Acer XB271HU

[c1em3ntchua]

Will post some of my own thoughts about this monitor.

1) Assembly was pretty straight forward. Took more time trying to get the monitor out of the box (it gets stuck halfway out lol).

2) Noticed that there isn't a catch to release the panel from the stand. Not sure how to remove it later when my triple monitor stand arrives.

3) Immediately noticed the smoothness of 144 Hz on desktop while moving my mouse. When I switched back to 60 Hz for comparison, my eyes bled.

4) The size. Me likey! Although because of this I probably need a triple monitor stand. No space on my table with three monitor bases

5) The bezel was much thinner than my Dell U2311H, thus better suited for surround gaming.

6) That said, the lower bezel protrude a few millimeters outwards, so you will not be able to align the monitors edge to edge if you try to angle the side monitors towards you. There will be a small gap in between the monitors. Probably a design oversight by Acer.

7) That slight yellow tint on one of my monitors is a little annoying. Can live with it, but will try to get a replacement for it.

8) Lost my mouse cursor a few times.

9) BLB was not very obvious (for myself, this is subjective).

10) Dota2 felt sooooooooo smooth! Can't hit 144 FPS @ max settings with a GTX980 Ti though. Was hovering around 100 - 110 FPS.

Even having previous owned IPS monitors, I feel that this is a huge upgrade to my gaming experience. Hope my short review will help some people who are considering to purchase this monitor. Thanks Acer Singapore and t258jgn for the MO!

 

[shadow84]

U got 3x XB271HU just for Dota2 with a single 980Ti?!

 

[c1em3ntchua]

U got 3x XB271HU just for Dota2 with a single 980Ti?!

Not so crazy to do that. I play a lot of racing sims, and without G-Sync the stutter throws me off a lot.

 

[LiLAsN]

Will post some of my own thoughts about this monitor.

1) Assembly was pretty straight forward. Took more time trying to get the monitor out of the box (it gets stuck halfway out lol).

2) Noticed that there isn't a catch to release the panel from the stand. Not sure how to remove it later when my triple monitor stand arrives.

3) Immediately noticed the smoothness of 144 Hz on desktop while moving my mouse. When I switched back to 60 Hz for comparison, my eyes bled.

4) The size. Me likey! Although because of this I probably need a triple monitor stand. No space on my table with three monitor bases

5) The bezel was much thinner than my Dell U2311H, thus better suited for surround gaming.

6) That said, the lower bezel protrude a few millimeters outwards, so you will not be able to align the monitors edge to edge if you try to angle the side monitors towards you. There will be a small gap in between the monitors. Probably a design oversight by Acer.

7) That slight yellow tint on one of my monitors is a little annoying. Can live with it, but will try to get a replacement for it.

8) Lost my mouse cursor a few times.

9) BLB was not very obvious (for myself, this is subjective).

10) Dota2 felt sooooooooo smooth! Can't hit 144 FPS @ max settings with a GTX980 Ti though. Was hovering around 100 - 110 FPS.

Even having previous owned IPS monitors, I feel that this is a huge upgrade to my gaming experience. Hope my short review will help some people who are considering to purchase this monitor. Thanks Acer Singapore and t258jgn for the MO!

Hey. Do you notice the screen shifting downwards and a bit of the taskbar appearing at the top of the screen when you enable OD to 165Hz?
I had no choice but to disable OD for now because of it.

 

[shadow84]

Not so crazy to do that. I play a lot of racing sims, and without G-Sync the stutter throws me off a lot.

But a single 980Ti can substain 3x 1440p for ur racing games?

 

[c1em3ntchua]

Hey. Do you notice the screen shifting downwards and a bit of the taskbar appearing at the top of the screen when you enable OD to 165Hz?
I had no choice but to disable OD for now because of it.

Haven't enabled OD yet. Was rushing to get the setup done on time for my regular Dota session.

But a single 980Ti can substain 3x 1440p for ur racing games?

If I tone down the settings I don't see why not. SLI is out of the question because of the 950 Pro SSD and Z97. Have to upgrade GPU (waiting to see what Pascal can do).

 

[TechZSG]

Haven't enabled OD yet. Was rushing to get the setup done on time for my regular Dota session.


If I tone down the settings I don't see why not. SLI is out of the question because of the 950 Pro SSD and Z97. Have to upgrade GPU (waiting to see what Pascal can do).

This lack of PCIe lanes really sucks on these platforms.

Maybe consider hopping onto LGA2011 when Skylake-E is out?

I don't plan to surround/multi-montior (besides 1xpanel for IRC?browsing in addition to the Acer) so 1x 980Ti is enough for me.

 

[twlee88]

Bros, anywhere to get "Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable" for my gtx 970 to connect to the monitor aside from SLS? and roughly whats the price?

 

[c1em3ntchua]

This lack of PCIe lanes really sucks on these platforms.

Maybe consider hopping onto LGA2011 when Skylake-E is out?

I don't plan to surround/multi-montior (besides 1xpanel for IRC?browsing in addition to the Acer) so 1x 980Ti is enough for me.

Actually Z170 is very ideal for my usage. Was thinking about it but scrapped the idea. Wallet is weak.

 

[c1em3ntchua]

Anyway, new Nvidia WHQL Drivers 361.43 is out.

Fixes:
[GM20x] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop.

Source: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/nvidia_geforce_361_43_whql_driver/1

 

[alifffresto]

2) Noticed that there isn't a catch to release the panel from the stand. Not sure how to remove it later when my triple monitor stand arrives.

my 270hu have release button at the bottom where the io ports are... maybe 271hu also the same

 

[c1em3ntchua]

my 270hu have release button at the bottom where the io ports are... maybe 271hu also the same

Thanks for letting me know, will check it out.

 

[shadow84]

Bros, anywhere to get "Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort Cable" for my gtx 970 to connect to the monitor aside from SLS? and roughly whats the price?

Search for t258jgn. He should have.

 

[twlee88]

Search for t258jgn. He should have.

his place even further..guess i have to drop by SLS...

 

[elmariachi]

Took them long enough to fix it!
Anyone having issues with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED during gaming?

Anyway, new Nvidia WHQL Drivers 361.43 is out.

Fixes:
[GM20x] Clock speeds remain above idle at 144 Hz on desktop.

Source: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/nvidia_geforce_361_43_whql_driver/1

 

[jayz_sg]

Hey. Do you notice the screen shifting downwards and a bit of the taskbar appearing at the top of the screen when you enable OD to 165Hz?
I had no choice but to disable OD for now because of it.

Took them long enough to fix it!
Anyone having issues with DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED during gaming?

I have one issue with Farcry 4 crashing suddenly on 980ti. All other games are no problems. Maybe this driver update will fix it.

 

[elmariachi]

I have one issue with Farcry 4 crashing suddenly on 980ti. All other games are no problems. Maybe this driver update will fix it.

I am only having this problem on Battlefront also. Just one game.
Read many forums claiming that Factory Overclocked cards to down the overclock but that just defeats the purpose of buying such cards. Alternatively, they said try upping voltage slightly to stabilize the factory overclocks. I think I will try this driver and see first. ****ing annoying.

 

[twlee88]

guys, need some help on some clarification.

been reading up on this palit gtx 970 jetstream and their weird output.

Planning to go SLS to buy Displayport to Mini Displayport for new monitor.

i just need this cable to make my monitor fully functional with gsync right? anything i need to take note or cable that i need to buy aside from the mention above?

 

[Alexleeweiqiang]

guys, need some help on some clarification.

been reading up on this palit gtx 970 jetstream and their weird output.

Planning to go SLS to buy Displayport to Mini Displayport for new monitor.

i just need this cable to make my monitor fully functional with gsync right? anything i need to take note or cable that i need to buy aside from the mention above?

by right the display port cable included with monitor. so u just need to connect this cable from your gpu display port to the monitor display port. why need to buy another cable?

 

[twlee88]

by right the display port cable included with monitor. so u just need to connect this cable from your gpu display port to the monitor display port. why need to buy another cable?

The thing with palit gtx970is that the output only have mini displayport..the monitor only come with standard displayport