Playing PC games via a 4k tv?

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Does any body do this?

Now the hardware is more capable i am tempted to upgrade my home tv and maybe try 4k gaming, though with my pc sacrifices may have to be made in terms of frame rate and maybe graphics settings

Is playing at 4k worth maybe having to lock at 30frames?

Is my system in sig even capable? I imagine older games have the potential to achieve 60fps at 4k but something like the witcher 3, what should i expect to see?

Thanks in advance, im happy to play with a controller as i do for most games other than fps ofc
 
You would likely have to set a lot of the graphics options to be lower, but there is nothing really stopping you from doing it.

I've tried overwatch at 4K and for whatever reason I decided that I would use a controller which made the whole thing awful. You will notice the 30 FPS and expect a whole ton of screen tearing as well.
 
Ah yes i wouldnt touch overwatch or any fps with a controller!

Hmm not sure, i mean if im getting a tv anyway i guess it would make sense to future proof and get a 4k one, and can atleast try it out i suppose
 
My Dad games at 1080p on a 4k TV...it looks superb to me.

He's still on a GTX 470 so no way of trying 4k...well I couldn't see it as an option through DVI converted to HDMI.
 
I've now played a lot of games very happily at 4K with my 1070. Witcher 3 and Ubisoft games like Far Cry and Assassin's Creed required a mix of medium and high settings to feel smooth, but almost every other game has run at 60fps with most settings on max.
 
tomd96 said:
I've now played a lot of games very happily at 4K with my 1070. Witcher 3 and Ubisoft games like Far Cry and Assassin's Creed required a mix of medium and high settings to feel smooth, but almost every other game has run at 60fps with most settings on max.
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Wow thats promising! Is it literally plug and play via hdmi or does it require somw tweeking? I remember using my pc before via tv i had to change some settings to get it to fit the screen properly etc
 
I just used HDMI 2.0 and it worked easily but to get full RGB colour you need HDMI cables rated for 18gbps/hi-speed. The 1070 and 4K TV are among my favourite purchases in years!

*Edit* The only hiccup has been that the HDMI port on my 1070 seems to have failed, but I'm sure that's not a common problem and should be sorted via RMA. The overall experience has been fantastic.
 
Would you say the loss of say visual fidelity by turning settings down to medium for example is made up for by the resolution?

Hard to say what im asking lol is it worth the sacrifice of fidelity i guess
 
Drop setting to meduim and high turn off anti aliasing (not needed at all at 4K never mind sitting a few feet back from the TV!) and enjoy! I'm jealous because this is exactly what I want to do! But with Christmas coming I just have to have to make do at 1080p and a 290 for now.

Out of interest, what peripherals are you going to use to game from the sofa? May I recommend the Razer Turret, the smaller mouse than I'm used to took awhile to get used to but now there no going back!
The Roccat Sova is also worth a mention, don't bother with the Corsair lapdog though it's rubbish
 
DONOHUE07 said:
Drop setting to meduim and high turn off anti aliasing (not needed at all at 4K never mind sitting a few feet back from the TV!) and enjoy! I'm jealous because this is exactly what I want to do! But with Christmas coming I just have to have to make do at 1080p and a 290 for now.

Out of interest, what peripherals are you going to use to game from the sofa? May I recommend the Razer Turret, the smaller mouse than I'm used to took awhile to get used to but now there no going back!
The Roccat Sova is also worth a mention, don't bother with the Corsair lapdog though it's rubbish
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Thanks, however any sofa style games i will use a 360 pad as its fully supported and is easier :D

But may still need a mouse to navigate the desktop!

Also yea shant be buying out right, whats got me interested is i realised my sofa suite and last tv finance agreements both ended last month, and i feel less of a man without atleast 1 finance agreement running.. :D
 
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Bought a 4K TV a few months ago, nothing special. I did try Overwatch in 4K but the tearing bothered me after using a GSync screen for the last few years
 
JunglistE said:
Bought a 4K TV a few months ago, nothing special. I did try Overwatch in 4K but the tearing bothered me after using a GSync screen for the last few years
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Seems we are getting mixed opinions then, gokd thing this is what i was after. Tbh never experianced gsync so may be less of an issue for me maybe?
 
I have been using my tv for a few months now (mainly for the space needed for VR, which i use dvi) hdmi into 4k AV receiver, then to the samsung curved 4k tv. 1080p looks huge, especially on desktop! The real difference when switching to 4k for me is the colours. A big improvement..
I use my phone with unified remote for casual browsing or films then the roccat sova for gaming.
Not noticed any tearing, can still get 60fps and upwards depending on games and settings. Above all i get the 5.1 from my AV receiver too!
Using a 1070 and i7, any questions or tests then o am more than happy to help out.
 
From what I seen in reviews a lot of the 4k tvs suffer from very high input lag and a low motion resolution.

It would probably be worth checking out the input lag on the model your interested in on hdtvtest.co.uk before you buy.
 
bluntslide said:
I have been using my tv for a few months now (mainly for the space needed for VR, which i use dvi) hdmi into 4k AV receiver, then to the samsung curved 4k tv. 1080p looks huge, especially on desktop! The real difference when switching to 4k for me is the colours. A big improvement..
I use my phone with unified remote for casual browsing or films then the roccat sova for gaming.
Not noticed any tearing, can still get 60fps and upwards depending on games and settings. Above all i get the 5.1 from my AV receiver too!
Using a 1070 and i7, any questions or tests then o am more than happy to help out.
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Appreciate it thanks! Ordered mine last night 55ks7000 samsung, due to arrive tday

What type of hdmi cable should i be getting?

Also my pc is fairly close to tv, so can i have both hooked up at the same time? How does that work, i say i use the pc to choose and launch the game and then have it display on the tv for the game? Does this use up more resourses etc
 
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I did this, and the TV happened to have 3D as well. Trine 3 in 4k 3D is pretty amazing. I only have a 970 in my downstairs pc though so not ideal for 4k gaming normally.
 
That lapboard thing looks awesome.. potential xmas gift idea for myself :D

Quick question about 4k etc. A friend is invested in the console space and getting the ps4 pro and barking on about native 4k etc and i was trying to explain that on pc you just set the resolution to what you like and its native to whatever resolution the screen can take

Is that right or are the pc games not true "native" 4k? Think the term has confused me as i just assume setting the res to 4k gives you a true 4k image so making it native, dunno i was struggling to explain my thoughts about it
 
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