The latest in the excellent ASUS ROG Swift range of monitors is the GSYNC 1440P PG279Q, and we take a look at it.
ASUS PG279Q ROG Swift Monitor Review
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ASUS PG279Q ROG Swift Monitor Review
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The latest in the excellent ASUS ROG Swift range of monitors is the GSYNC 1440P PG279Q, and we take a look at it.
ASUS PG279Q ROG Swift Monitor Review
dwatterworth
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I'd love to see this in person or an updated freesync model. Ive got the previous gen. panels pa279q and pb278q, knowing the quality of those panels and stands I can only imagine what its like to game or work on this! Your job is awesome, thanks for the review!
Great review TTL. It confirmed what i have experienced. I love the PG279. Now i have played with GSYNC i dont think i could go back to a monitor without it. I have an MG279q on an AMD build and put them side by side after calibrating them both. The pg279 is def the better monitor (when you turn off the LED on the base)
Dicehunter
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Great monitor although I'm holding out for the 4K 144Hz DP1.3 monitor Asus teased at computex.
tolagarf
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All G-Sync enabled screens support 3-way surround, however it does require a single graphics card with 3 x Display Ports. That's the reason the 900 series has 3 x DP. It's possible however nVidia has since made a workaround this issue by allowing three graphics cards use one DP each, but I have seen no confirmation of that so far.
Actually even when they had 3 DP ports it still wasnt supported. I suppose its come a long way since then. But good to know it is ok now.
Review Update?
Why an review update I have had mine for 6 months and the specs have not changed to my knowledge.
This is more like a paid advert.....however some important info for potential buyers:
I upgrade to an ASUS 279Q Swift (smug grin, some bleed in bottom right, tiny bleed left centre and top, No dead or stuck pixels thank the Lordy).
And yes it is dreamy. Images quality as good as the Dell, might even be better and over-clocking to 150Hz. I think it is an outstanding product, however........
WARNING NOTICE: I have noticed some text burn-in (like a green shadow) on the top left of screen only. It does fade away after 5-10 mins. It is slightly annoying, not a massive deal in my opinion. I think everyone needs to be aware of these issues. Google Swift 279Q issues, some guy did a massive blog on potential problems.
Why an review update I have had mine for 6 months and the specs have not changed to my knowledge.
This is more like a paid advert.....however some important info for potential buyers:
I upgrade to an ASUS 279Q Swift (smug grin, some bleed in bottom right, tiny bleed left centre and top, No dead or stuck pixels thank the Lordy).
And yes it is dreamy. Images quality as good as the Dell, might even be better and over-clocking to 150Hz. I think it is an outstanding product, however........
WARNING NOTICE: I have noticed some text burn-in (like a green shadow) on the top left of screen only. It does fade away after 5-10 mins. It is slightly annoying, not a massive deal in my opinion. I think everyone needs to be aware of these issues. Google Swift 279Q issues, some guy did a massive blog on potential problems.
Cigarjohn
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(1) or (2) 1080's question!
Great Video again. So if I'm running this or a similar monitor in 1440 @ 165hz and everything is totally maxed out on Ultimate Settings, is one 1080 good enough?
And also if I were to use two 1080's, would that be a waste of money and over-kill?
Also if I were to purchase (2) 1080's, will I be better off using those cards @ the 4k resolution levels instead at the 1440 levels?
I've always ran (2) video cards in all my single monitor builds for better fps. I will be using a single monitor for my next build.
Great Video again. So if I'm running this or a similar monitor in 1440 @ 165hz and everything is totally maxed out on Ultimate Settings, is one 1080 good enough?
And also if I were to use two 1080's, would that be a waste of money and over-kill?
Also if I were to purchase (2) 1080's, will I be better off using those cards @ the 4k resolution levels instead at the 1440 levels?
I've always ran (2) video cards in all my single monitor builds for better fps. I will be using a single monitor for my next build.
Greenback
Active member
from the asus site "World-first 165Hz refresh rate and NVIDIA®G-SYNC™"
The MG279Q is freesync
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Appears they have revised the naming of the FreeSync version to Dominator. Which makes sense.
The freesync version full name is:
MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" 2560x1440 IPS FreeSync 144Hz.
Comes close to £300 cheaper in U that its G-Sync brother PG279Q in UK.
I just wonder how these to go head to head
I got a great screen with no dead pixels or backlight problems but im having problems with pixel inversion. I just googled the problems that people are having. I did google the reported issues and thought i was lucky. I think the biggest problem is that the Acer XB271HU has a number of similar issues. After dealing with ASUS today im a bit unimpressed with their customer service
Cigarjohn
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Appears they have revised the naming of the FreeSync version to Dominator. Which makes sense.
The freesync version full name is:
MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" 2560x1440 IPS FreeSync 144Hz.
Comes close to £300 cheaper in U that its G-Sync brother PG279Q in UK.
I just wonder how these to go head to head
Oh, so there's a PG version not yet released to the U.S. market?
Appears they have revised the naming of the FreeSync version to Dominator. Which makes sense.
The freesync version full name is:
MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" 2560x1440 IPS FreeSync 144Hz.
Comes close to £300 cheaper in U that its G-Sync brother PG279Q in UK.
I just wonder how these to go head to head
I can tell you how they go head to head. I will put them both on my desk tomorrow. I have both screens. I got a really good MG279Q. The other half uses it on my other computer. I will take some pictures to compare them
Cigarjohn
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Greatly appreciated!
Appears they have revised the naming of the FreeSync version to Dominator. Which makes sense.
The freesync version full name is:
MG279Q ROG Dominator 27" 2560x1440 IPS FreeSync 144Hz.
Comes close to £300 cheaper in U that its G-Sync brother PG279Q in UK.
I just wonder how these to go head to head
The have not renamed anything related to the "MG" product line as it related to "FreeSync" (and now calling it "Dominator"). Additionally, the "ROG" branding is reserved specifically for the "PG" line of displays, whether it be in the US, the UK or Tim-Buck-Tu
(I own four Asus displays - PG348Q, PG279Q, MG279Q and just ordered a new MG28UQ today that should arrive tomorrow for a secondary workstation. So, quite the Asus fan and familiar with their product lines)
Mine had the old bios bug!
I also really liked this monitor but went with the Acer XB271HU as the Acer had less IPS glow and didn't suffer the pixel inversion bios bug. I mean its a really well thought out design. The colors look great but the bleed and glow of light was unacceptable. Seems like the only ones that get good ones are reviewers..
I also really liked this monitor but went with the Acer XB271HU as the Acer had less IPS glow and didn't suffer the pixel inversion bios bug. I mean its a really well thought out design. The colors look great but the bleed and glow of light was unacceptable. Seems like the only ones that get good ones are reviewers..
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