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I've recently upgraded my PC and the next part is the graphics card. I upgraded to a I7 7700k and need a graphics card to pair, possibly 4k. Also will need a good 4k monitor. Budget I'm thinging of saving up £500-£600.

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a "good 4k monitor" will cost you that entire 500-600, and so would the 4k capable video card (1080ti currently)

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB Dual OC Video Card  (£186.00 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£399.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £585.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-13 19:05 BST+0100

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Just now, TVwazhere said:

a "good 4k monitor" will cost you that entire 500-600, and so would the 4k capable video card (1080ti currently)

You seem to suffer from the "Ultra or bust" syndrome. Even AAA games can be run on mid-range cards on lower settings on 2160p.

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5 minutes ago, Matu20 said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Video Card: Asus Radeon RX 480 8GB Dual OC Video Card  (£186.00 @ Aria PC) 
Monitor: LG 27UD68-P 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Monitor  (£399.99 @ Amazon UK) 
Total: £585.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-04-13 19:05 BST+0100

+1 to this suggestion both monitor and GPU.

OP can also save himself a bit of money by going for the 27UD58-B. He would only lose height adjustment.

6 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

a "good 4k monitor" will cost you that entire 500-600, and so would the 4k capable video card (1080ti currently)

You're about 100 USD off with the monitor and you don't need to have a 1080 Ti to be able to play in 4K. It really just depends which games you will play

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3 minutes ago, Matu20 said:

You seem to suffer from the "Ultra or bust" syndrome. Even AAA games can be run on mid-range cards on lower settings on 2160p.

I call it high standards. You might have a different name for it. :P

Just now, Minibois said:

You're about 100 USD off with the monitor and you don't need to have a 1080 Ti to be able to play in 4K. It really just depends which games you will play

True. I just always assume at least one AAA title because usually when people ask "What games will you be playing" they range from mine craft to GTAV

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5 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I call it high standards. You might have a different name for it. :P

True. I just always assume at least one AAA title because usually when people ask "What games will you be playing" they range from mine craft to GTAV

People still think you need the highest of end GPU's to play games at 4K, but that is just because of the ultra presets in games.

Reviewers of course test stuff at Ultra settings (and occasionally Medium) while High looks just fine and can yield much higher fps. This give the illusion that RX 480 type cards present games at powerpoint presentation level of fps, while they can actually achieve good fps on 4K High settings.

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4k monitors would cost all of that anyway

get an rx480 with a good 100hz or greater 1440p monitor

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1 hour ago, Minibois said:

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I really like that video as well, indeed ultra settings offer very little difference in quality nowadays compared to what they did before.

 

I still think OP should get a 1440p monitor instead... 4k is very overestimated, the budget's tight any ways...

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20 hours ago, Princess Cadence said:

I really like that video as well, indeed ultra settings offer very little difference in quality nowadays compared to what they did before.

 

I still think OP should get a 1440p monitor instead... 4k is very overestimated, the budget's tight any ways...

What would be a good 1440p monitor to go for?

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