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Though 27 inches is the most popular gaming monitor size today, there is no task or game that wouldn’t be enhanced by more screen area. 32 inches is an ideal size for working and playing, and it doesn’t take up much more room on the desktop. And it isn’t quite as overwhelming as a 43-inch jumbo display. While many users would look hard at an Ultra HD panel, QHD is a good deal less expensive and provides arguably better and smoother gaming performance.
The GM32-FQ delivers some of the best out-of-box color accuracy I’ve ever measured and has very low input lag. Coupled with the terrific build quality and superb value, it’s not just a great early effort; it’s a serious competitor to established gaming monitor brands.
Like every QHD 165 Hz monitor I’ve played games on, the GM32-FQ strikes a perfect balance between speed and resolution. I maintain that motion resolution is better on one of these than on an Ultra HD/144 Hz screen. My only wish here is for a more effective overdrive. Cooler Master’s implementation here is a bit weak. But with such low input lag, much of that issue was erased.
Picture quality is superb thanks to spot-on color accuracy that needs no calibration or adjustment. I’ve only measured a handful of monitors as precise as this one. But it needs some sort of dynamic contrast for HDR content. The GM32-FQ and its cousin, the GM27-FQS, would really benefit from additional dynamic range to make HDR truly better.
At just $70 more, the choice between Cooler Master’s GM32-FQ and GM27-FQS is an easy one. You get excellent performance and color with both screens, and when is a little more size not a good thing?
