Around the back, Asus has placed all of the IO on a single side, another concession to cable management I appreciate. There’s also a small window at the bottom of the arm for cleanly routing cables. If you need more adjustment, the VG27AQ is also VESA compatible to pair with a third-party stand. That’s not a feature you see very often at this price point and a good option for alternative dual screen setups. The stand is versatile, offering nearly five inches of height adjustment, plentiful tilt and swivel, and even the ability to turn the display into portrait mode. It ships with the arm already attached, so assembly is as simple as tightening a single thumb screw. When it arrived, I was impressed by how easy the monitor was to get up and running. Add in HDR10, Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB), and Nvidia G-Sync compatibility and you have the makings for quite the capable gaming monitor – on paper, at least. Asus has also included its GameFast technology which helps to reduce input lag. In exchange for those things, you get a color-rich IPS panel that can clock all the way to 165Hz while holding a 1440p vertical resolution (155Hz over HDMI). Unlike many of its high-end contemporaries, you won’t find any RGB here, and instead of the ever-so-popular 1800R curve, you’ll find a normal flat panel with thin plastic bezels. For $429, should this be the next gaming monitor on your wish list? Let’s take a closer look and find out.Īsus TUF Gaming VG27AQ – Design and SpecsThe VG27AQ is a sleek display – but it’s much more about features than flash.

Those specs look good on paper, but we want to know if it holds up to the real world of hardcore gaming.

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