A big AOC monitor may take up too much room and dominate your desk, whereas a smaller monitor may be a strain on your eyes. The 165Hz refresh rate, coupled with Adaptive Sync, guarantees smooth and tear-free gaming and multimedia playback. The AOC has significantly better ergonomics, faster response time, and lower input lag, especially when playing at 60Hz. And with AMD FreeSync Premium technology, the monitor syncs the refresh rate to your graphics card for a consistently tear-free, fluid experience.

With the other settings enabled, there's some ghosting and artifacting, but still not very noticeable. We are a credit broker not a lender - credit is subject to status and affordability, and is provided by Mitsubishi HC Capitol UK PIC.It has decent reflection handling, but it might not be bright enough if you're in a room with lots of natural light.

There's noticeable flashlighting along the top and bottom bezel, and it can be distracting if you're in a dark room. Overall, the AOC CQ27G1 doesn't get very bright, which might not be enough to combat glare in most rooms.Meanwhile, the Dell uses a TN panel, so it has a much quicker response time at its max refresh rate of 155Hz and at 60Hz. Through the reduced time a frame is shown on the monitor, "ghosting" and "blurring" effects are reduced, resulting in a smoother, more "fluid" feeling gaming experience.