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You can spend a lot of money on a premium gaming monitor if you go for the full tech suite with an OLED panel, high refresh rate, and all the accompanying bells and whistles. But if you are just interested in what makes a gaming monitor great, all that’s needed is precise video processing and a high refresh rate. And those things don’t have to be expensive.
The GS27QXA embodies the everything you need and nothing you don’t mantra I often use when describing value-oriented displays. It has 240 Hz, 260 if you overclock, Adaptive-Sync, backlight strobing and top-tier video processing with low input lag. Taken purely on those metrics, it’s a great deal for $269.
Image quality is excellent with higher-than-average IPS contrast, wide gamut color that covers over 92% of DCI-P3 and decent accuracy. With calibration, it approaches reference-level. The only thing I found wanting was its sRGB mode which was adequate but not as close to the mark as some of the competition. But if you use the full gamut all the time like most users, this won’t be a factor.
Considering its superlative gaming feel, it’s hard to imagine a better 27-inch QHD gaming monitor for the money than the Gigabyte GS27QXA. If you want to compete but don’t have the bread for an OLED, this is a winning combo.
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