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Connected via hdmi the maximum resolution im getting is 1080. Card is r9 290x , should have no problems with 4k. Ive read so many topics but none seem to help my situation. All is left is the cable? Not sure when i bought this one(several years back) but again ive read that even with older ones I should still be getting 4k. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

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1 minute ago, silver555 said:

Connected via hdmi the maximum resolution im getting is 1080. Card is r9 290x , should have no problems with 4k. Ive read so many topics but none seem to help my situation. All is left is the cable? Not sure when i bought this one(several years back) but again ive read that even with older ones I should still be getting 4k. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

What port are you using to connect to the display?

 

If it's Display Port then it's fine.

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It very well could be the cable. I’ve seen that happen. 

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40 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

What port are you using to connect to the display?

 

If it's Display Port then it's fine.

First sentence... HDMI.

TBH, I am yet to see a TV that has DP.

 

42 minutes ago, silver555 said:

Connected via hdmi the maximum resolution im getting is 1080. Card is r9 290x , should have no problems with 4k. Ive read so many topics but none seem to help my situation. All is left is the cable? Not sure when i bought this one(several years back) but again ive read that even with older ones I should still be getting 4k. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

R9 290X has only HDMI 1.4 so it can only do 4k 30Hz or 1440p/1080p 60Hz.

If you have your refresh rate set to 60Hz you may need to change it to 30Hz to be able to select the 3840x2160 resolution.

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1 hour ago, silver555 said:

Connected via hdmi the maximum resolution im getting is 1080. Card is r9 290x , should have no problems with 4k. Ive read so many topics but none seem to help my situation. All is left is the cable? Not sure when i bought this one(several years back) but again ive read that even with older ones I should still be getting 4k. Anyone have any ideas? Thank you.

You need a newer GPU with HDMI 2.0 for 4K30 or 4K60 over HDMI.

 

GTX 10 Series or RX 400 or 500 series GPUs should work.

52 minutes ago, WereCat said:

First sentence... HDMI.

TBH, I am yet to see a TV that has DP.

 

R9 290X has only HDMI 1.4 so it can only do 4k 30Hz or 1440p/1080p 60Hz.

If you have your refresh rate set to 60Hz you may need to change it to 30Hz to be able to select the 3840x2160 resolution.

Yup. Thanks for pointing it out.

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Thanks guys, guess its time for a system upgrade. Nothing else could be the problem so yeah. And changing it to 30hz and lower didnt do anything, still 1080 max. Actually in the radeon settings the horizontal timing total increased from 2200 to 2600 something(60Hz, 30Hz). I dont know what that means but I guess it just wont go further with the card. Thanks again now I can sleep :D

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