- Jan 28, 2005
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"The Scare"
Now that I've had about a month with my 2414 4k I want to share probably the most important thing.
You can buy single gpu video cards right now that will easily play even the most demanding games fluidly with most eye candy turned on I say most only cause I usually leave AA @ 2X since this screen really doesn't need AA.
While I have 2 780 ti's even 1 is more than capable of driving this screen with plenty of grunt.
Crysis 3 is the only game I have that needs 2 cards to become playable at Ultra/Very High settings. A quick drop of the shaders down to "high" brings you back down to playability with 1 card. When I use the term playable I am very picky too.
I even play BF4 with 2XAA maxed out 64 man servers with 2 cards with a frame limiter set at 60 with frame rates holding steady at 60, unless you hit escape or travel into enemy zones... for whatever reason frame rate plummets in the esc menu or the zones that tell you to turn back.
If you want to go 4k, don't worry about having to spend $1000's in video cards to be able to enjoy it. My buddy, who saw my screen and had to have one, is claiming that his vanilla GTX 780 is providing all the power his screen needs too and he is an avid BF4 player.
I hope this helps some people who want one but are scared by reviews and claims of needing 4x gpu's to drive the screen. Even my 3 gig frame buffer hasn't caught up to me yet... =P
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youtube video
http:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q035YMT96U4
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------The two primary features of 4K (3840 x 2160) displays that excite me:
1) DPI: Individual pixels should be barely perceptible, if at all, at reasonable viewing distances. Also, the space available for workflow on a 4K 28"+ monitor would be incredible. I often wish I could fit 3 or more separate windows open and in parallel when I'm working, such as a web browser, Word document, and PDF file. My current 24" 1200p display is great, but is lacking in raw work-space real estate.
2) Scaling: 3840 x 2160 is exactly 4 times 1920 x 1080 and 9 times 1280 x 720. I have no desire to invest in multi-GPU setups to game at 2160p resolutions, unless a single GPU can handle it at reasonable frame rates. Therefore, having the option to drop down to 1080p with perfect geometric scaling is huge. Additionally, the current standard in HD content is 1080p, with some 720p content still available. The ability to consume this media without having to worry about non-integer scaling conflicts or black bars is very enticing.
Now that I've had about a month with my 2414 4k I want to share probably the most important thing.
You can buy single gpu video cards right now that will easily play even the most demanding games fluidly with most eye candy turned on I say most only cause I usually leave AA @ 2X since this screen really doesn't need AA.
While I have 2 780 ti's even 1 is more than capable of driving this screen with plenty of grunt.
Crysis 3 is the only game I have that needs 2 cards to become playable at Ultra/Very High settings. A quick drop of the shaders down to "high" brings you back down to playability with 1 card. When I use the term playable I am very picky too.
I even play BF4 with 2XAA maxed out 64 man servers with 2 cards with a frame limiter set at 60 with frame rates holding steady at 60, unless you hit escape or travel into enemy zones... for whatever reason frame rate plummets in the esc menu or the zones that tell you to turn back.
If you want to go 4k, don't worry about having to spend $1000's in video cards to be able to enjoy it. My buddy, who saw my screen and had to have one, is claiming that his vanilla GTX 780 is providing all the power his screen needs too and he is an avid BF4 player.
I hope this helps some people who want one but are scared by reviews and claims of needing 4x gpu's to drive the screen. Even my 3 gig frame buffer hasn't caught up to me yet... =P
edit...
youtube video
http:// http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q035YMT96U4
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