ASUS - ROG Swift 27" IPS LED 4K UHD G-SYNC Monitor with HDR (DisplayPort, HDMI) - Black

These monitors are top notch. I am not a gamer. I just wanted to use them with Zoom for video conferencing. I get great looking video from our office in San Francisco to my home office in Cypress. I have a laptop with two of these external monitors. Every couple of days, one of the monitors seems to go offline, but a computer reboot easily fixes the problem.

Bought this monitor today. Got it home and connected it to my pc with a 2080ti. No g sync, no overclocking of the monitor what so ever. I completely uninstalled drivers and reinstalled, uninstalled Nvidia control panel and reinstalled with no success. Notice in the photos the Gsync option is not available and anything higher than 60hz is not available because the monitor does not allow me to OC as it is supposed to. The monitor would not give me the option of overclocking. Many people boast about how good this monitor is and I say "nah, no way". I called Asus support to be told that they would call be back in 24-48 hours - I don't think so. You pay $2000 for a monitor, you expect it to work and dang sure expect to be helped in a few minutes, not 24-48 hours later (and that was expedited help and support they claimed). Saved up for a while for this monitor, still looking for a good monitor but I did learn that this is not one of them.

If you were like me, you probably had a heart attack trying to find a G-SYNC compatible 4K HDR monitor for your computer. You could find a 4K but not HDR, or no G-SYNC. I have always bought NVIDIA cards becuase of a then ATI issue way back when...actually i bought 3dfx cards but I digress. This monitor is gorgeous and screams quality all over it. I don't use it for just gaming - I also do work on it, and everything pops in 4K at 150% text size. Little touches like the ROG light on the stand is very cool. This monitor is absolutely not for everyone. At a minimum I'd say get a 1080TI card to run it (using a lower card probably isn't going to get you frame rates you want). I have not tried the 2xxx series GeoForce cards yet. I figured I'll enjoy 4K on this brand new monitor with an old card rather than with a new card and a non-HDR 4K GSync monitor. I hope the price comes down to the masses, otherwise do what I do and save up those rewards zone certificates!

So this monitor is pretty much the best you can get when it comes to a 27” gaming monitor. 4K, G-Sync, high refresh rate, decently fast IPS panel.... but none of this is necessary. You won’t notice a difference between a 1440 display and this. The HDR and G-Sync is noticeable, but the 4K just isn’t a large enough difference to depict. Interestingly enough you will not get 4K HDR @144hz either. At least not through a display port. With HDR enabled you cap out at 120hz which is more than enough. If you have the money burning a hole in your pocket, don’t miss out! But I wouldn’t prioritize this monitor in any sort of budget. Also anyone trying to figure out how to remove the hideous stand in order to mount it properly, there are no instructions regarding bezel removal. Stick a screwdriver in there and pry it up.

Good image quality overall, but the active cooling system makes a ridiculous amount of noise. It also rarely reaches its high refresh rate, usually staying within 80Hz. When in HDR mode it switches on and off occasionally staying blank for several seconds. This isn't very pleasant. I was expecting much more from it. After 1.5y of using it I am moving away towards Samsung.

Pros: In terms of color, picture quality, and performance - this is, of course, the top of the line and it is unbeatable. Only the Predator X27 can compete against this. They are both great monitors. Cons: The stand looks cool but it is functionally awful, especially if you have a standard desk. You will need a very deep desk to have it at a comfortable enough distance away from you. If you have a smaller desk, it will run over your keyboard and also your mousepad. I bought a monitor stand and mounted this on there to fix the issue. I see many people saying that the price is an issue, but is anyone that is really buying this worried about the price? At this price point, unless you're well off and very comfortable purchasing multiple of these, you shouldn't be buying monitors at this level. There's plenty of great monitors that you can buy that are not this monitor - if you're struggling with money or if this is very expensive to you, look somewhere else. As far as fan noise, I can't hear it at all. If you like to wear headphones when gaming, it won't matter anyways.

Pro: - Color accurate out of the box - HDR (blinding at times) - Little to no Backlight bleed due to FALD - Gsync Con - Expensive - Windows Scaling sucks due to its size (32 inch would have been the better option if it was available) - Will need a beefy PC to run - Fan noise from the monitor can be annoying If you have the money, it's the best monitor for gaming out there. Too bad Asus rollout for the Ultrawide is longer than expected as that would be the best monitor to run with the advantage of HDR. I hope nvidia gets a more affordable chipset without needing a fan to cool the monitor in the future.

My challenge was looking for a monitor a with excellent gaming performance for pc and console gaming. I also needed a set that was color accurate for photo and video editing (Sony alpha shooter here, IG account @jfranco328). During my research, this monitor offered excellence performance in both areas. I have had it for a few weeks now and have not had a single issue. No noisey fan, no dead pixels. It's just picture perfect. HDR looks great by the way. Definitely happy with this purchase.