Monitor recommendations

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Hello I am trying to help a friend find a budget gaming monitor($200-300USD). He is looking for 1440p, high refresh rate, ips/oled panel. If possible hdr and g-sync would be nice, but not mandatory.

So far it seems like is the top choice for $250 USD is: TUF Gaming VG27AQ3A｜Monitors｜ASUS USA
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$300 GIGABYTE M27Q 27" 170Hz 1440P -KVM Gaming Monitor, 2560 x 1440 SS IPS Display, 0.5ms (MPRT) Response Time, 92% DCI-P3, HDR Ready, FreeSync Premium, 1x Display Port 1.2, 2x HDMI 2.0, 2x USB 3.0 https://a.co/d/55KyvIW

Looking for any recommendations.

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HDR isn’t worth it unless you are going FALD with >1000 zones or full out OLED. HDR with edge-lit dimming is just a waste of money. So is paying a $50-100 premium for a Gsync chip to be in the monitor, because Freesync Pro / Adaptive Vsync / VRR or whatever you want to call it is all you need.

Hardware Unboxed generally recommends the GIGABYTE M27Q-PRO at $280. You won’t find an OLED at this price range yet.

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Ya the gigabyte is $30 more than the asus and 15hz slower refresh rate. But the asus doesn’t have any reviews. That was my concerns.

Also the hardware unboxed recommended gigabyte monitor is m27q-x which is 240hz and cannot find it anywhere.

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A few options

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thanks

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