ASUS TUF VG27AQM5A: What Reddit Really Thinks

$1 per Hz, pretty good deal.

Wow, looks like a great deal for 1440p, though I don't know much about the specific panel.

Brightness: 100, Saturation: 65, Color space: DCI-P3, Color temp: user R: 100, G: 98, B: 100 (G is 98 to have better whites). HDR: off. If you want an extra tip, turn on ELMB Sync. Not only does it slightly improve motion clarity, but it also slightly increases the brightness for some reason. I tested it and it's true, improves by around 40-50 nits.

After 2 months of usage I'm starting to hear hissing or coil whine coming from the screen especially noticeable when you switch between black and white background so if there is no ambient sounds around you or you don't use use headphones all the time i don't recommend this screen. I tried to change the dp cable and changed to location of the power cable (originally connected to a ups) but still same thing — lowering the hz to like 60hz seems to reduce it but obviously this is not an option.

Factory reset it, leave it in it's default Racing Mode with Wide Gamut and only disable the Power Saving mode. Tweaking anything on this screen beyond that does weird things to the colors for me. Everything except the default Racing Mode with Wide Gamut will mess it up for some reason.

Bought the monitor, doing really great for me, but I'd say the colors are a bit saturated. You may need to calibrate it to your needs.

It's still a cheap IPS, contrast sucks — not good if you play darker games.

L stands for adjustable stand (height). As long as they have M in their name - the panels are the same (or at least same max. refresh rate). I also suspect that models without M are the same as well, just limited to 210Hz (and HDMI 2.0B).

I upgraded from an OMEN 27inch 165hz 1440p 1ms, and the difference is actually insane, everything feels so smooth and it comes with AI crosshairs to adapt to whatever is on your screen if you decide to turn it on. Some how the resolution looks better than my Omen monitor as well even tho they're both 1440p. With a refresh rate of 300hz and 0.3ms response time you're touching OLED specs. Right now it's on sale for $230 on Amazon!

M5A value is insane for the price. Top 3 monitors with them specs and it's so close to an Oled monitor it isn't funny. Even has the Oled monitor settings to control the screens settings

I'm happy with the colours on Racing mode & Wide gamut. However, my screen makes a high pitched noise which is annoying for those who sit in silence. Tried different HZ settings and that just changes the pitch a little.. it's least annoying at 144hz (lower pitch). Also, while the screen can be moved in all the ways.. the panning to the left / right / front are all quite limited. it does tilt quite far back.

after the calibration for the price definitely [worth it]. The dead pixel is a luck thing with all the brands but i choose ASUS because i read online they have better quality control in terms of ips glow, i got it for 185$ wholesale price but retail it's 199$ so very good price for the specs.

For anyone with this monitor: turn on ELMB sync, it increases brightness by 40-50 nits for some reason. I can't notice any flicker whatsoever, it's just free brightness. Better settings for gaming imo: saturation: anything between 60 to 70, I keep mine at 65 (50 is very washed out imo). Color space: pick wide gamut for saturated blues and dci-p3 for worse blues but saturated reds and oranges or pink.

I have this too bro it driving me nuts. The only solution I find stable enough is to lower the refresh rate to 165hz. Nothing else works. 200hz seems too unstable with random flickering and blackouts. Seems like ASUS lied in our face, that monitor can't handle that much frequency with DP 1.4 not even with 180hz.

It doesn't have glow, but have dark vignette. Which may or may not be a problem for your use case, so definitely order from a place where you can return it. As I'm using it for MMOs where there is a lot of text on the sides it is disturbing, so I returned mine.

I'm so disappointed by this monitor... Yes is fast very fast but the view angle is bad for an IPS panel.

The DCI-P3 colors look oversaturated to me, specifically with a reddish tint. I lowered the saturation to 43, but the results are still not good. I found an ICC profile, but Windows 11 won't apply it; I have tried three different profiles, but I see no difference when switching between them. I hate oversaturation in gaming and content. Regarding brightness, I dislike playing in dark rooms, so I keep all my lights on. 100% SDR brightness is not enough for me, so I have to enable HDR just to get more brightness.

I bought this monitor on sunday for 179 euros. I have gtx 3060ti. If i put it on 200hz and 2560x1440 resolution then theres flickering and screen goes black for 2-3 seconds randomly (on desktop and in games). Did it few times at 165hz but not anymore. Bought a second dp cable and its the same.

My screen started making a buzzing sound out of nowhere. It's very quiet, but annoying when it's very silent. Since I bought it on Amazon, I think I'll return it eventually. I discovered that in my case, it's related to the refresh rate. If it's below 180 Hz, you can hear it. If you disable dynamic frequency and leave it fixed at 180 Hz, the sound disappears.

Just got the monitor delivered, instantly got coil whine. Only goes away if I reduce refresh rate to 120, I'm gonna return it and get something else more premium. It's not worth cheaping out, my 13 year old Asus monitor I spent 500£ on is still perfect to this day so I'll just invest the same amount and get a better display.

I ended up going with the VG27AQM5A, its been great so far and haven't had any trouble yet. Just hope I haven't now jynxed it and have a dead pixel in my future.

Grabbed this today, but I'm thinking I might return it. The anti-glare is really aggressively applied and ends up vignetting the corners a bit when looking at the center of the monitor even straight on. Very different panel to the Dell D2719HGF I was planning to replace this with. Edit: I got used to it. Don't notice it anymore.

Very good settings: I adjusted mine to display color space -> wide gamut. The rest are good. HDR off for everything else except gaming and HDR movies.

I have it for a few months now, it's great!

I got one for almost 2 months now and there's no issue with ips glow/bleed, usual IPS light leak only but nothing to worry about!

I got this monitor during sales and a lot of presets are ASS! They look like AIDS!

Do your games run over 200fps? If yes buy the cheapest one, if no buy the cheapest one. To be clear, it's most likely the same panel overclocked — just get the 300hz one it'll be slightly faster and it's cheaper anyway.

This new model has contrast ratio of 1300:1 compared to old one of 1000:1, so it should be slightly better. But I haven't personally checked any good monitor in person, not sure if that's good or just mediocre still.

Do you have a gpu that can run 1440p 300hz? Besides, if you dont play fps games a lot, that refresh rate is too much. Anything over 240hz overkill. I'd go for an oled with a lower refresh rate for around the same price.

I can't update this monitor — the firmware programming gets stuck at 19%, the monitor turns off and on, then the application closes completely.

I try to update my firmware but it stuck 19%. I used the original dp cable and a usb to type c cable of my cellphone.

Does anybody know if you can make the blacks better? Left one is the VG27AQML5A and the right one is the old VG27VH1B. The old one has worst colors but the black is way better.

Because your old VG27VH1B panel is VA, it will have deeper blacks.

I have same problem [screen flickering at high refresh rates], try uninstall gpu driver using DDU and reinstall it.

Apart from the adjustable height and 360 rotation of the stand, they both are the exact same, just ordered the non height adjustable one for 319 AUD here in Australia, would have gone with the adjustable stand option but we don't have it in our region.

I finally bought it, it should arrive on the 27th. I honestly don't know how much of a difference this HDR makes in many games, but I still think I made the right choice. I could have gotten the AOC MiniLED model, but I was too worried about ghosting.

I just bought 2 of this monitors. Before my main was Asus VG258Q 25.5 inch. The asus one looks like having brighter colors but I really can't tell if that's true.. just a feeling. For me it looks like the sides of the VG27AQL5A is a bit darker, is that true for you too?

Is it truly so low in brightness? 300cd.

Its a good monitor, and more if you play with a console.

That sounds so good. I wish the monitor is available in my country.