2070 Super best monitor?

infant_hercules · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:06

Hi,

I have been sent out a 2070 Super to replace my 2070 which died.

I currently have a 4K monitor which I believe was stressing my card too much.

I have been looking at a 2560x1440 165Hz TN monitor, see below;

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/aoc-...d-multimedia-monitor-black-red-mo-047-ao.html

Do you think the 2070 Super could cope with 4K or should I lower my resoloution?

Thanks in advance

MissChief · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:09

2070S is a good 4k card. Only bettered by 2080S and 2080ti. Drop a couple of settings and you'll be good.

infant_hercules · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:11

MissChief said:
2070S is a good 4k card. Only bettered by 2080S and 2080ti. Drop a couple of settings and you'll be good.

Great stuff, thanks very much for your reply!

foster grant · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:18

So you actually want a 4K Monitor ?

infant_hercules · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:22

foster grant said:
So you actually want a 4K Monitor ?

I've got a 4K monitor but my 2070 struggled with some games running at 4K. I just wondered whether it maybe worth dropping to a 1440p G-Sync monitor rather than trying to run at 4K if the card was going to struggle

foster grant · 25 Sep 2019 at 11:40

Well why not just put the money for the monitor to the money for the 2070 and get a higher spec card ?

aoaaron · 25 Sep 2019 at 17:39

foster grant said:
Well why not just put the money for the monitor to the money for the 2070 and get a higher spec card ?

Cos the monitor outlasts the gpu?

I still don’t get everyone running around with a fancy 2080 or 2080ti and displaying all that power on a crappy screen

Squid Vicious · 25 Sep 2019 at 20:39

aoaaron said:
Cos the monitor outlasts the gpu?

I still don’t get everyone running around with a fancy 2080 or 2080ti and displaying all that power on a crappy screen

Absolutely agree, the monitor is one of the most important bits of kit in your setup and well worth investing in something that will potentially outlast most other components.

As to the OP, you should be able to find older games can run well at 4k - but newer ones will likely struggle.

I downgraded from 4K 60hz to 1440P 120hz UW and no regrets - also don't think there's really that many compelling options for 4K at the moment.
I expect the situation will change over the next few years as both consoles and gfx cards become more capable at this resolution which will in turn start driving demand.

Squid Vicious · 25 Sep 2019 at 20:45

Thinking more about it, if your home setup allowed it I'd rather invest in one of the new TV's, like LGs OLED that'll be gsync compatible

Hades · 25 Sep 2019 at 21:27

aoaaron said:
Cos the monitor outlasts the gpu?

I still don’t get everyone running around with a fancy 2080 or 2080ti and displaying all that power on a crappy screen

Completely agree I spent £1k in 2007 for a Dell 3007 30" 2560x1600 screen. It was the best available at the time and I'm still using it 12 years later. Admittedly it's going to get upgraded in the near future. But it's outlasted everything else several times. Despite the original cost it has been the best value thing I've bought for the PC.

aoaaron · 25 Sep 2019 at 23:15

Squid Vicious said:
Thinking more about it, if your home setup allowed it I'd rather invest in one of the new TV's, like LGs OLED that'll be gsync compatible

I've just put an order in for a 55'' version which will be wall mounted infront of my desk and possibly relegating the CRG9 to a return.

muSashisf · 26 Sep 2019 at 01:44

aoaaron said:
Cos the monitor outlasts the gpu?

I still don’t get everyone running around with a fancy 2080 or 2080ti and displaying all that power on a crappy screen

100% agree with this, monitor is without a doubt the most important part you can buy when you building a computer, people always ignore this fact, and just buy a crappy 1080p TN-panel.
Its not the 2080 ti or whatever that you are gonna look at when playing games, its your monitor.

ninezerofive · 26 Sep 2019 at 02:09

I want this one, maybe you too. Bit easier to drive than 4k. 120 Hz etc

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...led-32-9-curved-gaming-monitor-mo-23u-sa.html

Legend · 26 Sep 2019 at 02:55

ninezerofive said:
I want this one, maybe you too. Bit easier to drive than 4k. 120 Hz etc

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/sams...led-32-9-curved-gaming-monitor-mo-23u-sa.html

Barely, and a 2070S would be struggling. Not to mention it has a serious issue with Nvidia GPUs and flickering with Ultimate Engine Freesync turned on, and with this res, you really need that enabled.

aoaaron · 26 Sep 2019 at 07:16

Legend said:
Barely, and a 2070S would be struggling. Not to mention it has a serious issue with Nvidia GPUs and flickering with Ultimate Engine Freesync turned on, and with this res, you really need that enabled.

I'd hardly say barely. I run it with a normal 2080 which is basically a 2070s and have no issues on most games i've tried outside of KCD.

Playing DAI now ultra everything w/mods fine.
Played Witcher 3 fine.

OP idk why but people always wanna push people to pump money into a disposable GPU and instead buy a 1440p/144hz screen. I think you should at the least get a 21:9/120hz screen but if the CRG9 is in budget, get it [ and hope u get a good one ]

infant_hercules · 26 Sep 2019 at 08:28

Squid Vicious said:
Absolutely agree, the monitor is one of the most important bits of kit in your setup and well worth investing in something that will potentially outlast most other components.

As to the OP, you should be able to find older games can run well at 4k - but newer ones will likely struggle.

I downgraded from 4K 60hz to 1440P 120hz UW and no regrets - also don't think there's really that many compelling options for 4K at the moment.
I expect the situation will change over the next few years as both consoles and gfx cards become more capable at this resolution which will in turn start driving demand.

Thanks very much! Big help