Athian
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 352
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2012/04/07 06:04:30
- Location: Utah
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
I am looking to upgrade the final piece of my setup. I have it narrowed down to 3 choices. 1. Asus ROG PG278Q2. Asus PB287Q3. Samsung UD590 I am looking for more real estate. I have 2x 780 ti dual classified that are begging to be pushed to their limit. Price is not an issue. If you own any of these. Please tell me what it is that you do not like about your choice. I would say tell me what you like about it. But I think it is a little redundant as I know why I like them. But, want to hear from people who own them. What aspects of their choice that they are not happy with to see if it is something I can live with. I will also be using display port 1.2. So any advice and/or opinions are welcomed. Thank you for your time. Have a nice da.y
|
Tropickz
SSC Member
- Total Posts : 735
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2009/10/28 00:48:15
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/19 23:23:20
(permalink)
|
Pgcmoore
CLASSIFIED Member
- Total Posts : 2037
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2011/03/27 09:29:41
- Location: Florida
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 14
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/19 23:49:14
(permalink)
"This program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down" My Affiliate Code is 05G-UGD-GZVU
|
rcarlos243
New Member
- Total Posts : 97
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2014/10/04 05:15:04
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 1
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/20 02:13:08
(permalink)
ROG swift as it is 1440p with 144Hz. Though I doubt your 780 ti would be able to handle a solid 144FPS on new games with all settings maxed
|
Athian
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 352
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2012/04/07 06:04:30
- Location: Utah
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/20 10:38:55
(permalink)
rcarlos243 ROG swift as it is 1440p with 144Hz. Though I doubt your 780 ti would be able to handle a solid 144FPS on new games with all settings maxed I cant tell if you are being serious or joking so I will just ignore your comment. The other 2. Thank you for the info. Time to do some more research.
|
mistermister
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 5804
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/03/29 02:38:09
- Location: San Diego
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 13
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/20 19:12:04
(permalink)
I don't see what's unreasonable about that comment regarding frame rates? 144FPS is going to take some serious hardware in the latest games running max settings.
AMD 3700x / X-570 Aorus Ultra / RTX-3090 FTW3
|
stickywulf
New Member
- Total Posts : 97
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/07/18 11:51:05
- Location: Western Australia
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/20 22:05:28
(permalink)
I think the PG278Q is the best monitor out of those 3. I really like this monitor but since you ask for the problems I will tell you now what is a bit annoying. * Power cable is extremely short so the power brick is on my desk and looks messy. * Fast moving objects sometimes have a green ghost. This was very bad at default settings but I don't notice it now after tweaking colour and contrast settings. * G-sync relies on NVidia drivers to work. For example, if you have both Maxwell and Kepler GPUs in the same machine then g-sync doesn't work (NVidia have stated this will be fixed with the next driver). Naturally this affects all g-sync monitors, not just the pg278q I didn't know about any of these problems when I bought the monitor and was a bit disappointed on the day I set it up. I didn't return the monitor since the benefits far outweigh the negatives. I've had it 4 months now and overall am very happy.
|
Athian
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 352
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2012/04/07 06:04:30
- Location: Utah
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/20 23:03:58
(permalink)
mistermister I don't see what's unreasonable about that comment regarding frame rates? 144FPS is going to take some serious hardware in the latest games running max settings. That is just it, I cannot tell if he is being sarcastic about my cards as in making a joke that they are not powerful enough or he is being condescending and saying my video card choices are crap. I know the new 980 cards are awesome. But his comment almost sounds like my 780 Ti Dual classified are nothing more than paperweights. Sure they were not the top of the line cards, but by no means were they the bottom of the barrel. stickywulf I think the PG278Q is the best monitor out of those 3. I really like this monitor but since you ask for the problems I will tell you now what is a bit annoying. * Power cable is extremely short so the power brick is on my desk and looks messy. * Fast moving objects sometimes have a green ghost. This was very bad at default settings but I don't notice it now after tweaking colour and contrast settings. * G-sync relies on NVidia drivers to work. For example, if you have both Maxwell and Kepler GPUs in the same machine then g-sync doesn't work (NVidia have stated this will be fixed with the next driver). Naturally this affects all g-sync monitors, not just the pg278q I didn't know about any of these problems when I bought the monitor and was a bit disappointed on the day I set it up. I didn't return the monitor since the benefits far outweigh the negatives. I've had it 4 months now and overall am very happy.
Thank you very much for this. Weird that for such an expensive monitor. They would skimp on the length of the cord. hmm I tend to use my monitors at default and that would just suck to see green ghosting but am glad you can fix it. I can live with the power brick issue. So far it is still in the lead. Unless this pg279q has something up its sleeve. I am in no rush to get the new monitor as it will last me for a long time or till it dies out so am taking my time deciding. Thank you very much for the input.
|
mistermister
CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
- Total Posts : 5804
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/03/29 02:38:09
- Location: San Diego
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 13
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/21 10:47:01
(permalink)
FWIW, I've heard tale that even SLI 980s have a hard time keeping a constant 60+ FPS in some games @ 4K with all the bells and whistles turned on (FC4 for example). I dont have a 4K monitor but I can tell you my FPS tank well below 60 when using DSR @ 4K and max settings in that game. SLI 970s tho. Also, IMO the upcoming batch of WQHD 21:9 monitors are worth checking out (Samsung, Dell, LG, AOC). All but 1 (LG) aren't released yet, but having a 1080 21:9 I can tell you Ill never go back to the 16:9 format. Almost makes me hate my TV as well, heh.
post edited by mistermister - 2014/12/21 10:54:54
AMD 3700x / X-570 Aorus Ultra / RTX-3090 FTW3
|
RainStryke
The Advocate
- Total Posts : 15872
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2007/07/19 19:26:55
- Location: Kansas
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 60
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/21 15:09:20
(permalink)
I'm not going to 4K with anything less than a 55" screen that supports display port. I saw one on Black Friday for $900. As for the comment on the refresh rate. Yeah... you will be around 60FPS or so with very little AA in most games. http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_980_sli_review,22.html We won't see 144FPS in games till one or two more generations of video cards. We also need more VRAM. Current games like Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is capable of using 6GB of VRAM on just 1080p.
Main PC | Secondary PC Intel i9 10900K | Intel i7 9700KMSI MEG Z490 ACE | Gigabyte Aorus Z390 MasterASUS TUF RTX 3090 | NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super32GB G.Skill Trident Z Royal 4000MHz CL18 | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z RGB 4266MHz CL17SuperFlower Platinum SE 1200w | Seasonic X-1250Samsung EVO 970 1TB and Crucial P5 1TB | Intel 760p 1TB and Crucial MX100 512GBCougar Vortex CF-V12HPB x9 | Cougar Vortex CF-V12SPB-RGB x5 3DMark Results:Time Spy|Port Royal
|
Athian
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 352
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2012/04/07 06:04:30
- Location: Utah
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/22 08:14:37
(permalink)
mistermister I thought about maybe going with and ultra wide. But my next monitor will be gaming focused and most are around the 5ms+ response time. Also, I cannot stand the stretched look on the sides that comes with having to much width and not enough height. But thank you, I think I will just put my name in the bowl of the people trying to get an ROG Swift and begin praying I am fast enough to grab one lol. RainStryke One of the issues I have seen with 4k "gaming" monitors. Is the scaling of everything when you are not gaming. Took a class that had us test out win10 and it looks to have far better scaling for when you use larger resolution on a smaller screen. So I will wait for that gaming focused monitor to come out along with windows 10. For now, as I stated about. I shall begin praying I can grab me a ROG swift. Want to thank everyone for their input. You peeps are awesome.
|
TECH_DaveB
EVGA Alumni
- Total Posts : 4893
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/09/26 17:03:47
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 46
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/22 14:01:42
(permalink)
Personally I would go with the Swift. I have used some 4k monitors and they look great. but, 1440p +1ms +144hz +GSync is amazing, at least to me. It does not have the color of a Dell UltraSharp IPS, but it is good none the less. But for gaming, so many other things about the Swift all make things so much nicer, I noticed when I got up to 120+hz I had WAY less eyestrain at the monitor, also scrolling text no longer was nearly unreadable (I have some odd eye issues and I am VERY dyslexic, so I am sure those play their parts as well), and I have wanted GSync since I first saw the side by side demo at Blizzcon 2013. That would be my choice, but to be honest, I don't think there is a bad choice out of the 3 you mentioned.
|
Athian
iCX Member
- Total Posts : 352
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2012/04/07 06:04:30
- Location: Utah
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 2
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/22 22:06:48
(permalink)
EVGATech_DaveB Personally I would go with the Swift. I have used some 4k monitors and they look great. but, 1440p +1ms +144hz +GSync is amazing, at least to me. It does not have the color of a Dell UltraSharp IPS, but it is good none the less. But for gaming, so many other things about the Swift all make things so much nicer, I noticed when I got up to 120+hz I had WAY less eyestrain at the monitor, also scrolling text no longer was nearly unreadable (I have some odd eye issues and I am VERY dyslexic, so I am sure those play their parts as well), and I have wanted GSync since I first saw the side by side demo at Blizzcon 2013. That would be my choice, but to be honest, I don't think there is a bad choice out of the 3 you mentioned.
Yeah, since I will only be getting 1 monitor and using my tv as a second for just watching movies. ROG Swift it is.
|
Sajin
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 49129
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2010/06/07 21:11:51
- Location: Texas, USA.
- Status: online
- Ribbons : 199
Re: Which would you choose for a monitor?
2014/12/23 02:02:50
(permalink)
Good choice.
|