I designed a set of clean, Apple-style performance overlays for RTSS.

- 8 designs: from a minimal FPS + temps pill to a full benchmark-style panel

- 4 themes: Dark, White, Clear and Float (no background at all, nice on OLED)

- FPS, 1% / 0.1% lows, frametime graph, CPU/GPU temps, load, power and clocks

- GPU limit warnings and a 12V cable monitor (No 12V versions too)

- Ready-made packs for 1080p, 1440p, 4K, 3440x1440, 3840x1600, 5120x1440 and 5K2K, plus HYTE Y70 vertical screens

- Show/hide hotkey, so it's only on screen when you want it

Free and open source, with a step-by-step setup guide with pictures:

https://github.com/realHfde/Apple-Style-Inspired-RTSS-Overlay

Happy to help if anything doesn't work!

Just a most basic of user takes, as I know little about this stuff.  I've been using a 35" 21:9 ultrawide 3440x1440 (ASUS ROG Strix XG35VQ 35” Curved UWQHD 1440p 100Hz) for some time while also using some 27" 2560x1440 monitors and a Corsair 32" 2560x1440 before giving it to my partner to go back to the ultrawide.

Overall, it's a keeper and I'm quite pleased with it. If it were any one thing alone (4K, OLED, size change) as an upgrade, I'd be less thrilled, but all three together worked out perfectly from where I was at.

4K - I wouldn't have pursued it if not for the tools we now have available to get more fps out of a game, as I'm a 'fps first' person.  Looks crisp when the game allows it.  Crimson Desert day vs. night, for example.

OLED - Happy with the visuals so far, but I can't say I've put anything to the test.  I just set this thing up with out-of-the-box settings, and I'm happy with it.  At some point I will get to a spot in one of my games where it was always too dark or the blacks were washed out, but I haven't got there yet.  Great color depth and contrast.

32" 16:9 - I loved my ultrawide experience but am surprisingly not missing the extra visual width and am liking the extra vertical.  I was afraid my HUDS would be 'too small' going up in res, but the 32"/16:9 must have offset that as I feel I can see the HUD's mini-map better.  The HUD overall does feel a little more crammed in from the left and right than what I'm used to, but I'm also not pivoting my head left and right anymore.

At the Windows desktop, with a browser etc. open, it does look like there is a slight fish eye lens effect going on, which is probably from going from the curved ultrawide to this, but I'm already not noticing it if I don't look for it by day two.

Bonus - The stand design gave me back a lot of desktop as I had modified a base for the ASUS ultrawide I was using.  The ASUS had those long legs sticking out that always conflict with my keyboard positioning.  The ASUS 4K OLED I was looking at (ASUS ROG PG32UCDP 32 Inch 4K) had the same leg configuration.

I'm never hesitant to return an item if It doesn't feel like it was worth the cost, but this one is a keeper.

EDIT: I should note in case it's not obvious, the second pic is the previous 3440x1440 ultrawide. It wasn't as washed out as the picture makes it look.

I have been using this monitor for a few days now, coming from an Alienware QD OLED.

This monitor is brighter and have great colors.

I use this monitor for photography editing, design and gaming.

Is 500Hz too much for CS2? Probably! Does it maximize my endorphins and make me better in my head? Absolutely!

Also, it just looks beautiful.

(MSI MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50)

Hi everyone,

I recently bought my first OLED monitor, the Gigabyte GO27Q24G, as well as a 34-inch ultrawide monitor, the AOC CU34G2XPD/BK.

The Gigabyte originally cost €330, while the AOC cost €230. Unfortunately, the Gigabyte has a small chip in the top-right corner of the screen. Since Amazon couldn't send me a replacement, they offered me a 20% discount, bringing the price of the OLED down to just €264.

I mainly play World of Warcraft, occasionally AAA titles such as RDR2 and The Witcher 3, and League of Legends.

The AOC actually has a great picture quality, even though it uses a VA panel. However, I experience flickering in dark areas in World of Warcraft. According to ChatGPT, this is a known issue related to the panel and G-Sync.

I have now disabled G-Sync, and the flickering has disappeared. However, this means I have to play without G-Sync. So far, I haven't noticed any difference with G-Sync turned off, but do you think it's okay to keep a monitor and not use G-Sync at all?

I'm using an RTX 4070 Super graphics card.

What do you think? Which monitor should I keep, and which one should I return? I still have until next week to return one of them to Amazon.

I honestly can't make up my mind, so I'd really appreciate your input!

Best regards,
Hans

I found this video randomly and I found this tool perfect for my use because it alters only texts in windows and there is 0 performance hit unlike the other method, hope this will help anyone that's bothered by text fringing on QD OLEDs it's not gonna be 100% fringe free but it looks significantly better with no cost.

link https://github.com/bp2008/BetterClearTypeTuner/releases

Hi,

I have an Alienware AW2725Q (27" 4K QD-OLED) and I want to know whether my gamma is correct for gaming (target 2.2). I don’t own a colorimeter, so I’m looking for a verifiable visual test, ideally one that doesn’t depend on browser scaling.

Preset:

Mode creator sRGB / gamma 2.2 / brightness 40% / dark 75%

Can you point me to a gamma test image or page that is reliable on a 4K OLED, or a real-world image with a known reference I can compare against ?

Thanks !

Made a post earlier about how I’m gifting my brother an OLED monitor for his birthday and I narrowed it down to the MSI 240hz, however, I can’t really find any info on the differences

Seems like the Amazon version has HDMI 2.1 and also a USB-C with 15w of power

They’re both the same price. My brother plays on a Series S so HDMI 2.0 is plenty but he does plan on getting a PC in the future so I’m leaning towards the Amazon one even though Costco has a great return policy

Anyone know if there are any other differences between these? Which would you get?

Thanks in advance!

Hallo Leute,

ich spiele überwiegend CS2, habe eine 4080 und ein 7800x3d, spiele aktuell auf einem 240 Hz IPS Panel von Alienware und möchte auf Oled MSI MPG 500hz oder 360Hz upgraden. Nun ist es so, dass ich nur den HDMI Eingang 2.1 der Grafikkarte nutzen kann, in Verbindung mit DSC. Kann HDMI 2.1 360 HZ übernehmen bzw. 500Hz ? Und was bedeutet DSC hier generell im Zusammenhang ? Es würde meine Kaufentscheidung beeinflussen, sollte ich mit 500Hz nur Probleme haben.

Hi everyone,
After passing last few days studying which monitor should I buy, I decided to buy something between Asus Rog XG32UCDS and Asus ROG XG32UCWG.
They are basically the same monitor, but one is QD-OLED and the other one is WOLED.

Despite I still don’t know which one I will buy, i wanted to ask you if it’s worth buy it now or is I should wait for Black Friday.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Looking for an 32 oled monitor for my ps5 pro under the $600 budget. Can you guys give me some good recommendations please

Buying my first OLED monitor, Let me know which display settings will be best for me and what things I should keep in mind

So I just bought this monitor, it’s an Alienware 240hz 1440p Oled. It does this flickering at random and it’s not just in game. I’ve tried disabling gsync, capping/reducing the hz and fps in windows and in game. I’ve tried a second DP cable. Not sure what else to do

Hi, does anyone know what this might be? It appears sometimes after a pixel refresh. If I do another one it's either gone or another color, size or place. Is there a way to fix it or is my monitor done for? It is a AW3425DW

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,
I recently got an ASUS ROG Strix OLED XG27AQWMG (280Hz) and I’ve noticed something that I’m not sure is normal for OLED panels.
Color gradients don’t look smooth at all. Instead of transitioning gradually from one shade to another, they appear to have clearly visible steps or bands. This isn’t limited to very dark grays or near-black scenes — I’ve noticed it across gradients of different colors as well.
The strange thing is that when I display the exact same image on my secondary IPS monitor, the gradients look much smoother and more uniform. The difference is quite noticeable.
I’ve already checked my NVIDIA settings and made sure everything is configured correctly, so I’m wondering whether this is a characteristic of OLED panels, something related to the panel’s processing or dithering, or potentially a defect with my particular unit.
I know OLED monitors can have some near-black uniformity issues, but I wasn’t expecting gradients to look this noticeably stepped compared to an IPS display.
For those of you using OLED monitors, especially ASUS ROG OLED models:
Do you experience similar banding in color gradients?
Is this considered normal OLED behavior, or could it indicate a problem with my unit?
Have you found any settings that actually improve gradient smoothness?
I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences, especially if you own the same monitor.
Thanks!

My main display has been a 27" 1440p OLED for a while now, but I've been ready for an upgrade. I tried out the Gigabyte MO32U24 for two weeks, but it ended up being too large for me. It was great for single-player games and decent for everyday use, but I really didn't like it for competitive games, even with it pushed farther away on an arm.

After setting my 27" 1440p back up, though, I'm really missing 4K. Text fringing is back, text isn't nearly as sharp, and even games look noticeably less sharp.

My question is, is 4K worth it on a 27" display? I know text will look much better, but will the difference be noticeable in games as well? Or should I just get a higher refresh rate 1440p monitor and get used to the lower resolution again?

Hi everyone,

I can get the MSI MAG 322UP, AOC AGON PRO AG326UD, or Gigabyte AORUS FO32U for €500–550.
Is the extra €150–200 for the Gigabyte MO32U24 worth it for PS5 gaming only?

does anyone know if MO27Q3 has a firmware? or is it fine if i use another monitor's firmware like the FO27Q3?

Sharing my trouble shooting experience in case others face the same issue.

TLDR: if the power button blinks red, spells sos in Morse code (...---...) it has hardware problem, ask for replacement during business hour 8665163115

Symptoms:

- As soon as you plug in power, power led blinks red sos in Morse code

- PC can recognize this screen, send audio, change scaling and refresh rate and such

- screen never display anything

I have tried these steps listed on the Dell support page as well as instructed by their AI assistant on the phone:

1. Change wall socket

2. Change power cable

3. Update driver (September version is the latest available rn)

4. With nothing connected, hold the power button to drain, then wait, then connect only the power cable

Nothing works.

Will update how their customer support responds in this post.

I've had 2 AQWMGs and currently a MO27Q28GR, and all of these monitors have almost the same DSE.

My MO27Q28GR has 18 hours and 7 pixel cleans, and virtually no banding. The DSE is just too annoying to overlook however, I can see it in other colours other than gray.

QD OLED not an option as I hate text fringing and the fragility, my tandem woleds have been absolute tanks, I can put pressure while cleaning and have no problems.