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I currently have an RX 6800 XT in my system, and I'm looking to potentially upgrade it soon. I game on a 4k@60Hz Monitor and I also do some rendering/3d modeling on Blender. I also have an I9 12900KS as my cpu. I'm wondering what would be a good upgrade for my graphics card. I'm thinking either a 7900xt or xtx for AMD and the 4080 for Nvidia. I won't be going 4090 because it's way too expensive for me. Which would be a good upgrade?

I have been looking for best 4k gaming monitor take full advantage of PlayStation 5, I’m mostly single player right now I’m not looking to go back to competitive shooter games type I’m mostly playing story of games, so I’m looking a monitor that run 1440p or 4k and run smooth with 120 fps and with color accuracy you know that color pop when I’m looking around while passing story it looks amazing with quality and colors and running smooth, and I know I won’t get %100 experience since I’m working budget around $500 or $600 so which monitor would you guys recommend me i have some monitor on my own i have been looking and thinking about you tell me which one is best for me - Gigabyte m32u LG 32GR93U-B - Samsung odyssey G70B 32/28 inch - LG 27GP950-B

Hello to all... You can SKIP to the questions in the bottom! I'm saved money to make a huge update. Since OLED is the BEST image quality EVER, perfect HDR and even response times and overall pictire quality, i'm planing to get the: LG 48'' OLED 120 Hz VRR I have i realy NICE combo cpu+ air cooler+ram+mobo and since i'm going to play 4k, maybe a custom resolution 3440 x 1440, and stream with RTX NVENC with is best image quality tham X264 and 0 CPU intensive , i was thinking if i could stay with my current PC and use the money for the display and a 3080Ti... Intel® Core™ i7-2700K 4.5 Ghz Air Cooler DeepCool Lucifer K2 Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 CL9 SABERTOOTH P67 LGA1155 Chipset Intel® P67 Express I'm mean... A 2600k oc can push a 1070/980Ti in 1080p right? My questions are: 1) In 4k/Ultra and 1440p/21:9/Ultra the 2700k set to 4.5 Ghz can push the 3080 Ti? And 5 Ghz? My 2700k and mobo can go easily! 2) Since OLED has perfect blacks i has thinkg in make a custom 21:9 resolution and play that way... The VRR will work in custons resolutions in full scream mode? 3) Since my PC will be only GPU intenssive and acording to https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator Expert Will full load at ≅ 476 W I can swap my 450 W Gigabyte PSU with my sisters CX550 and still used? 4) This monitor has LFC? Ty all...

Budget (including currency): $3,000 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Destiny 2, Cyberpunk, Ark, Fallout 76, Borderlands, Anno. Web Browsing, Streaming. Other details: I'm looking to upgrade my graphics and game play quality. I'd like to run a 55-65" 4K screen and have the ability to run current AAA games at ultra settings 60FPS steady or better. Currently I'm running 2x ASUS VP278H 1080p panels on a Strix 3060 V2. I can run games on my 1080 at fairly high settings, but for some reason when i go to 4k on my UN55RU8000FXZA TV, it drops to low and I get screen tearing and terrible lag, even when I enable the game mode (using certified HMDI 2.1). Also it only supports freesync. Any suggestions on how to hit this? I don't necessarily need a Smart-Tv. Something dumb is ok. Current Spec: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit ROG Maximus XI Hero (WI-FI) Intel Core i9 9900K @ 3.60GHz Coffee Lake 32.0GB Dual-Channel DDR4 @ 1600MHz (16-18-18-38) Strix NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 V2 OC (speccy says 4gb, nvidia cp says 12gb) 3726GB Intel Raid 10 Volume ST200DM0008 931GB Intel Raid 0 Volume SSD Samsung 970 Evo Plus M.2 Realtek PCIe 2.5GbE H150i Pro XT AIO water cooled. HX1200i PSU K95 Plat XT keyboard iCue Nexus Dark base pro 900 r2 case

Hi, Recently i just upgraded my Gaming Rig & i only use my Desktop PC for 4K Gaming (No Streaming). Never play: COD Warzone, PUBG, CS, Apex, Valorent types of Games. Mostly Playing: FIFA and other story Based Games like Tomb Raider, Far Cry, Assassin Creed, Battlefield, TC Breakpoints, RDR etc. PC Spec: Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 Carbon Wifi CPU: Intel Core i5 13600KF Cooling: Custom Liquid Cooling Loop RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-5600 CL30-36-36-89 (16GB Single Stick) GPU: ASUS ROG Strix LC RTX 3080 Ti Display: Gigabyte M32U (144Hz IPS 4K) Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD PSU: ASUS ROG Thor 850W Platinum OS: Windows 10 I want to change my DDR5 RAM, currently i am using 1 single stick of 16GB 5600MHz (CL 30 may be). I want to change to 8GB 2 stick 5200MHz (CL 40). I want to know that in DDR5, is there any performance difference issue in 4K Gaming if i switch to CL 30 to CL 40 Also want to know is there any performance difference issue in 4K Gaming if i switch to 5600Mhz to 5200Mhz Be informed that i only use this setup for 4K Gaming (No Streaming), so it doesn't matter if there is any performance difference issue in other cases like video editing, rendering, Streaming etc. as i don't do those things.

Budget (including currency): $1500 - $2000 NZD ideally (can be up to $2500) Country: New Zealand Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Minecraft (heavily modded minecraft), Terraria, Skyrim, CIV 6, Cities: Skylines, Youtube, KSP2, just to name a few Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Motherboard: MSI b450 tomahawk max ii RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB RAM 2 X 8GB, DDR4, 3200MHz, Unbuffered, 16-20-20-38, 1.35V, Black GPU: ASUS GeForce RTX 2060 Dual EVO OC 6GB Video Card Storage: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB (SATA (SSD)), Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 1TB, Western Digital WDC WD10JPLX-00MBPT0 (SATA ) 1TB PSU: Corsair RMx Series RM650X V2 650W - 80 Plus Gold - Full Modular PSU Case: DEEPCOOL CL500 4F ATX Mid Tower Monitor: MSI Optix G24C4 24" FHD 144Hz Curved Gaming Monitor Keyboard + Mouse: Razer Blackwidow V3 PRO + E-Blue Cobra II EMS151 Hi guys, my friend helped me build my first PC last year, but I'm wanting to upgrade it so that it's suitable for 4K gaming, and he suggested that I post here so that I can get some options and advice. All my details are listed above, and would ideally be starting off upgrading my motherboard, CPU and GPU. I would like to have a motherboard that would handle and be suitable for future upgrades, and for a better CPU to preferably be Ryzen (maybe Ryzen 7?). Budget is in NZD not USD, hence why up to 2500. If anyone could recommend any specs, that would be great. With regards to Monitor, ideally curved and 4K, only need one at the moment (need advice on this, even my mate doesn't have the expansive knowledge). I know these are typically low ended games and 4K would be pretty pointless, but I do like having shaders/raytracing on with Minecraft, so there's that, plus 4K just tends to be so much more visually, as opposed to 1080p.

Hello, I am new in this forums. I want to upgrade my current PC to one that is capable of 4K gaming. I don't want to spend a lot of money on this upgrade. Also,I do not want some High End PC. I want something that does great for 1080 gaming but can also do entry level 4K. Especially because after this upgrade I don't think to do another one, or build another pc in years. So I want something that is future proof but in budget. So the specs of my current set up are these: CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) X4 760K Quad Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.8GHz (with stock cooler) RAM: (1) Crucial ballistix 8GB lowprofile 1600 DDR3 adn (2) Crucial ballistix 4GB 1600 DDR3. Total of 16GB DDR3 memory GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 2GB. MOBO: Asus A88XM-A. PSU: Corsair CX430 80 PLUS Bronze. HDD: WD Blue 1TB at 7200 Rpm.(I want to get more space, either and SSD or another HDD). OS: Windows 10 Pro. So there it is; I would liek to upgrade the CPU(including the MOBO) and maybe the GPU, or any other that you recomend. so thank you so much for any suggestion!

Hey guys I'm having trouble deciding on what 4k monitor to get for myself. I need something that I can colour grade as professionally as possible on, whilst still being okay for gaming in games like Overwatch (not on a pro level). My budget is under $1500 AUD. This monitor will mostly be used for gaming and video editing. I'm currently looking at these: https://www.mwave.com.au/product/samsung-u32e850r-32-4k-uhd-freesync-monitor-ab66406 https://www.mwave.com.au/product/benq-bl3201pt-32-4k-uhd-ips-professional-monitor-ab59409#detailTabs=tabOverview https://www.mwave.com.au/product/acer-predator-xb321hk-32-4k-uhd-gsync-ips-gaming-monitor-ab91205?utm_source=getprice&utm_medium=cpc#detailTabs=tabOverview What do you guys think? Thanks for any advice!

So I'm about to upgrade my computer and I want to get a Ryzen but so far I'm torn on a R5 1600 or R7 1700 build. Either will be overclocked to 4ghz or as high as it will go and paired with 3200mhz Flare X on a Crosshair VI. I almost only game but I'm interested in a Ryzen build. I'm not an AMD fanboy, my last 3 systems have been Intel. The last of which is my current 4670k but I feel it's time for an upgrade and I want something different. I already have a 980 and I found a cheap secondhand card. I see no point in upgrading them anytime soon as they are great GPUs and I want a CPU that will compliment them. I know games become more GPU bound at higher resolution so the Ryzen and 980s should be fine for a few more generations. Games played are things like Fallout 4, Battlefield, Doom, Wolfenstein, Tomb Raider, MGS V, Metro and Bioshock remakes. I have a good 1080p screen for games like Overwatch, LoL, CS-GO and other games not great for 4k. Will the 1600 be enough or just go for the 1700? Both are in my price range but I want it to last as I normally upgrade every 3 or 4 years.

So I really need help with this one. I've started a new build and needed to know if I should get a single titan xp or 2 1080 ti's? Money is not an issue I just hear that sli support can be a little wonkie. I'm going for 4k max( gaming only rig) so far I have: Roger strix x99 mobo Intel i7 6850k cpu 32gb ddr4 dominator platinum 1tb samsung 850 Evo ssd 1200 watt evga platinum psu Please help! Thanks!

I recently purchased a 2016 Vizio M-series 60" 4K TV (M60-D1) for use as a PC monitor (mainly for gaming). I have had no problem getting 120fHz @ 1080p with v-sync on, but for some reason I can't seem to get 4K @ 60Hz unless I disable v-sync. This leads me to believe that the pass-through is capped at 30Hz @ 4K even though I have adjusted the refresh rate to 60Hz via the "display adapter properties" monitor tab. Please help! My Rig (Obelix): i5-6500 Zotac GTX 1080 Amp Edition 32GB G.Skill Ripjaws V-Series @ 3200MHz Gigabyte GA-Z270P-D3 Mobo Silicon Power 120GB SSD 2x 2TB WD-Red 3.5" in Raid-0

Linus was talking a lot about gaming TVs during the Wan show of April 7, 2017 and I'm thinking the whole time this is a great time to give a little review of my 49x900e sony 4k TV. I have just recently got this TV as it just came out. However I have been using this with my gaming pc (gtx 1080) and I have definitely had a great time playing games at 4k 60fps+ at 60hz. I have yet to test any AAA titles at 4k yet but games like cs:go, assetto corsa, day of infamy, cs source, Gmod ect. All respond great to the TV and look really good. This TV have something called "Motionflow™ XR 960 (native 120 Hz)" So I don't know if this auto upscales it to 120hz but as a pc monitor this display seemes to respond very fast. I saw online that the tested response time in the game mode was 32ms, I can definitely feel a little more delay than my benq running at 1080p@120hz with a 1ms response time, but the difference is probably only noticeable in first person shooters. Is this worth the price tag of 1200 us dollars? I would say if you really want a 4k monitor at the 49 in size this is only pannel in the market like it so if you have the money yeah it definitely worth it, otherwise I would say wait till it drops in price. I would love to see a review from someone with a gtx 1080ti setup with a similar but larger pannel sized TVs XBR-65X930E (65in $3,299) or XBR-75X940E (75in $5,900) in a living room setup with a controller and some 4k games.

Hi guys I am new here and I am confused. I am planning x99 build. Planning for 4k 60fps consistent no drop below 60fps. I want to know should I go for gtx 1080 sli or wait for the 1080ti. Also I am going to use 27inch 4k IPS g-sync monitor so is anti aliasing required for that or no? Anyone using 4k IPS g-sync monitor? Please help

So this will be my first time building a computer, I'm aiming for 4k gaming, I want to keep the budget around $3,000 U.S I'm making the center piece of the build a 1080, and I'm also going for a black and white build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/OXape/saved/gq8YJx definitely would appreciated feed back and suggestions

So guys can you tell me what is best 4k monitor in market for now? Price no limit...

Hi guys, I am trying to build a system for myself and i cannot decide with everything that has been going on with the cpus both from AMD and Intel. Basically i want a system for 4K gaming, be able to support linux and can be configured as a hackintosh. I have concluded on graphics card and everything else except when it comes to the cpu and the architecture. Also i have found some posts online that claims to have run hackintosh on ryzen and works, otherwise i wouldn't have considered it. I am open to all suggestions, i have budget limit of 700 pounds for both CPU and Motherboard. At this moment i am between ryzen 7 1800x and i7 6850k (for the pcie lanes). Thanks in advance for the help.

This is one example of framerates and gaming on 4k with a cheap processor vs a beast within 60fps framerates Have fun.

Just wanted some opinions and guidance on a build i am doing hopefully with black Friday coming up, wanting a 4K gaming with long ish life expectancy and aesthetically pleasing look (black, white and blue with blue lighting) for cost £2000 or around that area and as u can see from my build I do like brand matching where possible. so far with RAM I don't know what's best I know it's not as important but is the 3200 or the 2666 MHz better and with the GTX 1080 is asus bringing out a white version as they have on the 1050 60 and 70 heres my build so far https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/29bDkT thank and I appreciate the help

PCPartPicker Part List Type Item Price CPU Intel - Core i9-9900K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor $474.99 @ Walmart CPU Cooler Corsair - H100i PRO 75 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler $138.49 @ OutletPC Motherboard Asus - ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard $282.89 @ OutletPC Memory Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory $159.99 @ Amazon Storage Western Digital - Blue 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive $109.89 @ OutletPC Storage Seagate - Barracuda 3 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $79.89 @ OutletPC Video Card NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card Case DIYPC - Gamemax ATX Full Tower Case $67.99 @ Newegg Power Supply Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply $52.98 @ Newegg Optical Drive Asus - BC-12D2HT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit $99.39 @ OutletPC Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts Total (before mail-in rebates) $1526.50 Mail-in rebates -$60.00 Total $1466.50 Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-06-26 02:00 EDT-0400 Opinions on this build? I'm an amateur but I'm keeping the i9 CPU and would prefer if there was a case with an optical drive CD/DVD/BluRay/CDR/CDRW

Hey all, I mostly wanna play games at 4k and some csgo at 1080p 144hz and netflix. So I'm a little confused betwen the choices below. Help me chose the right spec: Shall i go with r5 3600 with 2080ti? Or R5 3600 with 2080 super Or r7 3700x with 2080 super or 2080 ti Also 3200mhz memory 16 gigs Some x570 mobo that will research separately. Note: i don't plan on upgrading the gpu and cpu at least for the next 5 years or so. So please suggest accordingly. Also keep the bottleneck in mind. I don't want that ? Zero productivity at all. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

So I'm currently running a 6600k at 4.3 ghz paired with a 1080 TI. I'm using a 60 hz 4k monitor and definitely feel like my CPU is bottlenecking. Is upgrading to a 8700K (6 cores 12 threads) the best price to performance or is a non-hyperthreaded 8 core 9700K going to be worth the extra 40 to $50? Secondly I'm vacillating between a Rog strix z390 E and the cheaper ASUS Prime Z390-A.

So I've been recently talking in a lot of forums and discords about potentially upgrading my current rig slightly, which currently has an fx-8350 CPU and a GTX 1080 Ti graphics card. My original plan was to potentially upgrade to a 2700x, however right now I don't have too much of a reason for it, as I am already getting really good performance at 4k. But one thing I've constantly noticed is for some reason, many people greaty underestimate the power of the 8350. Even on a thread about overclocking it, many people just said "don't bother, get a Ryzen", while in many other places, people were either super confused about my config, or even outright refused to believe me when I said I was getting great performance. I've seen people saying that "gaming at 4k would be impossible" while providing random YT videos as "prove", and when I tried to say that it can't be impossible as I've been doing it since October, they simply refused to believe me, and that's just one example. Someone else even started talking about some lawsuit I've never even heard about, which included AMD lying about the performance of the 8350, and that somehow was suppose to be "proof" of it being bad? So why is underestimating the 8350 such a common theme, and why do some people go so far as to deny my performance just to keep on believing it's "really bad" or something?

On March 19th, Google unveiled Stadia. This, is interesting. In lamens terms, this is Netflix for games. By Google. "The Future Of Gaming Is Not A Box" -Stadia Website They boast that you can game where you want, when you want. Very much the WYSIWYG of gaming. The keynote showed a google employee (I assume) on YouTube, and watches a Assasins Creed trailer for the next iteration of Assasins Creed and while the trailer had just ended and you would normally have to wait for the game to be relased on the console that you want so you can play it. The idea with Stadia is that you will have a clickable link much like a annotation in the ending of the video that says "Play on Stadia" clicking on this will bring you instantly into the game. This isnt just a emulator where you play it but not a fill spec. You play in 4k! with the option even to go to 8k in the future. Crazy? I think so. Now, are you not on a laptop anymore? You can move to a phone, in real time, and without losing quality. Then you can move to your tablet, and even to your television on a Chromecast. SAme quality, no loss in fram rate (allegedly) and no lost in progress in the game. Google already does this with the Chome TAbe. You can be on a website on your phone and then you can pick up where you left off at the computer. Google Chrome shows what you had open on your phone and you can just click on it and go. Stadia, does this. The team at Google has though of everything. Including the game stramers. With Stadia, while playing a game, you can simultaneously stream your content in the native framerate and quality DIRECTLY to YouTube. That's awesome. Now the quality? Stadia claims on their website that you can game at a 4K quality with HDR at 60 FPS! No need to get your graphics card updated, and/ore getting a whole new computer. Once again, AWESOME! The best part about all of this, is the games all "live " in th cloud so you save your space on your computer, or phone and that's how you can play it on Chromecast since the Chromecast has no memory on it. I know that there is a lot of talk here about software, and cloud based gaming but you can say "Hey! I want to use a controller. I like the feeling of pressing the buttons and using the sticks" to which I would reply with. "Use your sticks with protection" But in seriousness, Google is releasing something called The Stadia Controller. What exactly is that? The controller looks like a hybrid XBOX and Androuid TV controller. White in color cause Google is about that Asthetich. There is a D-Pad and a pair of joysticks. There is also trigger buttons, and a A,B,X and Y button on the right. Much like a XBOX Controller. There is two buttons on this controller. One called "Capture" and the other for the Google Assistant. Just in case you need to know the weather while gaming. Let's say that you have a controller that you love too much to move away from. Stadia, will have support for USB Controllers and Keyboards and Mice. Lets go back to that Capture Button. This is what you will press to stream to YouTube, No need to fiddle with any web streaming service to show what you are doing. Just press, and go. Theoretically. Now the hardware. Is there any? Google as we know has server farms all over the world. What this allows them to do is tap into each of these for rendering capabilities. So if you are in Dallas, the server farm nearest you renders more of what you are doing and the people around you are doing as well within Stadia. Same goes for if you are in Los Angeles, or New York. Not just in the USs too! Canada, U.K, Japan. All over. With this farm technolohy that Google alrady has, they partnered with AMD for their graphics processors. This gives each GPU 10.7 Teraflops of graphics power in EACH INSTANCE. Partners. As mentioned before, Google has partnered with AMD for GPU Technology, but they have also partnered with Unreal Engine and Unity for Stadia, as well as Vulkan because the bulk of Stadia runs in Linux. A curious point of interest is that some games that require more power. The user can request more nodes at more farms to render their games fastr and make sure that there is no loss in fPS and quality. State Share. With State Share, you can take a moment that is "special" or "awesome" and share it to social media for people to see, it populates a link and you can sent to Facebook or whatever Social site you have. Google also wants down the line to bring production of Cross Platform Play. Theoretically this will allow STadia users to play against people on XBOX or PS4 or PC. Allowing for a broader playing ecosystem. So the final question; Is this the end of console gaming? My answer probably not, because there will always be people who prefer console gaming or PC gaming over this "cloud based gaming" that Stadia is creating. However, Stadia brings forth many questions of, does the console you have at home really need the HArd Drive to save the games? Could we just game off the cloud streamed to the console you already have? That's just a question for when it comes to market. You can learn more about Stadia at their website. As well as sign up for more updates. GO HERE TO CHECK IT OUT

Hello everyone, Let's get this out of the way first: I hate wires. I love wireless tech because i think that it is the future. So i recently bought a Lenovo Legyon Y540 (i5 9300H / RTX2060) and a Smart TV (LG 49UM7100PLB) because i really, really wanted to sit on my couch with my Wireless XBox One controller in hand and play the Witcher 3 (for the 3rd or 4th time). I used the Windows 10 Connect function to connect my laptop to the TV (Wireless); set the TV screen as the only screen active; and launched the Witcher 3 and it worked. But something was a miss. The quality of the image was poor. i mean, it was playable but it looked bad. The foliage looked like blobs of green squares and it took a very long time for the image to sharpen itself so that it, again, looked decent. Now, don't think i'm stupid in using tech that i do not understand, or expecting miracles from tech which are very far off. I knew from the very beginning that this would not work well and connecting to wireless displays is not for playing graphically intense games; but i was expecting it to be way better that it actually is. So, my questions are: where do you think the problem lies? and what can i do to improve this experience? For reference, i already gave you the model of my laptop and TV; they are both connected to the 5Ghz wireless band of my home router: D-Link DIR842 (yes, it has crossed my mind that this router could act as a bottleneck. I will be testing this later this week with a friend who is rich and whom can afford more expensive networking kit). Also, just for reference, i have tried both 1080 and 4K (because i'm insane) and they pretty much behave the same. Also, also, i have tried both Low graphics settings in game and Ultra and Ultra behaves better for some reason. (you would think that having to pass more graphical data through a 5Ghz WiFi network would make the experience worse, but, in fact it makes it better). Also, also, also, the TV is set in Game Mode (because i'm ... Gaming) and the WiFi signal.... well, basically i took the router and placed it between the Laptop and the TV and it didn't make a difference.