SirPeca wrote: ↑27 Oct 2026, 05:31
So I can’t decide which monitor should be my main ( i don’t need 2).
My pc:
Ryzen 5 7600x
Amd rx6800
32 gb ddr5
I play mainly cs2 and pubg.
Which one has better motion clarity and response time?
Zowie is full had and Dell 1440p monitor. Both have TN panels.
Which one would you choose?
Are you purchasing these panels or do you currently own these 2 models only?
If the latter is the case: To me, the answer is obvious – the S2417DG.
If the former is the case:
For CS2 in particular, I find both models to be subpar due to the fact they have too low of a refresh rate for competitive games nowadays.
For PUBG, I find the display resolution & image resolution to be far more valuable to have.
However, the answer is a bit more nuanced
A big factor which might decide you on one or the other is
brightness when backlight strobing is enabled
You shouldn't use either model without the appropriate backlight strobing modes (
DyAc1 &
ULMB)
120-144Hz sample & hold is too blurry to consider it
For tearing or judder management, you can resort to
AMD Enhanced-Sync or some form of frame rate limiter which is capped 2x your refresh rate.
Playing competitive games <200FPS is a disadvantage, regardless of refresh rate.
As you've noticed, both models target a similar brightness level.
However, I'm somewhat certain that Zowie comes with much beefier voltage boosting, which means you can target better sharpness at the same brightness level compared to ULMB.
At the very least, we have empirical evidence that the XL2411K @ 144Hz @ DyAc(1) Premium targets a ~10% duty cycle (because 1440px/s is ≤1px of blur)
What the actual pulse on time is, we don't have data on this because we lack one of the following:
- Oscilloscope + light probe data, detailing exact pulse on & pulse off time
- Higher speed UFOs (1920 px/s, 2400 px/s, 3840 px/s...)
You can also boost clarity even further by using the
Blurbusters Utility, but I doubt you'd need it.
The S2417DG, on 120Hz and based on the 960px/s UFO that PCMonitors has done, seems to be targetting a ~12,5% duty cycle
It can further be boosted by using the "Pulse Width" setting, but I don't know the exact MPRT x Brightness curve of this model to give you more information.
To get ULMB working on a AMD GPU, you have to resort to a bit of a
'hack', but it'd work fine otherwise.
Hope this helps.