MSI Full HD Rapid-IPS 1ms 2560 x 1080 Ultra Wide 200Hz Refresh Rate HDR Ready G-Sync Compatible 30” Gaming Monitor (Optix MAG301RF)

This monitor hit all the right spots for me. Ultrawide with WFHD resolution and a 200Hz refresh rate to boot. Only draw back is that the HDR is not VESA certified and thats its only 300 nit max brightness, but so far that hasnt been an issue for me at all, with its non-glossy screen.

Best gaming monitor in the market at a very charming price.

The monitor did NOT come with a power adapter MSI told me they sold it to Newegg, not this “company” EDIT: The “company” keeps changing their name on Amazon. Product still garbage. After getting a power adapter (I had to buy one separate), monitor still will not turn on. This product is garbage and I will be returning. Wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t honor the refund. Slimy company

This is a very good ultra-wide MSI gaming monitor with great Full HD 1080p resolution screen. I think its fast response rate can be good for gaming but also good for stock price monitoring or business needs if you open many tabs at the same time. That maximizes the performance of the ultrawide screen.

Received the monitor for my sons school computer and it didnt include a power adapter... I now see that I am not the only one with this issue. Now I have the pleasure of calling MSI to try to get a power cord that will likely take weeks. A waste of time and money. Buy something else from another seller... not worth the hassle and I cant even fathom how the power cord would be removed or overlooked. Shoddy.

I’ve been using the Lenovo Y25-25 for a year or so. It’s a superior panel in terms of refresh rate, but lower resolution. My initial impressions of this panel is that it’s nearly identical in image quality aside from the obvious pixel density making text appear more clear. Gaming on it has been pleasant so far. There’s a curved Acer monitor with similar specs (30” ultrawide, 2060x1080, 1ms response, 200hz) that is curved, and is $60 cheaper than this. You have a VA instead of IPS on that, so I’ll see tomorrow how they compare. Only other criticism, and I imagine it’s so the depth of the monitor itself is reduced, is an external power supply, which I’m not a big fan of. I preferred the built in PSU, with the desktop PSU cable on my Lenovo rather than the laptop style external PSU. Will update this review in the coming days as I test that competitor from Acer (XZ6) and ASUS ROG STRIX XG309CM. UPDATE: so my summary between the three monitors is that this unit is the best value of the 3! For $269, you’re going to be hard pressed to find an ultrawide with similar response time and refresh rate. Most will be lower refresh rate, and the one that is (ROG STRIX) is over $100 more for just 20hz additional. The ROG has superior refresh rate, and arguably more features, but none that make up for the cost difference. The Acer has identical specs to this but far too much ghosting and streaking due to its VA panel for me to recommend it to any FPS gamer, and it’s VESA mounting takes 3-5 inches of depth from your desk. But at $220 (it’s sale price), it’s a strong value for productivity or people that won’t need the high refresh rate / low response time when gaming. Summary: The 1080p ultrawide market is lacking as more and more panels move to 1440p. It seems people are valuing resolution far more than frames since 2021, despite the graphics cards that can take full advantage of them still being cost prohibitive. For those of us that are using older cards or want to emphasize frames per second over all other factors, 1080p still makes a lot of sense. So if you need a 1080p panel for gaming and productivity, I can’t think of one I’d recommend that packs as much value per dollar over this one. SYSTEM SPECS: (for context to my gaming-related comments): Ryzen 5 5600X NVIDIA RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition 32GB Kingston Fury Renegade 3600 DDR4 RAM (4x8 configuration) Msi B550 Pro-Vdh motherboard Game used for testing: Halo Infinite w/ Custom Video settings (FOV 98°, mostly Low settings with Terrain, Flocking, and two other CPU bound settings set to Ultra).

Very nice monitor.

Sometimes the price may scare you with the what the product should be. But to be honest for most gamers you wont know the difference between an expensive screen and this one of we took the branding off and hid it from you behind a wall. If you are skepyical and want a cheap and good gaming monitor that is ultrawide for productivity also, then stop thinking and just buy it. This is the one for you.

Great deal if you get it for less than 250, MSI Displays never disappoint, 200hz vibrant colors sharp image, great brightness i always have it around 60% but thats my prefference, best one ive tried for 1080 gaming so far

The width of the monitor is awesome and it reduces the headache on switching between multiple tabs between windows. Good monitor for work.