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current monitor recommendations
Insane value $115 monitor: geni.us/oi8Vb
Top 1080p / 240Hz: geni.us/v5WRy
Midrange 1440 / 240Hz: geni.us/fyRyv
Best $600 1440p: geni.us/eKRZ
Best 1080 360Hz: geni.us/xjDHU
God-mode 540Hz: geni.us/IOFySD
Top OLED 240Hz: geni.us/WVQ6Z0S
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Meet the Zowie XL2586X. Another extremely good 540Hz option.
No link for this monitor just yet, Zowie have told me it'll be releasing sometime in April!
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480hz OLED is coming this year
Yeah definitely beating that Zowie and it's chunky bezels.
480hz oled is gonna be crazy
yeah and it's like 34 inches bro good luck playing e-sports on that
@@someguyshittalkingngl I actually prefer thicker bezels 🤷♂️
@@johnballs318627 inch I think
Before people complain about size, resolution and TN panel understand these monitors are literally built for a handful of esports titles like Counter Strike. If you are serious about those games these monitors are game changing.
☠️ then you got me using it soley for osu. I need them circles rendered in 500hz.
Also, almost every pro player has the monitor within licking distance of their face.
Bro u only need a gaming Chair 🪑 for eSport what are you talking about
I don't understand why this even exists, 24-25 inch 1440p 240- 360hz would be so much better, we need more of those.
A good TN panel is rare.
We got Zowie's 540Hz monitor before GTA 6
Given the likelihood of GTA6 coming out on PC in 2027, we'll probably even have OLED panels that run over 600Hz before then.
And?
its pointless to play game like GTA on these kinds of monitor
@@xs3tsunaxfr, we should play games like minecraft peaceful mode on these typa monitors 🙏🏾
@@DeadMemeManhot take, peaceful mode is actually the hardest mode to beat in mc cuz u literally can’t get blaze rods and it is very rare to have a complete portal generated.
i cant get over how good u are at explaining stuff and how visual you like to be with diagrams/graphs. I wish you were my teacher for every course i ever took lol
BenQ listed the price of this thing and it costs 1199€ here in germany.
That is just nuts..
I hope no one is going to buy it for this money
@@21gramm31 the price will go down hard. I mean who buys that anyway??!!!
I though it would be about 800 maybe ,given that it has no G-Sync.
It won't cost that much here in the US. Those foreign countries are more expensive due to the VATs for said countries...which raises the pricing.
It will be still around 999 USD which is still a lot but who am I to judge... @@Doctor0Who
paid 900 euros for the asus 540 with cashback. still expensive tho.
Really appreciate you linking your current monitor recommendations! Market changes quick and putting out a new recommendation video every time is a lot.
Me thinking of buying this then realizing I can’t even reach 300 fps consistently
Right? Insane to think that we have reached the point where mid- to high-end GPUs can still be a bottleneck for monitors 🤯
Monitors with such high refresh rate are useful in only few games like CS2, valorant, Overwatch, or maybe R6S etc
@@b3njaminkochThe bottleneck is mostly from the cpu if you have a mid-ranged gpu like a 3080 or above. it’s wild
@@vsynccx4263 3080 mid range lol? It's still pretty high end. It can definitely push 500fps or more on those games, the bottleneck would definitely be cpu. Need the 14th gen intel, 14900ks or probably 7800x3d to get there even more reliably. I'm on 240hz and i never get above 200fps in dota 2 regardless if it's lowest settings or max because cpu is bottlenecking and the game dips to below 100fps in really intensive fights. Some abilities tank the fps below even 60fps regardless of what cpu you have. Like spectre aghs ult, mk ult etc.
@@vsynccx4263The really wild thing is calling the 3080 a mid range gpu😳
@optimum I think Zowie uses those thick bezels to passively cool their high hertz strobe backlight and prevent the heat from getting trapped inside the case causing the plastic to melt/warp.
Since this monitor is strobing at 1100hz it probably gets a lot hotter and needs more ventilation. Also thicker plastic just makes it more resistant to breaking in general, and acts as a shock absorber which is pretty important considering that these monitors get transported pretty frequently at Esports events.
You are freakishly good at presentation. Nothing sounds scripted and your cuts are so clean it looks like it was all shot in 1 go and just cropped together with b roll and in game footage. It's insane how high quality your production is. Anyways these monitors are insane but theres just no way to justify that much of a niche use case for a certified bronze warrior like me.
fr younger me was tearing it up on the 60hz office monitor but now when i can afford these insane things im too washed to take advantage of them
@@__Ognam Lol same. I had a 60Hz IPS with like 10ms GTG times and was higher ranked then. Got money now, too washed to use it to 100% (well, and no time).
Your work is sublime. I'm not really in the market but your tests, presentation and candor I can't afford to miss. Thank You
You're almost at a million subs! Keep it up! Love your vids
Yo almost 1m subs. I'm so happy for you man I started watching a few years ago at around 100k subs and knew you would be at the top soon enough - honestly could seeyour chanel getting to 2 or 3m subs in a year or two, so keep it up!
Your Tracer gameplay is insane as always. The 540hz monitor got you overbuffed
I wouldn't be surprised if they leave the thick bezels in on purpose. This monitor's target demographic are the competitive e-sports type and these displays may need to move around a lot to different events and LAN parties. Having thicker bezels makes it more durable during travel and easier to adjust when you set the monitor down.
noob.
actually its so the monitor has no burn in, there are vents all around the monitor
@@highoffanderstheres no burn in in LCD
Perfectly timed upload
thx for the video it was really well put together
Outward-facing ports is a *MASSIVE* upgrade...
I absolutely hate when I have to tinker with my monitor cables and have to guess where they need to be plugged in on a downward-facing monitor
Yea and most people use monitor arms now so this improvement gives you like half a foot of extra cable which is important at high data rates because cables lose signal the longer they get, so they can’t just include a 10foot cable.
@@WARnTEA That's the other reason I love outward facing ports. Monitor arms are just so nice to have, both aesthetically and functionally.
😂fr , this should be an industry standard
"up to zowie to make this a competitively PRICED option as well"
optimum dropped the hottest monitor reviewer bar of 2024 🔥🔥🔥
Apparently they’re listed for $1000+ in EU and Singapore. Glad I got Asus a week ago.
I love your coverage on all things hardware. Selfishly I wish you would do a deep dive into 'gaming chairs'
Nearer to the 1M subs trophee ! Keep it up
Optimum, I have a weird question, but what brand are your blank T-shirts? It looks nice.
Bro I’ve been trying to get a answer for this 😭😭
@@bince8479 fr they look like they're such high quality. not just some cheap hanes. i bet they're pretty expensive. but i doubt we will get a response lol
My man keeping Overwatch 2 alive after all that happened.
Great review! Every time I thought of a question, he answered it within 20 seconds.
Almost 1M keep going
Hey optimum I have a question, what's better for esports a 360 hz oled monitor or the 540 hz monitor. Which one is better for the player.
540 HZ plus OLED = Burn-In.
There is no 540 hz oled. I'm talking about the 540 hz lcd monitor rog or zowie released @@Doctor0Who
1080p 540 hz is king. but since u are not a pro gamer it doesnt really matter. oled has better colors.
@@Doctor0Who I did not say oled, I said 360 hz oled or 540 hz lcd
Anyone else getting distracted by how cracked this guy is on Tracer?
I’m getting distracted by his immaculate physique
he is cracked on all FPS games he includes when reviewing pc peripherals
The sticks and tracer diff were genuinely kinda nasty
I wanna be tracer
naah looks average
Hi Optimum your channel is really amazing. I'm looking through the videos, do you have some video that walks through the best setup - like the current Monitor [Zowie] + PC model for gaming. Best performance etc.
For someone who is not so good at building their own model, do you have any recommendations for just out of the box online purchase? (like alienware, etc. => probably you don't recommend these right haha).
When are we estimated to get new oleds and do you think it will affect the price of older oleds? I'm thinking about biting the buttet on a 240 oled after getting a 24e3 I want more.
Oh man I would love for someone to compare the motion performance you can get on DyAc 2 to an actual CRT at maybe 175hz or something
Dell 1130 and Sony GDM FW 900 beats them all imo. I have a 1130 and is fast as fuck boiiii 🎉
Important fact: The Zowie supports 540 Hz over both DisplayPort AND HDMI - the ASUS only supports 240 Hz over HDMI which is a deal-breaker for me. (Probably due to the G-SYNC module?)
No, due to them using whats readily available and to keep the cost down so they could get their models out first...and less testing needed.
Beautiful videos seriously
tell me which monitor is better for cs2 I don’t need any input lags and delays, as I understand it ULMB2 is G-SYNC and lag... and even though the matrix is faster than asus it doesn’t suit me?, is it better in this case zowie?, I’m not interested question of money. I need the best
1080p gaming just peaked.
1080p will never die
As long as esports never dies neither will 1080p monitors
1440p is so much better for competitive games.
@yarincool1237 lol, no, it's definitely not because you get less frames. If 1440p was better then it would be the standard for esports. There's nothing competitive about sacrificing frames for resolution.
@@kami3449 whats crazy is that pros go lower than 1080p
you're the best in the game man. There are some other channels who rival your monitor reviews due to slight technical advantages but I don't trust them when it comes to how something actually -looks- to a discerning gamer's eye.
Hi optimum!
Can you recommend a high polling rate, low latency mouse that works with a palm grip? I'm playing comp FPS on a high level and looking for an upgrade from my GPX superlight
If Zowie doesn't launch a competitive price, I think Asus will win this time for the first time
No, Zowie wins either way because ASUS has shit customer service and you're basically SOL if you're not an influencer/TH-camr.
Zowie has better osd settings and a better stand
im glad zowie released a 540hz monitor of their own id never consider an asus product
There is actually one huge downside of this monitor, which is that you cannot blame your hardware anymore for your bad aim lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hey, will you be reviewing these new mouses from WLmouse? I'd love to hear your opinion and how they compare to other mouses in your tests.
Been really enjoying your videos for a while, wondering if you going to be test the GIGABYTE M27Q and the LG 27GR83Q head to head with each other, would be interesting to see your opinion on these monitors, as they are much less pricey compared to the oleds and ultra high hz monitors.
1080p doesn't bother me, but tn panels are just awful at this point.
Ips is trash too bruh
This tn even got a higher contrast ratio than a typical ips, 1400:1 vs ~1000:1
@@branchprediction9923but the off axis color shift is insane on tn.
Just wait for the 480hz oleds that are coming out pretty soon. They are the superior panel type to tn/va/ips in every way. Plus you are getting 1440p instead of 1080p.
Useless for this price. Just waiting for PG27AQDP (1440p 480Hz OLED).
That monitor is gonna slap
Hey Optimum, how you liking OW2 Season 9?
Hey optimum I just want to tell you how much I like your video because it's some fantastic videos you make like this video with zowie xl2586x so keep up the good work, ps I'm a very shy person so I don't write much in comments . But I just have a question what is your latest wooting setting in 2024. Sorry for my bad english :D
$100 cheaper nope more like $300 more expensive
Came here to say this!
any updates on the tiny pc project? i am verry interested!
Can we please mix in some Itx case reviews, Itx builds, custom loops etc
Your videos are amazing, Im proud of what you do and I dont even know you nor partake on the prodution of this content hahahah
Another banger, sweeet!
Optimum might be eating good on OW by the way, Tracer is great this season
Is there any point in purchasing the 240hz version of this monitor?
Yo bro where do you get your t-shirts from? And what size? They are very nice
Also another thing to consider is QC, had to buy two ASUS PG248QP because the first ones ULMB2.0 would white screen at specific setting, the second one didn’t have the issues the first had, after doing some research saw that a few others had that same issue. Assuming Zowie QC is better that may be something worth considering as well.
The ASUS stand is also fragile and loose...as it moves super easily..and is hard to hold both stand feet when adjusting the screen as the slightest attempt to move the screen moves the feet...unless you hold both at the same time.
Could you pick up the 240Hz monitor with Dyac2 and do testing and UFO? Is Dyac 2 better at 120hz?
Not only is he giving me fantastic advice on specs, but he's also lowkey cooking on Tracer good shit dude
the nvidia reflex module can tune the repsonse times accondingly to variable fresh rate righ? but what if i play only on fixed refresh rates lets say i get the zowie 540hz and set it down to 240hz or 360hz, which are rates that i can consistently keep up the fps. the nvidia gsync will make any difference here? even with the fized refresh rate above the maximum 540hz of the panel?
I ordered the flow wallpaper last week but was wondering if the noise was intentional or not, all images seem really noisy but was wondering if that was artistic choice
Please review a CRT monitor, it would be interesting to see how it compares to modern monitors because it has 0 input lag amd no motion blur
are you planning on taking a look at the new halle effect keyboards coming out right now like the boog, hakka, whichever one endgame gear has, etc?
@optimum In one of your last OLED monitor vids you mentioned new models coming in 2024. Do you maybe have an OLED buying guide video planned for the near future?
monitors are sure taking off this year !
still rocking the asus pg27aqn 1440p 360gz ulmb2
awesome monitor, what's your overwatch rank?
I tried the 500hz monitor at LTT's LTX, and I was astonished at how slow and smooth the visuals seemed to be. I just wish I had a gpu to run one
What mouse are you using here @optimum
4:57 really appreciate all your videos explaining this. Maybe one day people will catch up that if you play your games at a normal fps like 60, it's always gonna look very blurry no matter how fast your display is, unless it has a black frame insertion mode like this, that runs natively at 60hz or how many fps your game is running. And this is why any gaming monitors released without this feature.. actually are not worthy of being called a gaming monitor.
HIs videos are not about monitors review but secretly sponsored by Tracers Mains
i wonder how do those monitors perform on games like Apex where its capped at 300 fps, do they still have any advantage?
Can you do a video were you compare curved vs flat screens?
1:32 it's good that they are like that, I know people that broke their monitor because that part wasn't thick enough while they were just trying to adjust the monitor or something like that since they grabbed the screen instead xD
Do you think its worth the wait to buy this monitor if I'm a sweaty cs and val player or just go with the ASUS 540Hz monitor? or even wait for the new oleds coming out this year. The cost difference isn't a huge deal for me aswell
The 480hz oled will definitely be superior competively because of the lower processing latency/input lag . The new 360hz oleds had 0.1ms input lag while the 540hz from asus had a full 1ms of input lag which is half your frame time at that refresh rate lmao. Not to mention the higher refresh rate advantage in Val and CS will be less in reality because I know 1% low fps in Val at least are only like 400fps tops with the best CPU anyway.
If you wanna buy now tho not only is the zowie more expensive by $100 vs the asus but it is the same or worse in every way performance wise. Do NOT get the zowie 💀
When can we get an OLED with backlight strobing technique
I was literally planning to grab a Zowie xl2546k 240Hz model. It will be good since prices of older monitors will drop once this beast launches in market.
why not the new 240hz one?
@@highoffanders The new one 2546x updated dyac2 and will cost $500, whereas I can easily get the 2546k with Dyac+ for $350
just get the xg2431 or xl2540k even 46k is dog water
@@ncpvhow is the 46k worse than the 40k?
@@Kcolonel_69 i have the new 240 hz and the new panels are def an upgrade. not even joking it looks like my other ips monitor. dont make a decision youre gonna regret because u didnt want to spend an extra 150
Wondering what specs you have? Besides, how you keep high fps ? I have flagship everything but 4080 OC and not 4090 ..
wondering what ram speed/timings and sub timings you use 🫶🏼🥺🌹🙏🙏
We need that studio tour
Bro you're an insane tracer, I would love to play against you. What rank are you?
does it make sense to get the new model 240hz or the older 360?
is it possible to choose what refresh rate to have for example 540hz 240hz 144hz?
Hey, thank you for these detailed Reviews. I am currenty using a budget 165 hz Monitor but i get avg of 450 fps in CS2 should i go for a 360 hz or 540hz Monitor. Or should i wait for high refresh Oled?
oled is king
Why do you use an aspect ration of 2:1 in your videos? Interesting 🤔🤔
Are there any monitors you recommend for 1440p 165hz (at least) ips monitors?
Those monitors been around for 7 years it would not be hard to find one for a decent price. I’ve used my acer predator xb27 for years.
when is this monitor coming out for sale? do we know for sure yet?
Finally some flatscreen monitor that can match refresh rates that old CRTs offered back over two decades ago.
Do you think 540hz gives an actual competitive advantage or an edge to my competitors than 240hz besides feeling smooth like looking through a window.
Will you be reviewing the ncase m1 evo when v2 comes out?
The new Alienware 360hz OLED or the Zowie 540hz? I currently have the 240hz Zowie one.
Zowie... Aw has issues....and OLED = Burn-In!
Thank you! Can you please review new Zowie 2546X and compare it with 2566K and 2546K. Everyone wants to see the difference between Dyac+ and Dyac2. Thank you!!!
This has nothing to do with the video but do you think i should ugbrade from the viper ultimate to something else i am a immortal valirant player and i fingertip grip
Are you going to test the 4000Hz Superlight 2 update?
what keycaps are you using on your wooting?
Bro you have to start doing custom pc building consulting. I miss watch series update on your water cooled formd t1. Would be a treat to watch more insane over the top builds
Can't honestly wait for the best warehouse tour on all youtube. Also, I really like optimum reviewing monitors like these since they are actually worth to review since some cheaper ones have a lot of reviews online and they're not as exciting to review.
It's always a good day when my boy optimum drops
Any updates on system latency optimization regarding OS modifications?
I think with these super high refresh rate monitors, it’s more relevant than ever, since it’s hard to keep 540+ fps on a stock system no matter the specifications.
Please do a Lamzu Atlantis keyboard review. Wolud love to know how it compares with the Wooting 60he.
I ordered a new QD-oled 360hz monitor, really looking forward to testing it out. Opinions are so mixed on refresh rate. Some say everything above 165hz is overkill, others seem to see every hz. I think it is not really a competitive adventage, but I think it is a quality of life improvement. But I will see soon enough:)
i got an odyssey G7 a few months ago so i have no reason to be checking a monitor review all the way throughout, but your videos are so entertaining to watch man!
Hands down the best reviewer for me for computer stuff
Which of the 4 G7's?
@@znoozaros the OG 27", not the NEO one
@@pyroconnor great. They're all good except the 43" neo
I've been rocking mine for more than 2 years now, Great monitor!
When DyAc 2 is enabled, which one has better performance in FPS games, the XL2586X or the MPG271QRX?
XL2586X
When is it available for sale?
1440p oled or 540hz? For competitve gaming. Also I've been using a 24" monitor for years now.
my main games -
Cod mw3/ warzone
Valorant
Never want OLED for those games. Burn-In is your worst enemy!
You're so good on Tracer
Those bezels are insane
not sure if its actually out but their website says $999 is it probably a skip at that price? I do get the fps to drive it on games I play( overwatch, siege, val, cs)