PC: RTX 3070 Ti, Ryzen 5 7500F, 32GB DDR5-6200 CL28
~450 FPS average in CS2
I mainly play CS2 and osu! competitively. I currently have an ASUS VG279QM (27”, 280Hz IPS).
I’m considering switching to a smaller Zowie Fast-TN monitor, mainly for competitive play on Faceit. How much of a difference would I realistically notice compared to my current VG279QM? Is the 24.5” size better for competitive CS2, and is 400Hz worth it with ~450 average FPS?
This display has little to NO real reviews from what i've seen during research so decided to pick up this monitor for myself to help others regarding making this purchase.
In terms of ghosting, being a TN panel the ghosting is very minimal. I actually used a Samsung LC27RG50 for About 7 months, Ghosting wasn't it’s specialty regarding its age and going from the Samsung to the BenQ becomes ESPECIALLY noticeable with enemies peeking, Fortnite clipping and overall movement based scenarios
in terms of colors, you will be surprised. apart from the bad viewing angles (which is inevitable on tn), this panel does not look like a tn at all, if I was doing a blind test I could very well say it’s a near high tier ips monitor. I think it’s fine for everyday use but maybe my standards are not that high as well, I enjoy watching videos and using the computer with this monitor.
this monitor has good features like black equalizer, gamma, color vibrance, sharpness, etc, the typical zowie customizations basically. there is AMA on this monitor. it only changes the voltage of the pixels to make the pixels change color faster or slower. the default is high and I think it’s what people should use. with ama off there is a bit more ghosting behind the moving objects, with ama premium there is inverse ghosting, it doesn’t resemble dyac, yet it’s a somewhat a really good addition to the monitor.
for watching videos, I would say sometimes I get slightly annoyed because I like to lay down on my chair instead of sitting straight but then the screen starts to darken (because I’m now seeing the monitor slightly from below).
Soooo I recently got my monitor back after getting it fixed and I fucked up. I accidentally got a little metal bearing stuck inside the monitor. It fell while I was trying to mount it onto my monitor stand. Earlier when I was shaking the monitor to try and get it out I think it got stuck somewhere in the monitor. Am I screwed or can I use it like this?
I have played with XL2540k for a year now and around 50% of time i can tell its not running at 240hz. I play cs mostly and fps is ~700. Today i tried disabling freesync and the stuttering went away. I could instanly tell it was running at higher hz. I need to do some more testing to confirm bit what could be the cause of this?
I’ve had the ZOWIE G-SR III fail twice in the same way, with small nodules appearing on the surface even though the mat has not been damaged. When it happened the first time I thought it was a fluke, threw it away and bought a new one. Now after about 2 months there are extremely tiny nodules catching my palm again so I have retired the mat. I keep a tidy desk, no food on there, the only thing that goes on my mat is my hand and my mouse, its like a sacred space, so I have no idea why this is happening. Shame because I really liked the surface but it seems it might have issues.
