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Really over-discussed topic, I know, but this decision is extremely difficult for me. I can either spend a ton of money on a 360hz oled, or get a cheaper 400hz zowie used. I can also go even cheaper and get a 280hz zowie for almost nothing, but that would be the xl2540x+ (no dyac).

I am aware of all the OLED benefits but honestly other than colors and input delay i dont see it. I have never cared about how my game looks and dont think I’m going to start now, i basically only play fps (kovaaks, r6, apex, ow2) and have never once thought ”wow this dark corner isn’t black enough”…

With any of the zowie options on the other hand I would save money while still keeping most of the performance of the oled, without the fancy stuff thats exclusive for the panel type.

I’m not an aspiring pro or anything however I have a pretty high rank in the games I play and really only care about pure performance in my setup.

Any input? Anyone had a similar dilemma?

I am so on the fence on which one to buy. I only play cs2 and will get just below 600 fps is the gsync on the asus worth it what are the pros and cons of each?

So my timeline recently is that I bought the XL2586x+ before knowing anything. I just wanted 600hz and the 24" size coming from a 240hz IPS.

At first I was decently happy with the purchase, but after a few days there was some problems I could not get used to.

1. It developed a red stuck pixel just after few days of use.

2. The anti-glare coating that looks like dirty sand on top of the monitor that forever gives it a dirty look + interferes with text. Extremely obvious when trying to read on a white background, mission impossible.

So I ended up returning it.

I DID however like the feeling of 600hz + dyac2. It's like CRT clarity that I did not get from the XL2566x+, so for that reason alone the 600hz does have benefits.

Anyway..

So I bought it AGAIN.

This time there was no dead pixel at all, however there was something that did not feel the same as the first model. I dont know if it was a different batch or not, but motion in the screen felt faster, bit more input lag in feeling. All same settings.

Either way at an overall experience I did not feel satisfied that I had just paid 1300€ for this. So I just returned it and was done with it. It costs the same as a top 3 OLED monitor in the world.

But instead of directly going to OLED, since I prefer 24" I wanted to try one last time of the 600hz: the direct competitor, which is the asus xg248qsg.

And I got to say that it pretty much delivered everything the zowie has and some extra on top. It does NOT have the aggressive coating zowie has, text is more clear. The colors are better (subjective) ingame performance no complains, mouse movement feels crisp and no dead pixel.

But most important of all.... 300€ cheaper.

I want to know the reasoning for the Zowie price. Are there diamonds inside?

EDIT: My ASUS unit seems to have coil whine at 600hz. However when overclocking to 610hz the coil whine stops.

I'm currently stuck at 300 fps and I want to hit 600 in CS2. My current set up is

• Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz, 3504 Mhz, 8 Core(s), 16 Logical Processor(s)
• 64gb 3200mhz ddr4
• 3090

edit: Upgrade to 9850x3D getting

[VProf] 
[VProf] -- Performance report --
[VProf] Summary of 97742 frames and 122 1-second intervals.  (8275 frames excluded from analysis.)
[VProf] FPS: Avg=800.7, P1=268.0
[VProf] 
[VProf]                         All frames         Active frames       1s max (all)      1s max (active)  
[VProf]                           Avg    P99        N    Avg    P99      P50    P95        N    P50    P95
[VProf] ---------------------- ------ ------   ------ ------ ------   ------ ------   ------ ------ ------
[VProf]             FrameTotal   1.25   3.73    97742   1.25   3.73     4.03   5.77      122   4.03   5.77
[VProf]       Client Rendering   0.79   1.42    97742   0.79   1.42     1.33   3.50      122   1.33   3.50
[VProf]         Frame Boundary   0.55   1.13    97742   0.55   1.13     1.11   3.19      122   1.11   3.19
[VProf]      Client Simulation   0.19   0.65    97742   0.19   0.65     0.79   1.04      122   0.79   1.04
[VProf]   Present_RenderDevice   0.19   0.75    97742   0.19   0.75     0.68   2.72      122   0.68   2.72
[VProf]    ClientSimulateFrame   0.17   0.32    97742   0.17   0.32     0.41   0.60      122   0.41   0.60
[VProf]      Server Simulation   0.10   1.57     7810   1.22   2.22     1.79   2.59      122   1.79   2.59
[VProf]            Server Game   0.08   1.37     7810   1.01   1.72     1.51   2.40      122   1.51   2.40
[VProf]                    HUD   0.06   0.13    97742   0.06   0.13     0.22   0.43      122   0.22   0.43
[VProf]           UserCommands   0.02   0.37     7810   0.30   0.58     0.50   0.77      122   0.50   0.77
[VProf]     ClientSimulateTick   0.02   0.40     7810   0.30   0.56     0.49   0.74      122   0.49   0.74
[VProf]       Server Animation   0.01   0.18     7810   0.15   0.30     0.28   0.42      122   0.28   0.42
[VProf]                   NPCs   0.01   0.15     7810   0.13   0.20     0.20   0.56      122   0.20   0.56
[VProf] Server Send Networking   0.01   0.14     7810   0.12   0.22     0.21   0.45      122   0.21   0.45
[VProf]             Networking   0.01   0.13     7814   0.12   0.21     0.23   0.47      122   0.23   0.47
[VProf]         SoundOperators   0.01   0.14     4708   0.11   0.24     0.17   0.28      122   0.17   0.28
[VProf] 
[VProf] VProfLite stopped.

I'm okay with upgrading but I would've thought my current set up can handle 600fps

Hello guys! I bought used ec2-dw only with white skatez and they are tooo fast for me. Any ideas for better control skatez for my lovely mouse? Im thinking about corepad ctrl but not sure. Or maybe zowie original black skatez?

I've had this monitor for about a year now, and during that time I've replaced pretty much my entire setup, peripherals, platform, GPU, etc. (currently running a 9800X3D + RTX 5070 Ti).

However, the same issue has remained the entire time: a persistent feeling of sluggishness and subtle "micro-stuttering".

I've tested multiple other displays in the meantime, including OLEDs 4K 240hz, 1440p 360hz/500hz monitors. I still personally prefer 25" 1080p for competitive gaming, so I keep coming back to this monitor, but every time I do, something feels really off.

The best way I can describe it is that motion clarity and frame delivery don't feel fully coherent or smooth. Even at 240Hz, mouse panning feels slightly choppy or uneven, almost like there's a very fine layer of micro-jitter during horizontal movement, i'm not experiencing any FPS drops, and it doesn't feel like an FPS drop. There's no tearing, and frametimes looks perfectly flat, but the motion itself doesn't feel truly smooth.

What's strange is that when I switch back to a older 240Hz IPS monitors, the issue completely disappears. It immediately feels smoother and more natural. Because of that, I'm starting to wonder if this panel is simply struggling to keep up properly with its refresh rate behavior or overdrive tuning.

I experimented quite a bit with AMA settings:

• AMA Premium makes motion look a bit smoother/less jittery, clearly.
• OD Custom 21 feels slightly more responsive, but it becomes harsher

This specific model was also pulled from sale fairly quickly, and I've since seen many reports about dead pixels (my unit has some as well), so I'm curious if there may have been broader QC or panel behavior issues with this model.

For context, I mainly play Apex Legends and Overwatch, and I genuinely do not experience this sensation on my other monitors. On this one specifically, tracking and reaction timing feel noticeably worse, almost as if motion feedback is slightly delayed or inconsistent.

Quick note: the DyAc 2 on this monitor also clearly doesn't impress me, I don't understand, especially on Apex, 240FPS constant and I don't necessarily see better with it, I mean, I get the impression that the crosstalk management isn't great.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Zowie/comments/1s8rv0i/zowie_dyac_3_is_coming_soon/

We’ve finally gotten our hands on 1000Hz TN panels before 2030. As for DyAc 3, I reckon it’s comparable to NVIDIA’s Pulsar technology.

https://preview.redd.it/u8ikuewrtozg1.jpg?width=1225&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6f41aa6532de4f9478a13be2fde5225a24a3f6be

Hi everyone,

I mainly play CS2 and I’m kind of stuck between upgrading my monitor. I’d really like some opinions from high elo / experienced players.

CS2 is my main game (I play it 5–6 days a week).

I only play single-player / AAA games maybe 1–2 days on weekends, and I also watch movies on my PC.

Right now I’m using:

- ASUS TUF 27" IPS 2K 260Hz

- I’ve been playing CS2 on it for about 1 year

- I’m Faceit Level 10

- I don’t care about tournaments or pro scene, but I really want to become a better and more consistent player in Faceit

My only concern with my current setup is:

- 27" feels slightly big for CS2

- I feel like I might perform better on a smaller esports-style monitor (24")

Now I want to upgrade and use my current monitor as a second screen.

My options are:

Option 1: Zowie TN (360Hz or 540Hz)

If I go Zowie, I will ONLY use it for CS2. My current 27" IPS will be used for:

AAA games

single-player games

movies

general use

Option 2: OLED 500Hz (or high refresh OLED)

If I go OLED, that monitor will become my ONLY main monitor:

CS2

AAA games

everything else

My main dilemma is actually not just Hz… but:

- 24" vs 27"

- TN esports setup vs OLED all-round setup

I feel like switching to a 24" esports monitor might actually help me become a better CS player in terms of focus and consistency.

At the same time, OLED looks like the perfect all-in-one solution.

So my question is:

As a Faceit Level 10 player who mainly plays CS2 but doesn’t care about pro tournaments, what would you choose and why?

Is the competitive advantage of Zowie (360/540Hz TN) still worth it over a high refresh OLED in 2026?

So guys i have two monitor right now and i mostly playing PUBG.

I wondering if u guys select one monitor which one would be.

Benq Zowie XL2411K 144hz TN or Samsung Odyssey G4 240hz Ips.

My case can give me around stable 240 fps.

I noticed Zowie new mousepad on IEM Atlanta

https://preview.redd.it/3lbrnjpfts0h1.png?width=534&format=png&auto=webp&s=beed222910127a6daa563c23df52d86c0635cd50

https://preview.redd.it/lcsjir1gts0h1.png?width=218&format=png&auto=webp&s=d24b8b6647864eb1ca37ec8ecea9a2b3efd038bc

https://preview.redd.it/62vxpr1gts0h1.png?width=341&format=png&auto=webp&s=20f8cb5338255f77967021404e30393c98a56338

I got a Zowie XL2546K a few days ago and I’ve only played CS2 on it. I still can’t find good color settings. I tried a lot of pro settings, but most looked too orange. They made dark areas brighter, but reds looked orange and I didn’t like it. I play in a room with dim white lighting, and most of the settings were too bright, gave me headaches, and hurt my eyes.

Does the eye strain from a monitor strobing overtime get better? I never had one long enough to know if like the eye fatigue feeling goes away eventually. I ask this because when I first got the 610hz I felt it much more over a pulsar monitor. I returned both monitors... But thinking about rebuying one to keep for a long period of time. I feel like my eyes did have to warm up to an oled monitor, but im good now. but that didn't take long like a day? Same with when you get a higher refresh rate monitor, i feel like your eyes need to adjust to that as well.

I have always used the xl2546k and I wanted to upgrade it since I upgraded my complete gaming setup (including obviously the pc) I have a 9800x3d and a 5080 with 64 ram, I have not tried yet but I am pretty sure that I can run over 500 stable fps on valorant while full low graphics. My question here is, if budget is not so much of an issue, which one would be worth buying?

apparently, with this feature, you can increase the motion clarity but at the cost of further reducing brightness.

has anyone tried this and seeing how much motion clarity improves?

do i get a s2-c, ec3-c for a temporary replacement to my superlight that flicks after doing 360 with it and wait for donk x zowie

I have xl2546 right now and can upgrade it to 2566k or 2566x+ for my 2546 + around 50-60 $. Does it worth to upgrade mine? Cant buy the 540 or 600 hz one cuz of cost.