ASUS ROG and TUF gaming monitors cover a wide range — from affordable 1080p panels to high-refresh OLED displays. The OSD layout is consistent across the range, which makes it easier to dial in once you know what to look for.
Picture Mode
Start with Racing mode on ROG monitors or Game Visual: Racing on TUF models. It gives the most neutral base to work from. Scenery mode boosts colors too aggressively. User mode works too if you want full manual control.
Response Time (Overdrive)
ASUS calls this TraceFree on most models. The scale runs from 0 to 100.
- 60–80 is the safe range for most IPS panels in the ROG and TUF lineup
- Below 60 and ghosting becomes visible on fast motion
- Above 80 and overshoot artifacts appear — bright halos on moving edges
OLED models manage overdrive internally. Leave TraceFree at default.
Brightness and Contrast
Brightness — factory default is 80 on most ASUS monitors, which is reasonable. Adjust based on room lighting. Dark rooms benefit from dropping to 30–50.
Contrast — keep at 80. Pushing higher clips shadow detail on dark scenes.
Sharpness
Set to 50 (center of the 0–100 scale). Values above 50 add artificial edge enhancement that looks fine in the OSD demo but shows as halo artifacts in games.
Color Temperature
Warm or a manual setting of R:100 G:99 B:95 gets close to 6500K without a hardware calibrator. This is the standard for accurate color reproduction.
ELMB / ELMB Sync
ASUS's backlight strobing feature for reducing motion blur. Effective at eliminating perceived blur but reduces brightness significantly. Most people prefer leaving it off and relying on high refresh rate instead. ELMB Sync allows it to run alongside FreeSync/G-Sync on supported models.
Shadow Boost
Available on ROG models. Lifts dark areas without affecting midtones or highlights. Setting 2–3 on the 0–4 scale helps in games with dark environments.
Adaptive Sync
Enable FreeSync in the ASUS OSD. For Nvidia users, enable G-Sync Compatible in Nvidia Control Panel. ASUS ROG monitors with G-Sync Ultimate have a hardware module and work natively.
Community Presets
Settings that work well on one ASUS ROG panel do not always transfer to another. BestSettingsFor.com has community-submitted presets for specific ASUS models with upvotes — useful for finding what other owners of the same panel have landed on.
