Cooler Master GM32-FQ, 31.5"

The Cooler Master GM32-FQ provides what we would consider an acceptable, reasonable overall performance for both gaming and more general uses. The 32″ sized screen and 1440p resolution are a nice balance and provides a bit more size and immersion for gaming than common 27″ 1440p models, without the picture quality dropping too severely and without the system strain of going to 4K. For gaming it was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of screen performance. The fairly high refresh rate of 165Hz with VRR support is useful for motion clarity as always, but the main issue was that the response times were slow. We had some issues with pale smearing and blurring, and the panel was not fast enough to keep up with this high refresh rate properly either. There was at least no overshoot as long as you stick to the recommended response time mode, a single overdrive setting experience for VRR, and very low input lag too. It makes the screen suitable for some gaming, slower paced genres like RTS and strategy, but not well suited to anything faster paced unfortunately. The blur reduction mode adds a useful additional feature, although it’s not very flexible and is again constrained by the response times of the panel when it comes to motion clarity.