AOC AGON AG271UG
http://www.aoc.com £650
Choosing a monitor is possibly the most difficult decision you’ll ever have to make when it comes to
your gaming rig. Which resolution do you go for? What graphics card do you have? Do you prefer higher
refresh rates, or more clarity in your gaming? What about adaptive sync?There’s never a perfect answer. A screen great for
shooters will be less than stellar for RPGs, and vice
versa. Arguably AOC’s AGON AG271UG is the best
of what PC gaming has to offer. Got a GTX 1080 Ti,
and a penchant mindblowing visuals? Then this
screen is the one for you. Featuring 4K, an IPS panel
for stunning colour reproduction, a four-millisecond
response time and G-Sync, it more than
makes up for its price.
It’s one of the nicest screens we’ve used.
There’s a lot to be said for that IPS 4Kcombo, although we’re surprised it isn’t available in
a 32-inch form factor. It’s quite hard to discern the
difference between 1440p and 4K at 27 inches.
Boost that up to 32 inches, however, and the
difference is huge. Those extra five inches are
joyous. G-Sync is also a fairly nice feature, although
adaptive sync (found in the Nvidia control panel)
does negate a lot of its benefits if you fancy
saving the cash.
SCREEN SIZE: 27 INCHES / PANEL TECH: IPS / NATIVE RES: 3840X2160 /
REFRESH RATE: 60 HZ / RESPONSE RATE: 4MS GTGMONITOR86 %
1
GPU POWER
Boy, do you need
some serious GPU grunt
to power this screen. At
a minimum, you’ll need a
single GTX 1080, or a
1080 Ti, to enjoy it fully.2
IPS
PERFECTION?
IPS (in-plane switching)
is, by far, the most
accurate when it comes
to colour reproduction.3
NO 120HZ?
Is this the end of 4K
60Hz being the best?
Asus, Acer and AOC
have announced 120Hz
4K panels but they’ll be
priced at £2,000-plus.4
PRICE TAG?
AOC’s AG271UG
isn’t the first to market,
but it does come at an
attractive price – almost
£70 cheaper than the
Asus equivalent.Hardware
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