Asus ProArt Showcase (Monitors and Motherboards)

Asus sent Leo a selection of their ProArt displays and motherboards for a Showcase where we get to dig into the features and get suitably excited about colour calibration and RGB colour spaces. These ProArt products are typically aimed at professional production environments and universities rather than gamers and that makes them both exciting and exotic.

The common feature of the Asus ProArt family is an extended warranty that runs for five years instead of the usual three. The warranty is also better than usual as a replacement item can be sent out immediately, instead of waiting for the completion of the RMA process. As an added bonus you get a few months of Adobe Creative Cloud free with certain ProArt products.

ProArt Motherboards

Asus ProArt motherboards cover the latest CPU sockets and also previous generation CPUs. In our video we showed AMD AM4, AMD AM5 and also Intel LGA1700. If you feel the urge you can still buy a ProArt Z490-Creator that supports Intel LGA1200. The highlights of the specifications are dual Ethernet and support for a large number of M.2 and SATA storage. Connectivity varies from one model to another but many ProArt motherboards also support Type-C Thunderbolt 4 or USB4.

ProArt LCD Displays

Asus ProArt Display PA348CGV

The ProArt Display PA348CGV is an ultra-wide 34-inch display that sells for £800 in the UK.  It has a resolution of 3,440×1,440 (21:9) and uses IPS 10-bit technology to power a 120Hz refresh and 400 cd/m2 peak (350cd/m2 typical) brightness. The Asus ProArt Display PA348CGV supports 98% coverage of the DCI-P3 colour standard and 100% sRGB/Rec. 709 wide colour gamut.

Asus ProArt Display PA32UCR-K

The Asus ProArt Display PA32UCR-K sells for £1,199 and is a 32-inch model with 3,840×2,160 (16:9) resolution that uses Mini-LED technology. The -K suffix tells us the display is supplied with an X-Rite i1 Display Pro calibration device. The Mini-LED lighting powers a 10-bit display with 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 1,000 cd/m2 peak (400cd/m2 typical) brightness. Asus states that the ProArt Display PA32UCR-K provides 99.5% Adobe RGB, 98% DCI-P3 and 100% sRGB colour space.

Asus ProArt Display OLED PA32DC

The jewel of this ProArt showcase is the Asus ProArt Display OLED PA32DC which is a 31.5-inch OLED display that costs £3,700 however it delivers plenty in return. The display has a resolution of 3,840×2,160 (16:9) with 60Hz refresh and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Peak brightness is 500 cd/m2 peak and typical brightness is 250cd/m2, although it looks gorgeous to the eye and certainly does not feel as dim as the numbers might suggest. This model supports 99% DCI-P3 colour gamut and has a built-in colorimeter that works with Asus ProArt Calibration software to ensure the Asus ProArt Display OLED PA32DC operates at the top of its game.

Learn more here:

• ProArt Warranty – https://uk.asus.click/Myaoaa
• Adobe Creative Cloud – https://uk.asus.click/xfD9iZ
• Nvidia Omniverse – https://uk.asus.click/YJ7SI2

KitGuru Says: We have had great fun with these ProArt motherboards and display but now the time has come to box them up and wave them a fond farewell.

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