Corsair Xeneon 32QHD165, 32"

Der Xeneon 32QHD165 ist Corsairs erster Gaming-Monitor. Das Debüt gelingt dem Hersteller durch ein tolles 32-Zoll-Panel und Kabelmanagement.

Mit dem Corsair Xeneon 32QHD165 betritt ein weiterer Gaming-Experte den Monitor-Markt. Zum Start gibt es ein 32-Zoll-Modell, das ein IPS-Panel mit der WQHD-Auflösung, maximal 165 Hz und einer großzügigen Farbraum-Abdeckung kombiniert. Ob das Erstlingswerk überzeugt, klärt unser ausführlicher Test.

Der Xeneon 32QHD165 ist Corsairs erster Gaming-Monitor und setzt auf ein 32 Zoll großes IPS-Panel mit bis zu 165 Hz, die WQHD-Auflösung und USB-C mit DP-Alt-Mode. Besonders ist nicht nur der geschwungene Standfuß, sondern auch die Anbindung an das Stream Deck und das integrierte 1/4-Zoll-Gewinde.

Any time a manufacturer flexes their muscles and enters a new sector of the market it always comes with a level of expectation. When that company is Corsair the expectations are heightened based upon their track record of nearly always getting things right at the first attempt. Thing about the design of current hardware or most popular builds and Corsair are going to be one of the first got on that idea. RGB lighting. AIOs. Affordable, reliable memory. Builder-friendly cases. Corsair have done it all. How does the Xeneon 32QHD165 stack up then?

Overall, we thought the 32QHD165 was a very good introduction from Corsair to the monitor market. With the target market being gamers, the main areas of interest are pixel response times, motion clarity, lag and refresh rate performance. The response times were very good at the optimal ‘fast’ setting and it was great to see no overshoot at all at the higher refresh rates. A little started to creep in at the bottom end like 60Hz but never to the point where it was a huge problem and so unlike many adaptive-sync screens there is no need to mess around with changing the overdrive setting for VRR or different refresh rates really. This is often a concern on adaptive-sync gaming displays so that was well implemented here. There is a super-low input lag too which is great and motion clarity was impressive thanks to the 165Hz refresh rate and the solid response time performance. Combining 1440p with 165Hz will be an attractive option to gamers looking for a boost beyond 1080p, but without having to worry about the system drain challenges and retail cost of trying to get to 4K. The MPRT mode also worked well and there were a reasonable range of additional gaming options too.

strong colour performance, convincing 165Hz output and a remarkably solid stand – but a tad pricey for the feature set and HDR level.

For a first attempt at a gaming monitor, or any monitor for that matter, the Corsair Xeneon 32QHD165 isn’t too bad. Surprisingly good even. We don’t know whether this was an in-house design or if Corsair has relied on an ODM to do the heavy lifting, but the results are competitive with today’s displays of a similar spec. Worth mentioning, this is a far cry from the rubbish Razer Raptor 27 we looked at recently, which failed to provide anywhere near acceptable performance, and that was Razer’s second attempt!

Corsair puts a solid foot forward with the 32QHD165 and we're intrigued to see where the Xeneon range goes from here.