Bought 3 of these to upgrade my battlestation and couldn't be more pleased. It is like that time you went from a mechanical harddrive to a solid state harddrive and your world changed. Good future proof monitor for when cards could actually hit these kind of FPS so I expect these to last for a good 4 years. I guess you could go buy a 120hz monitor but, 240hz is gonna be better no matter how you think about it and these monitors have some of the slimmest bezels. Side by side its about an inch. Eyefinity works great with this setup as does games that support spreading across 3 monitors like PoE or WoW. These monitors also auto adjust to what you are doing such as watching a movie, gaming, browsing etc so they pretty much hit everything I wanted in a monitor. See the picture and welcome to my new world I live in =)
The Monitor is replacing a 120hz Alienware that was 8 years old and finally gave out. This new one is ever better. I have a gtx 1080 FE and when I booted into win 10 it was at 60hz and no option inside the Nvidia control panel to go higher, it only listed 60hz and 50hz.
I thought maybe the HDMI could not do 240hz but its 2.0b so it should. I had to right click on desktop and go to WINDOWS display settings (not nvidia) from there at the bottom choose "Display Adapter Properties" then click "List All Modes" You will see an extended list that is not https://www.amazon.com/gp/css/order-history/ref=nav_nav_orders_firstin the Nvidia control panel settings. From there you can select 1920x1080 32 bit 240 hz. You will know you are in 240hz by moving the mouse in a circle on the desktop quickly. You will see a circle of mouse pointers that are touching each other (like 80 of them). If its in 60hz and move the mouse fast in a circular motion you will see maybe 8 pointers and they will be separated by like an inch.
I almost took a star off due to the poor shipping. They put it in a box 2x the size of the internal box with no filler. So it was just bouncing around inside about 1 foot back and forth. It seems to be intact so I'm keeping it. But come on shippers.
And don't worry about getting Gsync over the Free Sync. If you have a good video card like a 1070 just play games with Vsync OFF and run the panel at 240hz. Screen tearing at 240 hz is nil and your games do not have to be running at 240 fps. Its looks great with the game running at 50fps 100 fps etc. Vsync and Gsync and free sync are sort of gimmicks, you don't really need them. People that play FPS that are fast like Quake, Unreal Tourney etc. You will have far less mouse lag, input lag etc if you run the game with Vsync OFF.
I took a star off due to its edge bleed on all 4 sides. About 1/2" of brighter bleed through on dark scenes in movies and games. My IPS monitors do not have any edge bleed. Not sure its on ALL of them or maybe mine got damaged in shipping.
Best monitor out there IMO, i got this one on discount too, cause it had a minor scratch somewhere on it! I Still cant find it though, came in original packaging as well, no components unwrapped. NOTE to people using 240hz, this monitor has HDMI 2.0 on both HDMI ports and is DisplayPort 1.2 compliant. Make sure your GPU has these ports aswell, you will need HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 on your GPU to use 240hz. The cable will not matter, but you cannot use a DisplayPort to HDMI cable, as this limits the monitor to 60hz. The HDMI cable that is included is made well and should support this. Sadly it does not come with a DisplayPort cable despite DisplayPort being better.
This monitor has been a pleasure to use and is one of the best-looking high refresh rate monitors that I've gotten my hands on thus far. Paired with a higher-end card such as the GTX 1070, the Alienware 25 is an excellent choice for those with a moderate budget.
The Good:
- Great build quality. Its sleek bezels add significant flare to my setup, and even looks good from the back!
- Has a great color configuration out-of-the-box, especially for a 240hz monitor.
- It's not OLED, but this monitor has a seriously great looking TN panel.
- Has one of the best looking on-screen configuration menus I have seen.
- Excellent viewing angles.
- Has a surprisingly capable USB hub.
The Bad:
- The monitor is relatively heavy. Some lower-end VESA mounts may not be able to support it.
- The VESA mount is slightly recessed into the back of the monitor, making it difficult to attach to some mounts without damaging the monitor.
The Ugly:
- The adhesive at the bottom of the monitor became visible in less than a week, making it look like there is a build-up of dust underneath the Alienware logo.
- Severe ghosting occurs when running at 240hz with a 1ms ("Super Fast") response time. To avoid this, I am required to run the monitor at 200hz, as I prefer higher response times over being able to see a few extra frames.
This monitor is amazing! 240Hz really does feel buttery smooth. I upgraded from 144Hz to 240Hz as I play a lot of CS:GO, and it is well worth it! Included with the monitor is an HDMI cable that supports 240Hz, if your GPU can handle it. I'm running on a GTX 1070 and it handles 240Hz with ease. Very happy with the purchase!
Feature Product
- Designed for the enthusiast, the AW2518HF delivers a futuristic style and precise form with solid stability
- Lightning-fast 240Hz native refresh rate combined with 1ms response time delivers buttery-smooth gameplay with virtually no input lag
- Compatibility- All Operating System. AMD Free Sync eliminates choppy gameplay and broken frames with fluid, artifact-free performance at virtually any framerate
- Specific gaming OSD (onscreen display) design keeps your user experience in the gaming theme. Brightness : 400 nits
- Game comfortably in your zone with a height adjustable stand, tilt, swivel and pivot features. Refer to the PDF attached below in Technical Specification for Installation manual
Description
Alienware' s new 25-inch Gaming Monitor packs premium gaming performance features into a captivating display. Featuring iconic Alienware design, 240Hz refresh rate with 1ms response time, and AMD FreeSync technology for an effortlessly smooth gaming experience.
Great monitor. Even without G-SYNC. I got the cheaper version because I was strapped for cash and my main monitor is a 165 hz IPS with G-SYNC. I got this monitor strictly to play FPS games on it, namely overwatch. For what I use this monitor for, it's fantastic. I saw my accuracy go up 5-6%. I would not use this as my main my monitor though because I feel TNs just can't reproduce the colors that an IPS can. But for the price I paid, it's one of he'll of a bargain for 240hz.
Great TN 240hz monitor. The colors are good, and I like the different presets (FPS, Movie, Standard etc. For preset color adjustments). It also has a dark stabilizer, similar to benq's black equalizer. My only compliant is I prefer the smaller/square platform stands for the monitor, as I have a smaller desk that I share my PC and monitor with. The two platform spokes are wide, and slightly protrude on my QCK+. I bought this out of whim to see if 240hz was worth it (I own the 1440P/144hz Dell monitor). I will say playing CSGO death match for about 40 minutes, the game play was much smoother, and it felt like I could flick smoother/more accurate. I would recommend this monitor.
I bought this because after much research, it's pretty much the best bang for the buck. I have a ASUS Strix GTX 1070 and although this monitor has not (yet) landed on Nvidia's officially certified compatible with g-sync list yet, I can say with confidence that this monitor does indeed work with G-Sync very well. The only game I've heard anyone mentioning as having issues with g-sync on this monitor is Elder Scrolls Online (which I do not play). Great picture quality, good brightness and silk smooth gameplay and works with G-Sync while costing roughly $120 to $150 less than the official g-sync version of this same monitor.
I've only had this monitor for 3 days now but I can say that it has worked flawlessly with these ganes:
Destiny 2
Borderlands 2
Star Wars Battlefront 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Warhammer - Vermintide 2
(damn, that's a lot of "2"s, lol)
Anywho, a great monitor!
Pro: I don't think you can get a better gaming monitor for the price. Set for max resolution and Freesync activated, this does everything I could possibly want. Paired with a Sapphire NITRO 580 and an Intel 8600 ... it screams. Very, very easy set-up too.
Con: The USB jacks, HDMI and DP jacks are on the back and in a recess that is accessed vertically. Its very awkward to access and put the jacks in. Not a big deal, just a little hard to see and access. Once they're in of course, you probably won't have to access it again.
Highly recommend this monitor to any gamer on a moderate budget.
Okay, so i bought this in october 2018. I sold both of mine to upgrade to an ultrawide curved monitor right before the update that let these work with Gsync, lol. I still think they are excellent monitors. The main issue is that they are NOT the best monitors for text or graphics editing. You should know that it is a TN panel screen because only those can respond fast enough. On my personal system, i spend 90% of my time non gaming and 10% at the very most gaming. When your monitor use is mostly text, it sticks out when some characters are not displayed as clearly as they could be on a 1080p screen. Between that and wanting to move to a single monitor was when i replaced these (I was running two of these and decided it was pointless using a 1ms, 240hz monitor for a screen that only ever showed a text editor). I went for an ultrawide monitor with an IPS panel and 75hz refresh rate and I am perfectly happy with it. I know to a lot of people considering this monitor, wouldn't ever consider using 75hz and that's fine. I also sold my gtx 1070 and am back to using onboard video now, lol. It's good enough for my one weekly game.
For gaming purposes, this monitor IS the bees knees pretty much, at 240hz the detail and sheer smoothness has to be seen to be believed. I drove both of these with a 8gb gtx 1070 and it did great. Not once did i ever have issues and i usually maxed out the game settings. I noticed my kills in FPS's definitely went up when i got this monitor and it did help me become a better player by being able to time stuff I couldn't on slower monitors. Well i'm back to my 75hz and i'm still doing great so maybe once you learn it you keep it :)
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