Alienware just invalidated its own high-end esports monitor
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends
Alienware has a new batch of 27-inch monitors it’s releasing, but one of them stands out from the rest: the AW2724HF. It’s a 27-inch, 1080p display for $460, but it comes with a 360Hz refresh rate, which could make it one of the best gaming monitors on the market.
The big reason why is that Alienware released its AW2524H just a few months ago. That 1080p display with a 500Hz refresh rate costs almost twice as much as the AW2724HF. Although the difference between 360Hz and 500Hz sounds like a lot for competitive gaming, it’s really not.
At 360Hz, the screen is refreshing about every 2.7 milliseconds. At 500Hz, it’s ever 2ms. For even the most competitive gamers, you’re getting a monitor that’s larger, half the price, and nearly as fast as Alienware’s esports champ. And the AW2724HF still comes with a rated 0.5ms response time, along with VESA’s Adaptive Sync for variable refresh rate for Nvidia and AMD GPUs. It even comes with the headphone stand that the AW2524H touts.
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The only major difference is the lack of an Nvidia Reflex analyzer built into the display. The 500Hz model comes with Reflex built-in, allowing you to track your mouse latency and total system latency directly through the monitor.
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The AW2724HF is available now for $460, which isn’t a bad price compared to even other 1080p monitors with the same refresh rate. Both the ViewSonic Elite XG251G and Asus ROG Swift PG259QN, which sport similar specs, are $600 at the time of writing.
If you’re not an ultracompetitive gamer, the AW2724DM is a slightly less extreme version. It’s 1440p and comes with a more tame 180Hz refresh rate, along with a higher DisplayHDR 600 certification.
In addition to VESA’s Adaptive Sync, the monitor also comes with FreeSync Premium Pro and G-Sync Compatible certifications, so variable refresh rate shouldn’t be a problem. The monitor is available now as well, though at a lower price of $400.
Dell / Dell
If you’re on a budget, Dell is also releasing a couple of new gaming monitors. The G2724D is a 1440p display with a 165Hz refresh rate that costs $300 and will be available June 22. The G2524H is arriving shortly later on June 27, and it’s a 1080p display with up to a 280Hz refresh rate for $250.
