I want to add my two cents on this one since I know these monitors very well after having used them extensively (been using the acer XB270HU continuously for the last two weeks, just aquired the asus MG279q as well, swift for a few months prior)
first the swift -
Pros -
- Excellent build quality, premium solid feel, show stopper looks
- very Thin Bezels
- 1 ms response time
- Gsync just works and works very well
- Acceptably vibrant colors for a TN panel though cant compare to IPs
- Acceptably good viewing angles for a TN panel (better than any other TN panel I've used)
cons -
- price. for a TN, this is very expensive. the Acer is similarly priced and its IPs
- Colors and Viewing angles though good, is still TN. You wont even care if this is the only monitor you own, but when you place it next to a high end IPs, you will see the difference
- AG coating - its more matte than what I would consider pleasant. It can be lighter
Acer xb270hu -
Pros -
- Price. For IPS 144hz, 1440p gsync, it costs more or less similar to the swift which is a TN panel. wow!
- Colors - IPS colors and are amazing. nothing more to say
- Viewing angles - IPS viewing angles. sit anywhere
- AG coating - its lighter than the swift and the colours "POP" and are vibrant because of it.
- extreamely low input lag - its lesser than the swift.
cons -
- Build quality. Looks "cheaper" compared to the swift
- 4 ms response time - more than the swift but I couldnt notice any difference
- Thicker uglier Bezels
Asus MG279q
- has the same pros and cons as the Acer above (except the bezels), but its freesync and my first impressions are that it looks a bit better built - though still doesnt feel as premium as the rog swift.
Conclusion -
I like the acer xb270hu the best even with its flimsier build quality. The panel on it feels like an IPS version of the swift. Now on paper it might have the 4-5 ms response time as opposed to the swifts 1ms, but coupled with an even lower input lag, 144 hz and gsync, I simply didnt notice any thing different on the acer from the swift as far as responsiveness is concerned.
Then again, I'm not a champion gamer and I dont compete in professional tournaments. Those guys "might" see some difference. But my eyes arent that good.
The Asus Mg279q is an excellent option but regarding freesync itself - I dont feen that comfortable plunging into it right now because atleast at this moment, Gsysc looks to be a better functioning technology. Freesync seems to only support single GPUs and seems to have a cretain ghosting problem. This could be fixed in a future driver update but who knows when, considering AMD loves to delay everything? If the ghosting issue and the crossfire issue is fixed, then do consider the MG279q as well since the panel on it looks to be the exact same as found on the Acer.
Well it's either the Swift or the ASUS MG279Q for me... not sure on which one to get really, as not sure what the 390X will bring to the table and therefore not sure what I'll get in terms of GPU in the future.... but I'm leaning towards the 980Ti or Titan X though, rather than the 390X.
What do you guys say etc?...
if the rumours are true, then the 390x is a true beast that rivals the titan x and that too at a much lower pricepoint. However, as a long term amd user I have to say a couple of things
1. I have no clue which imbecile runs that company. whoever it is, they are bent on razing the old ATI division to the ground. I mean, febraury when the gtx 970s had the 3.5 gb vram fiasco was the perfect time to release the fabled 390x. they didnt. they prefer to wait and release the card in june. who knows what reason they'll find then to further delay the card?
The market share Nvidia - AMD for discrete gpu was 60 - 40 ish three years ago. Now its 76 - 24 percent. even then these pea brains at amd want to wait with their newest and greatest tech??
2. Going by the above point, if there is a driver issue with lets say Freesync (since that thing is very driver based), can you trust AMD to bring out a fix in time and not "wait" till june to do it? Do they even take the discrete PC graphics market seriously anymore? I'm not that confident in them. if you are, feel free to buy the freesync version
with all that rant, I have to still say - as a single gpu, the 390x > rumoured 980ti > titan x.
