Summary
The ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQ-W is visually very successful. The workmanship is very good, here the monitor shares genes with the PG279QM. In terms of mobility, the end customer can do just about anything in conjunction with the stand. More is only possible with a dedicated Vesa arm. Oh, and to clarify: color and design are of course a matter of taste, so this is purely subjective. The monitor’s only real weakness is HDR, since it lacks the necessary hardware. If you’ve never seen real HDR, you’ll probably say, “What’s wrong with this guy, it looks good. Please put the monitor next to a real HDR panel and then we’ll talk.
Let’s compare the XG27AQ-W with the PG279QM. Both look the same on the outside (except for the color), and both rely on an almost identical IPS panel. And, both have a very good variable overdrive and are on the same level regarding latencies and response times. The gaming performance basically hardly differs. The XG27AQ-W also offers ELMB with Adaptive Sync to improve picture clarity. In addition, there is the scope mode in combination with night vision optics, if you need something like that.
The PG279QM has a G-Sync module in conjunction with the NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer. No ELMB/ULMB, but 240 Hz with very good motion performance. The PG279QM is more universal, as the IPS panel with 83 percent Rec. 2020 offers more possibilities and brings a very well calibrated sRGB mode out of the box, without OSD restrictions. So you can see that while the two monitors have some things in common, they are very different in detail. Especially in terms of price.
Conclusion
Thanks to the extremely good response times, low latencies and the excellent variable overdrive – this monitor targets a special group: the gamers! ASUS ROG has done almost everything right here from my point of view. The fact that the calibration that ASUS advertises does not fit this time – I will not judge that. Clarification is still in progress. It could also be due to a lack of referencing in relation to my measurement methodology. Keyword: Spectrophotometer! I have to be that fair. Retest??
The ASUS ROG Strix XG27AQ-W is a gaming machine and can be a real performance booster when combined with ELMB and the other OSD “cheating” features. The XG27AQ-W comes quite close to the PG279QM in terms of gaming performance, but it only really becomes dangerous to the PG279QM in terms of price. At currently 549 Euros, it is priced on par with the Gigabyte M27Q X with 240 Hz. The XG27AQ-W is also significantly more expensive than the LG 27GP850, and still 50 Euros more expensive than the MSI MAG274QRF-QD. The XG27AQ-W is currently not a real price-performance recommendation. But it is still 500 Euros cheaper than the PG279QM and 250 Euros cheaper than the XG27AQM, and thus already a real ASUS offer in white.
The XG27AQ-W is one of the best monitors in the 400 to 500 euro class. Nevertheless, the monitor – from my point of view – should not cost more than 499 Euros, then it is a clear buy recommendation. If only for the reason that the 549 Euros are too close to the Cooler Master Tempest GP27Q. The other alternatives from MSI, LG or Gigabyte that I mentioned also have their strengths and weaknesses, so this cannot be generalized. It’s like always: a question of price, and the will of the customer decides. The special feature of the XG27AQ-W is – the white appearance. It sounds strange at first, but you will hardly find such an SDR gaming monitor with the shown gaming performance and in white. So if you’re looking for a white gaming monitor, you can strike here. The current street price is still justifiable.
The monitor was provided to me by ASUS ROG without obligation – for testing purposes. There was no influence on the tests and results. There was also no compensation for expenses and no obligation to publish.
PS: Just FYI, I’ve had both Cooler Master Tempest monitors (GP27Q and GP27U) sitting with me since early November 2022. Both also already tested. Therefore, I can compare the performance quite well, especially on the subject of HDR. All manufacturers can take an example from this: real HDR gaming at a good price! Even though I haven’t published an article yet, I can anticipate this. Maybe some have noticed, there were/are some problems with the firmware here. I have been in close contact with Cooler Master for a long time. Currently the monitors are sold out anyway… If you still want to inform yourself: Hardware (Monitors) Unboxed
- 1 - Introduction, Features and Specs
- 2 - Workmanship and Details
- 3 - How we measure: Equipment and Methods
- 4 - Pixel Response Times
- 5 - Variable Overdrive and Blur Reduction
- 6 - Display Latencies
- 7 - Color-Performance @ Default Settings
- 8 - Direct Comparison
- 9 - Color-Performance calibrated
- 10 - Summary and Conclusion
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