MSI
Optix MAG274QRF-QD
Based on 49 Reddit mentions
$209.97
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Can confirm. Got 2 of these in december 2024 - this month both of them started dying. One would end up flickering and having weird backlight "artifacts" appear for some time after turning pc on and other one had black lines. Sent both of them back to MSI. I'm losing more and more faith in msi monito
...Hoxter in r/monitor
April 25, 2026 8:21 PM
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MSI MAG274QRF-QD BACKLIGHT FAILURE
that really is unfortunate, i would recommend making a rma claim with msi if your unit is still under warranty as mine had a 3 years coverage might vary as per region as i heard some places it was just 2 instead. so if that's the case and you are out of warranty the only way i have heard of is to re
...iTzKudOs in r/MSI_Gaming
March 30, 2026 3:23 PM
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MSI Monitor Broke Just After Warranty Ended – Can It Be Fixed? Trust in the Brand Lost
My Optix MAG274QRF-QD started having backlight issues. Now the left side is eternally dimmed. What a crappy company. I'm never buying from them again.
Low-Parfait177 in r/MSI_Gaming
March 22, 2026 9:15 PM
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All MSI Gaming Monitors are now covered by a 3-year warranty!
dont be fooled. they got quality issues. i bought A MSI 1440P 27'' IPS 180hz monitor and it died after 1 year, brand new. specifically it had the artifacting issue which many on social have posted about. Specifically the MSI MAG 274QRF QD E2 so no, i don't trust msi quality for their monitors. No id
...MoogleStiltzkin in r/MSI_Gaming
October 30, 2025 10:45 PM
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MAG274QRF-QD starts fine then goes dim on sides?
Hey Andrew, the backlight has stopped working on my MAG274QRF-QD as well, right around the 4-year mark. Warranty has expired. I registered the monitor the day I got it. Is there anything you or MSI can do to help me out. I'm willing to pay or meet halfway on the cost or repair if so.
Ill_Challenge_3463 in r/MSI_Gaming
July 6, 2025 4:32 PM
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MAG274QRF-QD starts fine then goes dim on sides?
Yeah this seems to be a pattern as my MAG274QRF-QD is having the exact same backlight issues just outside the warranty period
ssw7771 in r/MSI_Gaming
August 13, 2025 1:41 AM
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MSI MONITOR HAS DEAD PIXEL
I've had monitors from LG, Samsung, and Asus, none of them had this problem, but a couple of months ago I got a MAG274QRF-QD that has a dead pixel and I didn't notice it until recently, I definitely wouldn't buy any MSI monitor again...
mickespinosa in r/MSI_Gaming
August 26, 2025 1:43 AM
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All MSI Gaming Monitors are now covered by a 3-year warranty!
My monitor just went dark on one side, likely a defective LED node or strip, as described in a forum post from last year on MSI's forum, title, "Half my monitor just stopped giving light- Optix MAG274QRF QD" This sounds like an implicit acknowledgement of terrible Quality Control. I won't ever buy M
...Voltron001 in r/MSI_Gaming
October 31, 2025 9:15 PM
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An unknown device keeps connecting/disconnecting from my desktop
Hi I'm coming back here to give an update about this situation. I returned my motherboard and got a replacement but the issue (at least this particular one) did actually come from my monitor that I got for Christmas! It was a MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD and the upstream USB port was faulty: I tried diffe
...Molinero_21 in r/techsupport
January 25, 2025 10:14 AM
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Dell G2724D vs MSI MAG 274QRF QD E2
the MSI MAG274QRF-QD E2 seems to be having severe quality control issues at the moment.I had to return the monitor 3 times because it always came with stuck, green pixels and/or a damaged panel. and there is a guy on amazon (who also posted this on reddit), who recently had to return the monitor SIX
...shroombablol in r/buildapcmonitors
February 10, 2025 3:57 PM
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