PNY GTX 770 OC 2GB @ 4k

[GMac11]

I don't mean for this to be another run of the mill "will this run full tilt at 4k" thread. I am merely interested to know if people have this at 4k and what is it like?

I know myself games are not going to run at anywhere near optimal settings but unfortunately I just don't have the wonga to shell out for a 4K monitor AND a GPU in one go.

Since I have lined up a fairly good deal for a monitor that I've had my eyes on I would like to buy it now then reassess the GPU after summer maybe.

I know the card can output at 4k for desktop work etc so that shouldn't be a problem.

I suppose my question is, has anyone had any games running anyway half decent at 4k with this card?

I mainly play Racing Games although have just acquired GTA V and it is an absolute beast for GPU draw.

I don't mind gaming at 1440p for a few months while I save up a bit more cash.

Which leads me to my next point, it's been a while since I've been in the GPU market what is the best value for money SINGLE card setup that will comfortably run 4k?

I have a MATX build at present and unfortunately I just don't have the expansion room to simply slip in another 770, which is probably what I would have done in the good old days.

Any experience/opinions much appreciated.

 

[MatTheCat]

Which leads me to my next point, it's been a while since I've been in the GPU market what is the best value for money SINGLE card setup that will comfortably run 4k?

Any experience/opinions much appreciated.

There are no single card solutions that will 'comfortably' run 4K.

For games like Witcher 3, even Sli'd Titans will not quite 'comfortably' (i.e. solid 60fps, all important settings maxed) run that game at 4K. Naturally, racing games tend to be much less demanding, but I guess you will be able to tell as much as I can by looking at the plentiful benchmarks around and such.

What I would suggest is that if you can't afford to just do it in one go, without even wincing, then you can't afford it. Getting the 4K monitor first would certainly be doing things the wrong way around, cos then you are stuck with horrendous gaming performance and/or forced to bump the resolution down to what your GPU can handle. i.e. paying big bucks for a lesser experience. The best order in which to do things would be to upgrade your GPU. Then you have vastly improved performance in the meantime for your bucks, whilst you wait on getting your 4K screen. But even doing things this way around, as the games become increasingly more demanding, you will soon find that something like a GTX 980 ti, or a Titan X just don't cut it anymore, even Sli-ed.

I haven't gotten 4K, but I did fall into the same trap when native 1080p monitors first came available over 10 years ago now and I learned my lessons and won't repeat the same mistakes.

Expense.

Lower quality aesthetic experience.

Frustration.

Dissasatisfaction.

followed by yet more expense, wash rinse repeat.

The time for most folks to go 4K is when it has become a 'standard' resolution pretty much like 1080p has been for the past few years.

 

[Paracelsus]

I'd suggest the opposite and go for the monitor first, given that it's the part of the PC you look at all the time you're using it. Depending on what you do apart from games, a good quality, high res, big monitor will make everything else a more pleasant/productive experience.

Gaming wise, depends on what size screen you're going from/to. If there's not much in it, or it's the same, then playing at the same res on it until you get a better card is going to look the same/similar to how it does at the moment anyway

 

[GMac11]

MatTheCat, that is a great summary, very objective, thank you. Some very valid points.

I guess my standpoint is that, as you say, there are no single cards that can comfortably game at 4k so my idea was to buy the monitor now (as I say the one I'm looking at has come down to my price point) and then get the GPU when a single one IS available, even if it should take a year - although I guess the downside to that is that in a year who knows where we'll be with the monitor market!?

Paracelsus, I'm currently on a 27 1440p and eyeing up a 27 4k so no physical change in size. My main uses outside of gaming is basically as a second display for my rMBP 13, so I figured all that pixelly goodness would really look good on an external display.