Snag yourself some lush gaming monitor luxury from Razer with this stupendous Black Friday deal

Razer Raptor 27
(Image credit: Razer)
Razer Raptor 27 | 27-inch 1440p | 165Hz | 1ms MPRT | $799.99 $299.99 at Newegg (save $500)

Razer Raptor 27 | 27-inch 1440p | 165Hz | 1ms MPRT | $799.99 $299.99 at Newegg (save $500)
There are cheaper 1440p high refresh gaming panels, to be sure. But none come close to the beautiful engineering and styling of the Razer Raptor 27, it's truly a sight to behold. It's an older model, but with an IPS panel, 165Hz refresh and HDR 400 certification, it's a decent all round performer. Though that 'before' price is absolute nonsense in 2023.

Price check: Amazon $399

It's an older model, but it checks out. When Razer released the Raptor 27-inch a couple of years back, it looked painfully pricey at $800 for a 165Hz 27-inch 1440p panel. But now you can snag it on Newegg for just $299. Suddenly, a slab of slick Razer-engineered luxury on your desktop just got a whole lot more attainable.

There are, of course, now faster 1440p monitors running at 240Hz and beyond. There are high-refresh 1440p IPS panels available for sub-$200, too, which we'll come to.

But this Razer is a bit special when it comes to design and engineering. And 165Hz is surely quick enough and slick enough for most gamers. The rest of the Razer Raptor 27's spec are decent, too.

You get HDR400 certification, 480 nits peak HDR brightness, IPS panel tech and multiple inputs including HDMI, DisplayPort and USB-C. The latter does support power delivery, but sadly only up to 15W.

The only snag is that, as an older model, the IPS panel's response time is a tiny bit off the pace of the latest monitors. The headline performance is rated at 1ms. But that's via the MPRT metric with backlight strobing. The more conventional and arguably more representative GtG figure comes in at 4ms.

So, if you want that absolute fastest available technology, this monitor won't be for you. But then, really fast 1440p panels cost considerably more.

And what few if any of them at any price will give you is the truly special engineering this Razer delivers, with stand, chassis and cable management design quite unlike any other monitor.

(Image credit: Razer)

Factor in some neatly executed RGB lighting and you have an overall feel-good factor that blows way past the $300 sale price. If that's not cheap enough for you, it's actually now possible to get a 27-inch 1440p high refresh IPS monitor for under $200.

Acer Nitro XV272U | 27-inch | 170Hz OC | 1440p | IPS | $196.60 at Amazon

Acer Nitro XV272U | 27-inch | 170Hz OC | 1440p | IPS | $196.60 at Amazon
Coming with Freesync Premium, this monitor will see you through whatever GPU you have. This version can be overclocked to give you up to a 170Hz refresh, and it's also an IPS. Not too shabby for that price.

Price check: Newegg $263.99

Yup, Acer's Nitro XV272U is going for just $197 on Amazon right now. Good for 170Hz and 1ms response, it's a remarkably high spec gaming monitor for the money. It's a bit bare bones when it comes to design and features. But at this price point, you have to be realistic and focus on the core functionality. What you're getting is a true high refresh, high resolution gaming experience at a very reasonable price point.

Jeremy Laird
Hardware writer

Jeremy has been writing about technology and PCs since the 90nm Netburst era (Google it!) and enjoys nothing more than a serious dissertation on the finer points of monitor input lag and overshoot followed by a forensic examination of advanced lithography. Or maybe he just likes machines that go “ping!” He also has a thing for tennis and cars.

Read more
An image of a Lenovo gaming monitor against a teal background with a white border
Why pay more? This 27-inch 1440p gaming monitor is perfectly priced at just $153
Gigabyte M28U gaming monitor on a white background
The best budget 4K monitor is now even more tempting, with this $50 saving on its usual sale price
AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE
AOC Gaming C27G4ZXE review
Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 from the front on a desk.
Best cheap gaming monitor deals today
AOC Agon Pro AG276FK gaming monitor
AOC Agon Pro AG276FK review
The Innocn 49Q1R 49 inch curved ultrawide monitor on a blue background
This huge monitor is ultrawide, curved, OLED, and pretty much every other monitor tech you need and I'd be tempted at $200 off
Latest in Gaming Monitors
Samsung 3D monitor
Samsung has a crack at ye olde glasses-free 3D monitor thing but its new cheaper 49-inch ultrawide OLED is far more interesting
Acer Predator Z57 dual-4K monitor
Acer Predator Z57 gaming monitor review
Sony RGB LED panel tech
Sony's fixing the wrong panel problems while showing off its new 'RGB LED' backlight tech with outrageous colours and brightness
Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLED
Alienware 27 AW2725Q QD-OLED review
Asus's new ultrawide sucks as hard as it blows
Asus' new monitors purify 90% of airborne dust from your desktop and I've definitely seen some gnarly gaming setups that would benefit
Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM gaming monitor
Asus ROG Swift PG27UCDM review
Latest in News
Assassin's Creed Shadows promo image
Ubisoft scores a legendary ratio against Elon Musk on his own platform—which hopefully marks a final end to all the Assassin's Creed Shadows' culture war nonsense
Tzarina Katarin Bokha, the Ice Queen of Kislev
Total War: Warhammer 3 rolls out a cool Kislev overhaul, changes befitting Tzeench’s magic, new projectile units and creakier skeletal horses
An image of a golden first place award from Geoguessr
'We're actually getting GeoGuessr on Steam before GTA 6': the Google Street View puzzler arrives on Valve's platform this April
Napster client circa 1999
Former music-pirating platform Napster to be reborn rather ironically as a metaverse for musicians to connect with their fans after $207 million deal
The snazzy red and black HyperX Cloud Alpha wireless headphones float in a teal void. The microphone is attached to the headset.
The best wireless gaming headset is now even better in the Amazon Big Spring Sale, boasting a more than $50 discount
A chip being held up in an Intel fab
Intel is reportedly 'working to finalize commitments from Nvidia' as a foundry partner, suggesting gaming potential for the 18A node