News ASRock Says New Challenger Monitors Are Good for ‘Light Gaming’

[Admin]

ASRock launched a new Challenger monitor series purposed for ‘light gaming’ at a max 100 Hz, on 25- and 27-inch FHD flat IPS screens.

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[Order 66]

What does the monitor have to do with the intensity of gaming? Like I know that some monitors may not be the best for gaming, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t. Not to mention a monitor for ‘light gaming’ would be one with a 60hz refresh rate as it is not meant for competitive games.

 

[Alvar "Miles" Udell]

Probably would have been better to label it as "casual gaming", but 100hz is an interesting decision instead of 120hz. The problem I see though is that there are monitors like the MSI OPTIX G2712 (27", 1920x1080, 144hz, >100% sRGB) for $180 (or on sale for $160 now). Even if ASRock prices this monitor at $125 it'd be tough for me to tell someone to buy this monitor over the MSI, especially since a monitor should last you several builds.

 

[AgentBirdnest]

Oh man, I wish this had come out last week. Depending on the price, this could have been perfect for the secondary PC I just built.

What does the monitor have to do with the intensity of gaming? Like I know that some monitors may not be the best for gaming, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t. Not to mention a monitor for ‘light gaming’ would be one with a 60hz refresh rate as it is not meant for competitive games.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly... My friend dabbles in Cyberpunk for an hour, a couple times per week, when he has the time. Another friend plays pixel-art point-and-click adventures for 6 hours a day. Is the latter "light" gaming, compared to an hour of Cyberpunk twice a week?

For that matter, I don't like the terms "casual" or "hardcore" gaming. There's no clear definition, and I usually disagree with what others think. To me, "hardcore" is investing your heart and mind into a game for hours on end, getting emotionally involved, and thinking about it when you aren't even playing - and that happens to me most often with story-based RPGs, life-sims, or even point-and-click adventure games. On the flipside, casual is something that I can jump into for an hour while I'm brain fogged, and then forget I even played it when I'm done, like most FPS games or a racing game.

 

[Flayed]

Oh man, I wish this had come out last week. Depending on the price, this could have been perfect for the secondary PC I just built.


Yeah, my thoughts exactly... My friend dabbles in Cyberpunk for an hour, a couple times per week, when he has the time. Another friend plays pixel-art point-and-click adventures for 6 hours a day. Is the latter "light" gaming, compared to an hour of Cyberpunk twice a week?

For that matter, I don't like the terms "casual" or "hardcore" gaming. There's no clear definition, and I usually disagree with what others think. To me, "hardcore" is investing your heart and mind into a game for hours on end, getting emotionally involved, and thinking about it when you aren't even playing - and that happens to me most often with story-based RPGs, life-sims, or even point-and-click adventure games. On the flipside, casual is something that I can jump into for an hour while I'm brain fogged, and then forget I even played it when I'm done, like most FPS games or a racing game.

Playing any game for 6 hours a day is pretty hardcore I think.

 

[MiniITXEconomy]

What does the monitor have to do with the intensity of gaming? Like I know that some monitors may not be the best for gaming, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t. Not to mention a monitor for ‘light gaming’ would be one with a 60hz refresh rate as it is not meant for competitive games.

Yeah, my thoughts exactly... My friend dabbles in Cyberpunk for an hour, a couple times per week, when he has the time. Another friend plays pixel-art point-and-click adventures for 6 hours a day. Is the latter "light" gaming, compared to an hour of Cyberpunk twice a week?

I think you guys are getting too hung up on the labels. As Alvar stated (and, yes, I'm referencing three different posts, now...) it's just their phrase for "entry level," a way to inform potential buyers about its specs at a glance. I don't understand why you'd take that personal, lol

 

[Order 66]

I think you guys are getting too hung up on the labels. As Alvar stated (and, yes, I'm referencing three different posts, now...) it's just their phrase for "entry level," a way to inform potential buyers about its specs at a glance. I don't understand why you'd take that personal, lol

Fair point, but it still doesn’t explain what they consider to be light gaming. I know that I shouldn’t take the label too seriously but it is weird that a company would make a monitor positioned for “light gaming”.

 

[Flayed]

Fair point, but it still doesn’t explain what they consider to be light gaming. I know that I shouldn’t take the label too seriously but it is weird that a company would make a monitor positioned for “light gaming”.

Because it sounds better than we are releasing a range of distinctly mediocre gaming monitors?