I would jump on it while its in stock... i see these things going pretty fast, atleast here in the US.
Even without the 880 you can still take advantage of a 1440p screen at 144hz. (or 120hz with ULMB)
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I would jump on it while its in stock... i see these things going pretty fast, atleast here in the US.
Even without the 880 you can still take advantage of a 1440p screen at 144hz. (or 120hz with ULMB)
3770K will run 1440 at 144hz?(don't mean in games obviously)
Yes, ULMB should be far better if you can maintain 120+ FPS. (although there are lower Hz for ULMB too).
It may not be as "apparent" in some games, but once you get used to ULMB strobing, even going back to 144 Hz G-Sync is hard to do. Your brain gets really used to the clarity. Use ULMB for a week straight I bet you won't go back.
In my case I have been waiting for an acceptable lcd based technology to be invented so I can switch over from CRT. With my nice sony finally dead this was invented just in time. Between the ULMB and gsync along with 8bit and 1440p this just passes the minimum requirements for an acceptable display. In that regard what is funny is that I am likely already used to the ULMB b/c I have been playing on crt for all these years lol.
I cant see it not being able to. I suppose it depends on your motherboards I/O... but if you have a DP or dual link DVI cable you should be good to go.
you mean integrated? no.
For those that have a Swift and are willing to test it in portrait mode I'd be very happy to hear what you all think. I had my heart set on running 3 in portrait mode for gaming but I'm reading that even with the "superior" TN panel of the Swift that it's probably not a good idea due to viewing angle.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Indeed, I came from the FW900.
As someone who has done many TN portrait setups, unfortunately this was pretty much the most annoying aspect. Even worse than the bezels and the horizontal instead of vertical pixels.
On that note how did you find the color, I am planning on buying an PB278Q to use as a secondary which should be plenty backup for photo editing but how would you say the static image on the swift compares to your old FW900 do you feel that it is just an acceptable replacement or actually a slight upgrade.
The opinion on this is beginning to seem unanimous - what a bummer. What are you running now Vega? I shelved my Dell 4K UP3214Q 4K (literally it's sitting covered on a shelf under my lab bench) and went back to my tried and true HP ZR30W.
BTW, what arm system do you use to drop another monitor in front of your multi-monitor setup? I thought I read somewhere that this is what you do. I'd like to do something similar with the Dell 4K for image editing work - basically have some gaming monitors set up and then be able to bring the Dell down and over them or something like that.
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yeah didn't think it would.
using this board:
http://www.gigabyte.com.au/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4334#ov
Viewing angles (especially vertical.. which for portrait means horizontal) are so bad.
Don't even bother going portrait. You'll probably be happier running 2 Qnixes or something to that effect off to the side. Like.. you cant even get slightly uncentered when viewing it in portrait mode or its washing out.
The colors and everything on the swift are great. The viewing angles are still TN though.
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Vega are you going to attempt an AG removal on a swift?
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Can the ASUS ROG owners clarify this:
Cutted from the BenQ product page for their new 24" G-Sync model:
They have a "Classic mode" and "G-sync mode", appearently the classic mode allows a lot more adjustment. What exactly can't/can be adjusted when the ROG is using g-sync?
Cutted from the BenQ product page for their new 24" G-Sync model:
They have a "Classic mode" and "G-sync mode", appearently the classic mode allows a lot more adjustment. What exactly can't/can be adjusted when the ROG is using g-sync?
On the ROG Swift, you can adjust:
- Brightness
- Contrast
- Color Temp. (RGB settings)
- Overdrive (Response times: Extreme, Normal, OFF)
- ULMB + pulse width
That's about it as far as adjusting things on the monitor.
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With max brightness with ULB being around 140 cd isn't it a bit dangerous to run display all the time with strobing as you will be running close to maximum power ?
Sorry if it's stupid question but i never run my monitors above 10% at home
Also Vega are you changing triple Eizo setup for triple Swifts ?
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Ouch indeed. Oh well, if you can shoehorn it into your budget it should be money well spent and probably the last monitor youll buy for a long time.
Post from Overclock.net running three in portrait:
Viewing angles look all right to me.
Also Linus has a game running in portrait very briefly in his review and it looks fine there too.
http://youtu.be/XdqTIfNv2DE
Out of a myriad collection of filthy TN panels in the universe this could be a game changer. So please ASUS don't fuck it up with shoddy QA.
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It's not dangerous in any way, don't spread FUD.
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Anyone order from TigerDirect?
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Probably not going to happen. Not to be pessimistic for no reason but I just have a hunch. Amazon proper never did start selling the fg2421. I don't think it was because they were having QC issues, I think it was because Amazon didn't want to pay to shop them around. The only places were likely to get this display offered were going to have to pay shipping.
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I can almost guarantee Amazon will get it. ASUS said it themselves.
Anything other than Displayport leaves functionality on the table, if I've read the reviews correctly.
So are you saying displayport is the optimal choice? sorry my brain still thinks it is the weekend.
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Do we know if it comes with a DP cable? I would assume it does.
I guess I assumed it had DVI and Displayport. Displayport it is.
I'm in Afghanistan so I won't be getting a Swift. At home in storage I still have my 3x portrait Eizo setup just in case the Swift didn't turn out that good for when I return. Heck, there might even be a better model by the time I get back in Spring...
I do have a 120Hz screen Laptop over here which works decent. Our OPTEMPO is so slow that I get to play a lot of games and I just installed a home theater in our command post.
Yes it comes with a 6ft DP cable.
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Just picked mine up at Frys. They got 2 of them in today.
Post from Overclock.net running three in portrait:
Viewing angles look all right to me.
Also Linus has a game running in portrait very briefly in his review and it looks fine there too.
http://youtu.be/XdqTIfNv2DE
Out of a myriad collection of filthy TN panels in the universe this could be a game changer. So please ASUS don't fuck it up with shoddy QA.
Thanks Dcode. Those are definitely 3 Swifts? Can you please send me the link?
Any signs of these things in the wild in Canada yet? I pre-ordered from NCIX, but their product page says this:
"This item is not yet available but you can pre-order this now. We will ship this product shortly after its estimated arrival date of 09/15/2014. The final price is subject to change. You will be charged for this item once the ETA is confirmed by the manufacturer. "
Tempted to try and find it somewhere else rather than wait until Sep 15 or later.
"This item is not yet available but you can pre-order this now. We will ship this product shortly after its estimated arrival date of 09/15/2014. The final price is subject to change. You will be charged for this item once the ETA is confirmed by the manufacturer. "
Tempted to try and find it somewhere else rather than wait until Sep 15 or later.
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Post from Overclock.net running three in portrait:
Viewing angles look all right to me.
Also Linus has a game running in portrait very briefly in his review and it looks fine there too.
http://youtu.be/XdqTIfNv2DE
Out of a myriad collection of filthy TN panels in the universe this could be a game changer. So please ASUS don't fuck it up with shoddy QA.
As somebody who personally LOVES portrait configurations the best, I have to say that looks like utter shit!!! I don't know if its a function of a bad picture, the gulf ocean sized bezel gaps or the fact that TN does not hold up well in vertical configs, but that pic looks like absolute dog shit!
I find it extremely annoying to use in portrait mode. Not only is it too tall to be useful for anything really but moving the vertical shift of a TN panel to horizontal makes it 10x more apparent. The bezel is kind of an odd choice too considering there are a few non-pixels on the edges so the 6mm bezel is kind of a lie. Maybe the device that makes the panels needs this kind of edges on the panel to do its work.
Despite being a great monitor, I feel that ASUS really just tried to tick some feature boxes by including things like the pivot functionality, LED light in the base and the "GamePlus" crosshair and timer crap. They could've made this just a tad cheaper if they had left out the first two. The GamePlus feature could've been useful if it wasn't so poorly executed.