G-Sync is the god-level gaming upgrade.

At some point you'll want to upgrade anyway and then you’ll be stuck with an expensive 1080p monitor. Don’t do this to you. After 6 days with my XB270HU, mainly playing TW3 and GTAV, I can say that the GTX 970 has plenty of power to handle 1440p (on more demanding games), if you can deal with compromises.

I guess so, yeah. Since the 1080/1070 do seem to be rather disappointing improvements, the NX isn't coming out this year and the PS Neo isn't a top priority what I'm going to do is save up for a XB271HU (since I want that HDMI port for consoles) and buy it later in the year.

What kind of compromises are we talking about? I'd be fine having to move TW3 down to Medium-High settings instead of the near-Ultra I have now, if that's what you mean.

Thanks for the advice!
 
I know nVidia has a big hold on the monitors that are released with G-Sync, but if they keep going, will they still go for a long while without supporting Freesync in the monitors? I mean... Can they keep it away from all their monitors forever? Just doing some thinking haha.
 
For those with the Dell.

Are you getting Ghosting issues when scrolling through webpages?

Here is one where it's extremely evident for me http://www.codingdojo.com/intro-to-web-development. I am hoping I have a setting wrong or something.


This is apprently the fix according to the Dell Forums, but it requires turning off G-Sync when you're not in a game. There has to be another way to fix it.
ULMB ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur) helps have less of a motion blur effect
while you are watching fast-moving images. When the graphics card
supports G-SYNC, make sure that the Enable G-SYNC function is not
selected in the NVIDIA Control Panel, ULMB will be automatically
enabled.
NOTE: This function is available when the refresh rate is 85 Hz, 100 Hz
or 120 Hz.
NOTE: When ULMB is enabled, the message of ULMB Mode is
displayed on the lower-left corner of the OSD. When G-SYNC is
enabled in the NVIDIA Control Panel, the message of G-SYNC Mode is
displayed instead. If your system doesn’t support G-SYNC, then the
message of Normal Mode is displayed.

I'll be interested to hear how you guys have solved the issues. Maybe it's my settings, but I did copy the settings that someone else had listed in this thread.
 
Any update on the Dell monitor issues? I'm looking for a g-sync 1440p monitor in preparation for the new video cards and wanted to make sure their wouldn't be issues browsing webpages. I can notice ghosting and would not want to be bothered by it.
 
This is apprently the fix according to the Dell Forums, but it requires turning off G-Sync when you're not in a game. There has to be another way to fix it.

Under Display on the OSD try switching Response Time to Normal, or if it's already on it go to Fast and then back to Normal.
 
For those with the Dell.

Are you getting Ghosting issues when scrolling through webpages?

Here is one where it's extremely evident for me http://www.codingdojo.com/intro-to-web-development. I am hoping I have a setting wrong or something.

No ghosting on a 2716DG for me but I tweaked the hell out of my settings so white areas don't appear blue-ish when not centered. Thats the one thing I don't like about the Dell, it requires a LOT of tweaking to be "right".

Here are my settings right now

brightness 35
contrast 60
color custom
97, 97, 96 (no idea why this is set to this lol)
response time normal
monitor deep sleep disable

also in nvidia control panel, adjust desktop color settings I have it set to
brightness +40%
contrast +37%
gamma +0.81
digital vibrance +50
hue +0


Its probably not perfect and will require tweaking for people but I found it a helluva lot better than the stock Dell settings.
 
No ghosting on a 2716DG for me but I tweaked the hell out of my settings so white areas don't appear blue-ish when not centered. Thats the one thing I don't like about the Dell, it requires a LOT of tweaking to be "right".

Here are my settings right now

brightness 35
contrast 60
color custom
97, 97, 96 (no idea why this is set to this lol)
response time normal
monitor deep sleep disable

also in nvidia control panel, adjust desktop color settings I have it set to
brightness +40%
contrast +37%
gamma +0.81
digital vibrance +50
hue +0


Its probably not perfect and will require tweaking for people but I found it a helluva lot better than the stock Dell settings.

I think that may have fix it, unless my eyes are deceiving me. I'll give it a while to let my eyeballs adjust. I do think these color settings are better than what most of us have been using before. Thank you.

What do you screen refresh set to in the windows settings?
 
I'm running on a 970 @ 1440p and I get 80-100 fps in Overwatch on gSync no problem, I can only imagine doing even better on a 980ti. Not sure what you are doing that would preclude 1440p gSync. Oh, didn't think about the Z35 as below, but it is wide screen and many games tend to black border wide screen. The ROG PG279Q is really nice IPS but 1440p.

I think that may have fix it, unless my eyes are deceiving me. I'll give it a while to let my eyeballs adjust. I do think these color settings are better than what most of us have been using before. Thank you.

What do you screen refresh set to in the windows settings?

I have resolution set to 2560x1440 (native) and refresh rate at 144hz. I have VSYNC set to Off in Manage 3D settings, global settings since g-Sync only "kicks in" when vsync is set to off.

Also in Set up G-SYNC I have Enable G-Sync, for both windowed and full mode since I prefer to play all my games in borderless, windowed mode so I can tab quickly back to browsers or other monitors (run 3 monitors, two at 144hz).
 
Because i prefer framerate over res.

Can you guys recommend me a 1080p g sync 144 hz monitor?

That's a rare configuration. Selecting panels for variable-refresh costs money and puts limits on the number of units you can make. As people are used to judging displays by the number of pixels, a lot of people are not going to pay the asking price for a G-Sync 1920x1080 monitor. So, not many companies bother with them. They stick to higher resolution panels that people are a bit more comfortable paying more for. Add this to the fact that one of the main selling points of the G-Sync tech is that you can enjoy smooth-running games at a wide range of frame rates means that people are more interested in > 1920x1080.

AOC make the G2460PG, but I don't recommend AOC in general. BenQ have the XL2420G, which has an additional scaler built in to give more connectivity options.
 
Is there any reason I shouldn't be running full-time gsync (i.e. for both fullscreen and windowed applications)? I see there's an option to only run it for fullscreen, but is there any downside to just always having it on?
 
Im having a hard time understanding what gsync is and how it works exactly.

I currently have a 120hz monitor and when I can get games to run 120FPS it's pretty awesome. Is gsync similar to that effect, or better?

From what I understand gsync sounds a bit like vertical sync... But it doesn't matter if I dip below 120, 60, or 30fps.. The synced refresh rate frames are always there regardless of what fps im outputting or graphical settings I have set (low, medium, ultra...etc) Is this correct?

Can someone please explain to me like I'm 5...
 
Is there any reason I shouldn't be running full-time gsync (i.e. for both fullscreen and windowed applications)? I see there's an option to only run it for fullscreen, but is there any downside to just always having it on?
Might interfere with some applications. i.e. Visual Studio 2015 and some Java apps are locked to 30hz for me with Gsync on.

Im having a hard time understanding what gsync is and how it works exactly.

I currently have a 120hz monitor and when I can get games to run 120FPS it's pretty awesome. Is gsync similar to that effect, or better?

From what I understand gsync sounds a bit like vertical sync... But it doesn't matter if I dip below 120, 60, or 30fps.. The synced refresh rate frames are always there regardless of what fps im outputting or graphical settings I have set (low, medium, ultra...etc) Is this correct?

Can someone please explain to me like I'm 5...
Yeah, the output of your GPU gets synced to your display at a fixed range (30~max refresh for Gsync I believe). No tearing, no framerate-related stuttering etc
 
Might interfere with some applications. i.e. Visual Studio 2015 and some Java apps are locked to 30hz for me with Gsync on.


Yeah, the output of your GPU gets synced to your display at a fixed range (30~max refresh for Gsync I believe). No tearing, no framerate-related stuttering etc

Hmm... so does this means I would no longer be able to game above 30FPS? What about if I set a game to ultra and the frame rate dips constantly?

Also, is there any special software that needs to be run, or a new in-game graphical setting that needs to be set?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to educate myself about gsyc :)
 
Im having a hard time understanding what gsync is and how it works exactly.

I currently have a 120hz monitor and when I can get games to run 120FPS it's pretty awesome. Is gsync similar to that effect, or better?

From what I understand gsync sounds a bit like vertical sync... But it doesn't matter if I dip below 120, 60, or 30fps.. The synced refresh rate frames are always there regardless of what fps im outputting or graphical settings I have set (low, medium, ultra...etc) Is this correct?

Can someone please explain to me like I'm 5...

I started answering your post, but I couldn't without writing a mini article. Blurbusters has already done it for us. It's a little out of date in some ways, but the main points are still correct.

Hmm... so does this means I would no longer be able to game above 30FPS? What about if I set a game to ultra and the frame rate dips constantly?

Also, is there any special software that needs to be run, or a new in-game graphical setting that needs to be set?

Sorry for all the questions, I'm just trying to educate myself about gsyc :)

No. In default G-Sync mode your max frame rate limit will be the same as the monitor max refresh rate. So for the majority of displays that is 144fps.
There is no other software needed. Sometimes you need to disable Vsync in the game's menus, but usually not even that is necessary.
 
Any update on the Dell monitor issues? I'm looking for a g-sync 1440p monitor in preparation for the new video cards and wanted to make sure their wouldn't be issues browsing webpages. I can notice ghosting and would not want to be bothered by it.
Just an FYI myself and draughn got the monitor at right around the same time, and I for some reason did not have the ghosting text problem and he did. He just said in a DM using the settings posted by tearsintherain seems to have fixed it for him, so I would not let the potential of maybe having text ghosting (that looks like it can be fixed) hold you back from picking it up. For gaming it is superb and possibly the best purchase I have made in regards to my new PC.
 
I need some advice here. How good is G-Sync really? From the OT it seems like its the next coming or something, but from the description it just seems like a more efficient solution for V-Sync, in that it can adapt to different frame rates. Is it that noticeable that the crazy premium Nvidia is charging(And the fact that it's locking me to Nvidia GPUs) worth it?

Asking because since Im getting a 1080, Im thinking I should probably get a new monitor as well since my current monitor only supports 1080P@60FPS.

I was looking at the Asus PG278Q, but if G-Sync really isn't all that then I'll just get a regular 1440P monitor.
 
I need some advice here. How good is G-Sync really? From the OT it seems like its the next coming or something, but from the description it just seems like a more efficient solution for V-Sync, in that it can adapt to different frame rates. Is it that noticeable that the crazy premium Nvidia is charging(And the fact that it's locking me to Nvidia GPUs) worth it?

Asking because since Im getting a 1080, Im thinking I should probably get a new monitor as well since my current monitor only supports 1080P@60FPS.

I was looking at the Asus PG278Q, but if G-Sync really isn't all that then I'll just get a regular 1440P monitor.

The biggest thing for me is that input lag is taken away by having G-Sync. No longer having to choose between screen tearing and input lag is great. Makes a difference when playing games like Counter-Strike or Call of Duty.
 
I need some advice here. How good is G-Sync really? From the OT it seems like its the next coming or something, but from the description it just seems like a more efficient solution for V-Sync, in that it can adapt to different frame rates. Is it that noticeable that the crazy premium Nvidia is charging(And the fact that it's locking me to Nvidia GPUs) worth it?

Asking because since Im getting a 1080, Im thinking I should probably get a new monitor as well since my current monitor only supports 1080P@60FPS.

I was looking at the Asus PG278Q, but if G-Sync really isn't all that then I'll just get a regular 1440P monitor.

honestly depends on what you play

I play CS:GO mainly so it's not worth the upgrade considering Gsync adds a little bit of input lag and the game plays/runs way better at 300+fps than at 144fps
 
I need some advice here. How good is G-Sync really? From the OT it seems like its the next coming or something, but from the description it just seems like a more efficient solution for V-Sync, in that it can adapt to different frame rates. Is it that noticeable that the crazy premium Nvidia is charging(And the fact that it's locking me to Nvidia GPUs) worth it?

Asking because since Im getting a 1080, Im thinking I should probably get a new monitor as well since my current monitor only supports 1080P@60FPS.

I was looking at the Asus PG278Q, but if G-Sync really isn't all that then I'll just get a regular 1440P monitor.

Whether or not you're comfortable with commiting to one GPU manufacturer for (at least) the near future is something only you can answer for yourself.

However, GSync is a genuinely massive upgrade. Last Fall I went from a 1080p/60Hz LCD to a 1080P/144Hz GSync display, and quickly soon after upgraded my GTX 580 to a 980Ti. The upgrade to a GSync monitor was arguably bigger and more noticeable than the huge boost in GPU performance.

Not ever having to worry about screen-tearing or messing with Vsync/Triple Buffering was incredibly liberating. The lack of input lag was definitely noticeable. And if my framerate did ever dip below 60, it didn't become this abrupt, noticeable dive anymore. Obviously if it dips down to 49 or low 50's you might start to notice, but no longer is 59 frames a second this awful, choppy mess that it used to feel like.

Also, the jump from 60 to 144Hz was very surprising for me. Obviously this isn't something exclusive to GSync monitors, but most, if not all, GSync displays are 120/144Hz. Playing games like Overwatch at 144Hz feels incredible. I feel like I have more time to react to things, even though I literally don't. Super high framerates are far less pronounced in slower games, and you'll only be able to take advantage of them on older games or games that prioritize art over graphical prowess, but boy does it make a difference.

So I'd say it's very worth it. The price is steep, and you are locking yourself to NVidia cards, but if you're comfortable with that the results speak for themselves.

One recommendation I will make is to go for 1440p, even if your current GPU might struggle to handle it now. You'll upgrade GPU's far more frequently than you will a monitor typically, and it's likely anything you upgrade to now will be able to push 1440p games no problem. It's the only thing I regret about the display I bought is that it's 1080p.
 
1080p would look bad on a 1440p monitor, but 720p would look perfect.

You'd think that but my Acer 1440p G-Sync monitor looks like a blurry mess at 720p. Apparently, the monitor can't scale on its own and Nvidia's upscaling algorithm always introduces blurring (instead of nearest-neighbor, which would look perfect). It's pretty disappointing.

In comparison, my non-G-Sync Dell 1600p monitor looks crystal clear at 720p (with black bars at the top and bottom).
 
1080p would look bad on a 1440p monitor, but 720p would look perfect. So you could play games at that res and you'll get even more frames, something to consider...

That's just false. 720p on my 1440p monitor looks like total shit meanwhile 1080p is acceptable. I know why you're saying that, because 720p is exactly half of 1440p, but it's simply not true as the resolution is too low anyway to take advantage of the scaling.
 
honestly depends on what you play

I play CS:GO mainly so it's not worth the upgrade considering Gsync adds a little bit of input lag and the game plays/runs way better at 300+fps than at 144fps

Street Fighter V and maybe Overwatch since Im liking the beta.

Whether or not you're comfortable with commiting to one GPU manufacturer for (at least) the near future is something only you can answer for yourself.

However, GSync is a genuinely massive upgrade. Last Fall I went from a 1080p/60Hz LCD to a 1080P/144Hz GSync display, and quickly soon after upgraded my GTX 580 to a 980Ti. The upgrade to a GSync monitor was arguably bigger and more noticeable than the huge boost in GPU performance.

Not ever having to worry about screen-tearing or messing with Vsync/Triple Buffering was incredibly liberating. The lack of input lag was definitely noticeable. And if my framerate did ever dip below 60, it didn't become this abrupt, noticeable dive anymore. Obviously if it dips down to 49 or low 50's you might start to notice, but no longer is 59 frames a second this awful, choppy mess that it used to feel like.

Also, the jump from 60 to 144Hz was very surprising for me. Obviously this isn't something exclusive to GSync monitors, but most, if not all, GSync displays are 120/144Hz. Playing games like Overwatch at 144Hz feels incredible. I feel like I have more time to react to things, even though I literally don't. Super high framerates are far less pronounced in slower games, and you'll only be able to take advantage of them on older games or games that prioritize art over graphical prowess, but boy does it make a difference.

So I'd say it's very worth it. The price is steep, and you are locking yourself to NVidia cards, but if you're comfortable with that the results speak for themselves.

One recommendation I will make is to go for 1440p, even if your current GPU might struggle to handle it now. You'll upgrade GPU's far more frequently than you will a monitor typically, and it's likely anything you upgrade to now will be able to push 1440p games no problem. It's the only thing I regret about the display I bought is that it's 1080p.

Is the Swift the best monitor to get? There's an Acer XB270HU on clearance that I can buy for 750CDN(That's about 580 US), which is 100 bucks less than the Swift, but I hear that the QC for these things are terrible...
 
With all the Nvidia excitement and my pending broadwell E/Pascal rig next month I finally made the jump to 1440p Gsync. I ordered the Acer Predator XB271HU.

I will be selling my current ACER XB270H which is 1080P Gsync 144hz. It has served me well over a year, but Im ready for my 1440p finally. Cant wait.
 
Is the Swift the best monitor to get? There's an Acer XB270HU on clearance that I can buy for 750CDN(That's about 580 US), which is 100 bucks less than the Swift, but I hear that the QC for these things are terrible...

I got the XB270HU and I love it. Absolutely no problems with it. It's an IPS panel unlike the ROG's TN panel too, which is nice.

Honestly I don't feel like the QC is actually any worse for these monitors than any other monitor, they're just way more expensive so the type of people who buy them are the type to actually notice QC issues/post online about them, unlike the average buyer of regular cheap monitors, so you just see issues reported much more often.
 
With all the Nvidia excitement and my pending broadwell E/Pascal rig next month I finally made the jump to 1440p Gsync. I ordered the Acer Predator XB271HU.

I will be selling my current ACER XB270H which is 1080P Gsync 144hz. It has served me well over a year, but Im ready for my 1440p finally. Cant wait.

That's a pretty spendy monitor. I could never justify it.
 
Is the Swift the best monitor to get? There's an Acer XB270HU on clearance that I can buy for 750CDN(That's about 580 US), which is 100 bucks less than the Swift, but I hear that the QC for these things are terrible...

I'm honestly not the best person to ask advice for on which monitor to get. I've got the 1080p version of that Acer and it's a great monitor, but whether or not there's something better out there for less isn't something I can answer. I've have zero problems with mine, for what that's worth. An entirely uniform backlight with zero bleeding and no stuck or dead pixels.

But at the end of the day, with displays—especially ones with LED backlights— you're always going to be playing the display lottery. That's not something exclusive to Acer, though it's completely possible that what you've heard about Acer's QC issues is entirely true; I just don't know. It's a lot of money, so do as much research as you can.
 
That's just false. 720p on my 1440p monitor looks like total shit meanwhile 1080p is acceptable. I know why you're saying that, because 720p is exactly half of 1440p, but it's simply not true as the resolution is too low anyway to take advantage of the scaling.
If you really have to scale from 720p, turn off antialiasing, that clears it up immensely. I had that problem with Dark Souls before I got DSFix working, and while it was jaggy, it was surprisingly sharp, much moreso than you'd expect. Dark Souls with AA on was like trying to play it while wearing someone else's glasses.

The only reason I'm suffering through 1080p on some games is because my old 680 just can't handle the new games at 1440p (a problem I never really noticed until I got this monitor, it still runs most things just fine at 1080p). The best of those by a long shot is The Witcher 3, because of its sharpening filter (the game at 1440p with the sharpening is staggeringly crisp). Dark Souls 3 is, as you say, acceptable, but noticeably soft and a bit more shader aliasing than I'd like, but thankfully the game is intense enough that I never really pay attention to little graphical details.
 
That's a pretty spendy monitor. I could never justify it.

Yea it is. Its been sitting in my Amazon wishlist for a long time. Money isnt much of an issue but that doesnt always mean im ready to spend 750 on a monitor! Just excited about building the new rig and wanted the monitor that can take advantage of the new hardware.
 
Im looking for a G-sync monitor to play 1080p, hoping 90fps ultra settings with a 980ti?

How is playing 1080p on a 1440p monitor?

Big difference for me when I play 1080p on my 1440p monitor as opposed to native resolution. Everything looks much sharper because of the increase in resolution. It's like going from iPhone 3G to iPhone 4 retina.
 
Street Fighter V and maybe Overwatch since Im liking the beta.



Is the Swift the best monitor to get? There's an Acer XB270HU on clearance that I can buy for 750CDN(That's about 580 US), which is 100 bucks less than the Swift, but I hear that the QC for these things are terrible...
It won't make a difference at all for SF5 and you should wait to see if Blizzard upgrades the OW servers from 20 tick. The best hardware in the world can't save you from that poor a tickrate.

If you are playing lots of graphics intensive sp games it's probably worth it. Otherwise you could prolly put the money to better use.
 
Um, why is my first-gen ROG Swift no longer changing LED colour? Set it for ULMB for one game and G-Sync for another and it won't switch. Light is always white now. Global settings even say G-sync.
 
Need some advice,

Looking to buy the Acer predator 27inch gsync.

Are these montiors plug and play, I mean would I need to install any drivers?

When playing a game, do I have to still turn on vysnc in the options menu of whatever game I'm playing?
 
Is the ROG PG278Q (NT) a good deal for 550 euros?

The PG279Q (IPS) is 830 euros.

I don't really care for the small bump of Hz (144>165), the viewing angles or the better colors. Plus the glow seems too distracting if you are unlucky with your monitor.

Edit: I just bite the bullet and order it. It is 150 euros cheaper than in other stores. And Amazon seems to have just started a promotion from 09.05.2016 till 10.07.2016 giving you a downloadable code for DOOM if you buy Asus products (I guess that just the ROG monitor series). (Amazon Germany at least). Although I would bet that the pascal series will also be bundle with DOOM, in which case I will have to sell or give it away :-)
 
Well I did it. Got the Acer XB270H on clearance for 750CDN. Because of the QC issues people talked about having, I got scared so I got a 3 year warranty with it just in case.

Since I only have an R9 270, I wont be hooking it up till I pick up the 1080 when it releases on the 27th. Really wanna try this with Doom.
 
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