The Official *Asus VG259QM* Owners Thread (+ Secret Overdrive)

[MSIfanboy]

Hey guys,
I'm new to owning a VG259QM. The last monitor I had was 144hz asus monitor. I was wondering if I should leave OC on and run 280hz all times? Will this lower the lifespan of my monitor or even damage it at all? Or should I just run at 240hz all the time? I'll be using this monitor mostly for gaming, so would be bit of a pain to switch back and forth. I'd rather just run a constant hz. That's why I'm wondering if I should just use this at 280hz all the time or if that will end up having negative effects, then should I just run at 240hz all the time??
Thanks!

I decided on going with 240hz, as I found maybe some increased lag when trying to run 280hz all the time. My PC in most games I play can get upwards of 280 fps, but in most cases is more around 240 fps.

Anyway, I will be returning this monitor. I've been using it for a week and it already has a dead pixel on the screen. Just ridiculous. ASUS's warranty states that the monitor needs 3-5 dead pixels for it to be fixed. Insane.

about lifespan. there are a lot of people that use this panel for years with OC+ overdrive 120 and there is no problem at all 100%. to be short OC won't damage the monitor.

about hz. i play mostly an old game (quake live with stable 250fps) and i can firmly assure you that any other option except 280hz provides huge input lag. this panel is a pure treasure only at 280hz

CLICK TO PHOTON

ASUS VG259QM 240HZ 250FPS OVERWATCH
BENCHMARK
AVG : 11.485 ms
MIN : 7.396 ms
MAX : 15.560 ms
JITTER : 1.943 ms

ASUS VG259QM 280HZ 250FPS OVERWATCH
BENCHMARK
AVG : 11.367 ms
MIN : 7.800 ms
MAX : 15.108 ms
JITTER : 1.592 ms

[bmayer96]

Crazy to think that I've had this monitor for more than 5 years and didn't know there was a dedicated page here lol
But this monitor is truly beyond good, I used to play with OD set to 80 but decided to try the OD120 secret option and haven't changed since, the difference is very noticeable and 280hz is a good step from 240hz (in games like counter-strike I do notice a difference in motion and frames).
It's been 5 years and I can see about 2 to 3 dead pixels, thankfully not in the center of the screen and right now I'll only buy a new monitor when I see a big difference from this one (looking at 500hz+ oled monitor with BFI or new Pulsar monitors).

If you have this monitor make sure to enable 120OD option, is a real gamechanger!

[GatoGB]

Thanks for the post it's nice to see a full thread for this monitor in particular.
I don't know much about monitors and I have some doubts about my current configuration:

-Adaptive-Sync ON
-G-Sync ON with fps cap (from nvidia panel) at 226 fps.
-FPS MODE
-240HZ
-OverDrive 60
-ELMB SYNC OFF
-Vivid pixel 75
-FW Version MCM107

And I recently upgraded my pc so now i get around 200+fps in CS2 or Valorant but I also play BF6 at 140 fps and The Finals at 180-200 fps.

Is my current config good for the games i play or should I go for 280? I'm looking for competitive and smooth gameplay for heavier games.

My specs are:
-Zotac 3070 twin edge oc
-Ryzen 5 5500X3D
-32 gb ram at 3200mhz

Thanks for the help!