HP X27i 27” 2k Gaming Monitor with AMD FreeSync

Spent quite a bit of time searching for the highest quality, most reliable monitor for many hours of text-heavy work and high-end gaming below $300. Tried a couple others (Acer EI272UR was sent back, Dell S2721HGF was kept by girlfriend) and this was the clear winner for me. I really wanted a curved panel as I do think it helps a bit with eye strain on the periphery, but it seems like IPS on a 27" curved doesn't exist exist. The Acer's VA panel just felt harsher and cheaper, and while the Dell felt like higher quality the lower 1080p resolution was too noticeable on text. I was worried this HP would look too cheesy and "gamer"-y but now I like the accents on the bottom. Comes with a really good stand, I switched out for a VESA wall mount but will probably hang onto it for the future. This is less known than a lot of more hyped monitors that got reviewed in rtings, Tom's hardware etc, and for some reason some people think HP = lower quality, but that's not been my experience at all. Got scared away from cheaper Gigabyte and Monoprice options by all the reports of dead pixels and multiple returns to get a good panel, seems the HP quality control is better from the reviews I found and personal experience. At $290 I'm quite happy with it, seems to work fine with G-Sync as well though I've only tried it with FFXV on my AW GTX 1070 laptop. I like a monitor that can go to very soft/low brightness settings to reduce eye fatigue, I feel like it does that very well and also looks awesome for high res/high fps gaming as well. Some noticeable backlight bleed in very dark scenes, but that's a tradeoff I can live with