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Hi, I need and affordable graphics card that can support dual UHD (3840x2160) monitors at 60hz. I don't care about gaming at all, I just need the card to run these highres monitors in desktop without any hiccups. Right now, I am just using onboard Intel 4600 graphics for two FullHD displays. Can you recommend something? Thanks

It's about damn time that monitors and TVs caught up with my Chinese cartoons in terms of technology. Today the UHD Alliance (UHDA) announced a new standard called "Ultra HD Premium". What is Ultra HD Premium and how does it differ from your UHD TV you just bought? Well, here are the requirements. Requirements: What does this mean? It means that an UHD Premium display will need to support a much wider color space, it must support 10 bit colors (reduces banding), it must have UHD resolution and they must have good contrast. Sources: Ars Technica Business Wire Does this sound familiar to someone? It should if you have been following AMD news recently, because they talked about supporting these things last month. You can read more about what AMD had to say about their GPUs and BT.2020 over at Anandtech. It is well worth the read. Are you excited that we will finally replace an ~80 year old monitor standard with something more modern, designed for the types of panels used today? Windows does currently not support HDR but Microsoft are working on it. Both hardware and software got quite a long way to go before we will see widespread adoption, but this is an important first step towards a much better looking future.

Hello guys, I need a graphics card for 10-bit color on a 4K monitor. I do not do video editing or encoding - I just want the best possible colors for photo editing. I realise that I need an IPS monitor with 10-bit color reproduction, but which GPU should I use? I would like the cheapest possible one. Currently I think the AMD FirePro W7000 would be the cheapest option, but I am not sure. I also read that 970 can co 10-but color just not in adobe programs - is this true? Hope you can help. Best regards

So, I have a Hisense ub40ec591, a 40" uhd tv which i am using with my gtx 980 and a highspeed hdmi cable. PROBLEM: it does not go over 30hz ultra hd without giving me a purple and green picture and cropping it. 30hz is no problem but anything above does not work (using hdmi 2.0 and the newest firmwares). Also i have quite some input lag. What could cause this problem? anything I can do with the nvidia control panel? or could the cable be the problem?

Is a 4k monitor worth it, or should I buy a 1440p monitor instead. Or should I wait until it comes a bit more commmon and less expensive. I have a 980ti so it should handle some 4K gaming. And do you know any good gsync monitor 1440p or 4K? Does an IPS panel make sense at a very gaming heavy workload, or do the faster response time and higher refresh overweight?

Hey I was wondering if i should get an 4k or a 1080p TV. I have a Budget of about 1.000$. I would potentiality play games on it but it would be just casual so the frame rate wouldn't matter. I would watch a lot of movies and videos on it so the picture quality should be nice too. I just don't know which one. I would be very thankful if you knew a good TV that I should buy. I'm just looking for a good TV overall and the best I can get with my money. Thanks already

Hey there guys, So I'm looking for a new monitor and I found this from the AMD Freesync monitor webpage, I know its a TN panel and I know there is an LG version of this with basically the same specs but its an IPS but its also $599 and the Samsung U28E590D is on sale at the moment for $100 off making it $499.99. Do you guys think its worth it? Or is there something better or should I just wait, I am not really in a hurry to buy one but if people think this is a good deal then I might as well pick one up. Here's the link - http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UHD-QHD-Monitor-U28E590D-28-Inch/dp/B00YD3DBOC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440460494&sr=8-1&keywords=Samsung+UE590+UHD-QHD+Monitor+U28E590D+28-Inch+Screen+LED-Lit+Monitor&pebp=1440460500819&perid=0EM70NC00V4N4KN2CZTQ Anyway thanks in advance guys

source: http://www.kitguru.net/peripherals/monitors/anton-shilov/auo-teams-up-with-3m-to-bring-quantum-dot-4k-uhd-lcd-panels-to-the-masses/ --- all sounds nice and very interesting; but the prices .. what the prices will be like in the realm of thousands of $ ?!?! my guess

Hello best tech community I am having hard time choosing a monitor\s for video editing/gaming (I have an apple retina display now and looking for something close to it or maybe better) -should I go with 4k or an ultra wide/curved?, or will the 4k content will not be played smoothly in a wide monitor like 3440x1440 ? -or should I go with a one expensive monitor 4k like the PB279Q IPS monitor?http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00YWCYKQM -or 2 cheap monitors like these? http://www.monoprice.com/product?c_id=113&cp_id=11307&cs_id=1130703&p_id=13809&seq=1&format=2 by the way I can't find if those are 10bit or IPS monitors?, are they flicker free? can some one verify? I do a lot of video editing and gaming( I really do care about colors and I hate light leaks ) (My maximum budget for a monitor/s is $750 and I can push it to $800) if you have any suggestions please feel free to tell me I only have one GTX980ti by the way I AM SORRY IF YOU GOT CONFUSED AFTER ALL THESE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I AM TOO Pointing anything to me will help by this point looking forward to hear from you things I can't give up: -IPS -15ms response time or less -flicker free

Im going to build a pc soon, but i dont know what kind of monitor i should get. Specs: GTX 980Ti 4790k http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Vhsfcf Its eather 1440p or 4k since i can most likly max out all games at 1080p. Is 4k future proof? There wont be 8k or something soon? Will movies come in 4k any time soon (Netflix) Is there any thing i can regret from buying a 4k monitor? - Isnt it better to have a high resolution monitor (4k), and then turn it down to 1440p if i have to (in some games)? I play different games, im not a competetive fps gamer. - I currently using a 1080p IPS with 6ms, and i have no problem playing FPS games on that imput lag. - I thought about buying:P2415Q , Since its IPS.

Hello fello pc lovers, I'm kinda curious, i'm looking for a 27 inch 1440p monitor to game on, i saw a Asus PB278QR is it worth it? hope to hear some feedback from u guys

Hi! 4K is slowly becoming the new standard and I'd like to do a transitional build. One that does both. 1080p for the more intensive games and 4K for the less. I will also edit videos and create games on this machine. Once I upgrade to a new system, a single GPU will handle 4K smoothly. I have a 1080p monitor and all the peripherals, as well as an HDD. These are the specs I'm thinking about: Gigabyte Z97P-D3 CM Storm Scout II Gaming Ghost White 2×MSI Radeon R9 390 8GB Kingston SSDNow 120GB HyperX Savage 2400MHz 16GB Samsung 28" 4K LED 28D590D Windows 10 This would (currently) cost me $2274.62 which I can afford. Should I do this now or wait until the 100-series of motherboards? Should I do this at all?

I was looking at the acer CB280HK and saw some people complaining about ghosting and others dismissing it. Does anyone have this monitor to give their opinion on it? Is the ghosting worth it for the adjustable stand vs. the samsung U28D590D? I currently have an old 1920x1200 TN from iiyama so I might not notice the difference.

Hello guys, I'd like a new monitor instead of my Samsung S24B300 FullHD, and what I already know along some other aspects, is that I'd like my next one to be larger than just 1080p. So here's the deal. I work as a designer, so it would be important for me to see true colors on an IPS monitor, and would also prefer more space when I'm working in different programs and applications, however I also like to play games from time to time. I'm not exactly sure if an UHD monitor or an Ultra Wide one would be a better choice for me, because I might play games nearly at 1920x1080 resolution, and I'm afraid it wouldn't look that good on an UHD monitor. On the other hand, I'm not sure if an Ultra Wide monitor would be as satisfying in terms of space or resolution, and also when I would play any games on it, but I like the idea of having let's say two programs comfortably sitting next to teach other. I'm curious to hear your suggestions - anyone had the same dilemma before and experienced once choice or another? Thanks

First: I'm calling UHD or 3840x2160 4k to keep things simple. I had been looking at the Korean 1440p monitors for my 970 but having looked around for a while, I started looking at 4k monitors. I admit that I don't actually game much and spend most of my time on YouTube, Reddit etc. I am looking at the Samsung U28D590, I know it's TN but I have always had a TN so I don't care. There are some pretty good deals on ebay for it at the moment. I am looking for a 4k monitor, over 25 inches and under £350 (I know its a big ask...) any suggestions? Also, how does 1080p content scale to 4k? I know its 1 to 4 pixels so it should scale perfectly but in reality are there ever issues? This also applies to gaming as there is NO WAY my 970 will be able to push decent fps at 4k. Thanks.

Howdy Chaps. I've decided to create this thread to ease your desire for knowledge of gaming in 4K/UHD. There is also a video coming up, however at the moment I am moving houses, so it will probably be here around the weekend. If possible, please stick this thread up for visibility, if you find it useful off course. So, without further adieu, let's get to it. Topics: Introduction How close can I sit? Scaling Gaming Summary Opinions : Thread will be updated with a video review and expanded upon soon with more sources and RAW footage on MEGA. Introduction The basis on all my opinions and subjective points brought up in this thread is my own experience with 32" BenQ BL3201PT. (UHD 3860x2160p / 100% sRGB / AHVA) I am running on Windows 8.1. In terms of gaming, my PC is as follows: ---------------------------------- PCPartPicker part list CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor (£271.14 @ Aria PC) CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler (£91.31 @ Aria PC) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£166.74 @ Aria PC) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory (£117.03 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£159.98 @ Amazon UK) Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£123.54 @ Aria PC) Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 295X2 8GB Core Edition Video Card (£533.58 @ More Computers) Case: Fractal Design Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£87.49 @ Amazon UK) Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 1000W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply (£152.12 @ Amazon UK) Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) (£75.37 @ CCL Computers) Monitor: BenQ BL3201PH 60Hz 32.0" Monitor ---------------------------------- I will try my best to answer all the questions that, well... I had, but there was no one there to properly answer them. How close can I sit? Pretty close. From my subjective measurement - you will stop seeing pixels at 30 centimeters away from the panel. [Yes. I actually measured it with a tape.] However to properly enjoy it, (32") I'd recommend at least 80 cm, or 30 inches away from the monitor. At that size, you will move your head around from left to right, and it will be hard to focus on the beauty of the picture as a whole (Yes, Gaming.) - that this resolution has to offer. Everyone is different however, and you might be fine with it from 50 cm. It is once again, just my opinion that I will explain during the upcoming video. It is a completely different issue with applications that to do not scale properly. And since we're on topic, Scaling It's a very known issue, and everyone who had any read on 4K knows that it exists. It is something that's there, and it will be, until a bunch of developers start writing their code better to accommodate higher resolutions. However, the real question is - to what degree? Non issue Basic usage is completely fine. Windows 8.1 does it's scaling job pretty well. Icons, fonts and folders are reasonably scaled, and it is not an issue at all to use the folders explorer, nor any basic applications included. In terms of browsers, I have tried both the Opera Beta, and Chrome. We can include Internet Explorer as well, as I have used it to download one of the other browsers. As usual. Text scales well and is both clear and easy to read (Unlike this thread. #meta). In case the text is too small or too big, most of the webpages i visit (Reddit?) easily scale with only CTRL+Scroll on your mouse. The amount of screen estate you get is stunning, and obviously is one of the pros. Helps with absorbing a lot of information. Issues *WILL BE EXPANDED. Editing software I do not wish to make it one category that fits all, as there are many programs to put in those brackets, however from my knowledge - both Adobe products and Sony Vegas are not scaling at all. What that means, is that every pixel that User Interface takes, is rendered in 1:1 scale. (Will be expanded upon in the Video review) To make it a bit easier to understand, here's a downscaled to 1080p from UHD, screenshot of Adobe Photoshop interface: The icons are hilariously small, and it renders the program almost unusable. Depending on your determination off course. Just as a funny note, my mouse cursor is bigger than the icons themselves in Photoshop. Steam and other In Game apps First and foremost, I have to mention Origin. It is hilarious, how sitting one meter away from the panel, I had to come close to the monitor to see what was the progress of my game download. And just to take this out of the way, I only had it to test Battlefield 3 performance. Had to be mentioned, otherwise someone may think that this application actually does serve any different purpose than dropbox for EA Games. Steam works fine, however in both cases the InGame interface is botched. 1:1 scale. Other than that, there really isn't much to say at the moment. There's less scaling issues than it has been blown up over forums and websites. In my opinion, it went completely out of proportion and is being copy-pasted by people who still stay strong with Windows 7. However, before you go and buy your dream monitor after reading that sentence, I would like to remind you that It is a subjective opinion based on a 32 inch panel. The experience may, and most probably will - differ on panels that are 5 inches smaller. (27") How much? That I am in no position to say, and can only ask for opinion of the people who are in possession of such panels. Gaming *WILL BE EXPANDED - GTA V IMPRESSIONS SOON.The amount of pixels on the panel and their density along with the resolution displayed, eliminate the need for Anti-Aliasing. That is basically how you can sum up 4K Gaming. There is one basic myth that I have to take down straight away. And that is, that "No graphics card of current generation can properly run 4K". #ProbablyMeansUHDAnyway My current setup that is listed in the introduction, gets 50-60*capped FPS in Metal Gear Solid : Ground Zeroes, (Very High/High) and ~80-120 in Battlefield 3. (Ultra) I will obviously expand on it tommorow as the Grand Theft Auto V releases, as it is the most recent and expected title. So, how to get high frames in 4K? For starters - Disable anything related to AntiAliasing. The best way, would be to just completely override the setting from the Control Panel (Either Nvidia, or Catalyst for AMD.) You don't need that anyway, and the performance hit over graphical improvement is as relatable as weapons skins on your K/D ratio. Second, and the more important thing is making smart choices. This is the difference between 29 and ~52 FPS on a scene. First screen with all settings on Very High, and the second one with lowered Occlusion and Lighting to High. Is it worth the ~23 frames? That's up to you. *Images downscaled to 1080p for easier visibility for majority of readers. RAW's will be uploaded to MEGA Filehosting pack to view. - But, but. IT'S A COMPROMISE! Well, off course it is. But so are TN panels with shitty color reproduction. It had to be mentioned, because every time I'm seeing a review with 30 FPS in 4K, i know that there probably are two settings to tweak that the reviewers didn't bother to talk about. And just to get it out of my system, I'm literally cringing every time there is a review of UHD resolution with Anti Aliasing on. It's illogical, unless you have a surplus of frames like above 60 in Battlefield series. So do you actually see a difference in ~4ms GTG / 23ms total lag? No, I do not. I do not notice any difference at all, gameplay feels smooth - the reaction of my mouse to what's happening on the screen feels seamless. However, I would not recommend this monitor for anyone that puts his K/D ratio over social interaction with people. If you expect gaming in 4K with high reaction times, that's stupid. For many reasons in fact, with a couple of them mentioned below, I'm kind of a serious gamer and I want 4K/UHD. Should I go for it? Will it be okay for Fast Paced FPS'es? As someone who was that person, 4K and Pro-Amateur gaming do not go hand-in-hand. *Reminder - Subjective opinion. I have much more details on the screen, which makes the game much more beautiful, however at the same time - the gamer in me sees that as clutter - that takes away the focus from scoring the points. It's making my ability to spot the enemy on that huge panel, resolution, and detail - worse. If that's a priority for you, then 4K is not a resolution for you. You probably want 1080p or 2K as far as it goes, with 144Hz. However, If you don't care THAT much, and instead see that as more of a challenge - then I'd say go for it. I would personally wait for 5ms IPS 4k panels and properly go through TFTCentral review before buying it - so you can know exactly what the total lag is. (GTG lag [Panel] + Signal Processing lag) If you just want to play, and still are good at it - Then these 20ms won't make a 200£ extra to spend worth it - AT ALL. In my case, if BenQ would release a 4K panel with 6ms total lag for 300£ extra - I wouldn't buy it. Unless you play CS:GO competitively, then you won't notice. And if you do, and still want a 4K panel - Then the idea of having one is just conflicting with itself. What about tearing? I have only noticed it when my friend pointed it out. Yes, it appears, and It is obviously there in certain moments of the game. (ex. Dropping down from a parachute in BF3, or doing it on purpose, by moving mouse ridiculously quick and simply looking for it.) However bad the tearing actually is - when you are in the middle of the action, you do not notice it AT ALL. Funny enough, I have not noticed it in MGS:GZ either. In my opinion, the reason being for that is the amount of detail on your screen. When your focus is on details on the screen as big as that, the tear appearing from time to time is simply subconsciously ignored. Once again I have to bring up my disclaimer, that it is a subjective opinion on the matter, however with that resolution and the particular types of games I have played, I'd find the both Freesync ghosting and additional costs of G-Sync as a... hassle, really. Summary opinions​It was a brilliant choice. Sure, 4K gaming is expensive. You need a beastly rig to run it, and a ridiculous budget for the panel itself. I was torn between 4K and 144Hz IPS, and to be honest - Now that I have that panel - I'm sure as hell I wouldn't go back to any other lower resolution. Does it mean that you should buy 4K over 144Hz? Not at all. It simply means, that you should reconsider your priorities. How often will you benefit from that higher refresh rate, and from the higher resolution? While on the other hand, and you prepared for the sacrifice that comes with the higher resolution, which in this case means badly scaled applications in some cases? You can always compromise, by sitting a little bit closer. You will still be far from seeing individual pixels anyway. It is definitely a revolution, and in spite of what everyone says - It is already here. The GPU's can run it - most applications are scaling well, the panels are of brilliant quality and decent sizes. I have probably missed on a lot of stuff, but I hope to add more stuff to the thread, and make a separate - factual part of it as well. I will also post a full review of actual 4K resolution usage, rather than just how monitor handles on its own. Leave a post if you have any questions or you liked/disliked something about the post! Cheers, MTBDEM / raendeu.

Hi, so I use this TV as my monitor. Usually it looks good and works ok (yes, it has HDMI 2.0, you have to enable some special mode, but it works with UHD@60Hz), but there is something that bothers me. When I show 1 pixel wide lines with 1pixel spacings: it looks like this on TV: As you can see on the right side, rows work correctly. They are white/green and switch odd and even lines doesn't change anything. But on the left side, Top part is green/blackish and bottom one, with odd and even colors switched is greenish. (it should moreless like the right side, just rotated 90°, but doesn't) In general, it feels like 2 neighboring pixels on one row are somehow influencing each other - but only in special cases (I am changing one part of RGB and from zero to max with this image) and in a way, that makes screen position relevant (it is funny - when I move this image horizontally, the top and bottom right side are changing - it goes from top green bottom black, to top black bottom green with each pixel I move it) I am posting this for two reasons: 1) I want to point this out, as it might bother someone who wants to use this tv as a monitor (like me). 2) I want to ask if this is "normal", why is it that way?

I'm planing to upgrade my 4 year old pc so now i just don't want to upgrade fully PC so just now want to add gpu to run 4k videos smoothly. I have a i3 2100 can i run 4k with external gpu.

Hey guys. I have an Asus PB279Q monitor. It's a 27" 4K IPS panel and is an awesome monitor to have! When I have it hooked up to my PC, the windows resolution is set to 3840x2160 however everything seems to be slightly bigger as if it was running at 2560x1440. I opened up speccy and a website (whatismyscreenresolution.com) and both say I am running at 2560x1440. I checked both Windows res as well as settings through AMD Catalyst. I do however run GTA V @ 4K without a problem. Do you think it's a driver issue? I am using a DP cable with DP to mini DP adapter to go into my HD7950. I'm running at 60Hz. Windows 8.1 64-bit

I'm looking to upgrade my current monitor set-up at some point in the near future. I'm currently running dual 1080P monitors which currently work great with two GTX 670s, however I'm looking to upgrade to something a little more exotic. My current graphics cards have 2GB of VRAM so I would most likely be willing to upgrade if I had to, either to something like a 980Ti or whatever AMD releases in the next couple of weeks. I'd be willing to spend up to about £800 on a monitor, although that limit doesn't have to be reached. I've been leaning more towards upgrading to 4K as it seems to be what the new resolution standard is heading towards, although it would appear that some people seem to have differing opinions on this from what I have read. My reason for wanting to upgrade to 4K is for the higher PPI and what would hopefully be a much sharper and more immersive gaming experience. My current monitors are 60Hz and therefore I have little experience of higher refresh rate monitors, however I still feel I'd rather go for a higher resolution display rather than say a 144Hz display. Conversely to the option of 4K is going for a 21:9 display, and I just really wanted some opinions on what people prefer or think is better in terms of upgrading to a higher end monitor. Whether that be going for a larger ultra wide display which would likely have a lower PPI or going for a smaller yet sharper display? My only issue is would a 1440P 21:9 display actually have much more of a PPI advantage over what I currently have (1080P). Sorry if my post is a little too long I just wanted to hear some opinions about what people feel is the best monitor set-up currently going for gamers. Basically I've never really tried over 60Hz monitors and would still personally prefer image quality over the actual gaming experience so to speak, unless of course anyone can convince me otherwise.

just wondering how well would 4 titan x's perform on a triple 4k monitors setup.

Newegg is currently having its Spring Weekend sale, and there is an awesome deal on an Acer XB280HK 28" 1ms 3840x2160 LED display with G-Sync for $599 with promo code EMCARKW22. Offer expires on Sunday April 19 at 11:59 PM PST, get it while it lasts! EDIT: I forgot the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009658

So we know all know that most 1080p monitors usually sit between 21"-24" with some 27" models, and most 1440p monitors sit at around 27" with a few at 32". Logically, 4K monitors sit at around 32" or larger, right? Wrong. Almost all the 4k monitors available to the average consumer sit at about 28" with only 8 monitors on NewEgg listed larger. Why are monitor makers pushing pixel density rather than increasing dimensions and keeping pixel densities similar to that of lower resolutions? Is a 32" or larger monitor too large to be practical? Would you like to see larger form-factor 4k monitors? Am I stupid for asking all these questions? Let me know below.

HEY. First post here, and a response might save me from preforming a really dumb investment. Soooo, I have a 780ti, and that alone doesn't really give me a great 4k experience, I'm constantly at 30-50fps at medium settings in newer games. The question I'm asking (and for anyone in the same boat), would upgrading to SLI 980 (iChill with 1266mhz) be worth it? Of course I know I'm going to see an improvement, but the thing I worry about is the VRAM. Sure 4gb is a lot, but for 4k now and for the next 3 years, will the vRAM really hold up. With games like SOM and FarCry4 hitting 4gb with AA enabled, how long is it going to be before games release with super detailed textures that are enough to bork the 4GB on-board memory of a 980. The ultimate question I guess is. Should I wait for the possible 8GB versions of the 980, or just get the next "GTX TITAN" if it's ever released. Thanks peeps (:

I was wondering what graphics cards to go with for 2 asus pb278q's and 1 PB287q (2 1440p and 1 UHD). I have a massive budget of $12000 CAD. Also don't recommend dual-GPU cards, but SLI and CrossfireX I will allow, and not something stupid like the titan. also try to stick to Canada Computers and newegg.ca. I will use it for gaming, video editing probably with premier pro or Vegas 12 or 13 PRO and video recording with OBS. also I will list The PC specs below in a pc part picker link. also try to keep it black, or black and white as I like stuff to be colour matched in windowed cases. also This build isn't really practical at all, so try not the give recommendations of how to make this super practical. so just graphics card recommendations. And now for the pcpartpicker link : http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/XVftRB