ASRock Launches Challenger Monitor Series Designed For “Light Gaming”

ASRock has launched the Challenger Series of gaming monitors. The firm made its debut in the premium gaming monitor market just over a year ago with the Phantom Gaming Series. The new Challenger Series is aimed somewhat lower at customers interested in “Light Gaming,” to use ASRock’s terminology. ASRock lays the foundation of the Challenger Series with two flat-screen FHD monitors: the 25-inch CL25FF and the 27-inch CL27FF. Introducing the more affordable monitor line, ASRock seeks to assure would-be customers that plenty of attractions remain. It says these monitors deliver all-round performance for office tasks, entertainment, and gaming. Thus, features like flicker-free technology, AMD FreeSync, and low blue light modes remain. Furthermore, it says these “light gaming” screens still offer “a remarkable 100Hz refresh rate” and 1 ms (MPRT) 4 ms (GTG) response times. This represents a worthwhile upgrade from a bog-standard 60 or 75 Hz office monitor. The ASRock CL25FF and CL27FF appear remarkably similar when we check through the key specifications. Apart from the physical dimensions and pixel pitch, the only other primary spec that varied between the two was the contrast ratio, which is a superior 1300:1 on the smaller monitor and 1000:1 on the 27-incher. Both values are average for IPS screens.