Picked up the last one in stock at my local Microcenter today... but had a bit of a big issue. Notice the corner of the box... didn't think anything of it:
 

 
Oh how wrong was I! This thing is DESTROYED!
 

 

 
So I take a second trip an hour away to take it back, furious. They end up selling me the floor display model for $639.96 which was in pretty much perfect condition (minus a slight scratch to the anti-glare coating across the bottom from a careless cleaning), and with every pixel working. Thoughts so far...
 
It's definitely smoother than my Yamakasi Catleap at 119Hz from what I can see, probably due to it being TN more than 144Hz. Gsync is pretty awesome, though I never really noticed tearing on my old monitor. I'm going to break it out again to compare. What I HATE about the Swift though, and hated about my old ASUS 1080p panel from years ago... this stupid anti-glare coating makes light colors, particularly whites appear grainy and rainbow-ish! It is hideous especially coming from my glossy Catleap. The 4K PB287Q I tried did not exhibit this issue surprisingly. I have no need for anti-glare, so this is a huge negative because it is distorting color and image quality and is just distracting. I do love love love the thin bezels, and how the display panel itself sits almost entirely flush with the bezels themselves. Makes for an attractive display. The colors and all look fantastic, it is bright, and the viewing angles are great. This truly is an amazing TN panel. Looking at high quality images, I can't say I even miss my IPS screen... but I will do a side-by-side comparison.
 
Tomorrow I have the Acer 4K Gsync coming. I'm going to be doing my own comparisons among these monitors and see what I think and have a month to decide what monitor I am going to keep. It's really going to boil down to beauty versus smoothness... but I did get a great deal on the Swift. I can already say that 1440p at 27" is pretty ugly compared to 4K at 28". Games are way less detailed and the desktop is not nearly as sharp as what I would like. This is due to smartphones, tablets, etc. hitting crazy PPI's. Some people say 4K at 28" is too small... I say for a monitor, it's just right. More to come.

I had a chance to try out my new XB280HK this weekend. Wow, I tried Metro Last Light out. Awesome, detail, color, and super smooth with G-sync, it's like a whole new game. I just wish I could play it in surround :) Some of you may want to consider this monitor, might be easier to find, but I notice they sell quickly too.

The Anti glare coating is what is keeping me from the purchase. So for now, I'll stick with my catleap at 90Hz. The XB280HK looks like a good candidate once I buy a couple 980Ti's whenever they come out.

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The Anti glare coating is what is keeping me from the purchase. So for now, I'll stick with my catleap at 90Hz. The XB280HK looks like a good candidate once I buy a couple 980Ti's whenever they come out.

tbh i NEVER bought any screens that werent Glossy. To me, I felt like i had to always have glossy, even on my laptop screen. If that is all that is holding you back... you need to reconsider. This is my first matte screen ever and i have to admit, it's AMAZING. You WONT be disappointed with this screen. I am honestly so glad I made this purchase.

to add to this, I am a glossy fan too, but the XB280HK has a good anti glare coating IMO. The colors are so vibrant as well it isn't an issue at all for me.

The only screens in my house that are glossy are my LED samsung TVs, my computer LCDs always had that matte thing going for it, so i never noticed. CRTs back in the day were also glossy too, technically, but i really don't see a difference. There are too many pluses to the swift for that to matter.

21:9 4K G-sync... let me know when you find one

Fennicillin
21:9 4K would essentially be 5k wouldn't it?

Yes apparently, I guess it would be 5K2K actually. Ultra Wide, Ultra High... thanks 

Grats man! You'll love it! Just turn your Gamma down to .7 in the NVCPL lol

Looks like there's a new monitor on the way that's a 144hz IPS (or HVA panel) utilizing gsync. 27" and 1440p. Didn't think that would happen for awhile still, which is why I bought the Swift.

ROG Swift PG27AQ
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJAIZmuNt1M

CSPlayer089
ROG Swift PG27AQ
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJAIZmuNt1M

 
5-6 ms g2g is what Asus says but I bet when it's tested w/an oscilloscope it'll be higher. The ROG Swift PG278Q measures around 2-3 ms g2g with an oscilloscope and has one of the lowest input lags of any display ever made. So I don't see these AHVA panels ever being replacements for the PG278Q for FPS or twitch fighting gamers. 

CSPlayer089
I finally got mine today.
 
 
 
The hype is real. 

bkhan530

CSPlayer089
I finally got mine today.
 
 
 
The hype is real. 

Heh yes indeed it is. I wonder if EVGA will ever get into the monitor game?

 
They did... once! EVGA interview, dual screen setup. 

Yeah same here, no BL bleed or dead pixels. Only thing I dislike is the AG coating, they should have created two versions of the display, one with AG and one w/glossy. As good as this display is I'll probably sell it once the Acer Predator releases. 

Guys ive got a question I have the 780ti Kingpin and I have this monitor coming next week but im not sure if I need any new cables as the rog swift has a displayport 1.2 and in the kingpin specs its say it has a displayport is there any difference.
Thanks.