOC Agon AG271QX and the Dell S2716DG. With the latter having the benefit of having g-sync. I'm still running a 980.

Any other idea's? Budget can be inferred from the suggestions.

 

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

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I'm really gonna strongly suggest gsync. I game at 1080p 144Hz with a 1080 and even with my 1080 and cannot hit 144Hz at all times. I assume that's especially true at 1440p and a 980. Gsync will let you run higher settings and not worry about tearing or even noticing as your framerate bounces from say 110-144Hz or something. 

muh specs 

Gaming and HTPC (reparations)- ASUS 1080, MSI X99A SLI Plus, 5820k- 4.5GHz @ 1.25v, asetek based 360mm AIO, RM 1000x, 16GB memory, 750D with front USB 2.0 replaced with 3.0  ports, 2 250GB 850 EVOs in Raid 0 (why not, only has games on it), some hard drives

Screens- Acer preditor XB241H (1080p, 144Hz Gsync), LG 1080p ultrawide, (all mounted) directly wired to TV in other room

Stuff- k70 with reds, steel series rival, g13, full desk covering mouse mat

All parts black

Workstation(desk)- 3770k, 970 reference, 16GB of some crucial memory, a motherboard of some kind I don't remember, Micomsoft SC-512N1-L/DVI, CM Storm Trooper (It's got a handle, can you handle that?), 240mm Asetek based AIO, Crucial M550 256GB (upgrade soon), some hard drives, disc drives, and hot swap bays

Screens- 3  ASUS VN248H-P IPS 1080p screens mounted on a stand, some old tv on the wall above it. 

Stuff- Epicgear defiant (solderless swappable switches), g600, moutned mic and other stuff. 

Laptop docking area- 2 1440p korean monitors mounted, one AHVA matte, one samsung PLS gloss (very annoying, yes). Trashy Razer blackwidow chroma...I mean like the J key doesn't click anymore. I got a model M i use on it to, but its time for a new keyboard. Some edgy Utechsmart mouse similar to g600. Hooked to laptop dock for both of my dell precision laptops. (not only docking area)

Shelf- i7-2600 non-k (has vt-d), 380t, some ASUS sandy itx board, intel quad nic. Currently hosts shared files, setting up as pfsense box in VM. Also acts as spare gaming PC with a 580 or whatever someone brings. Hooked into laptop dock area via usb switch

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Asus' TN panels are excellent and reliably work out of the box, is honestly go for a PG278Q or something 1080p 144hz g-sync 

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4 minutes ago, Froody129 said:

Asus' TN panels are excellent and reliably work out of the box, is honestly go for a PG278Q or something 1080p 144hz g-sync 

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg278q.htm

 

Seems to have the same poor uniformity and edging issues.

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.
Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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6 minutes ago, Majestic said:

http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg278q.htm

 

Seems to have the same poor uniformity and edging issues.

Well my MG278Q is working fantastically on my 1060 and calibrating it made the colours excellent. It's a great monitor but obviously I'm a bit biased

 

i didn't encounter the same issues with Asus TN as IPS while researching for my monitor

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I'm thinking now between the Acer Predator XB271HUA (that's the 1440p TN panel, not the HU (1440p IPS)) and the aforementioned Dell panel.

But can't find much about the HUA.

Pascal Undervolting topic, get more out of your card with less power!

Why high refreshrate monitors look better even without Freesync/G-sync in one image.
Stutters, framedrops, "lag". How to provide detailed information with your "bottleneck" question, as well as a few solutions.

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