So, as the title implies, I have added a QX2710 to my increasing stable of monitors. I have several, but the only other monitor worth mentioning is my BenQ XL2420te (144hz tn panel).
So, going from 144hz to 60hz... is just awful lol. Im sure many of you know WHY I grabbed this QX2710. For those that dont, these have a reputation for being EXTREMELY overclockable with minimal fuss.
One thing I enjoy on the cuff, the color saturation is far better than the BenQ, and the viewing angles are so much better. The Benq was almost irritating me with the dark splotchy bottom half of the screen. I have my monitors wall mounted, totally free open mount. I can tilt, lift, lower, angle, move back and forth, whatever I want. There was never a "Good spot" for the TN panel unless I sat back REALLY far.
I enjoy the 1440p as well, lot more room to move around and I feel like its just superior in browsing and casual video watching as well. Even 1080p videos "look better".
Now heres the important bit. I started off overclocking to 96hz. That looked great! HUGE improvement over 60fps, and I was pleased. Then I just shot for the moon, and hit 120hz. It worked! ... or did it? I had no artifacting, nothing "weird" or obvious, but the 96hz felt smoother; which is just paradoxical. So then I did some actual testing and digging around, and even though my screen can "run" 120hz, its not actually doing so. Its skipping frames! So, I spent some time dialing in a spot, and it turns out I had to back it down to 104hz for it to not drop frames. Something to bear in mind when you overclock a monitor, sometimes its not as it appears. Trust your eyes, and run some tests. Theres a simple browser based program called "UFO test" that can help you with this. I've seen people barreling ahead without even checking this, so its probably worth your time to check your monitors if you have them overclocked.
http://www.testufo.com/#test=frameskipping
This one in particular was the crucial one. Surprisingly effective, although quite barbarically simple.
Anywho, to wrap this quasi little "review" up, I am quite irritated at the lack of controls on this monitor... but then again, thats probably why it overclocks so well. All I want to do is turn the contrast down a smidge. Mine has no dead pixels at all (which is wonderful), but mines got some pretty gnarly backlight bleeding... which is only annoying during really really dark scenes. Overall, quality is "meh", not the greatest, but certainly not the worst. FOR THE MONEY, as we all know, this is a pretty good bang-for-the-buck device. My XL monitor definitely wins the "smoothness" department, but I have zero desire to run a TN panel ever again in my life lol
So, going from 144hz to 60hz... is just awful lol. Im sure many of you know WHY I grabbed this QX2710. For those that dont, these have a reputation for being EXTREMELY overclockable with minimal fuss.
One thing I enjoy on the cuff, the color saturation is far better than the BenQ, and the viewing angles are so much better. The Benq was almost irritating me with the dark splotchy bottom half of the screen. I have my monitors wall mounted, totally free open mount. I can tilt, lift, lower, angle, move back and forth, whatever I want. There was never a "Good spot" for the TN panel unless I sat back REALLY far.
I enjoy the 1440p as well, lot more room to move around and I feel like its just superior in browsing and casual video watching as well. Even 1080p videos "look better".
Now heres the important bit. I started off overclocking to 96hz. That looked great! HUGE improvement over 60fps, and I was pleased. Then I just shot for the moon, and hit 120hz. It worked! ... or did it? I had no artifacting, nothing "weird" or obvious, but the 96hz felt smoother; which is just paradoxical. So then I did some actual testing and digging around, and even though my screen can "run" 120hz, its not actually doing so. Its skipping frames! So, I spent some time dialing in a spot, and it turns out I had to back it down to 104hz for it to not drop frames. Something to bear in mind when you overclock a monitor, sometimes its not as it appears. Trust your eyes, and run some tests. Theres a simple browser based program called "UFO test" that can help you with this. I've seen people barreling ahead without even checking this, so its probably worth your time to check your monitors if you have them overclocked.
http://www.testufo.com/#test=frameskipping
This one in particular was the crucial one. Surprisingly effective, although quite barbarically simple.
Anywho, to wrap this quasi little "review" up, I am quite irritated at the lack of controls on this monitor... but then again, thats probably why it overclocks so well. All I want to do is turn the contrast down a smidge. Mine has no dead pixels at all (which is wonderful), but mines got some pretty gnarly backlight bleeding... which is only annoying during really really dark scenes. Overall, quality is "meh", not the greatest, but certainly not the worst. FOR THE MONEY, as we all know, this is a pretty good bang-for-the-buck device. My XL monitor definitely wins the "smoothness" department, but I have zero desire to run a TN panel ever again in my life lol
