Thursday, February 6th 2020
MSI Unveils Optix MAGG322CR Monitor with 180 Hz Refresh Rate
Today MSI announced the latest addition to its monitor lineup - the MSI Optix MAGG332CR gaming monitor. With its 180 Hz refresh rate, this monitor is targeting gamers who focus on first-person shooter games primarily. When it comes to the panel characteristics, this monitor is rocking a 31.5-inch anti-glare 1080p display with a 1500R curvature applied to it. The panel type in question is an 8-bit VA panel with Frame Rate Control (FRC) that enables the monitor to achieve a wider color spectrum withing the 8-bit range.
The monitor offers 1 ms Moving Picture Response Time (MPRT) performance, along with the brightness of 300 nits, and a contrast ratio of 3000:1. When it comes to the refresh rate syncing technology, there is VESA's Adaptive-Sync present with AMD FreeSync certification. Marked as "HDR Ready", it is not exactly meeting any requirements due to its 300 nits brightness, however, there is at least a possibility to view HDR content. The display covers 96% of DCI-P3 and 125% of sRGB color gamut. Additionally, for input, there are quite a few options. There is one DisplayPort 1.2a, two HDMI 2.0b connectors, and one USB-C port that supports DisplayPort alternate mode allowing for video input over USB. There is also a USB hub present with two USB 2.0 ports and for audio, there is one 3.5 mm headphone output port. Besides, support for MSI Mystic Light RGB setup is also present.
Source:
AnandTech
The monitor offers 1 ms Moving Picture Response Time (MPRT) performance, along with the brightness of 300 nits, and a contrast ratio of 3000:1. When it comes to the refresh rate syncing technology, there is VESA's Adaptive-Sync present with AMD FreeSync certification. Marked as "HDR Ready", it is not exactly meeting any requirements due to its 300 nits brightness, however, there is at least a possibility to view HDR content. The display covers 96% of DCI-P3 and 125% of sRGB color gamut. Additionally, for input, there are quite a few options. There is one DisplayPort 1.2a, two HDMI 2.0b connectors, and one USB-C port that supports DisplayPort alternate mode allowing for video input over USB. There is also a USB hub present with two USB 2.0 ports and for audio, there is one 3.5 mm headphone output port. Besides, support for MSI Mystic Light RGB setup is also present.
19 Comments on MSI Unveils Optix MAGG322CR Monitor with 180 Hz Refresh Rate
@AleksandarK would you mind mentioning the resolution in piece of monitor news ?
So, if this *was* better than 1080p I'd expect it to be called the MAGG322CQR instead.
Assuming I'm right, that's actually a shame because the Optix line seem to have decent build quality and I'm in the market for a fast, large, curved VA panel - especially one with 3000:1 contrast instead of 2000:1 that many of the models have fallen to these days.
I mostly game on a 5700XT and there are plenty of games that don't even crack triple-digit framerates at 1440p.
Now I'm running 1440p85 (overclocked from 75Hz) and I'm mostly happy with that, as the difference between 60 and 85Hz is quite stark. 144Hz is better still, but it's not as significant a jump for me as 60 to 85Hz in terms of motion smoothness.
I guess that's why "flicker-free" CRT monitors had to be at least 72Hz. At 60Hz the human brain can still identify each frame as a separate image.
Edit: Looks like there is also a MAG322CQR as well if 32" 2560x1440 is what you're looking for: www.msi.com/Monitor/Optix-MAG322CQR
Hell I used to couch game on a 720p 32 inch. At comfy viewing distance that was an ok density. Not great, but ok. Small text was easily legible (this should be your benchmark...)
But really for 32 inch I'd still say grab 1440p. Its going to be similar-ish in experience to a 1080p/24inch. You're not wasting a lot of (any?) pixel density on detail you can't really resolve. Typical view distance probably should be around 80-100cm here (two arms' length). You're looking at roughly 4/5th the PPI of a 1080p/24: 69.93 PPI
www.sven.de/dpi/ < very useful :)Simple, some OEM brings a new VA panel type and everyone poops a version or three of it. Competition starts over that specific panel type. Therefore, always look at what's inside the cabinet instead of how it looks outside.