Cooler Master Tempest GP27Q, 27"

The Cooler Master Tempest GP27Q is one of the most affordable gaming monitors capable of providing a "real" HDR gaming experience. It is equipped with an advanced Mini-LED FALD backlighting system with 576 individually controllable zones, a Quantum Dot UltraSpeed IPS panel, and a host of interesting features.

Recently, I brought you a review of the Cooler Master Tempest GP27Q Mini-LED Gaming monitor (here), by far one of the best, if not the actual best monitor I’ve ever tested. However, with its 4K panel, it wasn’t cheap, costing roughly £800… not exactly chump change for a 27″ monitor… but wow, it’s worth it. However, running games at 4K and high refresh rates isn’t easily achieved, so for many gamers, I think the GP27Q is the monitor that will prove the more popular of the two, it’s very similar with a few small feature changes, but most importantly it’s a 2K panel (2560×1440) and it’s about 300 quid cheaper at just £499.99.

The Tempest GP27Q is another impressive HDR gaming screen from Cooler Master, this time with a lower 1440p resolution panel if you don’t want or need 4K like the GP27U can provide. As we’d said in our GP27U review, it’s really great to see investment in proper HDR capable backlights at the moment, with more and more screens shunning poor edge-lit local dimming in favour of FALD and Mini LED options. This gives you a big boost to HDR performance in the desktop monitor space.