Virtual Crosshair: There are four virtual crosshairs to choose from. Unlike software virtual crosshairs, these can't be detected by your games.

The Gigabyte M32QC isn’t the fastest gaming monitor around since VA technology’s limitations still bind it. That extra 5Hz doesn’t improve its pixel response time drastically, so it still is prone to blurring in contrasting or fast-paced transitions. Setting its overdrive to its Speed option will help, but it cannot altogether remove the persistence. Both the menu and the software are well-organized and smooth with plenty of useful features available, including various picture presets, such as Standard, FPS, RTS/RPG, Reader, Movie, sRGB and three custom profiles. The Gigabyte M32QC is an excellent choice if you want a value monitor that works well with both gaming and productivity. Its high-contrast VA panel offers superb color performance and smooth visuals that will work great for games and movies. It has USB-C connectivity and KVM, expanding its applicability for professional and business use where laptops like MacBook Pros are standard. This feature will allow you to customize crosshairs that helps improve your aim in the shooting game.

The Gigabyte M32QC is a new variant that combines the VA panel of its predecessor and the extra functionality of its M-series counterpart. This model has an upgraded panel and USB-C connectivity, along with KVM, enhancing its suitability for productivity. Let’s see if the Gigabyte M32QC brings considerable improvements to the table or if its cheaper predecessors are better buys. Gigabyte M32QC Specifications High resolution and fast refresh rate, giving you the detailed display quality and fluid gaming experience!

Besides, since you’ll be sitting further from a 32″ monitor than you would from a 24″ screen, individual pixels won’t be that distinguishable. In fact, at a distance of 37 inches (or 94cm) from the screen, pixels are completely indistinguishable by the human eye on a 31.5″ 1440p monitor.Besides the standard image adjustment tools (brightness, contrast, color temperature, etc.), you’ll also find advanced settings, such as color vibrance, gamma presets, sharpness and 6-axis hue/saturation. Further, 1440p resolution looks good even on 31.5″ sized screens. You get 93 PPI (pixels per inch), which is the same pixel density found on 24″ 1080p monitors. The Gigabyte M32Q has an outstanding response time at the maximum refresh rate of 170Hz. At our recommended Overdrive setting, 'Picture Quality', there's no overshoot and very little blur behind fast-moving objects. The 'Balance' mode is extremely similar, so you should choose whichever one looks best to you. It has a slightly faster rise/fall time but a bit more overshoot. This results in slightly less blur behind fast-moving objects, but you might see some overshoot artifacts instead, also known as inverse ghosting. As with most monitors, the highest setting, 'Speed' in this case, is practically unusable. The Gigabyte M32QC is compatible with both FreeSync and G-Sync so you don’t have to worry about stuttering and tearing. It’s nice to have VRR for both GPU brands since the market is crazy right now, so getting a specific card can be difficult. Input lag sits at 5ms at 170Hz, so there is no need to worry about delays while gaming. Thoughts on the Gigabyte M32QC

Moving on, the Gigabyte M32Q supports AMD FreeSync Premium with a 48-170Hz VRR range for tear-free gameplay up to 170FPS. While it’s not officially certified by NVIDIA as ‘G-SYNC Compatible’, FreeSync works without issues when using compatible GeForce graphics cards (GTX 10-series or newer) over DisplayPort. The stand of the monitor is sturdy and offers height adjustment up to 130mm, swivel by +/- 30°, tilt by -5°/20° and 100x100mm VESA mount compatibility, but no pivot. While the Gigabyte M32Q has a native 8-bit color depth panel, it supports 10-bit via dithering. However, DisplayPort 1.2 only supports 10-bit color up to 120Hz at 1440p – so, if you want to use 10-bit color, you’ll need to use chroma subsampling (4:2:2 color format) or drop the color depth to 8-bit. VA panel presents you a view closer to the human eye than a flat monitor, giving you a more immersive feel.The contrast ratio amounts to 1,000:1 as expected from an IPS display, while the peak brightness goes up to 350-nits for SDR and up to 400-nits for HDR, which is plenty to keep the monitor bright enough to mitigate glare even in well-lit rooms, but not enough for a noteworthy HDR viewing experience. The Gigabyte M32Q has an outstanding response time at 60Hz. We still recommend the 'Picture Quality' Overdrive setting, as it delivers the best response time with the least amount of overshoot, but there's a bigger difference between 'Picture Quality' and 'Balance' this time. Unlike at the max refresh rate, there's significantly more overshoot in the 'Balance' mode at 60Hz, and the total response time is significantly slower. Again, 'Speed' is terrible and shouldn't be used. Smart OD’ is the adaptive overdrive implementation as it essentially changes the overdrive level according to your frame rate when VRR (variable refresh rate) is enabled. However, it’s not well optimized and causes ghosting and overshoot at certain FPS. Of course, given that the Gigabyte M32Q monitor has VESA’s entry-level DisplayHDR 400 certification, it shouldn’t be considered for its HDR capabilities – it’s more of a side feature. It also features an sRGB emulation mode (with adjustable brightness, but not color channels) that can clamp the native ~125% sRGB gamut down to ~100% for more accurate colors when watching sRGB content.

So, the details won’t be quite as crisp as they are on 27″ 1440p displays – but the large screen still offers an immersive viewing experience. Moreover, 1440p is not nearly as demanding as 4K UHD, allowing you to maintain high FPS. A lot of gamers have been waiting for 32″ 1440p 144Hz+ gaming monitors with a flat-screen IPS panel, and so far, the Gigabyte M32Q offers the best value for money in this category! Large 1440p monitors aren’t very sharp, but you still get the extra pixels to make images crisper with better details. Visibility and legibility are better with a monitor like this, so it works great for reading and browsing and easy to spot small objects like snipers peeking in the distance in games. Note that you will need a potent GPU for this monitor, although midrange cards are now more powerful and capable.GIGABYTE Gaming monitor features an exclusive stand that's ergonomically designed to offer extensive range of height and tilt adjustments.