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If you’re fast and lucky, you can find an OLED gaming monitor for around the $500 mark. But it’s going to be entry level (for whatever that means in an otherwise premium segment), generally going with 27-inch QHD panels maxing out at a 240Hz speed, or lower. Today Newegg is offering an MSI monitor that boosts up to 360Hz, for $550 after a coupon. Nice.
The MSI MAG 271QPX does indeed have a 27-inch, 1440p panel, but that boost to 360Hz of refresh makes it about twice as fast as you could get in this format and price a year ago. It’s a great pick if you prefer your games online and competitive, assuming you’ve got hardware that can push out more than three hundred frames a second in games like Counter-Strike and Fortnite. And unlike some other OLEDs at this price, you get USB-C video support…though at only 15 watts of charging, it’s still not the best monitor companion for a power-hungry gaming laptop.
Get in on this one fast. According to Newegg’s listing the sale ends in 13 hours, so closing at roughly midnight central US time. It’s already $100 off the $750 retail price, plus another $100 off if you add the promo code SSE636 at checkout, which is still active at the time of writing. Those savings would be more than enough to add on a nice monitor arm (fully VESA compatible). If it’s not quite what you’re looking for, then check out PCWorld’s roundup of the best monitors.
Get a 360Hz OLED monitor from MSI for $550
Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer, PCWorld
Michael is a 10-year veteran of technology journalism, covering everything from Apple to ZTE. On PCWorld he’s the resident keyboard nut, always using a new one for a review and building a new mechanical board or expanding his desktop “battlestation” in his off hours. Michael’s previous bylines include Android Police, Digital Trends, Wired, Lifehacker, and How-To Geek, and he’s covered events like CES and Mobile World Congress live. Michael lives in Pennsylvania where he’s always looking forward to his next kayaking trip.
