If you thought Acer’s 600 Hz gaming monitor was fast, you haven’t seen anything yet. In what is increasingly becoming a game of one-upmanship among monitor manufacturers, ever-higher refresh rates seem to be the newest trend. Asus is looking to take the crown, for now, with the ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG.
The ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG technically has a 600 Hz native refresh rate, but it is user-configurable to a 610 Hz overclock for absolute bragging rights. While most of the 500 Hz+ gaming monitors introduced in the past two years have utilized an IPS display, and more recently, QD-OLED, the ROG Strix Ace XG248QSG uses a 24.1-inch Super TN panel with a 1920 x 1080p (Full HD) resolution. TN panels are known for their incredible speed, but they tend to lag behind IPS, VA, and OLED panels in viewing angles and color reproduction. Asus acknowledges these downsides and says that its Super TN panel technology helps to enhance color output and brightness (370 nits maximum), while delivering 90 percent DCI-P3 coverage.
