Aorus FI27Q-P Review - A Premium 1440p 165Hz Gaming Monitor With 10-Bit!

**Auris FI27 Q-P Gaming Monitor Review: A Comprehensive Look**

**Introduction to the Auris FI27 Q-P Monitor**

Gigabyte's Auris FI27 Q-P gaming monitor is a standout device in the competitive world of gaming monitors. Designed with impressive specifications, it offers features that cater to both casual and professional gamers. This review delves into its performance, technical aspects, design, and value for money.

**Technical Specifications Overview**

The Auris FI27 Q-P boasts a 27-inch IPS panel with a 16:9 aspect ratio, delivering a crisp 1440p resolution. The matte finish enhances readability under various lighting conditions. It supports an impressive 165Hz refresh rate and a 1ms response time (MPRT), making it ideal for fast-paced gaming. However, it's important to note that while the monitor is compatible with both DisplayPort and HDMI, only DisplayPort can achieve the full 165Hz refresh rate due to HDMI limitations under HDMI 2.0b specifications.

**Compatibility and Performance**

Testing revealed compatibility with both NVIDIA and Radeon graphics cards. The NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti required DisplayPort for optimal performance, whereas the RX 5700 XT worked seamlessly with both ports. This highlights the importance of port choice for achieving the best gaming experience.

**Color Accuracy and Calibration**

The monitor claims 95% DCI-P3 color coverage. Using a Spider 5 calibration tool, we found it achieved 92% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB, 83% NTSC, and 88% Adobe RGB, ensuring vibrant and accurate colors. This makes it suitable for content creation beyond gaming.

**Brightness and Contrast Ratio**

Rated at 350 nits, our unit exceeded expectations with a brightness of 451 nits at full setting. The contrast ratio was measured at 832:1 using the default settings, which can be adjusted for personal preference via DisplayPort 1.4.

**Response Time and Overdrive Settings**

The monitor offers three response time modes: Picture Quality Balance, Speed, and a low mode. While we couldn't discern differences in the UFO test, switching between extreme modes showed noticeable improvements. Speed mode offered the best visuals with a response time of 6ms (GtG), making it suitable for competitive gaming.

**Viewing Angles**

With up to 178 degrees viewing angles both horizontally and vertically, the monitor ensures wide visibility, ideal for multiplayer sessions or co-op gaming.

**Design and Build Quality**

The Auris FI27 Q-P features a robust metal stand with a premium matte black finish. The handle on top aids in easy movement, while cable management is facilitated by a hole in the stand and routing areas at the bottom. Adjustments include -5 to 21 degrees tilt, -20 to 20 degrees swivel, up to 13cm height adjustment, and 90-degree pivot functionality.

**On-Screen Display (OSD) and RGB Lighting**

Navigation is handled by a single joystick under the screen, also acting as the power button. The OSD offers comprehensive settings, including picture modes, contrast, brightness, and blue light reduction. For enhanced control, the included OSD Sidekick software allows management via USB connection, while G/B Fusion handles RGB lighting customization across two zones.

**Input Ports and Connectivity**

The monitor features a DisplayPort 1.4, two HDMI 2.0 inputs, a USB Type B hub port, and standard audio jacks. The IO panel is well-organized with a power input on the left and other ports on the right, ensuring a tidy setup.

**Daily Use and Comparison**

Transitioning from a larger 32-inch 4K monitor to the FI27 Q-P was seamless. Despite its smaller size, it excelled in brightness, color accuracy, and response time, making it suitable for both gaming and content creation. Compared to the MSI MaG272 CQR and Viewsonic XG270Q-G, the FI27 Q-P offers better contrast and brightness, though these alternatives have additional features like mouse anchors.

**Pricing and Value**

Priced at $550 USD, it's $50 less than the Viewsonic XG270Q-G. While both offer similar performance, the FI27 Q-P stands out with its premium build and better specs. For those in Australia, it retails for approximately $1000 AUD, a significant discount compared to alternatives.

**Conclusion**

The Auris FI27 Q-P is a premium gaming monitor offering top-tier features at a competitive price. Its stellar color accuracy, high refresh rate, and robust build make it a strong contender. While more affordable options exist, the FI27 Q-P delivers exceptional value for those willing to invest in a top-of-the-line device.

Whether you're a professional gamer or content creator, the Auris FI27 Q-P deserves serious consideration. Its blend of performance and aesthetics makes it a standout choice in the gaming monitor market.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe horas fi 27 q - P from gigabyte offers some impressive specs for a gaming monitor let's find out if it's worth it for the price in this monitor review the IPS panel is 27 inches with a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and runs with a 1440p resolution and matte finish it's got a 165 Hertz refresh rate and a 1 millisecond response time although that is MP RT rather than greater gray combined with adaptive sync it's got quite a few features for gaming in order to run the monitor at 1440p 165 Hertz you'll need to use DisplayPort I confirmed HDMI is limited to 144 Hertz which makes sense as this is the limitation of the HDMI 2.0 B specification I tested with both in video and Radeon graphics and found that my Nvidia r-tx 20 atti would work with Jason compatible mode with DisplayPort but not HDMI my RX 5700 XT on the other hand worked with free sync with either DisplayPort or HDMI but you might as well stick to DisplayPort to get the full 165 Hertz refresh rate with DisplayPort in use the free sync range was reported as 48 to 165 Hertz and as it's got free sync premium it's also got low framerate compensation gigabyte listed the monitor has support for 95% of DCI p3 coverage i tested using the spider 5 and it reported 92% of DCI p3 100% of srgb 83% of ntsc and 88% of Adobe RGB gigabyte listed with a 350 nat brightness however mine was a fair bit higher than this at 451 with 100% brightness the contrast ratio is specified as 1000 to 1 however I measured mine at 832 1 granted this was with the default 50 out of 100 contrast setting so you could tweak that by using DisplayPort version 1.4 they're able to offer high bitrate 3 so 1440p at 165 Hertz but also with 10-bit color at the same time other 1440p 165 Hertz monitors I've tested lately like the MSI ma G 272 cqr or viewsonic XG 2 7 oq g go to 8-bit the monitor gives you 3 response time settings in the overdrive menu picture quality balance and speed I had a hard time telling the difference in the UFO test but it was clearer when swapping between the lowest and highest mode I thought speed looked the best I don't have tools for measuring response time however check out the hardware on box review of this monograph for details on that according to Tim speed mode gets us down to 6 milliseconds greater gray from 9 in the slowest mode viewing angles were fine regardless of angle the specs note that it's good for up to 178 degrees both horizontally and vertically the bezels aren't too thick I measured them at around 1 centimeter on the sides but I honestly can't say I really care too much as I hardly notice them once I get into a game but that would be more of an issue if you had more than one side by side their backlight bleed looked fine just a small glow patch detected by the camera in this worst-case scenario I couldn't see it with my own eyes ler but this will vary between panels it's not all just about the panel there the stand feels solid as it's all metal with the matte black finish it felt sturdy and the design just gave it a premium feel I liked the handle on the top which made it easy to move around there's a hole in the stand to help with cable management along with an area to route them through on the bottom of the screen in terms of adjustments we've got minus 5 to 21 degrees of up-and-down tilt minus 20 to 20 degrees of side-to-side swivel 0 to 13 centimeters of height adjust up and down and it can be pivoted 90 degrees though it only turns in one direction rather than barth the stand connects to the back of the panel without any tools required there's a little pin connector here because the stand has RGB lighting and needs power there's also a 100 millimeter vase amount if you want to attach the panel to a different stand or monitor arm there's a single joystick under the center of the screen for on-screen display navigation and this also acts as the power button I didn't have any issues using it and found quite a few useful settings in the OSD such as options for picture and picture picture by picture automatic power off timeout disabling the front white LED removing blue light along with the usuals like brightness contrast and various preset profiles if you get the OSD sidekick software from the Auris website you can manage all of this and more through Windows instead of using your mouse you just need to connect the included type B USB cable to your PC for it to work this also installs g/b fusion which is used to manage the RGB lighting on the back in two separate zones the OSD just lets you select three modes or turn it off while in the software we can customize colors and effects with more control the lighting was pretty subtle even at night in a dark room I didn't think it was too bright compared to others I've tested I could barely pick it up on camera as mentioned it's not only on the back of the screen as these sort of wings but also on the stand as well the IO is on the back and faces down there's a power input on the far left and no external power brick is needed as its built-in there's a Kensington lock in the middle then the rest of the i/o is towards the right and includes 3.5 millimeter headphone and mic jacks with active noise cancellation two HDMI 2.0 inputs full-sized DisplayPort 1.4 and a USB type B port which is used to connect the monitor to your PC and this allows you to use the other two USB type-a ports as a USB hub the cables included with the monitor are full-sized display port HDMI USB type beta a for the USB hub functionality and OSD sidekick software and a power cable so the monitor sounds pretty good overall but how is it actually used day to day I normally use a 32 inch 4k monitor as my daily driver for video editing so swapping to 27 inches at 1440p was a little downsize granted this is the third 27-inch gaming monitor I've tested over the last few weeks overall I thought it looked great in terms of colors I happily used it for some content creation without issues and thought games looked great it was nice and bright with notably better response time and less ghosting compared to the VA panel in the MSI ma G 272 cqr I lost tested though that one is also a fair bit cheaper finally let's discuss pricing you can find updated prices linked in the description at the time of recording the or SFI - 7 Q - P goes for around 550 US dollars so $50 less than the viewsonic XG - 7 oqg that I recently tested honestly I couldn't really tell you a difference between them while just playing games the viewsonic has better response time I'm too much of a filthy casual to really notice the color gamut saan birth is similar but the RS panel is brighter and had a better contrast ratio the viewsonic did have some extras like Mouse anchors head holder and optional side doors and those sorts of features aren't free personally out of the two given I couldn't really say one looked better to me over the other I'd save the $50 and go for the Auris oh and here in Australia we're looking at around one thousand Australian dollars so $200 less than the viewsonic alternative there are of course cheaper 1440p 165 Hertz monitors out there this is definitely on the more premium side of the price scale so with all of that in mind let me know what you thought of the Auris fi2 7q - pee gaming monitor down in the comments and if you're new to the channel consider getting subscribed for future tech videos like this onethe horas fi 27 q - P from gigabyte offers some impressive specs for a gaming monitor let's find out if it's worth it for the price in this monitor review the IPS panel is 27 inches with a 16 by 9 aspect ratio and runs with a 1440p resolution and matte finish it's got a 165 Hertz refresh rate and a 1 millisecond response time although that is MP RT rather than greater gray combined with adaptive sync it's got quite a few features for gaming in order to run the monitor at 1440p 165 Hertz you'll need to use DisplayPort I confirmed HDMI is limited to 144 Hertz which makes sense as this is the limitation of the HDMI 2.0 B specification I tested with both in video and Radeon graphics and found that my Nvidia r-tx 20 atti would work with Jason compatible mode with DisplayPort but not HDMI my RX 5700 XT on the other hand worked with free sync with either DisplayPort or HDMI but you might as well stick to DisplayPort to get the full 165 Hertz refresh rate with DisplayPort in use the free sync range was reported as 48 to 165 Hertz and as it's got free sync premium it's also got low framerate compensation gigabyte listed the monitor has support for 95% of DCI p3 coverage i tested using the spider 5 and it reported 92% of DCI p3 100% of srgb 83% of ntsc and 88% of Adobe RGB gigabyte listed with a 350 nat brightness however mine was a fair bit higher than this at 451 with 100% brightness the contrast ratio is specified as 1000 to 1 however I measured mine at 832 1 granted this was with the default 50 out of 100 contrast setting so you could tweak that by using DisplayPort version 1.4 they're able to offer high bitrate 3 so 1440p at 165 Hertz but also with 10-bit color at the same time other 1440p 165 Hertz monitors I've tested lately like the MSI ma G 272 cqr or viewsonic XG 2 7 oq g go to 8-bit the monitor gives you 3 response time settings in the overdrive menu picture quality balance and speed I had a hard time telling the difference in the UFO test but it was clearer when swapping between the lowest and highest mode I thought speed looked the best I don't have tools for measuring response time however check out the hardware on box review of this monograph for details on that according to Tim speed mode gets us down to 6 milliseconds greater gray from 9 in the slowest mode viewing angles were fine regardless of angle the specs note that it's good for up to 178 degrees both horizontally and vertically the bezels aren't too thick I measured them at around 1 centimeter on the sides but I honestly can't say I really care too much as I hardly notice them once I get into a game but that would be more of an issue if you had more than one side by side their backlight bleed looked fine just a small glow patch detected by the camera in this worst-case scenario I couldn't see it with my own eyes ler but this will vary between panels it's not all just about the panel there the stand feels solid as it's all metal with the matte black finish it felt sturdy and the design just gave it a premium feel I liked the handle on the top which made it easy to move around there's a hole in the stand to help with cable management along with an area to route them through on the bottom of the screen in terms of adjustments we've got minus 5 to 21 degrees of up-and-down tilt minus 20 to 20 degrees of side-to-side swivel 0 to 13 centimeters of height adjust up and down and it can be pivoted 90 degrees though it only turns in one direction rather than barth the stand connects to the back of the panel without any tools required there's a little pin connector here because the stand has RGB lighting and needs power there's also a 100 millimeter vase amount if you want to attach the panel to a different stand or monitor arm there's a single joystick under the center of the screen for on-screen display navigation and this also acts as the power button I didn't have any issues using it and found quite a few useful settings in the OSD such as options for picture and picture picture by picture automatic power off timeout disabling the front white LED removing blue light along with the usuals like brightness contrast and various preset profiles if you get the OSD sidekick software from the Auris website you can manage all of this and more through Windows instead of using your mouse you just need to connect the included type B USB cable to your PC for it to work this also installs g/b fusion which is used to manage the RGB lighting on the back in two separate zones the OSD just lets you select three modes or turn it off while in the software we can customize colors and effects with more control the lighting was pretty subtle even at night in a dark room I didn't think it was too bright compared to others I've tested I could barely pick it up on camera as mentioned it's not only on the back of the screen as these sort of wings but also on the stand as well the IO is on the back and faces down there's a power input on the far left and no external power brick is needed as its built-in there's a Kensington lock in the middle then the rest of the i/o is towards the right and includes 3.5 millimeter headphone and mic jacks with active noise cancellation two HDMI 2.0 inputs full-sized DisplayPort 1.4 and a USB type B port which is used to connect the monitor to your PC and this allows you to use the other two USB type-a ports as a USB hub the cables included with the monitor are full-sized display port HDMI USB type beta a for the USB hub functionality and OSD sidekick software and a power cable so the monitor sounds pretty good overall but how is it actually used day to day I normally use a 32 inch 4k monitor as my daily driver for video editing so swapping to 27 inches at 1440p was a little downsize granted this is the third 27-inch gaming monitor I've tested over the last few weeks overall I thought it looked great in terms of colors I happily used it for some content creation without issues and thought games looked great it was nice and bright with notably better response time and less ghosting compared to the VA panel in the MSI ma G 272 cqr I lost tested though that one is also a fair bit cheaper finally let's discuss pricing you can find updated prices linked in the description at the time of recording the or SFI - 7 Q - P goes for around 550 US dollars so $50 less than the viewsonic XG - 7 oqg that I recently tested honestly I couldn't really tell you a difference between them while just playing games the viewsonic has better response time I'm too much of a filthy casual to really notice the color gamut saan birth is similar but the RS panel is brighter and had a better contrast ratio the viewsonic did have some extras like Mouse anchors head holder and optional side doors and those sorts of features aren't free personally out of the two given I couldn't really say one looked better to me over the other I'd save the $50 and go for the Auris oh and here in Australia we're looking at around one thousand Australian dollars so $200 less than the viewsonic alternative there are of course cheaper 1440p 165 Hertz monitors out there this is definitely on the more premium side of the price scale so with all of that in mind let me know what you thought of the Auris fi2 7q - pee gaming monitor down in the comments and if you're new to the channel consider getting subscribed for future tech videos like this one\n"