Asus ROG Swift PG278Q cost too high?
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Rapatto
January 14, 2014 7:56:36 AM
So, imagine me in the market for a new G-Sync monitor when I see this announced. The ROG Swift PG278Q. 27",1440p, G-Sync, and minimal input lag. So then I looked at the price. $799.
So my question is, is it worth the money? You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.
Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
(For any of you wondering my current card is a EVGA GTX 780 Classified)
So my question is, is it worth the money? You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.
Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
(For any of you wondering my current card is a EVGA GTX 780 Classified)
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Zayne2000
February 3, 2014 5:13:12 PM
miller80
March 1, 2014 10:44:08 PM
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March 7, 2014 9:14:32 AM
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March 16, 2014 11:14:16 PM
HC1Gunner
May 31, 2014 3:39:41 PM
Rapatto said:
So, imagine me in the market for a new G-Sync monitor when I see this announced. The ROG Swift PG278Q. 27",1440p, G-Sync, and minimal input lag. So then I looked at the price. $799.So my question is, is it worth the money? You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.
Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
(For any of you wondering my current card is a EVGA GTX 780 Classified)
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HC1Gunner
May 31, 2014 3:51:11 PM
I think my current monitor is getting ready to take a dirt nap, so I've been looking into new monitors. I have a friend who has a BenQ 27" 120Hz gaming monitor (BenQ XL2720T) and after spend about an hour gaming in BF4 I did now want to go home to my 60Hz monitor, and night and day difference in smoothness with the higher refresh rate.
New 4Q monitors are coming out, and you can get some nice monitor's for around $650, but 4Q monitors are limited to 60Hz and technology won't let them make a jump to 120Hz for quite awhile.
During my hunt for a 27" gaming monitor I've come across about 3 choices. I'm somewhat shying away with Asus as I see a lot of customer's have not been happy with Asus when comes to color, no matter how the monitor is adjusted, most games looked washed out.
Anyways Asus can't seem to get the ROG to market, which makes me wonder if they are having issues with it. Latest rumor is a June release, we have E3 coming up, maybe get some kind of official update then.
So far I've narrow my choice to these...
BenQ Gaming XL2720Z Black 27" Newegg -$100.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
ASUS VG278HE Black 27" Newegg -$200.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Lot new 4Q monitors are showing up and the price has come down a lot, the only issue is yes they look great, but are only offer 60Hz, and tech sites say it’s going to be a long time before 4Q monitors will have 120Hz refresh rate.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-pb287q-4k-moni...
New 4Q monitors are coming out, and you can get some nice monitor's for around $650, but 4Q monitors are limited to 60Hz and technology won't let them make a jump to 120Hz for quite awhile.
During my hunt for a 27" gaming monitor I've come across about 3 choices. I'm somewhat shying away with Asus as I see a lot of customer's have not been happy with Asus when comes to color, no matter how the monitor is adjusted, most games looked washed out.
Anyways Asus can't seem to get the ROG to market, which makes me wonder if they are having issues with it. Latest rumor is a June release, we have E3 coming up, maybe get some kind of official update then.
So far I've narrow my choice to these...
BenQ Gaming XL2720Z Black 27" Newegg -$100.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
ASUS VG278HE Black 27" Newegg -$200.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Lot new 4Q monitors are showing up and the price has come down a lot, the only issue is yes they look great, but are only offer 60Hz, and tech sites say it’s going to be a long time before 4Q monitors will have 120Hz refresh rate.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-pb287q-4k-moni...
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Executeorder66
June 4, 2014 3:12:45 AM
Follow them on facebook they released a bunch of screen shots of new tech like the rog swift and in it's read me it sais it's available in mid July.
http://rog.asus.com/323592014/labels/rog-exclusive/rog-...
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http://rog.asus.com/323592014/labels/rog-exclusive/rog-...
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loki1944
July 1, 2014 10:46:20 AM
$800 is about $300 more than I'm willing to pay for any monitor. My current 2560x1440 Asus monitor at 60Hz will have to do; I'd rather put the money towards GPUs. Frankly 2560x1440 isn't much of a step up image-wise, just seems to scale to a bigger screen. If I had to go back to 1080p the only thing that would bother me is losing 3 inches of real estate. I don't have any game that is having problems where it would need Gsync other than modded skyrim, but I suspect that has more to do with the engine than frame sync.
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aFatFish
July 2, 2014 9:55:30 AM
I've just seen this monitor advertised in the UK for £710...how in the blue hell does $800 (USD) equal £710 GBP?! That's £245 / $420 premium for UK buyers, the effective price in UK is circa $1,220 USD!!!
I hate UK taxes but that's only 10%-20% of the of the problem, the other 80% is companies cashing in on the UK public via increased profit margins when compared to other territories - happens all the time.
/ rant.
I hate UK taxes but that's only 10%-20% of the of the problem, the other 80% is companies cashing in on the UK public via increased profit margins when compared to other territories - happens all the time.
/ rant.
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Kreido
July 6, 2014 9:20:03 AM
bill_va
July 8, 2014 10:31:20 AM
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I'm not a gamer, I'm a web developer/graphics guy, I just want a hi-res monitor with a thin bezel. I don't care about ultra high refresh rates. Do I really need a 780Ti card? Would a 760 card w/ 2GB do alright? $$ isn't a primary concern.This monitor is designed for gaming. It's main feature is G-sync, which is a gaming only feature. If you do not plan to game, there are better options for you.
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bill_va
July 8, 2014 3:16:45 PM
bystander said:
bill_va said:
I'm not a gamer, I'm a web developer/graphics guy, I just want a hi-res monitor with a thin bezel. I don't care about ultra high refresh rates. Do I really need a 780Ti card? Would a 760 card w/ 2GB do alright? $$ isn't a primary concern.This monitor is designed for gaming. It's main feature is G-sync, which is a gaming only feature. If you do not plan to game, there are better options for you.
Sure, there are other options, but I haven't found a monitor with this resolution AND the really nice, thin bezel that this has. Again, money is not the deciding factor, resolution, VESA mounting, and aesthetics (thin bezel) are. So the question still stands, will this monitor work with a 760 video card?
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rodaduck
July 12, 2014 12:30:45 PM
bill_va said:
bystander said:
bill_va said:
I'm not a gamer, I'm a web developer/graphics guy, I just want a hi-res monitor with a thin bezel. I don't care about ultra high refresh rates. Do I really need a 780Ti card? Would a 760 card w/ 2GB do alright? $$ isn't a primary concern.This monitor is designed for gaming. It's main feature is G-sync, which is a gaming only feature. If you do not plan to game, there are better options for you.
Sure, there are other options, but I haven't found a monitor with this resolution AND the really nice, thin bezel that this has. Again, money is not the deciding factor, resolution, VESA mounting, and aesthetics (thin bezel) are. So the question still stands, will this monitor work with a 760 video card?
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rodaduck
July 12, 2014 12:35:57 PM
if your a web developer then think about the lq 34m95 ultra wide , its 3440/1440 and is a awesome pic , its so good that i recently bought 3 asus vg248qe monitors for gaming and i sent them back because even as good as they were it was like steping back to the past with the color , im waiting for the swift for gaming hoping it has better color im still getting it ..but that lg is amazing
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bill_va
July 12, 2014 1:41:11 PM
sasholipchev
July 29, 2014 7:20:07 AM
Take a look at this review. I found it very informative.
Seems like you need to play your games on windowed mode to get 144 Hz. Otherwise you need top-end PC to handle 2560 x 1440. Also this monitor have only Display port. Which is mean only via DP you can connect to this monitor.
Seems like you need to play your games on windowed mode to get 144 Hz. Otherwise you need top-end PC to handle 2560 x 1440. Also this monitor have only Display port. Which is mean only via DP you can connect to this monitor.
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sasholipchev said:
Take a look at this review. I found it very informative.Seems like you need to play your games on windowed mode to get 144 Hz. Otherwise you need top-end PC to handle 2560 x 1440. Also this monitor have only Display port. Which is mean only via DP you can connect to this monitor.
That isn't true. You either misunderstood what was said, or the reviewer had a bug. Other reviews say no such thing.
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sasholipchev
July 29, 2014 9:39:27 AM
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sasholipchev said:
Take a look at this review. I found it very informative.Seems like you need to play your games on windowed mode to get 144 Hz. Otherwise you need top-end PC to handle 2560 x 1440. Also this monitor have only Display port. Which is mean only via DP you can connect to this monitor.
That isn't true. You either misunderstood what was said, or the reviewer had a bug. Other reviews say no such thing.
Would be nice if you share review where the refresh rate been tested at each resulution.
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This is probably the best one you can find: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg27...
The reason the reviewer had to switch to full screen mode for 144hz, was that he must have had ULMB enabled. ULMB only works at 85hz, 100hz and 120hz, and only works in fullscreen. So if he had it enabled, to get 144hz, he had to go to windowed mode to automatically disable ULMB and allow 144hz. He could have also simply disabled ULMB mode.
EDIT: I see you had the same link, but just misunderstood what was said. He clearly said it operates at 144hz normally. It also clearly states that ULMB only works at 85/100/120hz.
The reason the reviewer had to switch to full screen mode for 144hz, was that he must have had ULMB enabled. ULMB only works at 85hz, 100hz and 120hz, and only works in fullscreen. So if he had it enabled, to get 144hz, he had to go to windowed mode to automatically disable ULMB and allow 144hz. He could have also simply disabled ULMB mode.
EDIT: I see you had the same link, but just misunderstood what was said. He clearly said it operates at 144hz normally. It also clearly states that ULMB only works at 85/100/120hz.
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Bdup428
August 2, 2014 5:54:17 AM
Rapatto said:
I just want to see what others are thinking, you know, make sure I don't do something stupid.What are you using now? It'll be an upgrade from something for sure. I'm still using a monitor from 5+ years ago and it's been keeping me happy, but after seeing high frame rate, this would definitely be worth it for me.
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Zaku77
August 8, 2014 12:30:46 AM
Even though the cost is through the roof, it seems like the only monitor worth spending money on. It's 1440P, which is plenty for the next several years (I won't have the hardware for 4k anytime soon, so this is plenty); it's plenty big enough at 27 inches; it's got a 1ms response time, which is awesome; it has G-sync, which I couldn't imagine spending even $5 for a monitor that doesn't have that now; and it has refresh rates all the way up to 144hz. I absolutely hate the price, but I just can't see myself getting anything else.
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luzxud1
August 8, 2014 12:54:04 AM
op8
August 11, 2014 9:51:35 AM
Personally speaking, I was dead set on ordering the Swift ASAP, but Ive changed my mind. I already have a 144Hz/1ms monitor (BenQXL2420Z), so the jump to a Swift wont be as impressive to me, as to someone coming from 60Hz. I can go without G-Sync for a while anyway, my 780Ti keeps the frames pumping high enough so I rarely see screen tearing.
If you have the cash to spend then its worth it, (because its the best gaming monitor), but as someone else said it comes down to your own personal disposable income.
If you have the cash to spend then its worth it, (because its the best gaming monitor), but as someone else said it comes down to your own personal disposable income.
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Mmiller40gt
August 11, 2014 1:17:26 PM
Jackuis
August 11, 2014 3:18:56 PM
HC1Gunner said:
I think my current monitor is getting ready to take a dirt nap, so I've been looking into new monitors. I have a friend who has a BenQ 27" 120Hz gaming monitor (BenQ XL2720T) and after spend about an hour gaming in BF4 I did now want to go home to my 60Hz monitor, and night and day difference in smoothness with the higher refresh rate. New 4Q monitors are coming out, and you can get some nice monitor's for around $650, but 4Q monitors are limited to 60Hz and technology won't let them make a jump to 120Hz for quite awhile.
During my hunt for a 27" gaming monitor I've come across about 3 choices. I'm somewhat shying away with Asus as I see a lot of customer's have not been happy with Asus when comes to color, no matter how the monitor is adjusted, most games looked washed out.
Anyways Asus can't seem to get the ROG to market, which makes me wonder if they are having issues with it. Latest rumor is a June release, we have E3 coming up, maybe get some kind of official update then.
So far I've narrow my choice to these...
BenQ Gaming XL2720Z Black 27" Newegg -$100.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
ASUS VG278HE Black 27" Newegg -$200.00 Instant savings
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Lot new 4Q monitors are showing up and the price has come down a lot, the only issue is yes they look great, but are only offer 60Hz, and tech sites say it’s going to be a long time before 4Q monitors will have 120Hz refresh rate.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/asus-pb287q-4k-moni...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
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August 12, 2014 2:04:17 PM
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August 16, 2014 1:27:37 PM
omgBlur
August 16, 2014 2:20:38 PM
gasolin
August 16, 2014 2:27:35 PM
Rendezvous
August 17, 2014 5:28:26 AM
Mmiller40gt said:
Rapatto said:
You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
Your going to need at least 2 well overclocked 780TI's to push that beast.
For god sake no you dont...do people even do their research before coming up with such outlandish statements. It has been stated many times that the requirement for G-sync is simply a 650 ti. Now for high end gaming many popular reviewers such as Linus have recommended atleast a GTX 770 4g. Not that hard to look up info before making it up... http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/syste...
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Rendezvous said:
Mmiller40gt said:
Rapatto said:
You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
Your going to need at least 2 well overclocked 780TI's to push that beast.
For god sake no you dont...do people even do their research before coming up with such outlandish statements. It has been stated many times that the requirement for G-sync is simply a 650 ti. Now for high end gaming many popular reviewers such as Linus have recommended atleast a GTX 770 4g. Not that hard to look up info before making it up... http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/syste...
The outlandish requirements comes from the crowd that feels a game that is not playable if you cannot play at maxed out settings.
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afokke
August 20, 2014 7:23:55 AM
kr3000
August 23, 2014 11:56:09 PM
FaizanTkhan
August 27, 2014 9:01:41 AM
Rapatto said:
So, imagine me in the market for a new G-Sync monitor when I see this announced. The ROG Swift PG278Q. 27",1440p, G-Sync, and minimal input lag. So then I looked at the price. $799.So my question is, is it worth the money? You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.
Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
(For any of you wondering my current card is a EVGA GTX 780 Classified)
its out for preordering !!!
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strykewave
September 2, 2014 4:31:08 AM
I bought the asus 24" with 144hz refresh rate when it came out then upgraded the monitor with the gsync package when it became available. It's very nice! Like a crt when I'm gaming. I purchased the rog swift which should be coming in today not that ill notice a difference but the 27" view will be nice along with the 1440p which is what sold me. The gsync does work and ulmb I've tried a little but the screen was to dark for my taste. To me it's worth every dime, I'll let you know later today what I think about it.
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willgv7
September 9, 2014 9:47:30 AM
HC1Gunner said:
Rapatto said:
So, imagine me in the market for a new G-Sync monitor when I see this announced. The ROG Swift PG278Q. 27",1440p, G-Sync, and minimal input lag. So then I looked at the price. $799.So my question is, is it worth the money? You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.
Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
(For any of you wondering my current card is a EVGA GTX 780 Classified)
When I first saw these, I was very interested. Enough to the point where I built a ToL rig solely based on running these in 3 screen. I bought 3 780ti's, i7-4930k, and water blocked the whole setup. At the price they had last year at 700 a pop, that was exactly the price I would have payed for them.
Right now I'm running the 24" Asus 144hz that run ~$230, and I'll be honest with y'all...I have no reason to even bother with these now. The price is pushing $900 each, they NEVER answered the SLI/surround + gsync capability, and about the only thing better than my 24's is is the bezel...which I don't even notice!
No doubt they are eye candy, but come come on Asus...your starting to treat computer consumers like we don't know that a better model will be out in 3 months at half the price further devaluing 900 bucks (or 2700 for the severe enthusiasts) of gaming monitors.
-Disappointed Enthusiast.
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MaxxOmega
September 18, 2014 3:33:42 PM
Rendezvous said:
Mmiller40gt said:
Rapatto said:
You could buy a GTX 780 Ti with that amount of cash.Thanks I just want to see others thoughts on the price.
Your going to need at least 2 well overclocked 780TI's to push that beast.
For god sake no you dont...do people even do their research before coming up with such outlandish statements. It has been stated many times that the requirement for G-sync is simply a 650 ti. Now for high end gaming many popular reviewers such as Linus have recommended atleast a GTX 770 4g. Not that hard to look up info before making it up... http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/syste...
Exactly I was thinking the same thing, it was a rediculous statement. I'm running a U3011 @ 2560 x 1600 and I can run immensly well without 2 over clocked 780's... (Not gonna tell you what i AM running. But I am running just fine)...
(I also have a few other 30 Inch at 2560 x 1600 and also a 28 Inch at 2560 x 1440. (7 gaming rigs here) I'll never go back to 1080)...
Oh and no one else has mentioned this yet. It's a TN panel not an IPS panel. VERY expensive for a TN panel...
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WickedSoN
October 7, 2014 9:41:27 AM
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Personally speaking, I was dead set on ordering the Swift ASAP, but Ive changed my mind. I already have a 144Hz/1ms monitor (BenQXL2420Z), so the jump to a Swift wont be as impressive to me, as to someone coming from 60Hz. I can go without G-Sync for a while anyway, my 780Ti keeps the frames pumping high enough so I rarely see screen tearing. If you have the cash to spend then its worth it, (because its the best gaming monitor), but as someone else said it comes down to your own personal disposable income.
Yes but the jump to g-sync will be as impressive as the jump from 60hz to 144hz from what I'm hearing. Another analogy I've heard is like the jump from a spin drive to SSD. Strange analogy, but they refer to the wow factor of G-sync.
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WickedSoN
October 7, 2014 9:44:22 AM
Asus is price gouging at the moment because they can. Once the market gets flooded with G-sync monitors it will come down to a reasonable price ($650 sounds about fair).
Its listed on new egg as "World's first and only WQHD G-sync monitor" at $799. Hopefully we'll see a plethora of monitors running g-sync within the next 90 days and everyone will start to check each other with competitive prices.
Its listed on new egg as "World's first and only WQHD G-sync monitor" at $799. Hopefully we'll see a plethora of monitors running g-sync within the next 90 days and everyone will start to check each other with competitive prices.
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