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Bri62

Bri62

Bri62

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Hi, not been on for 12 months or more but need some help as i haven't kept up with the tech, ok looking at a 4k monitor and wondering if my gtx 780 hof will run it ? or will i need a new card or a second 780.
Brian
 
Yup, a second 780 would help a bit. But be prepared to drop settings a good bit, been messing around with the nvidia DSR on my 780's in sig. On bf4 at 4k i had to drop to a mix of high and medium, no msaa to get anything near playable.
 
it all depends on what games you play, me personally i tend to play games like left 4 dead 2, counterstrike, borderlands, formula 1, skyrim, all of which on my 1600p monitor i can get over 100 fps, on a 780 ti, so double the res and halve the fps, and should still be playable, but if you tend to play the the gpu killer games then a second would deffo be needed.
 
thanks for your reply's atm playing elder scrolls online and civ beyond earth, what card would run similar games at 4k settings
 
Bri62 said:
thanks for your reply's atm playing elder scrolls online and civ beyond earth, what card would run similar games at 4k settings
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It wouldn't (unless you're talking 295x2). 4k is an extremely strenuous resolution to play at, you need a minimum of 2 of anything out presently to play anything more than a moderately demanding game.

Personally I think the most cost-effective route is getting another 780 if your system will take it (and be prepared to drop a few settings here and there as well) :)

You're not alone though, I'm going 40" 4k soon, system is already ******** itself :p :D
 
Id say with 4gb 290 xfire jedi, your in a slightly better position for 4k than myself or the op. Iirc even on the lowered settings i was very close to hitting 3gb usage.
 
Bri62 said:
Thinking of the same now, 4k seems to be a way off atm would a 780 hof power a 1440p screen at max settings or would another 780 be called for?
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Some games yes, more demanding games no (at maxed details). Treat yourself to a 1440p monitor and another 780 and you're set for a fairly good while :cool:

I run at 1600p with Tri-X 290's in Crossfire
 
JediFragger said:
Some games yes, more demanding games no (at maxed details). Treat yourself to a 1440p monitor and another 780 and you're set for a fairly good while :cool:

I run at 1600p with Tri-X 290's in Crossfire
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I have decided to go for this option, thanks for all your help :)
Brian
 
I'm running 4k on all the demanding games just fine (metro, farcry4, battlefield4 etc), on one 980 overclocked, ok I'm getting 35-40 on farcry but that is still very playable until I add a second card later.
 
Carl-Brit said:
I'm running 4k on all the demanding games just fine (metro, farcry4, battlefield4 etc), on one 980 overclocked, ok I'm getting 35-40 on farcry but that is still very playable until I add a second card later.
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I just got 31 fps on 4 EVGA SC 980s @4K running Dragons Age Inquisition.

When you post you really need to point out what settings you are using as I am sure they are not maxed.:)
 
JediFragger said:
It wouldn't (unless you're talking 295x2). 4k is an extremely strenuous resolution to play at, you need a minimum of 2 of anything out presently to play anything more than a moderately demanding game.

Personally I think the most cost-effective route is getting another 780 if your system will take it (and be prepared to drop a few settings here and there as well) :)

You're not alone though, I'm going 40" 4k soon, system is already ******** itself :p :D
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Your 512 bit gpu's are ready for 4K mate, fear not. ;)
 
Kaapstad said:
I just got 31 fps on 4 EVGA SC 980s @4K running Dragons Age Inquisition.

When you post you really need to point out what settings you are using as I am sure they are not maxed.:)
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Maxed out on all the games other than fc4 on that I have it running ultra with shadows on very high and no aliasing (no games need it at 4k) it may not be the max setting (nvidia) but still easily playable at very good image quality.
 
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