CES 2025 is fast approaching, and while we're sure to see some exciting new tech unveiled at the event, MSI and ASRock seem to be jumping the gun and showing us some of what they have in store already.
And what they have are some blisteringly fast gaming monitors. ASRock has announced two 520 Hz IPS gaming monitors, the PG27FFX2A and PG27FFX1B.
And in addition to the MPG 272URX (a 27-inch 4K QD-OLED), MSI has announced a 500 Hz, 27-inch, 1440p OLED monitor, the MPG 272QR QD-OLED X50.
The ASRock Phantom Gaming PG27FFX2A and PG27FFX1B, both 520 Hz monitors, are obviously targeted at competitive gamers. They only reach 1080p resolution but are IPS panels, and ASRock points out that this is «a market dominated by TN and VA panels».
IPS panels tend to offer better colour accuracy than TN panels and better response times than VA ones. And regarding the latter, both these new monitors offer 1 ms GtG response times, and both have FreeSync Premium support.