Compared To Other Monitors
The Gigabyte FI27Q-X is an excellent gaming monitor with one of the quickest response times we’ve tested on an IPS panel. If you’re looking for a 240Hz, 1440p monitor and don’t think its BGR sub-pixel layout will affect you, this is a good alternative to the Samsung Odyssey G7, but with wider viewing angles.
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Gigabyte M27Q
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X and the Gigabyte M27Q are both excellent gaming monitors with similar features. The FI27Q-X has a higher 240Hz refresh rate than the 170Hz on the M27Q, but they each have quick response times. The FI27Q-X has much better ergonomics as you can swivel it and rotate it into portrait mode. On the other hand, the M27Q has a USB-C input, which the FI27Q-X doesn’t have, so you can display an image from a compatible device and charge it at the same time.
Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is a nice upgrade over its predecessor, the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q. The main difference of the FI27Q-X is that it uses a 240Hz panel compared to 165Hz on the FI27Q. This results in much quicker response time for smoother motion. The FI27Q uses an RGB sub-pixel layout, which may render text more clearly than the FI27Q-X in certain programs because not all programs can display content in a BGR sub-pixel layout.
Samsung Odyssey G7 C32G75T
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The Samsung Odyssey G7 C32G75T and the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X are both excellent gaming monitors. They each have a 1440p resolution and 240Hz refresh rate, but they have different panel types. The Samsung’s VA panel has a much higher contrast ratio, allowing it to display deep blacks. It also has a local dimming feature, which the Gigabyte doesn’t have, but it doesn’t add much because it performs terribly. The Gigabyte’s IPS panel has much wider viewing angles, making it a better choice for co-op gaming. Other than that, they each have a very quick response time and low input lag for gaming.
ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is a bit better than the ASUS ROG Swift PG279QM. The Gigabyte has a much wider vertical viewing angle, ensuring the top and bottom of the screen remain uniform if you’re sitting up-close. The Gigabyte has a wider range of extra gaming features, and it has a faster response time. There’s also a difference in supported variable refresh rates, as the PG279QM natively supports G-SYNC, resulting in a more visually consistent gaming experience if you have an NVIDIA graphics card.
Dell Alienware AW2721D
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X and the Dell Alienware AW2721D are both great overall monitors with similar features. They’re each 27 inch, 1440p screens with a 240Hz refresh rate. The Gigabyte has native FreeSync support, G-SYNC compatibility, and it has a quicker response time. However, the Dell gets much brighter, especially in HDR, and it has native G-SYNC support, but FreeSync also works on it. Choosing one over the other can really depend on which graphics card you have.
MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD
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The MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD and the Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X are both excellent gaming monitors. They each have an IPS panel with a 1440p resolution, but the main difference is that the Gigabyte has a 240Hz refresh rate, and the MSI is 165Hz. They have quick response times, native FreeSync support, and low input lag for gaming. The MSI uses a traditional RGB subpixel layout, whereas the Gigabyte uses BGR, which not all programs may use and could result in blurry text. However, we don’t expect this to be an issue for most people.
Acer Predator XB273U GXbmiipruzx
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X and the Acer Predator XB273U GXbmiipruzx perform very similarly overall. They both have native 240Hz refresh rates, although the Acer can be overclocked to 270Hz. Both have fantastic response times as well. The Acer, however, is better for HDR gaming because it has a slightly wider color gamut and better color volume. It gets a bit brighter in SDR as well.
HP OMEN X 27
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The Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q-X is a better gaming monitor than the HP OMEN X 27, mainly because of their different panel types. The IPS panel on the Gigabyte has much wider viewing angles than the TN panel on the HP. It also gets brighter, so it fights glare easily in brighter rooms. However, the HP does a better job at rendering clear text, mainly because it uses an RGB sub-pixel layout compared to the BGR layout on the Gigabyte, and not all programs can use this layout.
