Asus ROG PG278Q 1080P@144h

[ruffstuff]

Owners of Asus ROG PG278Q,

Can you guys run 1080p at 144hz with g-sync on? Found the reviews on tft that resolution with that refresh rate is unsupported, but you can eventually use it. But they did not test it further for gaming. So can you guys verified if it can run at those resolution and refresh rate?

[mjohnson]

Yes, I am able to do this, but you should note that the scaling down to a non-native resolution has an effect that is much worse than fxaa seen in most games. G-sync will work on any resolution.

[Haste]

Same experience as mjohnson here for me:
- G-sync works at 1080p 144hz
- 1080p on this panel looks significantly worse than 1080p on a native 1080p panel

[gridironcpj]

I'm assuming you're looking to purchase the PG278Q. Why would you purchase a 2560x1440 monitor just to play it at a lower, non-native resolution? It kind of defeats the purpose of the product. There are 1920x1080 monitors with G-sync coming to the market which will be cheaper. Also, the VG248QE can be upgraded to support G-sync. To answer your question though, your preference is supported with the monitor.

[ruffstuff]

I'm assuming you're looking to purchase the PG278Q. Why would you purchase a 2560x1440 monitor just to play it at a lower, non-native resolution? It kind of defeats the purpose of the product. There are 1920x1080 monitors with G-sync coming to the market which will be cheaper. Also, the VG248QE can be upgraded to support G-sync. To answer your question though, your preference is supported with the monitor.

The reason is, i would like to have 60fps min, and 1440p with high setting will dip below 60 even with the latest GTX980. And SLI is not my option, since im going for m-itx route. I would like the size and the resolution 1440p on desktop, but maybe once in a while gaming on lower resolution with g-sync.

[gridironcpj]

I'm assuming you're looking to purchase the PG278Q. Why would you purchase a 2560x1440 monitor just to play it at a lower, non-native resolution? It kind of defeats the purpose of the product. There are 1920x1080 monitors with G-sync coming to the market which will be cheaper. Also, the VG248QE can be upgraded to support G-sync. To answer your question though, your preference is supported with the monitor.

The reason is, i would like to have 60fps min, and 1440p with high setting will dip below 60 even with the latest GTX980. And SLI is not my option, since im going for m-itx route. I would like the size and the resolution 1440p on desktop, but maybe once in a while gaming on lower resolution with g-sync.

Ah, I see. Well if Nvidia were to release a more affordable dual GPU card than the GTX Titan Z, then you'd be in great shape. Perhaps a GTX 990 may be on the horizon. Then, you'd be set.

[sharknice]

I'm assuming you're looking to purchase the PG278Q. Why would you purchase a 2560x1440 monitor just to play it at a lower, non-native resolution? It kind of defeats the purpose of the product. There are 1920x1080 monitors with G-sync coming to the market which will be cheaper. Also, the VG248QE can be upgraded to support G-sync. To answer your question though, your preference is supported with the monitor.

The reason is, i would like to have 60fps min, and 1440p with high setting will dip below 60 even with the latest GTX980. And SLI is not my option, since im going for m-itx route. I would like the size and the resolution 1440p on desktop, but maybe once in a while gaming on lower resolution with g-sync.

It would be better to just lower the settings than lower the resolution, but I'm pretty sure a 980 won't be the bottleneck for most games even at that resolution.

[gridironcpj]

I'm assuming you're looking to purchase the PG278Q. Why would you purchase a 2560x1440 monitor just to play it at a lower, non-native resolution? It kind of defeats the purpose of the product. There are 1920x1080 monitors with G-sync coming to the market which will be cheaper. Also, the VG248QE can be upgraded to support G-sync. To answer your question though, your preference is supported with the monitor.

The reason is, i would like to have 60fps min, and 1440p with high setting will dip below 60 even with the latest GTX980. And SLI is not my option, since im going for m-itx route. I would like the size and the resolution 1440p on desktop, but maybe once in a while gaming on lower resolution with g-sync.

It would be better to just lower the settings than lower the resolution, but I'm pretty sure a 980 won't be the bottleneck for most games even at that resolution.

A single GTX 980 is not adequate for 2560x1440 gaming at reasonably high settings (max settings with some AA). Personally, I don't see the point of playing at a higher resolution if you're just going to turn down the visual settings. A dual GM204 GPU card would be ideal for ruffstuff's situation. I'm sure we'll get one within the next 6 months.