AOC 24G2SPU/BK, 23.8"

AOC has a very competitive monitor here, with the likes of Iiyama and ACER having some fairly similar models for around £20 less, but overall, the addition of features like G-Sync compatibility gives AOC a performance and features edge here. The next model to have like-for-like panel features comes from the Dell G2422HS which costs another £20, and doesn’t come with a portrait mode on its stand, so again, points to AOC here. The out-of-the-box performance of some of those cheaper rivals is unlikely to be as good as what AOC is offering. I felt no need to perform any calibration or adjustment to the OSD to get a really great experience. Sure, you can adjust the brightness to suit your taste, but overall, the contrast, colours, and gamma were all good enough to be left well alone. The 165Hz refresh rate is more than enough too, Typically, I find that once I get a little over 100 FPS I struggle to see or feel much of an improvement in my experience in most single-player titles. However, the higher the better for competitive games, as you’re shaving time off of your response times the higher you go, and at 165Hz, you most definitely will feel the difference in your shot accuracy. I thought 24″ would feel lacking too, given I game on a 34″ 3440×1440 ultrawide, but honestly, it didn’t. I have it sat a few inches closer to me than I would a larger monitor but overall, that seems to be all the difference I needed to really get into a few games of Halo or get lost in my space pirate adventures in Starfield for a few hours.