MSI Optix MAG24C 1800R Curved Gaming Monitor Rocks 144Hz Refresh Rate And Budget Price

by Brandon Hill — Wednesday, November 22, 2017, 04:05 PM EDT

If you're looking for a gaming monitor that has good specs for not a lot of money, MSI has a new offering that hopes to tick off as many boxes as possible on your wish list. The company has launched the Optix MAG24C, which is a 24-inch gaming monitor with a frameless design.

The Optix MAG24C has a Full HD (1920x1080) resolution display that aims to impress with a curved screen (1800R) and a 144Hz refresh rate. Response times are listed at 1ms (thanks to its VA panel), the brightness rating is 250 nits and it features a contrast ratio of 3,000:1.

Other features include support for AMD FreeSync, 178-degree viewing angles (vertical and horizontal), 85% NTSC and 110% sRGB color representation, blue light reduction technology, and MSI Anti-Flicker technology.

Given that the Optix MAG24C is marketed as a gaming monitor, you won't be surprised to learn that it has RED LED accent lighting effects on the back of the display to spice things up a bit. The display is also adjustable for tilt, swivel and height, and includes a Gaming OSD for customizing monitor modes and settings.

On the connectivity front, the Optix MAG24C has DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort connections, along with an audio port for your headphones.

The MSI Optix MAG24C is available right now from Newegg priced at $249.99 (or $239.99 after a $10 rebate card). If you don't want to mess around with rebates, you can get it from Amazon for $239.23.

Tags: MSI, optix mag24c

Brandon Hill

Brandon received his first PC, an IBM Aptiva 310, in 1994 and hasn’t looked back since. He cut his teeth on computer building/repair working at a mom and pop computer shop as a plucky teen in the mid 90s and went on to join AnandTech as the Senior News Editor in 1999. Brandon would later help to form DailyTech where he served as Editor-in-Chief from 2008 until 2014. Brandon is a tech geek at heart, and family members always know where to turn when they need free tech support. When he isn’t writing about the tech hardware or studying up on the latest in mobile gadgets, you’ll find him browsing forums that cater to his long-running passion: automobiles.

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