4K and refresh rates

Relentless81

Relentless81

Relentless81

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I've noticed that with 4K monitors they are limited to 60hz, that got me thinking even with the next wave of DX12 GPUs there isn't much point in a 4K monitor having anymore than a 60hz refresh rate as its going to take a serious PC to take advantage of it

My point is, I currently have a 1080p 120hz monitor, I can get a 4k monitor for around £300, sell my current monitor and see what 4k is all about but what I'm concerned about is if I'll regret the 4k visuals and wish I had the higher refresh rates of a 1080p or even 1440p screen on games like BF4, has anyone else made a similar move and regretted or not regretted it?
 
Chris, before you move you need to realise that 4k takes some *serious* graphical horsepower to run on max details etc (4 times the pixels of 1080p). If you compromise then you'll obviously be able to get by with a more modest card :)
 
Hi mate, I have a 290x at the mo and plan to change it when the new cards come out next year

Upgrade itch is getting the best of me and really fancy a new monitor but struggling with what to go for
 
Well that's the minimum I'd recommend tbh, and should be able to generally push Medium settings @4k (with a few at High) :)

(had a Philips 4k with a pair of Ti's ;))
 
Relentless81 said:
I've noticed that with 4K monitors they are limited to 60hz, that got me thinking even with the next wave of DX12 GPUs there isn't much point in a 4K monitor having anymore than a 60hz refresh rate as its going to take a serious PC to take advantage of it

My point is, I currently have a 1080p 120hz monitor, I can get a 4k monitor for around £300, sell my current monitor and see what 4k is all about but what I'm concerned about is if I'll regret the 4k visuals and wish I had the higher refresh rates of a 1080p or even 1440p screen on games like BF4, has anyone else made a similar move and regretted or not regretted it?
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if you are used to having a high refresh monitor, I think you'll regret going back to 60hz, having tried 4K@60hz and 1440@144hz side by side, that latter was a clear winner for me as the difference between 1440 and 4K is pretty minimal bu the difference between 60hz and 120/144hz is huge
 
JediFragger said:
Well that's the minimum I'd recommend tbh, and should be able to generally push Medium settings @4k (with a few at High) :)

(had a Philips 4k with a pair of Ti's ;))
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When you say generally you really should add that you're talking about the latest games mainly, or at least the most demanding .

There are plenty of games that a 290X could max out at UHD with good frames.
 
I'm using a 27" 2560x1440 monitor and a 40" 4k as a monitor...the 2560x1440 is the better res. Technically they should both show icons and text at exactly the same size but i need to stand much further way to see the 40" screen, making the icons and text too small.
 
easyrider said:
Did youget rid of the Phillips in favour of the LG34?
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I swapped the Philips for a RoG Swift as I wanted to try Gsync and THEN I miss a bit of real estate and a good deal cropped up on the Lg and I got it. Lovely lovely monitor but in hindsight I should have kept the Philips for a dual-screen setup :)
 
I think I'm going to stick with 1440p and 120hz+

I've upped my budget to £400 so I just need to be patient and see if the BenQ comes back down in price, thanks for the comments
 
You would be better off waiting 6 months and see what new monitors are coming out from ASUS etc and then make a decision. High end Pascal will be getting closer too.
 
I can actually run BF4 with 3840x2160p textures ultra with 16X af and everything else in game low or lowest. It looks great, Much clearer and sharper and i average around 90fps on my 980. A Ti would do the same in some games obviously not Crysis/Syndicate but i would guess most online games for sure.
 
To run a 4k monitor faster than 60hz you'll need the hardware makers to start supporting connections better than Displayport 1.2a, so far none have been released.
 
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