480hz OLED is coming this year

@someguyshittalking

3 ай бұрын

Yeah definitely beating that Zowie and it's chunky bezels.

@Ronthedon485

3 ай бұрын

480hz oled is gonna be crazy

@johnballs3186

3 ай бұрын

yeah and it's like 34 inches bro good luck playing e-sports on that

@H.Hansen

3 ай бұрын

@@someguyshittalkingngl I actually prefer thicker bezels 🤷‍♂️

@idiotplays377

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@nolyfe4814

3 ай бұрын

☠️ then you got me using it soley for osu. I need them circles rendered in 500hz.

@MixTheMetal

3 ай бұрын

Also, almost every pro player has the monitor within licking distance of their face.

@pangtundure

3 ай бұрын

Bro u only need a gaming Chair 🪑 for eSport what are you talking about

@yarincool1237

3 ай бұрын

I don't understand why this even exists, 24-25 inch 1440p 240- 360hz would be so much better, we need more of those.

@joelconolly5574

3 ай бұрын

A good TN panel is rare.

We got Zowie's 540Hz monitor before GTA 6

@Shieftain

3 ай бұрын

Given the likelihood of GTA6 coming out on PC in 2027, we'll probably even have OLED panels that run over 600Hz before then.

@NeVErseeNMeLikEDis

3 ай бұрын

And?

@xs3tsunax

3 ай бұрын

its pointless to play game like GTA on these kinds of monitor

@DeadMemeMan

3 ай бұрын

​@@xs3tsunaxfr, we should play games like minecraft peaceful mode on these typa monitors 🙏🏾

@user-uc5vr6mp6e

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

Really appreciate you linking your current monitor recommendations! Market changes quick and putting out a new recommendation video every time is a lot.

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

@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.

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

BenQ listed the price of this thing and it costs 1199€ here in germany. That is just nuts..

@21gramm31

3 ай бұрын

I hope no one is going to buy it for this money

@bigpoint58

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

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.

@bigpoint58

3 ай бұрын

It will be still around 999 USD which is still a lot but who am I to judge... @@Doctor0Who

@dwight2310

2 ай бұрын

paid 900 euros for the asus 540 with cashback. still expensive tho.

Me thinking of buying this then realizing I can’t even reach 300 fps consistently

@b3njaminkoch

3 ай бұрын

Right? Insane to think that we have reached the point where mid- to high-end GPUs can still be a bottleneck for monitors 🤯

@thesilentassassin1167

3 ай бұрын

Monitors with such high refresh rate are useful in only few games like CS2, valorant, Overwatch, or maybe R6S etc

@vsynccx4263

3 ай бұрын

@@b3njaminkochThe bottleneck is mostly from the cpu if you have a mid-ranged gpu like a 3080 or above. it’s wild

@Andytlp

3 ай бұрын

@@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.

@luukherfst1209

3 ай бұрын

​​@@vsynccx4263The really wild thing is calling the 3080 a mid range gpu😳

Your Tracer gameplay is insane as always. The 540hz monitor got you overbuffed

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!

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.

@__Ognam

3 ай бұрын

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

@KingJreff

3 ай бұрын

@@__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).

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.

@Pe721

3 ай бұрын

noob.

@highoffanders

3 ай бұрын

actually its so the monitor has no burn in, there are vents all around the monitor

@uruacufutsal1

2 ай бұрын

@@highoffanderstheres no burn in in LCD

thx for the video it was really well put together

Perfectly timed upload

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

@WARnTEA

3 ай бұрын

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.

@Nedlius

3 ай бұрын

@@WARnTEA That's the other reason I love outward facing ports. Monitor arms are just so nice to have, both aesthetically and functionally.

@stevensanchez7740

3 ай бұрын

😂fr , this should be an industry standard

My man keeping Overwatch 2 alive after all that happened.

Nearer to the 1M subs trophee ! Keep it up

Great review! Every time I thought of a question, he answered it within 20 seconds.

"up to zowie to make this a competitively PRICED option as well" optimum dropped the hottest monitor reviewer bar of 2024 🔥🔥🔥

@totalv1ctory

2 ай бұрын

Apparently they’re listed for $1000+ in EU and Singapore. Glad I got Asus a week ago.

Optimum, I have a weird question, but what brand are your blank T-shirts? It looks nice.

@bince8479

3 ай бұрын

Bro I’ve been trying to get a answer for this 😭😭

@sinless

3 ай бұрын

@@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

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.

I love your coverage on all things hardware. Selfishly I wish you would do a deep dive into 'gaming chairs'

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

@delightedbylight9893

2 ай бұрын

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?)

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

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.

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.

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

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.

Beautiful videos seriously

Anyone else getting distracted by how cracked this guy is on Tracer?

@milkteabubbleguum

3 ай бұрын

I’m getting distracted by his immaculate physique

@zeffmalchazeen3429

3 ай бұрын

he is cracked on all FPS games he includes when reviewing pc peripherals

@chilelekochileya5676

3 ай бұрын

The sticks and tracer diff were genuinely kinda nasty

@Joemels

3 ай бұрын

I wanna be tracer

@shepherd-hp5lw

2 ай бұрын

naah looks average

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.

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

540 HZ plus OLED = Burn-In.

@ItzLeX27

3 ай бұрын

There is no 540 hz oled. I'm talking about the 540 hz lcd monitor rog or zowie released @@Doctor0Who

@dwight2310

2 ай бұрын

1080p 540 hz is king. but since u are not a pro gamer it doesnt really matter. oled has better colors.

@ItzLeX27

2 ай бұрын

@@Doctor0Who I did not say oled, I said 360 hz oled or 540 hz lcd

Almost 1M keep going

Another banger, sweeet! Optimum might be eating good on OW by the way, Tracer is great this season

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

There is actually one huge downside of this monitor, which is that you cannot blame your hardware anymore for your bad aim lmao 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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

Not only is he giving me fantastic advice on specs, but he's also lowkey cooking on Tracer good shit dude

If Zowie doesn't launch a competitive price, I think Asus will win this time for the first time

@rustler08

3 ай бұрын

No, Zowie wins either way because ASUS has shit customer service and you're basically SOL if you're not an influencer/KZreadr.

@toromaru0912

3 ай бұрын

Zowie has better osd settings and a better stand

@agab3asbgedsbef479

3 ай бұрын

im glad zowie released a 540hz monitor of their own id never consider an asus product

1080p gaming just peaked.

@coolamericano

3 ай бұрын

1080p will never die

@kami3449

3 ай бұрын

As long as esports never dies neither will 1080p monitors

@yarincool1237

3 ай бұрын

1440p is so much better for competitive games.

@kami3449

3 ай бұрын

@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.

@highoffanders

3 ай бұрын

@@kami3449 whats crazy is that pros go lower than 1080p

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.

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.

1080p doesn't bother me, but tn panels are just awful at this point.

@branchprediction9923

3 ай бұрын

Ips is trash too bruh This tn even got a higher contrast ratio than a typical ips, 1400:1 vs ~1000:1

@EDIIIZ

3 ай бұрын

​@@branchprediction9923but the off axis color shift is insane on tn.

@BUCK2049

2 ай бұрын

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).

@veilmontTV

Ай бұрын

That monitor is gonna slap

monitors are sure taking off this year ! still rocking the asus pg27aqn 1440p 360gz ulmb2

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

$100 cheaper nope more like $300 more expensive

@ThisIsNotJP

Ай бұрын

Came here to say this!

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

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

Can we please mix in some Itx case reviews, Itx builds, custom loops etc

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.

Is there any point in purchasing the 240hz version of this monitor?

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.

@highoffanders

3 ай бұрын

why not the new 240hz one?

@Kcolonel_69

3 ай бұрын

@@highoffanders The new one 2546x updated dyac2 and will cost $500, whereas I can easily get the 2546k with Dyac+ for $350

@ncpv

3 ай бұрын

just get the xg2431 or xl2540k even 46k is dog water

@digitalfruitcake24

3 ай бұрын

​@@ncpvhow is the 46k worse than the 40k?

@highoffanders

3 ай бұрын

@@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

It's always a good day when my boy optimum drops

any updates on the tiny pc project? i am verry interested!

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:)

We need that studio tour

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).

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.

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.

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!!!

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

Could you pick up the 240Hz monitor with Dyac2 and do testing and UFO? Is Dyac 2 better at 120hz?

@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?

Finally some flatscreen monitor that can match refresh rates that old CRTs offered back over two decades ago.

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!

@zadsazhad

3 ай бұрын

Hands down the best reviewer for me for computer stuff

@znoozaros

3 ай бұрын

Which of the 4 G7's?

@pyroconnor

3 ай бұрын

@@znoozaros the OG 27", not the NEO one

@znoozaros

3 ай бұрын

@@pyroconnor great. They're all good except the 43" neo

@drizzlydr4ke

3 ай бұрын

I've been rocking mine for more than 2 years now, Great monitor!

Can you do a video were you compare curved vs flat screens?

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

You're so good on Tracer

I think the difference between dyac+ and dyac 2 is the dual backlight to increase motion clarity even more but also to help with eye adaptation, i've heard dyac+ causes a lot of extra eye strain and these newer zowie monitors are just an update for that. if anyone has used a dyac+ and dyac 2 monitor let me know if youve noticed a difference! currently looking at the 360hz but also considering the dyac 2 240hz

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?

Even my second monitor cheap LG 27GL650F's MBR (LG form of strobing - DyAC) makes a huge difference in motion clarity. Too bad strobing give me horrendous headaches after ~10min.

Good to hear they are pretty much on par so I don't have early buyers remorse if the Zowie had somehow come out way ahead in some area. The ASUS 540hz has been simply amazing and even though the early adopter's tax was super high at launch time, it has been worth it so far.

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

Please check out the 240Hz monitor refresh they launched alongside this monitor - the XL2546X 🙏

Hey Optimum, how you liking OW2 Season 9?

I have the Asus PG27AQN and I’m extremely happy…wouldn’t go from 1440p back to 1080p for nothing but i enjoyed the review,thanks.

@SweetMelaninn

3 ай бұрын

*anything

@benjaminmicale7022

3 ай бұрын

depends what games you play. i was on the pg27aqn for close to a year and decided the size of the monitor was simply too large. “downgraded” in size to the pg248qp and my performance has improved with the smaller size of the monitor. if 25 inch mode worked on valorant i wouldn’t have bothered, but i think it’s definitely an advantage having a smaller screen for competitive fps titles (cs, ow2, val)

@formidable2368

3 ай бұрын

@@benjaminmicale7022 depends how close you play from the screen..i play CS2 and find it a lot easier on this size,I won’t go any bigger i just find it perfect for me personally

@benjaminmicale7022

3 ай бұрын

@@formidable2368 i compensated for the larger screen by pushing it back further, but with that there was more information to process because even with it pushed back im using my peripheral vision for the edges of the screen instead of clearly seeing edge to edge. for reference i have 20/15 vision (better than 20/20) so i dont think its a vision issue, its just a little bit too large for me at any distance. i like on 24/25 inch how i can see everything at once

optmum should make a pc build with the new ytx form factor, it would be really cool.

1:1400 contrast is probably, what impressed me the most here. Those ports sticking to the back is a deal breaker to me, its asking for breaking it, by accidentally yanking cables. Thicker bezels are likely due to more backlight sources in this model for Dyac 2. Honestly, those monitors are getting obscure now. I doubt they are making any profit, given how small the target audience is and what alternatives there are now.

I've been using the Acer Nitro 390hz ever since you dropped that video, been thinking about upgrading to one of the 540hz monitors but ehh rather upgrade to a 1440p 360hz

For the next insane high refresh rate monitor, it would be nice to test Lossless Scaling's frame generation tech to push it to its limit

When can we get an OLED with backlight strobing technique

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?

Those bezels are insane

The new Alienware 360hz OLED or the Zowie 540hz? I currently have the 240hz Zowie one.

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

Zowie... Aw has issues....and OLED = Burn-In!

Still evolving LCD and with strobing which is neat. All cool, but yeah OLED is here and higher Hz ones very soon too. Those 4K with DFR will be amazing. Can't see LCD used further, it's slow. 1000Hz OLED for sure.

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

7:00 This is literally how my arm feels when messing with my monitors OSD for too long

I was waiting for this video

Any updates on system latency optimization regarding OS modifications?

@frossida

3 ай бұрын

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.

0:33 540hz yet tearing? any headache from strobing?

@dwight2310

2 ай бұрын

no

could this lower their prices of the older models?

i wonder how do those monitors perform on games like Apex where its capped at 300 fps, do they still have any advantage?

Please do a Lamzu Atlantis keyboard review. Wolud love to know how it compares with the Wooting 60he.

I really considered these 480 hz + monitors but I settled on 360hz 1440p OLED for this year. I think it’s a good choice as I think I’ll appreciate the clarity of 1440p(I know there will be a 480hz 1440p OLED coming later). And I have a 4070gpu so it makes a lot of sense. I am trying to talk myself into it so I don’t wish I had something better but I’m sure it’s going to be incredible. I figure it will be easier to run 500+ frames with 1440p or higher in future and then I can upgrade everything yet again.

@themetamind9305

3 ай бұрын

I took the plunge also and my reasons were as follows: - QD OLED has better contrast and colours than WOLED which is one of the reasons you go for OLED. - QD OLED are glossy, the LG 480hz matte coated. - I don't play CS GO or valorant so even on my 4090 I just won't be hitting those refresh rates. But don't get me wrong I'm sure they'll be fricken awesome but it's what swayed me this time round.

@Ray-dl5mp

3 ай бұрын

@@themetamind9305 I love this monitor. Just got the Alienware 360 hz qd OLED today. I was worried at first that it wasn’t a significant upgrade over my 120hz OLED tv. But then I realized once I turned on gsync (compatible) in my nvidia control center and turned on vsync. Turned on reflex in game. This is literally pay to win. You don’t just automatically do amazing but it’s so much easier to do well and see things smooth. VRR is a game changer with a high polling modern mouse and a great monitor with a computer that can hit the required frames. This is what I’ve been waiting my whole gaming life for. It’s so smooth and fun.

@KaLKaLou

3 ай бұрын

480hz is not that far off from 360hz ( at least latency wise)

there's also the XL2546X 240hz (newer version) that features DYAC2 and new improvements. Now I wonder if the XG2431 will still be the king of 240 Hz.

@raul-km6mq

2 ай бұрын

i have that one, is gonna still be great for 60fps locked games

Thank you for this video, I was endlessly waiting for the 2586X but considering the minimal differences I'll just get the PG248QP instead. Considering the wait, the "probable" difference in price is not worth to me.

@highoffanders

3 ай бұрын

the asus has a worse panel tho

@milisWTn

3 ай бұрын

@@highoffanders Optimum litteraly said it was the same panel so I don't know where you got this information.

@KaLKaLou

3 ай бұрын

Zowie is known for their more expensive stuff compared to other brands ( i would expect 1100$ minimum easily )

I've always preferred zowie's products. Just wish they would make a 1440p high refresh monitor.

@TheSolidlad

3 ай бұрын

They used to make them, but their last one is pretty outdated now. XL2735

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.

So crazy monitors releasing and all i want is a 240-360hz oled at 1080p for a affordable price

@rustler08

3 ай бұрын

The only modern 1080p OLED you're going to get are those dual-mode ones. Don't ever expect Samsung or LG Displays to make a 1080 only display. And OLED isn't for poor people, so don't expect affordable.

HIs videos are not about monitors review but secretly sponsored by Tracers Mains

Your analysis is second to none, I see Optimum and I click.

@dvsaleios

3 ай бұрын

Also interested in this snake oil I've got here? Low price.

@Doctor0Who

3 ай бұрын

@@dvsaleios Sure! Just need you to sample it in front of us first...yes!?