Customer Ratings & Reviews

I’ve been using the ASUS ROG Strix 27" 2K IPS 255Hz 0.3ms Gaming Monitor (XG27ACMES) for a little while now, and I honestly feel like this is one of the best bang for your buck gaming monitors ASUS has to offer. Getting a 1440p 255Hz panel (when overclocked) at this price range is a steal, and the performance absolutely delivers. In FPS games like Apex, BF6 or Valorant, the motion clarity is very smooth, with its 0.3ms response time makes everything feel sharp and responsive. It also comes with both G-SYNC/FreeSync Premium, and I haven’t had a single issue with screen tearing or weird sync artifacts. Also it has HDR 10 VESA Certified Display HDR 400 which is decent but not the brightest. With it being an IPS display, the colors and viewing angles are excellent. Brightness and color consistency are solid for both gaming and productivity, and the panel doesn’t look washed out even when you’re off to the side. It’s sharp, vibrant, and feels like a great balance between speed and quality. The monitor’s overall design is moderate without being too “gamery”, and doesn't have the absurd wide sharp angle bases that ASUS is known for with some of their higher end models that take up too much desk space. What surprised me the most, though, was the stand, in that It’s not just sturdy, it's completely toolless at this price point, which made setup super easy. All I had to do was snap the arm into the base and turn the little key on the base and you’re good to go. The stand has great adjustability to height, tilt, swivel, and full pivot, so I can rotate it vertically for when I want to look at Discord chat. ASUS even added a webcam mount at the top of the stand, which is a nice addition. Whether you are streaming or just using a camera for meetings, not having to rely on random clips or third party mounts is a huge quality of life upgrade. The user interface is also very straight forward and easy to navigate. In the settings, you can turn on the over clock mode to bump the refresh rate up to 255Hz, along with changing picture mode depending on the type of game you are playing, adding static cross hairs for shooting games or having a FPS counter on, so you know exactly how much FPS you are getting in real time. That being said this monitor does not have built in speakers, so you will need a headset or external speakers. The I/O selection is simple and to the point. You get 1x DisplayPort 1.4 for max refresh rate on PC, 1x HDMI 2.1, which is great if you’re gaming on current gen consoles and USB Type-C with display support. The addition of USB-C is especially nice, because you can connect your laptop via USB-C for display output. But it only gives a little charge to the laptop and your OS will indicate that its not enough power to charge the laptop and you will still need to use the laptop charger. Pros Extremely smooth 255Hz refresh rate Fast 0.3ms response time G-SYNC/FreeSync Premium for tear-free gameplay Fully adjustable stand (height, swivel, tilt, pivot) Built-in webcam mount IO DisplayPort 1.4 + HDMI 2.1 + USB-C (video input) Solid price-to-performance value Cons Brightness is good, but not as strong as high end HDR monitors No Built-in speakers USB-C doesn’t provide high-wattage charging laptops Overall, my experience with this monitor has been great, it genuinely feels like a monitor that goes way above its price. You’re getting a high-refresh 2K panel, great stand, console-ready HDMI 2.1, USB-C convenience. so it's a great bang for buck if you're on a budget and want great performance.

Is the Strix XG27ACMES the last ROG IPS from Asus? Maybe not, there's always going to be a market for cheaper monitors that can stay on 24/7/365 without the risk of burn-in. But given the pricing trend of OLED monitors and especially those in this 2560x1440p 27" size, and of course the big benefits especially for gaming that OLED offers, one has to wonder if IPS Gaming monitors have seen their last days. I remember fondly when I bought my PG278Q, it was the FIRST ROG Swift monitor that supported high refresh rates at the time it was 2560x1440p/144Hz to support Nvidia's 3D Vision and one of the first monitors to support G-Sync. It was also $800 back in 2014. And now we're at 255Hz at the same resolution just over 10 years later for $300. Crazy how time flies. This monitor still looks crisp and is brighter than your typical OLED, but its dynamic range and black/white contrast isn't as good. Also, you're going to get the standard grey dark scenes and backlight bleed as IPS is known for, but its really only bothersome on black or dark backgrounds. For typical usage this monitor looks great, pixel pitch is what you expect for 1440p and looks great for both gaming and text/work/photos and general web browsing. The monitor's build quality is good, not great. The grainy plastic isn't the most premium finish from Asus ROG and the rather large and grainy plastic finish on the bottom of the bezel stands out, in a bad way, aesthetically. Everything else looks great and the thin bezels on the sides and top are what you expect from ROG. The stand is actually dialed down from other ROG monitors but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It has the usual ROG branding with a G-Sync logo, but the base is a very flat and sturdy metal finish that is minimalistic overall. Oddly, in order to "unlock" the full capabilities, you have to use an HDMI cable that doesn't come with the monitor. Then you have to go and unlock full power mode. Then overclocking mode. Only after all that, can you use the advertised 255Hz refresh rates. Such an odd decision to make you jump through all the hoops just to use the features that make this monitor appealing. As mentioned in terms of gaming everything looks great, not as fast pixel response as OLED's response rate of 0.1ms but 0.3ms is still very good and much better than previous IPS monitors. It reminds me a lot of the premium IPS laptop monitors and that's a good thing. No ghosting/smudging at the high refresh rates, but still some blur due to image retention compared to OLED. Personally, I game on a 32" 4K OLED 240Hz monitor, but I will be using this as a side panel and also to connect my gaming laptops because it is a big upgrade over my non-gaming 27" OLEDs. Even mousing around I notice the big difference in refresh rate and when I 2-box on my laptop, it really looks great on the Strix monitor.

Great gaming monitor. It has the perfect size and resolution for a gaming machine. The 2560 x 1440 resolution is crisp and clear and its great as is better than 1080p and not as taxing as full 4k, easier to drive with a midrange video card. Its accessories came inside a nice carrying case (with a zipper), I used the included display port cable. The included stand is great and the foot is metal and sturdy, it was easy to put together as is fully toolless. You can adjust the height, tilt and angle (rotation, a little bit, I was not able to fully put it as vertical, as it does not clear the foot). It has great quality and great viewing angles, and good color accuracy. Being an IPS display, I was worried about the dreaded "IPS glow", but this guy has minimum amount of it, and its contrast is great, for an IPS. It can be further improved with its dimming options on its menu (its called dynamic dimming). You can control every setting with the joystick on the back with its on screen menu, however the great thing is that you can download Asus's display widget center windows app and you can control it from your PC too, super fast to change settings, and it has tons of settings, like presets for racing, fps, etc. games, you can tweak the contrast, color temperature and more importantly its overclockable function, where you can drive it up to a 255hz refresh rate (its menu warms you may experience flicker, but I have not seen that at all, I have a Radeon 9070xt). It supports G-sync but also works with AMD's free sync no issue. It also supports HDR and does have a VESA HDR certification per windows and supports up to 644 nits of brightness per windows (official specs says HDR 400). Gaming has been a great experience and did not see any blur or issues, its variable overdrive makes the panel respond super fast, so if you are looking for a nice 27 inch 2k monitor, with good HDR and fast hz, this is the one for you!

If you’re in the market for a gaming monitor and if you are here reading this review, then look no further. The Asus Rog Strix 27” is definitely worth checking out. The beautiful display, the ultra-fast refresh rate and response time make this an amazing option. So, lets go over some of the features on what makes this monitor so great. Specs: HEIGHT: 19.82 INCHES WIDTH: 24.2 INCHES DEPTH: 6.65 WEIGHT 13.14 POUNDS Ports: 1 x Display Port 1.4 1 x HDMI 2.1 USB-C Port Unboxing and Setup: It literally takes a few minutes to set up this monitor out from the box and get it ready for gaming. The stand just locks into the back, and the bottom stand panel just screws right in and it’s ready to go. The monitor comes with a really nice carry case for the cables. There is really no set up required, at this point you can customize some of the options to your liking. Display: The 2K screen (2560 x 1440) with an IPS panel really makes playing games on this monitor fun. The games look sharp and colorful; everything pops whether you're diving into story mode or going all out in fast multiplayer matches. What makes everything even better is the ultra-fast refresh rate coming in at 250Hz, making everything super combined with G-SYNC and FreeSync Premium, you don’t have to worry about screen tearing messing up your gameplay. The monitor also allows you to customize the brightness and colors to your liking, you also have the option for Bluelight filter as well to help with eye strain and also a fully customizable game play menu allowing you to add crosshairs and setup magnification options for games like COD, Fortnite or Apex. All in all, this ASUS ROG Strix is a beast of a gaming monitor, the thing is that I wish it was bit bigger. Highly recommend it for serious gamers looking for that performance.

ASUS is known for being one of the top companies for PC parts and peripherals. Monitors are no exception. This Strix 27inch doing 1440p up to 255hz @ 0.3ms refresh is the perfect sweet spot and crazy good for fast paced intense gaming. In the box is the screen, base, arm, power cable, DP cable, the usual literature and some stickers. Cause you know, stickers give you more frames. (joke). Like most of their monitor lineup, it is 100% tool-less and super easy to setup. Screw the base into the arm and slide the arm to the rear of the screen and click it into place. Easy. Everyone's mileage is going to vary, especially if you want the full performance of this screen. The better your rig, the better the results obviously. I am using a 5080 with a 9800x3d build. One thing you will notice when you 1st use the ASUS, is that windows sets it at 1440p @ 60. So when I went to change it, I was shocked to see it only went to 165hz. Now by no means is this bad and to be fair, it looks and performs amazing, it still isn't the 255hz advertised. What I found out after playing with the OSD is that you need to turn on OVERCLOCK mode in the menu and the monitor will reset. Then you go into your display settings and change it to 255hz. Everything was beautiful and silky smooth. Played a bunch of FPS, RTS and RPGs and noticed no ghosting or artifacting of any kind. The screen is an IPS panel and noticed very little to no light bleeding. Ignore the white spot on my Oblivion pic as that was my TV reflecting that you see on the right side. While writing this review, I noticed that it is on sale and I would say, for the price to performance, it is a no-brainer. 100% well worth the cost for a IPS 255hz monitor.

I’ve been heavy in to ASUS as of late, as they’ve been a brand you can largely trust when it comes to PC gaming. With that said, it’s no surprise this ROG Strix monitor is super solid. While I do like this monitor, I still think there is one issue holding it back. Setting this monitor up was easy. No tools required, everything needed is already attached (screw in the base, button on the back to connect the stand). Once I got evening out the box I had everything up in seconds..well, a couple minutes. Once the monitor was on, I was largely impressed by the image quality, brightness and colors for an LED. In the attached images you can see the bright colors really popped off the screen. 2k is a great resolution forPC gaming still, and combine that with the high refresh rate (255 hz) this is a monitor that trends more toward competitive gamers searching for higher frames. All of that is awesome for PC gamers…however, as console gamers are starting to find themselves connecting to monitors more, this monitor having one HDMI port is kind of a letdown. You can connect via USB C, as well as display port…but if you’re trying to connect a PC and multiple consoles, you might find yourself in a bit of a pickle. Comoettive PC gamers looking for a high refresh rate monitor with solid image quality without breaking the bank…this is a for sure buy. Standard monitor fare, no speakers, no apps or anything extra, just great picture, high frames, low response time. Console gamers looking to connect multiple consoles to a monitor…you might end to stick to gaming on your TV.

Asus can sometimes be all over the place with value. Usually their ROG Strix lineup is a bit more expensive, and usually has all the bells and whistles, but the value can be iffy vs competitors. This 27" QHD beast is NOT one of those. Solid value, great features, good brightness, stellar refresh and response! Pro's - Clear fast display - You'd automatically expect being that its able to run at QHD 255hz, but at 27" its a great size for 1440p. Clear picture, great colors, works surprisingly well with my 9060XT 8GB, I just crank down a bunch of the settings to keep the FPS high in BF6. Works extremely well in Rocket League as well, zero smearing + no tearing with Freesync. Easy setup - Took all of a few minutes running through the menus and getting everything set the way that looked the best for me. Having the little OSD joystick right in line with all the of the buttons really made it quick and mostly painless. The stand is easily assembled, and extremely sturdy. Was a bit surprised to see only a DisplayPort cable included, but it does come in a nice little accessory bag. Value - Not the cheapest monitor, but with the stands adjustability, plus the solid build/tons of settings to fine tune, it'll fit most gamers easily. Great monitor, easily recommended for most gamers looking for a great 1440p high refresh display at a solid value.

Here’s what I would look for in a gaming monitor: Both Gsync and Freesync compatible (I use NVIDIA GPU but may switch to AMD in the future) Supports at least 1440p High refresh rate Great response time Anti-Glare coating HDR Good connectivity options: Display Port connection and HDMI This Asus monitor gives me all that. Even more, the monitor connects to a computer via USB, making it easy to use as a second screen for my laptop. Setup is very easy, it took mere minutes to install the monitor stand and have it up and running a game. I’ve been playing Helldivers 2 with the monitor and the visual quality as well the whole experience is great for a LED monitor. There’s no ghosting or tearing in high intense combat. The monitor supports ELMB sync and VRR to eliminate ghosting and tearing. The anti-glare coating works well, making long gaming sessions quite comfortable. The maximum refresh rate is 250 Hz, which is more than enough since most AAA games with a mid-tier GPU run under 100 FPS at the highest settings. Everything is solid and as expected coming out of Asus. This is a great IPS panel gaming monitor as it checks all the boxes.

ASUS delivers a solid performer with a great refresh rate and vivid colors. The 2560 x 1440 native resolution provides a clear picture in Forza Horizon, making the world seem to come alive. The stand out design I appreciated is the ability to rotate and be as sharp vertically as it is in the horizontal (standard) positioning. Colors were bright, yet true when viewing photos. The screen has some anti-gloss to it which rejected the reflections of my overhead light near the game set up. While half the time it’s off to get some intense focus, it ends up being on during the work day. The ASUS monitor swings back and forth between gaming and working easily. It’s a simple cable swap as both my work and fun machines have USB-C output. A 255 Hz refresh rate is hard to witness. My PC said it was that high, but once it was beyond ~110 Hz, I couldn’t tell the difference. There was no noticeable lag or ghosting. The monitor handled everything my 2 year old gaming laptop could through at it and still looked good throughout. Controls are easy to use and are conveniently (for most people) mounted on the right side. My left handed nephew wasn’t so happy about the placement, but still managed everything other than the joystick control. Consider some other monitors which have central controls below the monitor and are equally usable by both left handed and right handed folks. The stand is easy to attach and allows the monitor to swivel. Unfortunately, the highest position on the stand doesn’t allow the screen to rotate directly. I had to pull the side / bottom away from the desk for it to get in place. Once it was there, the performance was fantastic. On many screens, vertical mode is only an echo of the horizontal view. This monitor ensures that all documents can be seen when needed.This also has a 1/4" threaded hold at the top which can be used to mount a camera securely above the screen. ASUS delivers versatility with all 3 common ports: HDMI, Displayport, and DP over USB-C. Be aware that only certain USB-C cables will work. Many cheaper cables will charge phones, but remove the pins which transmit video signals. Unfortunately, they don’t go all in on using the USB-C as the cable delivers only 15W of power. Other monitors I’ve used aren’t as sharp, but deliver 100W. There’s also no USB hub which many modern monitors have. Both of these things would have added a slight expense, but also tremendous value. Knowing what could have been makes it harder to settle for what does exist.

To be fair, view the price, this one would deserve 5 stars... It has an incredible 255Hz refresh rate with only 0.3 ms response time. Modern games are definitely looking fine thanks to its provided vibrant colors even with an IPS panel. Powered with NVIDIA G-Sync compatibility and AMD freeSync premium, this Gaming Monitor is indeed engineered for tear-free, ultra smooth game playing or just any long time exposure while working. It works well with my NVIDIA GPU for both gaming and working requirements. Pros: - Fast speed. 255Hz refresh rate and as I mentioned above, the 0.3mS response time. Low latency motion while playing games. - High visual quality thanks to the 1440p (2K) resolution and a very fast IPS panel which is a significant upgrade over the 1080p: Sharp details, excellent color accuracy and fast refreshing game playing. - Adaptive Sync Technology with G-SYNC compatible and FreeSync Premium provided by NVIDIA and AMD graphic cards to synchronize the monitor refresh rate with the GPU's frame rate to eliminate and reduce the screen stuttering and tearing. - Good connectivity thanks to HDMI, Display Port and USB-C allowing connection to high end PCs and laptops as well enabling gaming consoles connection. Significant clarity at 1440p and high refresh rate. - Fully adjustable stand that allowing tilt and swivel with height adjustment as needed. Asus also provides an additional software that allows customizing the monitor's settings via PC instead of using the physical buttons. What I don't like much about it, the Cons: - It requires powerful GPU like NVIDIA GeForce 4080/4090 or AMD Radeon to allow over 200+ FPS at 2K resolution... Mid range PC or laptop are not getting the full 255Hz refresh capability and would not benefit from the main key aspects of this Gaming Monitor. - Slight backlight bleed (for now)... Very common and considered normal with IPS panels. This one is still having some when dark scenes are being displayed. Still ok and would get better if brightness is set lower. - For the same price you may be able to get a 32" monitor but not with the same 255Hz refresh rate... I'd recommend buying it if you are looking for high refresh rate IPS panel 2K monitor for serious gaming or high performance application. Don't buy if you are having a mid-range PC with lower end GPU. You will be missing on its amazing features.

Specs This PC monitor boasts a 27” display, 1440p resolution, 255 Hz refresh rate, and 0.3 ms response time. It uses AI-powered GamePlus technology to automatically enhance gameplay. It is also compatible with FreeSync Premium, which enables a variable refresh rate. With multiple ways to connect, it is versatile for most techonologies. Pros This monitor has versatile connectivity with ports for Type C, HDMI, and DisplayPort. There is very little lag while gaming on large programs and smooth gameplay. GamePlus technology is super helpful – for example, it brightens low light areas without overexposing bright areas. Cons Bigger monitors tend to add a curvature to enhance experience, and part of me wishes this one was curved at this size. Curvature helps increase immersion while reducing eye strain, though they tend to come at a higher cost. Conclusion The technology for the price point is spectacular, making it something gamers can actually afford to upgrade their systems. I use mine as part of a dual monitor set-up and really enjoy how easy it was to use out of the box.

I added this monitor as a second display next to my Samsung Odyssey G91F 49" display (5120x1440). The monitors are identical height, so they fit perfectly together. They are both the same vertical resolution (1440) so they mesh perfectly. Since both support HDR the images match across both. I don't have any games that support multiple monitors, so I could not test this along side the Samsung. But this ASUS monitor worked well with any content I displayed on it. The higher than HD resolution (2560x1440) is welcome not only for gaming but for general PC use as well. Text is crisp and clear. I played a 4K video (Blade Runner 1982) using Windows Media Player and the quality of the image was very good. I then played the same video with VLC player, and the quality was even better. I tried a more recent movie (Star Wars Episode IX, the Rise of Skywalker 2019) with the same high quality. This monitor will work very well for gaming, video playback, and just general PC uses. The stand is solid and being a single pedestal makes placement simple. It adjusts both the height and rotation for however you want to use it.

Every ASUS product I’ve used, I’ve held in high regard and this monitor is no different. First of all, the packaging itself is very minimal and it even comes with a small bag for your cords in case you want to travel with your monitor. The build quality of the monitor is solid. It’s made of plastic but it feels high quality. The base of the monitor is made of metal so it feels secure that it won’t break easily. You can also tilt and rotate the monitor quite easily too and it does not feel like it’s going to crack or break or fall off. The monitor quality itself is good however, you have that that odd backlight showing around the edges of the monitor. On mine, it’s most prominent at the top, but when you’re playing, I find that I do not notice it much. The picture quality is crisp and clear and the colors look amazing. You can change these settings very easily too. Using this monitor for competitive games is amazing. The high refresh rate and the polling seems very solid and crisp and fast to my eyes.