HWM Singapore – June 2019

TEST

TheAORUSAD27QD
is a 27-inch,1440p
144Hzmonitorthatseems
tocheckallthemarksfora
greatgamingdisplay,making
it anenticingpropositionfor
one’sbattlestation.
I say“battlestation”
becausethere’softenloads
ofaestheticpridewhenit
comestoDIYgamingPCs,
andtheAD27QDis likely
tomeetsomeofthose

PICTURES

AORUS

A falcon rises

AORUSAD27QD

Spot the not-so-subtle falcon

motif in its design.

stylistic requirements. Yet

the business-end of this

monitor delivers great

gaming performance and

is slim enough for multi-

monitor setups. There’s

even something new in the

“gimmicky” features section:

a pair of integrated active

noise-cancelling (ANC)

microphones that may prove

useful for some.

The AORUS logo features

a falcon, so you can bet that

their  rst monitor takes

plenty of inspiration from

one. Depending on who you

ask, the lights on the rear

panel either looks like a pair

of outstretched wings or a

head-on view of a bird of

prey. Those customizable

RGB lights are on the stand

too, which from an angle

also looks like a falcon’s

head. It’s all very stylized, of

course, banking heavily on

one’s approval of aggressive

gamer-gear designs.

That stand comes with all

the ergonomic adjustments

we’ve come to expect, with

a full 90-degree pivot and

a good 130mm of vertical

travel. The swivel only goes

20 degrees either way, less

than some other models

in this range, though it’s

still usable for local party

games or competitive match

reviews. It sits on two-

pronged feet which doesn’t

take up much space, but

it exhibits some monitor

wobbling when nudged

and�has a relatively

chunky spine adding to

its table depth.

Side bezels and borders

measure approximately

0.8- to 0.9cm, thin enough

for a multi-monitor set-up.

It’s a contemporary look that

reserves all the attention

for the panel, and rightly

so because image quality is

respectably good.

The AD27QD supports

AMD’s Freesync, is offi cially

NVIDIA G-Sync compatible,

and features a 1ms response

time for full gaming chops.

Onboard enhancements

such as Aim Stabilizer

By Ade Putra (GameAxis)

72 HWM | JUNE 2019