What graphics card for 4k?
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I think you'll find people running 4k tend to use dual graphics cards in order to get decent framerates, which is why it is considered such an expensive upgrade. Not sure on the details (and I lost track of graphics card designations a long time ago), but you'll probably need to spend at least £500 on the cards alone.
I'm not sure if it is the same thing so take this with a pinch of salt but my GTX 970 has a super sampling mode which allows me to double up the resolution on my 1080p monitor which the marketing says (hence pinch of salt) allows me to run at 4k on my 1080p. Anyhow, I'm getting 65fps inside stations on max settings on an I5 CPU clocked at 3300mhz
4K would half what you get at 2k resolution. I have 60FPS inside the station at 2560x1440 on GTX Titan. 4k DSR makes it 35FPS inside the station.
I was wondering what graphics cards people are using for 4k with Elite? I have been looking for an excuse to get a 4k monitor but will need to improve my AMD 7850 card! I'd prefer an AMD but open to all
Ive got 2 7950s xfired. I get 2-300fps in game, and it spikes up to 500. BUT i suspect they would only just cope with 4k. I havent tried it (primarily due to a lack of 4k monitor!) .,so you may need to move to the GTX where its been tried and tested. The 7850 wasnt that much behind the 7950. Maybe amd s site will state it?
Edit as above, yes this will cost. The 2 7950s cost me 600 quid. Plus another 80 for the psu that needed upgrading!
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Which in turn is only the case if you insist on running 3840x2160 in Windows. Since 4k screens are 1920x1080x2, they're capable of pixel perfect 1920x1080 as well.
I ran standard beta with 4K with a single GTX 560. I got around 35-50fps outside stations, around 20 inside. This is acceptable for someone who's used to console gaming, perhaps less for those playing PC games at 100+fps.
I was seriously considering getting a second GPU come launch, but decided to try the game on my 86" projector screen at 1080p. Haven't looked back, getting your entire field of view filled with vast space is immensively satisfying It has the added benefit of being able to play on a couch with surround sound, as my computer corner only has 2.1 sound.
Haven't tried in gamma or after launch, but I'm pretty sure it would work very well with dual GTX 560.
Full computer specs: CPU: Intel Core i5 4570 RAM: 32GB GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 560, dual SSDs, etc.
It depends. It is mostly a non-issue in Windows 7 for me: you can scale text up to acceptable size, and browsers scale text as well. Viewing photos online can be frustrating as they aren't scaled. Windows 8 is supposedly even better.
Photoshop has UI and icon scaling, finally. Don't know about other software, but yes, if you rely on something that doesn't support UI and text scaling, it can be frustrating.
I use my desktop mainly on Linux Mint for everyday use, and it's a non-issue there.
2560x1440 is not 2K, but 2.5K. With 2K (i.e. 1080p or 1920x1080), you would get quarter the performance with 4K. 4K has four times as many pixels as 2K, and around 2.2 times 2.5K.
Pure fps calculation is a bit more nuanced than that due to memory bandwidth etc., though. Also, you can turn AA down or turn it off altogether, as it is largely unnecessary with the high DPI of 4K monitors. That alone can improve fps by 10+. Haven't bothered to make a comparison of 1080p and 4K fps on my system.
I was seriously considering getting a second GPU come launch, but decided to try the game on my 86" projector screen at 1080p. Haven't looked back, getting your entire field of view filled with vast space is immensively satisfying
It has the added benefit of being able to play on a couch with surround sound, as my computer corner only has 2.1 sound.Haven't tried in gamma or after launch, but I'm pretty sure it would work very well with dual GTX 560.
Full computer specs: CPU: Intel Core i5 4570 RAM: 32GB GPU: nVidia GeForce GTX 560, dual SSDs, etc.
It depends. It is mostly a non-issue in Windows 7 for me: you can scale text up to acceptable size, and browsers scale text as well. Viewing photos online can be frustrating as they aren't scaled. Windows 8 is supposedly even better.
Photoshop has UI and icon scaling, finally. Don't know about other software, but yes, if you rely on something that doesn't support UI and text scaling, it can be frustrating.
I use my desktop mainly on Linux Mint for everyday use, and it's a non-issue there.
2560x1440 is not 2K, but 2.5K. With 2K (i.e. 1080p or 1920x1080), you would get quarter the performance with 4K. 4K has four times as many pixels as 2K, and around 2.2 times 2.5K.
Pure fps calculation is a bit more nuanced than that due to memory bandwidth etc., though. Also, you can turn AA down or turn it off altogether, as it is largely unnecessary with the high DPI of 4K monitors. That alone can improve fps by 10+. Haven't bothered to make a comparison of 1080p and 4K fps on my system.
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Said in another thread but thought I'd post again cos it's worth the cost:
Have a 970 FTW (noisy but nearly the specs of a 980) and 4k , never get any stuttering.
Looks great and well worth the £320 gpu / £350 monitor
Handles ED (I hate to say... Far Cry 4) at full on all settings
Got FC4 free with 970, good but haven't touched it since ED release.....
Overclockers (UK) have a great range of stuff and nice ppl to chat who know what they're talking about.
Short bit: 970 FTW works well with 4k monitor
Seeya in Empire , be gentle pls I'm a trader
Have a 970 FTW (noisy but nearly the specs of a 980) and 4k , never get any stuttering.
Looks great and well worth the £320 gpu / £350 monitor
Handles ED (I hate to say... Far Cry 4) at full on all settings
Got FC4 free with 970, good but haven't touched it since ED release.....
Overclockers (UK) have a great range of stuff and nice ppl to chat who know what they're talking about.
Short bit: 970 FTW works well with 4k monitor
Seeya in Empire , be gentle pls I'm a trader
This is absolutely not true. Tried it myself with an overclocked 970 - max 20-30 FPS in stations.
There is no single gpu graphics card that can handle 4k in modern games. Period.
Said in another thread but thought I'd post again cos it's worth the cost:
Have a 970 FTW (noisy but nearly the specs of a 980) and 4k , never get any stuttering.
Looks great and well worth the £320 gpu / £350 monitor
Handles ED (I hate to say... Far Cry 4) at full on all settings
Got FC4 free with 970, good but haven't touched it since ED release.....
Overclockers (UK) have a great range of stuff and nice ppl to chat who know what they're talking about.
Short bit: 970 FTW works well with 4k monitor
Seeya in Empire , be gentle pls I'm a trader
Haha, I agree with ya about FC4, got free with my 970 and hardly touched. out of interest what 970 did you get?
the 970 is the best card you can get other then a 980 and nvidia have priced them to sell
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just ordered this one (2560x1440)
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS32D85KTSR/ZA
btw there is a cashback of 100 euros in europe if you order until 12-31 and register until 01-15-15
will be awesome and should run flawless with evga 970 soc acx 2
for me 4k is too expensive atm
http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS32D85KTSR/ZA
btw there is a cashback of 100 euros in europe if you order until 12-31 and register until 01-15-15
will be awesome and should run flawless with evga 970 soc acx 2
for me 4k is too expensive atm
Guys guys...forget 4k for now. Unless you have 2 powerfull cards youll be constantly struggling with poor frames.
Get a 2560x1440 monitor with G-sync and 144hz.
Even if you havent got a multi GPU set up you can have a fantastic high res image and always have smooth stutter free gaming.
Get a 2560x1440 monitor with G-sync and 144hz.
Even if you havent got a multi GPU set up you can have a fantastic high res image and always have smooth stutter free gaming.
Is that true when a Titan can handle 3 screens comfortably? I'm no expert, but would be surprised if a Titan would have trouble.
Cheers guys, food for thought Just found a refurbished 7850 that I might get and crossfire it. Aside from 4k I currently have a triple monitor setup I would like to use more at nice settings! Would also give me an idea how well the system would cope with 4K as it is a 6 megapixel image as opposed to 4K's 8MP.
On a side note, I hate the naming convention for these new resolutions. Why does it need to be "nK", why can't we just used the number of lines (720, 1080, 2160 etc), then the horizontal resolution is dependent on the screen ratio. Still I am but a single person that the industry isn't going to listen too LOL
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ahhh found out why it is called '4k' as it is based on the cinema 4k resolution which is 4098x2160 apparently
Just found a refurbished 7850 that I might get and crossfire it. Aside from 4k I currently have a triple monitor setup I would like to use more at nice settings! Would also give me an idea how well the system would cope with 4K as it is a 6 megapixel image as opposed to 4K's 8MP.On a side note, I hate the naming convention for these new resolutions. Why does it need to be "nK", why can't we just used the number of lines (720, 1080, 2160 etc), then the horizontal resolution is dependent on the screen ratio. Still I am but a single person that the industry isn't going to listen too LOL
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ahhh found out why it is called '4k' as it is based on the cinema 4k resolution which is 4098x2160 apparently
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Agreed right now you need sli or cf. Maybe the and 390x or titan2 will change that