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50" 4k - New GFX needed

LupoLover

LupoLover

LupoLover

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Oki guys and girls

I have got a 50" 4K TV with a Display port, but clearly my 7950 is not upto the job!

I have a 4770K CPU which never seems to struggle even at stock speeds, I tend to only play Racing simulators, Ride and Project Cars being the latest.

Case is a MM UFO so airflow or size isnt an issue, but will be air cooled.

Which GFX card should I get?
 
I'm using that Panasonic with my 295x2. Just about the cheapest good enough card for it. Project cars 4k mix of high/ultra with no AA is an easy 60fps for me. Dirt Rally 60fps too but you have to set the tv to single displayport signal only as the game dont work with half/half screen rendering so 1080p only for that game. Ride you'll get 60fps maxed with 295x2. Real good on auto club revolution too 4k/60 except post processing on low.
 
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You have a £1400 new TV there. £500 GPU is just about doing it justice :) Save up! Wait for 390X - Aim to save £700 by Autumn. IF you must buy now then 2x8gb 290X cards for £600 or a single TitanX secondhand for £800. Ryse uses all my 4gb vram. GTAV plays good though in 4k...
 
If it where me, I would avoid multi GPU set ups. It will only disappoint you when it doesn’t play great and you've spent a lot on a good set up.

390x, 980ti or Titan x
 
Yeh ur not going to get anything nice on a £250 gpu for 4k.

Im running crossfire 290x 8gb's and thats only just getting constant 60fps on high settings in most games.
 
LupoLover said:
Ouch! Didnt know I was talking £500 territory! I was hoping to spend £250 ish!
I can wait.
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Gaming at a high Resolution has always needed the highest priced GPU's to be able to run the lastest games with high ingame settings..
 
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Yeah. Oki I need to bite the bullet then. Its just I dont play FPS shooters so thourght I might get away with something cheaper. 3k everything maxed out and get 60-80fps on ride with my 7950!

I like GTA too, so maybe I need to get something good, when are the 980ti and new cards out?
 
LupoLover said:
Yeah. Oki I need to bite the bullet then. Its just I dont play FPS shooters so thourght I might get away with something cheaper. 3k everything maxed out and get 60-80fps on ride with my 7950!

I like GTA too, so maybe I need to get something good, when are the 980ti and new cards out?
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For right now a 290x can do 4k gaming as long as you're prepared to lower settings where needed and lay off the MSAA.

Crysis 3 will bring it to its knees mind but it's a crap game any way.
 
LupoLover said:
Yeah. Oki I need to bite the bullet then. Its just I dont play FPS shooters so thourght I might get away with something cheaper. 3k everything maxed out and get 60-80fps on ride with my 7950!

I like GTA too, so maybe I need to get something good, when are the 980ti and new cards out?
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Lol if ur wanting to max gta v out at 4k ur going to meed sli titan x's.

Best / cheapest solution for 4k gaming at high settings at the moment is 8gb 290x's.

I turned crossfire off earlier with gta v high settings few lower no aa at all and i was only getting 40fps average
 
Youll never be able to play at 4k on a single card with current gen of cards even the top ends ones on latest titles. unless 25-45 FPS is to your liking. For a racing sim these FPS are not good.
 
Unless you're willing to spend Titan X money, single card 4k still isn't there yet.

I'd recommend either waiting or if you must buy something now dropping resolution.
 
Gtx 980 galax soc im using that on my panasonic ax802 50inch 4k tv. All my games play fantasticly in 4k including gta 5 just completed it fantastic. all this nonsense no single gpu can handle 4 is rubbish my gtx 980 handle everything fine in 4k and all using max settings just no msaa :)
 
LupoLover said:
Ouch! Didnt know I was talking £500 territory! I was hoping to spend £250 ish!
I can wait.
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The benefits of owning a 4k tv/monitor or triple screen setup.

you are forced to go with the high end cars, and you will need to upgrade a lot more often to maintain high fps and ultra settings in games.

even then your likely to sacrifice quality for fps anyway.

pretty much the same thing for anyone with a 144hz monitor, waste of time unless your prepared to splash out on GPUs to get the performance in games to make use of the monitor
 
aachil said:
Gtx 980 galax soc im using that on my panasonic ax802 50inch 4k tv. All my games play fantasticly in 4k including gta 5 just completed it fantastic. all this nonsense no single gpu can handle 4 is rubbish my gtx 980 handle everything fine in 4k and all using max settings just no msaa :)
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Yes it will do it but all depends on the person using it. My 980 could ha e all very high appart from grass and aa but it would only average about 40fps.

Looks better with a little aa as well gtav still needs it.

If you want constant 60fps with max settings there isnt a single card solution.
 
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