New Monitor Question

Nero-One

Nero-One

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I am thinking of buying one of the Acer Predator 27"/28" monitors probably the ACER Predator XB281HKBMIPRZ

I would like one that does 4K even though currently i would not be using is because my GPU cant do it. I may even choose to "forever" use 1080p because a lot of software that i use does not scale 4k well

so i do need something that works with 1080p but like the option of higher resolutions in the future? If i bought a 4K display but used a 1080p-only capable monitor how would it perform? I read somewhere that it only performs at 24hrz is that right?
 
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They all scale down, but non-native resolutions never quite look as nice.

For gaming I wouldn't bother with 4k, it has issues and it will be years before anything can run it well. Go 1440 or a 1080 curved :)
 
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So it would scale down to 1920/1080p nicely because that is a "standard" resolution?

I would not be gaming on 4K just using video editing and software like that and like i said i may not even use the 4K for years but the price difference isn't much

I would be using two displays the monitor and my 40" TV so curved kind of goes against that scheme

The specs says that only the display port is 60hrz; so if i use a HDMI to DP convertor would it still be 60hrz at 1080p since I want to avoid 24hrz

Thanks
 
You really need a high spec pc to run 4k .. i dont think its really worth it just yet maybe in a year or two. 1440 is the sweet spot at the moment
 
Thats exactly what i am thinking too; for the next year or so i would simply want to use the 1080P resolution but want to be sure it would run correctly and crisp with 60hrzs using a DP to HDMI convertor since most 4k displays only have HDMI at 24hrz

Then in the future when i upgrade my PC instead of having to buy a new 4K display i can simply use a 4K cable
 
imo 1440p would be better than 4k as good 4k gaming is quite a way off yet, only problem with 1440p is it might not scale perfect if running 1080p in fullscreen but if you do it in the other mode (not full screen, sorry cant remember the name ) you will loose a bit of screen but it will look perfect 1080p, eg on a 27" monitor you will actually be playing at 23" monitor size so will loose some of the screen if that makes sense?

sorry I'm not great at explaining it but I personally would forget 4k for gaming and go 1440p if you want to game at higher res than 1080p
 
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