4k Gaming monitors worth it ?

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:06

Not sure whether I should go 4k or get one of the ultra wide monitors :confused:

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:09

Same dilemma myself, I have a nice TV for movies and never use my computer so decided on 4k for gaming.

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:11

The thing is that I don't really have a tv for movies :/

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:12

Tough one then, demands how long you want to future proof for, when 4k movies start to hit will you wish you had 4k?

snips86x · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:14

KiiYzOo said:
Not sure whether I should go 4k or get one of the ultra wide monitors

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Same dilemma myself, I have a nice TV for movies and never use my computer so decided on 4k for gaming.

4K needs more time to mature. Get an ultrawidescreen!! If I had the space, I know I would

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:16

if I had the money to get the 34" model I would get it straight away, just tryibg to decide if I want to get the 29"

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:19

snips86x said:
4K needs more time to mature. Get an ultrawidescreen!! If I had the space, I know I would

In what way, 1ms, 1 billion colours, 144hz is going to be a couple of years yet, we've only just started seeing it on 1080

snips86x · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:48

KiiYzOo said:
if I had the money to get the 34" model I would get it straight away, just tryibg to decide if I want to get the 29"

I've got a thread open here asking users of the LG Flatron 29UM65-P 29" WideScreen Super-Wide LED Monitor about their experiences.

Hopefully this may help

I'm sooooo tempted despite possible space issues

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
In what way, 1ms, 1 billion colours, 144hz is going to be a couple of years yet, we've only just started seeing it on 1080

Its very hungry on the GPU so I think the monitors and the GPUs need work - not really sure what's involved, but it can only get better!

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 10:54

Your thread was making me want one more

I want to get one of those arctic cooling dual monitor stands and use it with my lg w2363d too, but I don't think it'd work

snips86x · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:00

Not sure which thread its in, but there's a picture of someones desk with 2 34" LG monitors setup as top/bottom.

Looks very nice.

scotsdragon · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:08

If I had one of those acer 4k monitors, and I had 1k left for graphics card setup which would get me 60 fps ?

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:11

I'd just get yourself another 780 and keep the rest of the money if it was me

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:12

scotsdragon said:
If I had one of those acer 4k monitors, and I had 1k left for graphics card setup which would get me 60 fps ?

2X 290s's and save £400 quid or something 4Gb or more per card

bemaniac · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:14

Wildstar and Warlords Of Dreanor at 4k are spectacular coming from 1600p

bemaniac · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:17

snips86x said:
4K needs more time to mature. Get an ultrawidescreen!! If I had the space, I know I would

It's mature. The Samsung has been flawless in all games. There is now not a single game in 300 that does not function perfectly in 4k on my steam. 2 Regular 780s is fine for Crysis 3.

Only game you wouldn't want to play at all on a 3gb card is watchdogs as it doesnt even work right on megalow settings.

KiiYzOo · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:41

I can't even get watch dogs to play without my mouse jumping everywhere at 1080p let alone 4k

Muz333 · 31 Jul 2014 at 11:51

What sort of frame rates would you get with one, or possible two, reference R9 290's with the AA turned off?

If I'm going to invest £500 or so for a new monitor before the end of the year I would be interested in 4K just to get a longer lifespan from it. Could always upgrade the GPU later which would be easier than both a new monitor and GPU a year or two down the line.

scotsdragon · 31 Jul 2014 at 12:04

^ if you turn the resolution down to 1440p does all the features still work and (obviously fill up the screen)

whyscotty · 31 Jul 2014 at 12:24

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
As for GPU power my 290x's kill it, I was thinking I'd be struggling for 50FPS in BF4 but I average 90, turned it down to 59fps as my GPU's where working at 100% and creating a lot of heat.

Using max settings?

Born_2_Kill_83 · 31 Jul 2014 at 12:32

Muz333 said:
What sort of frame rates would you get with one, or possible two, reference R9 290's with the AA turned off?

If I'm going to invest £500 or so for a new monitor before the end of the year I would be interested in 4K just to get a longer lifespan from it. Could always upgrade the GPU later which would be easier than both a new monitor and GPU a year or two down the line.

1 290 probably about 35/40 FPS, 2 I would says 75fps average in bf4 with AA off, as above my 2X290x's pull 80/90 depending on the map (stock).

whyscotty said:
Using max settings?

Yeah all Ultra no AA, cant even see it when added 3 inches away from the screen