ASUS ROG Strix XG43UQ HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitor
ASUS ROG Strix XG43UQ HDMI 2.1 Gaming Monitor — 43-inch 4K UHD, 144 Hz, 1ms MPRT, HDMI 2.1, AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Display Stream Compression (DSC), ELMB Sync, DisplayHDR 1000, DCI-P3 90%
REMOTE CONTROL
A bundled remote control lets users adjust monitor settings from a distance.
ANTI-GLARE PANEL
The matte anti-glare panel reduces distracting reflections and glare, allowing gamers to focus on what’s happening on screen.
10-WATT STEREO SPEAKERS
ASUS SonicMaster technology enhances gaming experiences, delivering incredible hi-fi-grade audio for greater levels of immersion.
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| Panel Size(diagonal) | 43″(109.22cm) | 43″(109.22cm) | 43″(109.22cm) |
| Aspect Ratio | (16:9) | (16:9) | (16:9) |
| Display Viewing Area(HxV) | 941.184 x 529.416 mm | 941.184 x 529.416 mm | 941.184 x 529.416 mm |
| Curvature | Flat | Flat | Flat |
| True Resolution | 3840×2160 | 3840×2160 | 3840×2160 |
| Refresh Rate | 144Hz | 144Hz | 120Hz |
| Viewing Angle (CR≧10) | 178°(H)/178°(V) | 178°(H)/178°(V) | 178°(H)/178°(V) |
| Response Time | 1ms MPRT | 1ms MPRT | 4ms (Gray to Gray) |
| G-Sync or FreeSync | FreeSync | G-Sync | FreeSync |
| Connectivity | Signal Input : HDMI (v2.1)x2, HDMI (v2.0)x2, DP (v1.4) x1 Earphone jack: 3.5mm Mini-Jack USB Ports: 3.0×2 | Signal Input : HDMI(v2.0) x2, DisplayPort 1.4×2 PC Audio Input : 3.5mm Mini-Jack Earphone jack : 3.5mm Mini-Jack USB Port(s) : 3.0×2 | Signal Input : HDMI(v2.0) x3, DisplayPort 1.4 PC Audio Input : 3.5mm Mini-Jack Earphone jack : 3.5mm Mini-Jack USB Port(s) : 3.0×2 |
| Weight: | 15.3 kg |
| Dimensions: | 24.85 x 38.37 x 11.87 cm; 15.3 Kilograms |
| Brand: | ASUS |
| Model: | XG43UQ |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Asus |
| Dimensions: | 24.85 x 38.37 x 11.87 cm; 15.3 Kilograms |
I didn’t buy this through Amazon, however it is an amazing monitor I had to leave a review. If you want a 4K monitor, amazing refresh rate and crystal clear picture, you’ll be hard pushed in this price point. Yes, 600 is steep, but you absolutely get what you pay for. Cannot recommend it highly enough. I am saving to buy another one to upgrade my second monitor. I might even toy with getting a third for the ultimate rig.
This monitor is great aside from 144hz hdmi. There were many, many flashing pixels on this mode. I tried to return it but as it was “fulfilled by amazon”. Amazon refused to accept it. I was told to courier it at my own expense and claim a refund but no courier (post office, fedex, UPS) would ship a monitor without it being shipped sans insurance. No way I’m doing that. Other companies accept returns like Dell but it was a big issue for amazon. Makes me think twice about ordering a monitor from amazon in the future. Hope this helps someone
Bought this just recently to replace my two old 27″ HP monitors, this thing is a beast. Absolutely best purchase i have made in a long time. Amazing picture quality wheater you into gaming or desing or watching movies etc its a crystal clear. More then enough settings to keep you tweaking things if you into it of course. For what i need it its more then enough, worth every penny and comaper it to samsung which cost twice more there is no difference and in fact this is better in my opinion. Only thing about this is weight, its quite heavy and the stand requires decent amount of room on a desk so make sure your desk has plenty of space so you are safe distance away from monitor for comfortable viewing (you dont want this close to your eyes ) thx.
I previously had 2 asus rog monitors 27″ abd decided upgrading one to a bigger screen. 1440p with 170hz sold it to me. Easy set up and familiar menus made this a dream. Cant recommend enough.
HDR (High dynamic range)
ULMB (Ultra-low motion blur)
1ms response time
G-Sync
I like this monitor for how large it is (“27), it helps with organizing and doing work as you can easily have a word tab open on one side and resources on the other side. Its very easy to read and the brightness is more than good. I have no bleed on this monitor from the LCD which is an issue with some monitors. You are able to toggle the refresh rates on this monitor natively which is useful to conserve its life.
However, dont get this monitor just because of HDR, the feature is underwhelming and the screen appears too bright and the colours too contrasted. The other features like ULMB help with competitive gaming as they reduce blurryness.
The only strange issue that I cant resolve with this monitor is sometimes on bootup, the monitor appears darker for some strange reason. I suspect that sometimes on bootup ULMB is turned on without any previous input and it turns back off when you restart your graphics with (Win + Ctrl + Shift + B). This isn’t really an issue for me and it only happens maybe once every few months.
The stand of this monitor is very sturdy and offers a wide range of movement, you can rotate it 90 degrees if you’d like depending on what suits you. I think the weight of the stand removes the need of a VESA mount (which it also has) as its unlikely to knock over, The stand is really heavy. I didn’t buy this monitor out of vanity looks but theres RGB lights on the back if you are into that which you can customise.
The settings on this monitor are standard and there’s a few buttons on the back to make navigating somewhat easier. Most of the settings are useless to be honest with some lacklustre filters and scope and red dot settings, the only game that I could see you using these in would be EFT (Escape from tarkov) but these are really not needed. The filters themselves take time to navigate to and they are bad in my opinion. The ULMB is a solid feature on this monitor but by turning it on, the monitor gets darker (to be expected as ULMB inserts black frames). I think the feature is very solid and with combination with the pre-sets you can make in the menu, it helps with when you want to use it.
The beauty panel on the back covers the connectors which there are plenty of, there’s also a USB hub integrated within the monitor for cable management which is highly appreciated! I highly recommend this monitor but for the price you’d want to buy it on amazon warehouse or find it on a cheaper website.
Great product!
Playing at 3840×2160 @144hz causes this for me
It’s really obvious on some games and with others, you can only see a subtle change if you flick your mouse left and right.
I purchased a new DP 1.4 cable and that did not fix the issue.
The only fix i came across was messing around with some settings on the OSD *on-screen display *
In the System Setup I changed the DisplayPort Ver to DisplayPort 1.2 which automatically knocks your monitor down to 120hz.
great monitor as usual from asus.
4k resolution. bit light on colour saturation but nothing too bad.
got this for my new 5000 pc build got the parts from amazon and saved the same ammmount for a lower spec ready made PC from overclockers.
being a PC engineer has its benefits.
This comes factory calibrated. In SDR mode the colours a very vibrant.
The banding is a lot better than what I’ve seen from other monitors.
Even though this is only HDR400, I gave it a try. Windows still need some work with its use of HDR. I have noticed that some overlay features like the volume bar will cause a flicker. In-game it’s a lot better than I thought. You see a lot more details
The only downside for me is that with the the back panel on, it’s a little tricky to use the USB ports, probably best to use them for keyboard/mice – or something else that you plan on keeping plugged in
All in all a very nice monito
I can’t/won’t comment on the stand as the monitor is being put on a dual monitor stand. I’m replacing the 34″ as a) it’s only 100hz and b) I keep hitting my head on the corner of it.
Essentially, this is similar to my older monitor, but instead of 3440, it’s 2560, but it runs at 170hz so using G-Sync, my FPS isn’t as limited.
It is has more “pop” on screen than my older one, even if that was IPS. Colours and brightness are very good on this screen. The overlay is essentially the same as are the menus. However being able to use the monitor as a KVM between my 2 PC’s is a godsend!
Playing games shows no issues to my eyes and a lot of the reviews have said ghosting is minimal to non-existent, hence why I purchased it.
There’s some LED’s on the back which can be customised as usual by Armory Crate. should that be your thing as well.
Ultimately – I’m really happy with the new screen – the colours/brightness are improved, I can have more FPS due to the faster refresh rate (as said, the old monitor capped at 100 via G-Sync on purpose, this is 170hz so it’s nice to have the refresh rate increased to match the power of the graphics card) and I no longer smash my head on the corner of it!
Lots of settings to customise. Most of the presents are rubbish though (they make colours completely inaccurate). I only really use the User Mode. sRGB mode can be useful in some scenarios. Thankfully in the user mode I can adjust the colour balance, gamma, brightness, and other settings to make the picture accurate. I wish there was the ability to save a few more user presents, rather than only having the one. Overall a good purchase. Lovely sharp 4K image, that can get very bright (make sure you lower the gamma to 1.8 when your room is very bright).
elly good monitor just disipointed when the power supply cable was wrong sent ?? ask amazon for discount but they refuse just ask me to return good staff :/ so i need for new monitor now buy myself new cable that will fit OMG :/
After getting my hands on a RTX3080, i decided to replace my old DELL 2711 2k monitor for a uptodate model..
After doing some research and narrowing down what type of monitor i wanted, i decided ASUS ROG STIX XG27UQR..
WHY?
1st for me is picture colour and type of screen.
As my old DELL 2711 was a IPS screen (which at the time was fairly new) and the tech on screens aint moved that much, the new monitor had to be IPS.
Also i wanted to move from 2k to 4k and 10 bit, also from 60hz to above 100hz.
So i finaly decided on the ASUS XG27UQR, yes there are cheaper and maybe simler monitors out there, but i, class a monitor on something like a upgrade every 5-6 years, (the dell being 10 years and still going strong, (which now is being used by my 8y old son). I hope i get the samesimler usage out of the ASUS..
A couple of pointers though, 1 set the monitor up for yourself, play about for a hour or 2 experiment with settings, you will find the sweet spot.
Also the 2nd at 144hz the monitor burns energy, from my smart meter the difference from 60hz too 144hz is about 8p…. might not sound much but calculate that over 5-10 years, how many 60hz monitors could you have bought…
overall im more than happy with the purchase, just hope the monitor will stand the test of time..
I absolutely love it! Upgrading from a cheap IPS monitor this one blew my mind. The colours are great, the lack of motion blur and amazing response time, honestly make it worth every penny. I would recommend this monitor to anyone who is looking for an upgrade or even building their first PC. You can’t get it wrong with this ASUS monitor.
For those wondering, yes, this monitor does support Variable Refresh Rate with Nvidia GPUs. Using mine with the RTX 3080 and it is smooth as butter in games up to its default 165Hz (or 170Hz if you use the built-in “overclock” function).
I do notice some smearing, particularly of Blacks on the desktop, but it’s unnoticable in games.
Lovely big screen, bright, but I do notice some colour banding on the desktop, using HDR and SDR where Gradients are concerned.
Overall though pleased with the purchase despite these slight flaws, as they’re not egregious enough to outweigh the plus points!
Absolutely love this monitor, perfect for gaming, amazing colours out of the box without having to mess around with settings for ages to get it right.
Extremely simple and easy to use menus with lots of great features!
Would absolutely recommend this monitor.
Slightly lower brightness rating only because of HDR mode being much darker compared to non HDR.
Fantastic monitor for games, high refresh rate of 144hz allows for buttery smooth gameplay, didn’t think I’d notice the different between this and my previous 75hz monitor and you really do.
Content creation is also pretty good on this monitor, decent colour reproduction but wouldn’t use this for anything broadcast related, digital is fine
It’s really bloody big so keep that in mind, if you’ve never had a curved monitor before, it feels like being in a cockpit of a plane. Would reccomend!
Colours, contrast, very good. Not mind blowing quality, perfect for gaming, good for work. Performance, I see no difference from MSI.
The best bit are the back, right side, massive buttons and a thumbs tick. Feel like some giant gaming handheld lol. Love it. Nice touch that makes thus monitor gaming gaming not just cus of rgb in design.
Can’t faulty it, no negatives but then I’m sure there are decent other monitors for that money.
This is ridiculously expensive and ideally needs two people to get it out of the enormous box it arrives in. You have to attach the stand while the screen is still in the box and there’s a cutout in the box to facilitate this. The various connection ports and power socket are hideously awkward to access, requiring the removal of a plastic panel on the back to get access. The sockets are effectively hidden as they are above the hole exposed by removing the panel and face downward. There are pictures of the sockets stamped in the plastic case to indicate their position but it is difficult to see the actual sockets. I would advise any future owners to connect all the requisite cables before attaching the stand while the screen is still face down in its box.
However, once you get it assembled and have recovered from the necessary exertions and contortions you will have a truly impressive screen.
good quality as expected from asus rog. found it good for gaming on both pc and xbox, the only down side is the price as this monitor cost more than some full pc,s and laptops.
overall very good specs, build quality. it could of done with a remote with it as getting to the menu with gear under it is hard.
– The monitor is very large, so make sure you have the space. It takes the entirety of my deck, and the thing is HEAVY so if you’re looking at mounting it, it’s likely that the majority of mounts won’t work.
– There’s a lot more games that don’t support 32:9 that do, so you will end up playing games with black bars. A large amount of AAA games support 21:9, so you’ll still get the ultra-wide experience.
– Get a copy of DisplayFusion Pro; you’ll need it. Managing windows to snap into different locations will be difficult without using a software like this. There’s a lot of sales on this application, as usually it can cost 30. G2A have licenses for 15.
– Get a hand. Putting this monitor in place is difficult work, so a spare person will help a lot.
– If you’re looking at playing games at the ultra-ultra-wide resolution to take full advantage of the screen real estate, understand that it’s graphically intensive. I’m currently using a NVIDIA 2070 SUPER, and anything below this would struggle massively. Yes, it’s an expensive upgrade, but it’s a big monitor, and the graphics card is going to have to output to this.
– Colour on this monitor is good, but not stupidly accurate for things like print/design. Keep this in mind if you’re looking to do design work, but most people won’t notice this.
– It’s FreeSync 2, meaning that it passes some of the feature set needed such as HDR. The darks look brilliant, the brights look decent. It’s not 1000 nits, meaning it’s not completely true HDR, but it’s really good.
– No. There’s no VGA, no DVI. It’s not the standard anymore, so please don’t expect it. Converting the cable will impact performance, so look to upgrade your video output (graphics card) if you want good quality high performance video out.
– I’m happy to answer any questions you have on it. I purchased it, and I’m not selling it.
– The back of the stand has a metal post, meaning you can’t push it all the way back. This is expected, and the weight of the monitor needs some serious grounding.
If this review is helpful in anyway, please mark it as such! If not, thanks nonetheless! 🙂
On the whole, the effect while using this thing for gaming is stunning. I upgraded from three old 28″ 16:10 HannsG affairs, with fluorescent lamps. I was worried that as this single screen wouldn’t be as tall or wide, the effect would be diminished – far from it. Having no bezels separating your screens is what really makes the effect, and this thing does it in style.
I’m using it with a GeForce GTX1070, and it seems to make use of G-Sync with no issues; the on-screen refresh rate counter happily goes up and down when gaming, proving that the feature is working. For anyone not in the know, nVidia gave up on G-Sync as a walled garden, and made it compatible with FreeSync earlier this year. All you need are the latest drivers, and a 10 series card or higher.
There is also a ‘panel’ feature, where input from different sources can be fed to different sections of the screen. I haven’t tried this yet, but I have no reason to believe it doesn’t work. At any rate, you will need to connect using DisplayPort to make use of as much refresh rate as you can.
Picture quality is immense, but it did take a bit of fiddling with Windows settings to get that I needed to leave HDR turned off to get full access to the monitor’s image settings. On that subject, there was no disk in the box, so I looked what software was available online. There is no driver as such, but there is an application called Asus DisplayWidget that contains all the OSD settings, to save you having to mess around with the hardware buttons etc. This would be a great addition, only it doesn’t work properly; repeatedly, when changing settings in the software, the display would glitch out and go pink, meaning I had to disconnect and reconnect to get it to reset. It’s supposed to start with Windows, which it does, but it can’t be opened. You need to quit it then restart it. In the end I gave up on it, and decided to stick with the OSD. This is really my only quibble, but I guess it’s an additional feature, so giving it 5 stars anyway.
It’s a lot to fork out for a monitor, but so far, I haven’t regretted it.