Talk some sense into me?

Ronald

Ronald

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I'm in the market for a 4K display. I'm not a gamer though, so do not need the response of a TN panel, and do appreciate proper colours. The Dell UP2414Q seems a sensible choise for my usage.

I'm not worried on display scaling as I currently run a Zenbook UX32VD (13" Full HD, Intel Core i7-3517U, IGP+GeForce 620M) without scaling on Windows 8.1. This machine is upgraded to a 256GB Samsung 830 and a total of 10GB of Ram.

Under the desk is currently unused (As my previous 27" Full HD monitor died well over a year ago) the following system:

CPU: Intel Core i3 530 Boxed
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3
Case: Cooler Master Elite 334
Memory: Kingston ValueRAM KVR1333D3N9K2/4G (2x2GB=4GB kit)
PSU: be quiet! Pure Power L7 300W
SSD: Intel 320 120GB

As far as I can tell neither is likely to run a 4K display at full resolution, acceptable refresh rates... probably neither because of incomplete HDMI implementation on the Zenbook and too old version of Displayport on the Gigabyte.

Options:
- Upgrade to a dedicated GPU. This will likely require PSU upgrade as non of the 60W GTX 750 cards seem to come with displayport. Possibly poor value?
- Upgrade / futureproof to a Haswell based system using the IGP as pretty much any motherboard DOES seem to come with displayport.

Other suggestions also appreciated!
 
Web development, Multi tasking, Generally I have quite a lot open at a time, and the less I need to switch, the more efficient/pleasantly I work.
 
unless you have ultrasharp (no pun intended lol) vision, a 24 inch 4k monitor at 100% scaling is not a very good idea lol
 
I have used dual screens before, and don't really like it. It takes desk space etcetera as well. 4k single display, with or without some mild scaling is what would work best for me.

The reason I posted this in general hardware rather than monitors was I aimed to focus on the hardware to drive the monitor, which is I haven't made mind up on.
 
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Ronald said:
The reason I posted this in general hardware rather than monitors was I aimed to focus on the hardware to drive the monitor, which is I haven't made mind up on.
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Just find the cheapest GPU that has the right displayport/HDMI version.

e: eg AMD R7 240, recommends a 350W PSU though. You could get it and give it a go and upgrade PSU if needed.
 
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tamzzy said:
and you're gonna stare into the monitor from 3 inches away?
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' vs ''. Pretty big difference to my mind...



If the R7 240 already recommends a 350W this becomes a bit of an issue, as none of the ones listed on OCUK have displayport output. (HDMI is 30Hz at best, so not willing to spend money on that option)

The cheapest R7 250 with DP, at 65W instead of 30WTDP is a bit of a gamble as that may force my hand on the PSU:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Sapphire Radeon R7 250X 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £65.99
1 x SuperFlower Golden Green HX 550W "80 Plus Gold" Power Supply - Black £49.99
Total : £125.58 (includes shipping : £8.00).



Guess this starts to answer my question as this option costs barely more but actually does improve system performance, especially when that chip is OC'ed

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gigabyte Z97N-WIFI Intel Z97 (Socket 1150) DDR3 Mini ITX Motherboard £93.95
1 x Intel Pentium K Anniversary G3258 Socket LGA1150 Processor - Retail £55.99
Total : £159.54 (includes shipping : £8.00).

 
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