Samsung U28D590 mini review
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Well i've had a few but have a few things to say about this monitor. Had it 2 days now and have been playing with it.
I've just finished playing Tomb Raider and it's been amazing, really good game anyways but was a really nice experience on this monitor. I did't test the fps through it, just played it. I won't lie there was a few moments when aiming that were slightly laggy but all in an excellent experience. Completely playable.
I feel like you don't really appreciate the resolution when playing a game, your too busy concentrating on what your doing. It's when you stop for a second and look at it, it really hits you.
I've spent an hour or two on BF4 and it's more than playable, hitting around 60+ fps or above most the the time. Not really played BF in 6 months so just got nailed constantly
I have a 2k S27B970 and this is the best monitor I have ever had. The first thing I noticed about this new 4k monitor was the colors and viewing angles as I have mentioned earlier. I feel like if both monitors could be combined it would be perfect.
I'm still undecided which monitor to use as my main for time being but feel I will probably stick with the S27B970. The quality is just so much better, size and just feels right.
The new 4K monitor is a treat but I can't run all games on it such as Crysis 3, wolfenstein, and titanfall. Well I can run Titanfall and Wolfenstein but got annoyed at the crossfire and v sycn performance !
I spent a lot of money upgrading to crossfire R290s to be able the run this monitor properly and waited a long time for it to get released. I don't regret the purchase for a second, it was really just a glimpse into the future for me. I do feel that the sweet spot however is 2K. I think a 2K 144Hz monitor would be the way to go. Even when looking at 4k video compared to 2K that wasn't a huge difference in my opinion. There was more of a difference in game but 2K + AA is really nice and not as demanding as 4K.
Basically it's awsome, however I think if we all wait a while for better panels the gpu performance to catch up it's gonna be worth it. I don't play game as much as I used to, I'm just hoping my system can play Wither 3 on 4K, if not i'm upgrading
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I've just finished playing Tomb Raider and it's been amazing, really good game anyways but was a really nice experience on this monitor. I did't test the fps through it, just played it. I won't lie there was a few moments when aiming that were slightly laggy but all in an excellent experience. Completely playable.
I feel like you don't really appreciate the resolution when playing a game, your too busy concentrating on what your doing. It's when you stop for a second and look at it, it really hits you.
I've spent an hour or two on BF4 and it's more than playable, hitting around 60+ fps or above most the the time. Not really played BF in 6 months so just got nailed constantly
I have a 2k S27B970 and this is the best monitor I have ever had. The first thing I noticed about this new 4k monitor was the colors and viewing angles as I have mentioned earlier. I feel like if both monitors could be combined it would be perfect.
I'm still undecided which monitor to use as my main for time being but feel I will probably stick with the S27B970. The quality is just so much better, size and just feels right.
The new 4K monitor is a treat but I can't run all games on it such as Crysis 3, wolfenstein, and titanfall. Well I can run Titanfall and Wolfenstein but got annoyed at the crossfire and v sycn performance !
I spent a lot of money upgrading to crossfire R290s to be able the run this monitor properly and waited a long time for it to get released. I don't regret the purchase for a second, it was really just a glimpse into the future for me. I do feel that the sweet spot however is 2K. I think a 2K 144Hz monitor would be the way to go. Even when looking at 4k video compared to 2K that wasn't a huge difference in my opinion. There was more of a difference in game but 2K + AA is really nice and not as demanding as 4K.
Basically it's awsome, however I think if we all wait a while for better panels the gpu performance to catch up it's gonna be worth it. I don't play game as much as I used to, I'm just hoping my system can play Wither 3 on 4K, if not i'm upgrading
Kev
@ Melmac - Sorry for the slow response and your question is something that was quite hard for me also. I absolutely love my Asus VG278H 120Hz monitor and when I got the Dell 1440P IPS, it wasn't a patch on it for smoothness and although the colours were a little deeper, I couldn't bear the tearing or input lag that you get from V-Sync, so I was a little apprehensive on getting a 4K 60Hz monitor for the same reason however, after setting up and playing with both to compare, I have since removed the Asus and just used the Sammy. I can use V-Sync and the input lag isn't noticeable for me (maybe because the frames are less). I still need V-Sync in some games mind but I will only use the 120Hz if I fancy some 3D gaming from now on.
Had the screen a good few weeks now and still loving it.
@ Kevy - Good write up mate and you pretty much confirmed everything I said.
Had the screen a good few weeks now and still loving it.
@ Kevy - Good write up mate and you pretty much confirmed everything I said.
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After gregster's comments about not running with AA i have tried that and he's right AA is not really needed as it looks brilliant. It still looks better than 1440p with AA at 2 foot distance. The jaggies are so small and are hardly if at all an issue. If one day AA is manageable then the image would look like a perfection bullshot from a advert.
I messed about with crysis 3 again and with very high textures with the high preset with AFx16 v-sync on motion blur off no AA during the beginning grassy section of welcome to the jungle i am getting guaranteed 30fps min with it ranging to just above 35fps. For such a taxing game this seems great.
I messed about with crysis 3 again and with very high textures with the high preset with AFx16 v-sync on motion blur off no AA during the beginning grassy section of welcome to the jungle i am getting guaranteed 30fps min with it ranging to just above 35fps. For such a taxing game this seems great.
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Hmm.. I am addicted to 4k.. time to get another 780ti maybe..
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I reckon it's wise to wait for GPU's with higher vram. Your second ti won't be much good if you go over your vram limit. I looked at watch dogs and it's right on the 3GB limit and an odd occasion slightly went over. Your ti should get you 30fps at least without AA on max settings near enough for now. I'm saving my money to get a new setup early next year if nvidia get their arses into gear and release their new GPU's by then. But i know what you mean though it's always tempting to get new stuff. I'm also going to see how g-sync pans out on 4k before touching anything like SLI as it can be a pain or so i've heard.
I reckon it's wise to wait for GPU's with higher vram. Your second ti won't be much good if you go over your vram limit. I looked at watch dogs and it's right on the 3GB limit and an odd occasion slightly went over. Your ti should get you 30fps at least without AA on max settings near enough for now. I'm saving my money to get a new setup early next year if nvidia get their arses into gear and release their new GPU's by then. But i know what you mean though it's always tempting to get new stuff. I'm also going to see how g-sync pans out on 4k before touching anything like SLI as it can be a pain or so i've heard.
Strange issue and not something I have seen. Could be a windows setting/faulty cable/faulty monitor.
Does it do it in safe mode?
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You know what.. I've noticed this myself. I thought It was my graphics card overclock at first but I wasn't seeing the "AMD display driver has stopped responding" pop up...
However, I scaled back the overclock on my RAM and I haven't seen it since, could be a coincidence.
That's what happened to the Asus 4K displays, the thread on that monitor mentions it a lot.
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Thought i would post what displayport cable i am using. I got it from amazon and the make is "cables4all". If you search amazon with "displayport cables 4 all" you should find there deluxe leads at various lengths. They are gold plated, displayport 1.2 etc etc and it is only £10.01 for the 5m version. I also own a 3m version for another display. I have had no issues on my sammy 4k at all.
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I'd love to get one of these for normal desktop/development use. Unfortunately I only have a single gtx 780 which I'd imagine is relatively useless for gaming on this display. Every review seems to mention SLIed titans or similar
Have any of you tried 1920x1080 upscaled for gaming? If not, would one of you mind giving it a quick test?
If it looks just like 1920x1080 after upscaling I'm okay with that for now. If it gets blurry/etc I'll have to hold off for a bit.
Thanks for any/all info.
Have any of you tried 1920x1080 upscaled for gaming? If not, would one of you mind giving it a quick test?
If it looks just like 1920x1080 after upscaling I'm okay with that for now. If it gets blurry/etc I'll have to hold off for a bit.
Thanks for any/all info.
I'd love to get one of these for normal desktop/development use. Unfortunately I only have a single gtx 780 which I'd imagine is relatively useless for gaming on this display. Every review seems to mention SLIed titans or similar
Hardly, only if you want to literally max everything. it's already been shown on OcUK that a 7870XT 1GB can manage BF on medium settings.
No idea about the answer to your question - I'm amazed you can spot one though. I think it would take a hefty cluster of them for me to notice as they're so damn small.
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Thanks for that.
It would still be good to have a first hand statement on the quality of the upscale, even if only because I'll probably have a console on one of the hdmi ports too.