Upgrading 1080p monitor to 1440p or 4K?

[DrMaffick]

My current setup is 2x GTX 770 OC in SLI mode with resolution of 5760x1080 with 3 monitors.

Any thoughts on going towards 1440p vs 4K?

I have heard a lot that 4K is something still in the early stages for gaming on PC and even the best GPU is not able to cope up.

now the 34" widescreen monitor (single) 1440p, 21:9 could work.

Any thoughts or setups that work the best for you?

[JulianIZ]

4K is really expensive right now same with 1440p, however go with 1440p if you want less quality and to save money

[SundownKid]

1440p should work fine. With 4k I hope you like 30 FPS because thats what you are gonna get.

[Hun]

Publicado originalmente por SundownKid:

1440p should work fine. With 4k I hope you like 30 FPS because thats what you are gonna get.

Yep - 1440p is the sweet spot for price/value right now (vs. the setup you'd need to run decent 4K).

[Bad 💀 Motha]

2x GTX 770 is only good for 1080p anyways; u kidding yourself if u think it will do anything higher

You want 980 or 980 Ti for 1440p
2x 980 or 2x 980 Ti for 4K

[banzaigtv]

A GTX 980 is great for 1080p / 1440p gaming. For 4K, you'll need two GTX 980 Tis in SLI. Getting two 980s in SLI is pointless and stupid because you only get up to 4 GB VRAM. Unless, of course, you are running DX12-enabled games.

[Andrius227]

I have 2x GTX980's and still have trouble running games on 1440p 144hz screen. Most games just don't support sli. I still get 60+ fps but thats not worth getting SLI for.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Publicado originalmente por Andrius227:

I have 2x GTX980's and still have trouble running games on 1440p 144hz screen. Most games just don't support sli. I still get 60+ fps but thats not worth getting SLI for.

Then you have problems; cause a single 970 or 980 can do 1440p in games like GTAV, Division, Witcher3 just fine on High (not Ultra).

[Andrius227]

Publicado originalmente por Bad-Motha:

Publicado originalmente por Andrius227:

I have 2x GTX980's and still have trouble running games on 1440p 144hz screen. Most games just don't support sli. I still get 60+ fps but thats not worth getting SLI for.

Then you have problems; cause a single 970 or 980 can do 1440p in games like GTAV, Division, Witcher3 just fine on High (not Ultra).

I'm talking absolute max settings. GTA5 runs at around 80fps even with sli. And games that dont support sli may run at ~50fps.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Hmm ok so get better GPU; 970/980 can't "MAX" most games. Need a 980 Ti for that.
Just turn some settings down. At 1440p and higher, you shouldn't even need any AA applied. And alot of games have settings of which you can't tell difference between; high, very high, ultra. So what the highest that allows you to retain good consistant FPS averages.

I run a single 980 Ti, games like GTAV on High @ 2160p are of no issue. 40-60 FPS solid...

[Greenie]

Publicado originalmente por DrMaffick:

My current setup is 2x GTX 770 OC in SLI mode with resolution of 5760x1080 with 3 monitors.

Any thoughts on going towards 1440p vs 4K?

I have heard a lot that 4K is something still in the early stages for gaming on PC and even the best GPU is not able to cope up.

now the 34" widescreen monitor (single) 1440p, 21:9 could work.

Any thoughts or setups that work the best for you?

wait until the end of 2016 or 1st quarter 2017. Manufactures are busting ass to produce good hardware that produces fluid gaming in 4k. it won't be here until next year no matter how many video cards you SLI or crossfire, next year at time the 980 will be a bargain bin video card.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

End of 2016?
NVIDIA Pascal GPUs will be here shortly; all ready for 4K gaming

[Greenie]

Publicado originalmente por Bad-Motha:

End of 2016?
NVIDIA Pascal GPUs will be here shortly; all ready for 4K gaming

yeah I know.... we'll see

[DrMaffick]

Publicado originalmente por Bad-Motha:

End of 2016?
NVIDIA Pascal GPUs will be here shortly; all ready for 4K gaming

Yup definitely heard of the Pascal and won't really help unless i am ready to sell my body parts just to have a fluid 4K experience. lol

I think i shall just sell my 3 monitors and get me one 34" 21:9 1440p instead

[Revelene]

4K is very much a gamer's fantasy at this point.

While it is possible.. it isn't practical. The amount of hardware needed to even get a decent experience is enthusiast level... and even that isn't enough in some games. Even with a high end multi-GPU setup, you'll have to sacrifice many settings to get a playable frame rate... and in some games that "playable" frame rate will be subjective.

1440p is achievable a lot easier with current generation hardware.

The jump from 1080p to 1440p is a huge leap and very much noticable, while the jump from 1440p to 4K doesn't have as much of an impact.

QuadHD is now. UltraHD is tomorrow. For gaming, that is..