Asus has been attempting to create the ultimate gaming monitor for a while now. The ingredients are simple enough: gamers need a decent-sized screen equipped with a relatively high resolution.

Excellent for gaming; G-Sync technology works very well; Huge refresh rate spectrum; Looks the business; Excellent adjustments

The price

A full in depth and detailed look at the new IPS ROG Swift from Asus. Combining all the features and design we loved from the PG278Q, now with a high refresh rate IPS panel. Comparisons throughout with the PG278Q.

Excellent gaming performance - G-sync; ULMB; fast response times; high refresh rate; no lag; Good default setup; All round performance from IPS panel surpasses TN Film gaming screens

Glow on dark content is remaining issue of IPS panels; Overclocking refresh rate not much more than a gimmick; Still limited in connectivity and scaler support compared with FreeSync models

Thanks to the emergence of NVIDIA's G-SYNC, AMD's FreeSync, i.e Adaptive Sync, 4K resolutions and various other display technologies, we've had the pleasure of evaluating a recently. One of our favorites from this past year was the ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q.

The ROG Swift PG279Q lives up to its flagship aspirations, and sets a new standard for gaming monitors.

Attractive design; Highly adjustable stand; Intuitive controls; Spot-on color accuracy; Insane 165Hz refresh rate

Limited input options; Gamma is too dark; Expensive for 1440p resolution

Gaming monitors have always been a hot topic, because what good is the latest high-end graphics card, if the display you're using can't take full advantage of what's on offer. While a few years ago gaming monitors found themselves separated exclusively by reaction time, the times have changed as...

Very good image quality; Very fluid display with 165 Hz; Bright; high contrast image; Chic and high-quality housing; Good ergonomics features

No brightness and presence sensor; No lateral USB port; Expensive

After my time with the ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q, I came to fall in love with it completely. I was a huge, huge fan of the original ROG Swift PG278Q, but the PG279Q fixes all my faults with the PG278Q (and it's not like that list was huge). I really wanted to see an IPS-based ROG Swift, so here we are.

165Hz The Next Frontier; ASUS ROG Design; 1440p > 4K; NVIDIA's G-Sync Technology; Not Too Badly Priced

Requires Huge GPU Horsepower for 165FPS

Absolute Beast of a monitor. I was a bit worried after reading reviews about screen issues; dead pixels and back light bleed, but I've had no issues at all. Pixel perfect. There is some backlight bleed, but you have to look pretty hard for it and during gameplay I don't notice it at all.

Very good monitor, very fast, costly, but its worth it I say when you wana play hard and when its very fast go for this I say again. :)

G-Sync is nothing new and now that FreeSync screens have become more common, there are plenty of choices for users seeking an adaptive-refresh display. But for those craving the highest possible speed there is nothing that can compete with the Asus PG279Q.

Stable at 165Hz; G-Sync; Bright sharp picture; Saturated color; GamePlus; OSD joystick controller; Styling; Solid build quality

Significant light output reduction in ULMB mode; Calibration required for best image quality; Expensive

Out of the box, the ASUS PG279Q does not support 165Hz refresh rates, despite what the label on the packaging might indicate. Instead, buyers will have to go into the OSD and enable overclocking, then, using an adjustable slider in 5Hz increments, select the highest refresh rate they want available.