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27" Cooler Master GP2711 Tempest 1440p HDR 1000 Mini-LED Monitor

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Focus Camera has 27" Cooler Master GP2711 Tempest 1440p HDR 1000 Mini-LED Monitor on sale for $199.99 - $70 w/ discount code FCCM129 applied at checkout = $129.99. Shipping is free.

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Specs:
  • Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (2K QHD)
  • Response Time: 1ms (MPRT), 4ms (GtG)
  • Refresh Rate: 165Hz
  • Panel: VA
  • Brightness: Up to 1000-nits
  • HDR 1000
  • 3000:1 Contrast Ratio
  • AMD FreeSync
  • 93.5 % of Adobe RGB & 95 % of DCI-P3 Color Gamut
  • Viewing Angle (H/V): 178°/178°
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI
    • 1x DisplayPort

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  • About the Deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $70 less (35% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $199.99 at the time of this post.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the Store:
    • Focus Camera's return policy can be found here.

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Written by iconian | Staff
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This popular front page deal is still available.

Focus Camera has 27" Cooler Master GP2711 Tempest 1440p HDR 1000 Mini-LED Monitor on sale for $199.99 - $70 w/ discount code FCCM129 applied at checkout = $129.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Editor iconian for finding this deal.

Specs:
  • Resolution: 2560 x 1440 (2K QHD)
  • Response Time: 1ms (MPRT), 4ms (GtG)
  • Refresh Rate: 165Hz
  • Panel: VA
  • Brightness: Up to 1000-nits
  • HDR 1000
  • 3000:1 Contrast Ratio
  • AMD FreeSync
  • 93.5 % of Adobe RGB & 95 % of DCI-P3 Color Gamut
  • Viewing Angle (H/V): 178°/178°
  • Ports:
    • 2x HDMI
    • 1x DisplayPort

Editor's Notes

Written by persian_mafia | Staff
  • About the Deal:
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $70 less (35% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting from $199.99 at the time of this post.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
  • About the Store:
    • Focus Camera's return policy can be found here.

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Dec 9, 2024 10:00 PM
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swechsler
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Dec 9, 2024 10:00 PM
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Wonder how this compares with the Dell G2725D at $150? Toms Hardware seems to like it [tomshardware.com].
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While their returns aren't as simple as Amazon's, they are offering free returns through 1/31/25.

Their return policy [focuscamera.com]
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Quote from iconian View quoted comment :
imo it's a very different monitor. one is more gaming, and this is more for content creation, etc,
They both are called "gaming monitors" so I'd say it's an apt comparison.
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vivisimonviDec 9, 2024 10:08 PM
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Time to retire my IPS Yamakasi Catleap with similar but very old specs? Will miss the glossiness.
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VA panel
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AdelleyDec 9, 2024 10:56 PM
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Quote from lipton View quoted comment :
VA panel
But that's why it's also 1000 nits.
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Quote from Adelley View quoted comment :
But that's why it's also 1000 nits.
it's 1000 nits becauses its mini led, not because it has a VA Panel
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smacky00Dec 10, 2024 12:07 AM
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Same panel as the Innocn 27" M2V?

Specs look very familiar and similar to that monitor. This is a lot cheaper, though
Dec 10, 2024 12:47 AM
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joemamasculDec 10, 2024 12:47 AM
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This seems like a really good deal for mini LED
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This looks like a pretty good deal for a monitor primarily used for content consumption and slower paced single player games. It's certainly the cheapest I've seen a 144hz+ mini-led monitor that gets bright enough for proper hdr, though there are obviously major caveats that lead to it being so cheap.

Reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDIKdcPsQI
https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/...est-gp2711
https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...est-gp2711

The most glaring issue with this monitor is the poor response times and black smearing. This is unfortunately a well known trade-off of using a va panel, but it's still disappointing that cooler master hasn't managed to achieve results anywhere near competitive with ips, unlike samsung. The fact that even the manufacturer lists the gtg (grey to grey) response times as 4ms should make it abundantly clear that in spite of it's decent refresh rate this monitor is not designed with competitive gaming in mind. If you play competitive multiplayer games, this monitor is definitely sub-optimal. Viewing angles are also mediocre, though not awful, as expected of a va panel. Interestingly, this monitor is only listed as having freesync, rather than freesync premium or premium pro. That means it isn't officially certified to support additional freesync features such as lfc (low framerate compensation) and vrr (variable refresh rate aka. freesync/g-sync) for hdr. According to monitors unboxed adaptive sync can be used together with hdr on this monitor. This monitor doesn't have an hdmi 2.1 port, so it's limited to only 144hz over hdmi and you can only use vrr over displayport.

Color gamut coverage is good overall, the official specs are DCI-P3 95% (CIE 1976), Adobe 93.5%, sRGB 99%. This monitor is functionally 10bit (8bit+frc). Color accuracy is somewhat mediocre by default, so if you plan to use it for content creation you'll definitely want to calibrate it. With a high native contrast ratio due to the va panel, and high brightness due to mini led local dimming (576 zone, so decent but expect a fair amount of blooming), this monitor should have the necessary hardware for good hdr performance. However, at least on early firmware revisions, the hdr tuning is utterly abysmal. It's theoretically possible that cooler master might have at some point decided to improve firmware, but I wouldn't count on hdr performance being good. The latest firmware (version 1.05) was released on January 29th 2024. Instructions for updating firmware can be found in the manual, both the manual and firmware update files can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of this page: https://www.coolermaster.com/en-g...=tech_spec

I've seen higher than usual reports of quality control and firmware issues with this monitor, and reviews are definitely mixed. The stand appears to be decent, capable of tilting, swiveling, pivoting, and height adjustment. It's also 100x100mm vesa mount compatible. Overall, the hardware is excellent for the price, but the software and quality control are definitely suspect. If the poor response times and black smearing intrinsic to va panels aren't a dealbreaker for you, it might be worth giving a try.
Last edited by BeigeRoad455 December 9, 2024 at 05:02 PM.
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AlwaysLearning123ABCDec 10, 2024 1:54 AM
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Quote from BeigeRoad455 View quoted comment :
This looks like a pretty good deal for a monitor primarily used for content consumption and slower paced single player games. It's certainly the cheapest I've seen a 144hz+ mini-led monitor that gets bright enough for proper hdr, though there are obviously major caveats that lead to it being so cheap.

Reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SDIKdcPsQI
https://tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/...est-gp2711
https://www.tomshardware.com/revi...est-gp2711

The most glaring issue with this monitor is the poor response times and black smearing. This is unfortunately a well known trade-off of using a va panel, but it's still disappointing that cooler master hasn't managed to achieve results anywhere near competitive with ips, unlike samsung. The fact that even the manufacturer lists the gtg (grey to grey) response times as 4ms should make it abundantly clear that in spite of it's decent refresh rate this monitor is not designed with competitive gaming in mind. If you play competitive multiplayer games, this monitor is definitely sub-optimal. Viewing angles are also mediocre, though not awful, as expected of a va panel. Interestingly, this monitor is only listed as having freesync, rather than freesync premium or premium pro. That means it isn't officially certified to support additional freesync features such as lfc (low framerate compensation) and vrr (variable refresh rate aka. freesync/g-sync) for hdr. According to monitors unboxed adaptive sync can be used together with hdr on this monitor. This monitor doesn't have an hdmi 2.1 port, so it's limited to only 144hz over hdmi and you can only use vrr over displayport.

Color gamut coverage is good overall, the official specs are DCI-P3 95% (CIE 1976), Adobe 93.5%, sRGB 99%. This monitor is functionally 10bit (8bit+frc). Color accuracy is somewhat mediocre by default, so if you plan to use it for content creation you'll definitely want to calibrate it. With a high native contrast ratio due to the va panel, and high brightness due to mini led local dimming (576 zone, so decent but expect a fair amount of blooming), this monitor should have the necessary hardware for good hdr performance. However, at least on early firmware revisions, the hdr tuning is utterly abysmal. It's theoretically possible that cooler master might have at some point decided to improve firmware, but I wouldn't count on hdr performance being good. The latest firmware (version 1.05) was released on January 29th 2024. Instructions for updating firmware can be found in the manual, both the manual and firmware update files can be found by scrolling down to the bottom of this page: https://www.coolermaster.com/en-g...=tech_spec

I've seen higher than usual reports of quality control and firmware issues with this monitor, and reviews are definitely mixed. The stand appears to be decent, capable of tilting, swiveling, pivoting, and height adjustment. It's also 100x100mm vesa mount compatible. Overall, the hardware is excellent for the price, but the software and quality control are definitely suspect. If the poor response times and black smearing intrinsic to va panels aren't a dealbreaker for you, it might be worth giving a try.
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Dec 10, 2024 2:09 AM
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guywithglockDec 10, 2024 2:09 AM
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basically how I see it, probably the cheapest you can go if you just want to dip your feet in understanding how the HDR experience is. It's not the best monitor for it(only ~500 zones) but it's not an edgelit panel.

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