I would love to get G-sync and ive ben looking at the asus rog PG278Q since its my desired resolution aswell, my question is -   Is my setup good enough for such a screen with g-sync couse i heard its best with a titan card ??
 
my current setup looks like this:
 
CPU Intel Core i7 4770K 3.5GHz~4.4GHz / Noctua NH-U14S cooler 2 fans
GPU EVGA GTX 780 SC 6GB acx cooler - 1020MHz Boost clock edition
RAM 32GB CL9.0 Crucial OC k DDR3  ~1866mhz
MB ASUS Maximus VII Hero - ROG
HD Samsung SSD 840 Evo 500GB / Wd black/green 1tb each
PSU Corsair TX850
 
Monitor       ASUS PB27Q 27"LED ~ pls panel ~ 1440p  oc'ed 80hz

thx, i rly wanna get a screen where i can get full  use of the g-sync !

seems u cant go wrong buying ROG also

when is that monitor supposed to be released??

If you want to play on low settings, for the most demanding games, then your setup will be okay. I have to play BF4 on medium in order to maintain 1080p at 120fps all the time... Good luck with that 2560x1440 at 144hz, on your 780.... 

Im very happy with my 780 6GB does 8 feet of surround with out a problem and it does 4k UHDTVs with out issue. G sync would be nice but only if it were a devise to hook up with current monitors or hdtv's

bdary

chrisdglong
If you want to play on low settings, for the most demanding games, then your setup will be okay. I have to play BF4 on medium in order to maintain 1080p at 120fps all the time... Good luck with that 2560x1440 at 144hz, on your 780.... 

The main concept behind Gsync is that even when playing at high settings and only getting say 40FPS, it will look as good & play smoother than someone running at 120/144FPS on a non Gsync display.
 
Also, I'm not sure the realistic objective for most is to be able to peg the FPS at 120.  That may be optimal, but not likely if you want the highest settings.  When I play BF4, I use all Ultra settings with 2x MSAA, and generally run between 100 - 120 FPS.  I use adaptive vsync in the game profile.  Works very nice I might add.

Asus even recommends one use the lightboost option, and not the Gsync option, for FPS games. It makes sense as there will be virtually no motion blur with lightboost. You cannot use both lightboost and Gsync at the same time. Therefore, if you play FPS games then the lightboost option would be best and would work best at a steady 120fps. 

chrisdglong

bdary

chrisdglong
If you want to play on low settings, for the most demanding games, then your setup will be okay. I have to play BF4 on medium in order to maintain 1080p at 120fps all the time... Good luck with that 2560x1440 at 144hz, on your 780.... 

The main concept behind Gsync is that even when playing at high settings and only getting say 40FPS, it will look as good & play smoother than someone running at 120/144FPS on a non Gsync display.
 
Also, I'm not sure the realistic objective for most is to be able to peg the FPS at 120.  That may be optimal, but not likely if you want the highest settings.  When I play BF4, I use all Ultra settings with 2x MSAA, and generally run between 100 - 120 FPS.  I use adaptive vsync in the game profile.  Works very nice I might add.

Asus even recommends one use the lightboost option, and not the Gsync option, for FPS games. It makes sense as there will be virtually no motion blur with lightboost. You cannot use both lightboost and Gsync at the same time. Therefore, if you play FPS games then the lightboost option would be best and would work best at a steady 120fps. 

That's interesting.  I can't find anywhere that says that.  Do you happen to have a link?

samon123
anyone who tried this monitor first hand ?

You should find this interesting.  >>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdqTIfNv2DE
Make sure you watch the whole thing.  Around the 7:30 mark, he mentions if you want to run at high to ultra settings, a 780 or above is needed.

ITS AWESOME !!!!
 

samon123
ITS AWESOME !!!!
 

Wow that does look rather awesome!

DigitalBoy0101
How does it play? My system will be somewhat similar to yours, except SLI 6GB cards and a 2nd monitor.....
 
4790K
M7F
Swiftech H220X
EVGA GTX780 SC 6GB SLI
32GB G.Skill CL10 2400mhz
Corsair AX860i
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Seagate 2TB Hybrid SSHD
ASUS VK266H 1920 X 1200 60Hz (secondary display)
 
I'm currently trying to decide between SWIFT, LG 34UM95, or LG 34UM94 (rumored Sept 1 release). TBH, I don't do much fast-paced gaming where the 1ms will make a difference vs the 5ms of the LG ones. I am aware of the G-Sync driver issues with multiple displays. The LG display isn't quite perfect either heh...but all are really close!
 
Whichever primary display i choose, wil be run via Display port. Secondary monitor will use HDMI.
 
So tough to choose.....

i plays fantastic compared to anything else i tried, had to take some of the setting down to high from ultra in bf4 tho all other games runs perfectly on ultra settings but still - all games feels kinda next gen with Gsync!!its just so smooth..
With sli on thease cards u wont have a problem at all even on ultra, u might not run at 144 fps at all time but u wont have any problems specially with gsync..
only thing im gonna miss a bit is colours going from and asus pls panel with same resolution as this monitor, tho i dont mind the trade of becouse this is just amazing! I hate looking at tear and lag cant stand it and this just eliminates all issues i ever had.. and compared to a benq 120hz i tried this is still a monster, the 8 bit panel is a beauty compared to other tn panels and since i prefer  2560x1440p in gaming, its just all i needed !
 
It does take allot of power from the gpu tho so im saving up for when the new gtx 880 ti comes out at some point i think its gonna hit the spot on this machine ^^

bringnit0
when is that monitor supposed to be released??

July 26th is what I read on one of the reviews.

DigitalBoy0101

samon123

DigitalBoy0101
How does it play? My system will be somewhat similar to yours, except SLI 6GB cards and a 2nd monitor.....
 
4790K
M7F
Swiftech H220X
EVGA GTX780 SC 6GB SLI
32GB G.Skill CL10 2400mhz
Corsair AX860i
Samsung 840 EVO 1TB
Seagate 2TB Hybrid SSHD
ASUS VK266H 1920 X 1200 60Hz (secondary display)
 
I'm currently trying to decide between SWIFT, LG 34UM95, or LG 34UM94 (rumored Sept 1 release). TBH, I don't do much fast-paced gaming where the 1ms will make a difference vs the 5ms of the LG ones. I am aware of the G-Sync driver issues with multiple displays. The LG display isn't quite perfect either heh...but all are really close!
 
Whichever primary display i choose, wil be run via Display port. Secondary monitor will use HDMI.
 
So tough to choose.....

i plays fantastic compared to anything else i tried, had to take some of the setting down to high from ultra in bf4 tho all other games runs perfectly on ultra settings but still - all games feels kinda next gen with Gsync!!its just so smooth..
With sli on thease cards u wont have a problem at all even on ultra, u might not run at 144 fps at all time but u wont have any problems specially with gsync..
only thing im gonna miss a bit is colours going from and asus pls panel with same resolution as this monitor, tho i dont mind the trade of becouse this is just amazing! I hate looking at tear and lag cant stand it and this just eliminates all issues i ever had.. and compared to a benq 120hz i tried this is still a monster, the 8 bit panel is a beauty compared to other tn panels and since i prefer  2560x1440p in gaming, its just all i needed !
 
It does take allot of power from the gpu tho so im saving up for when the new gtx 880 ti comes out at some point i think its gonna hit the spot on this machine ^^

Thanks for the great description! I broke the bank with the rig I'm building LOL, so after SLI 780 SC 6GB, I sincerely doubt I'll upgrade any time before 980 Ti. My pocketbook can't handle doing this very often!
 
Congrats on the nice setup man, it should make you very happy :)

happy i could help :)
 
yea i just bought all u see on my desk and rig within a few months so my bank hates me aswell, spend a little more than i had hehe :) had to build something new from the buttom when i saw all the next gen games, tho was on a budget aswell sadly, otherwise i might have gone for the devils canion and some higher mhz ram bigger card etc but im very happy for now with all this, consol is dead to me after building this !

Ive been running Gsync on my Asus 24" 144hz monitor now since it was released last Xmas. Gsync makes for the ultimate gaming setup. From 30hz-144hz perfect sync between gpus and monitor. 0 tearing, 0 lag. In reality its the first setup that truly allows SLI setups to perform identical(ie no artifacting like single card setups)to single card systems.
 
   I get a kick outta people thinking an IPS monitor ='s better than TN...............definitely not necessarily the case at all. My Asus panel is superior to most IPS panels in Contrast, brightness, gamma tracking and greyscale, pixel response and very very low input lag.