Powering this with an AMD Fury X and running everything on max settings with freesync enabled. Used software to boost the Freesync range to 60-144hz. Only gripe is the minimal backlight bleeding on one corner of my screen. Not a big deal. Over time you wont even notice it anymore.

144Hz IPS 1440p Freesync

Backlight bleeding

Bought three of these to run an AMD Eyefinity surround gaming setup and they look mighty fine. The panels are good and have noticed no ghosting or colour aberrations or dead pixels. High refresh rates make gaming on these buttery smooth.

Good, no need to explain

The Asus MG279Q ($599) is a 27-inch gaming monitor that combines AMD's FreeSync anti-tearing technology and a 144Hz refresh rate to provide ultra-smooth gaming action. It uses an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel to deliver good gray-scale and viewing-angle performance and is equipped with four digital...

Supports AMD's FreeSync Technology; Solid gaming performance; Wide viewing angles; 144Hz refresh rate; Fully adjustable stand

Pricey; Slightly skewed color accuracy; Tinny speakers

ASUS has a terrific offering with the MG279Q Gaming monitor, it just ticks all the right boxes and offers very decent image quality with lovely tweaking options as well. 144Hz is a personal thing, for most 60Hz screens are more than sufficient, the hardcore gamers like 144 Hz, especially fast ones.

When we took a look at the monitor last year, we praised it for its sleek design, thin bezels, support of NVIDIA's adaptive refresh rate technology, and high-quality TN panel-relatively speaking.

The Asus MG279Q is one of two models in this roundup - the other is the Acer XB270HU - to use in-plane switching (IPS) technology. The other monitors use twisted nematic (TN) panels, which have inferior viewing angles.Hence, if viewing angles are your biggest concern, you should be looking at these...

The ASUS MG279Q FreeSync monitor is definitely a great monitor to have if you're looking to build a gaming PC with an AMD R9 series GPU to take full advantage of everything AMD's FreeSync display technology has to offer.

Performance; Features

Price

The hotly-anticipated Asus MG279Q lands with UK retailers this week, and the company's newest gaming monitor has already turned some heads. The use of an 27in IPS panel capable of 144Hz at a 2,560x1,440 resolution is something the market hasn't seen before and is a welcome addition to the gaming...

High quality IPS panel; Well-equipped stand; Best FreeSync IPS monitor yet

Not 144Hz with FreeSync

Asus' MG279Q is a 27" FreeSync monitor with a 144Hz, 2560x1440 IPS panel for an appealing price. Our own Gyromancer, Nathan Wasson, has spent some...