Graphics cards for 4k

[Diamond Nacho]

So Linus had his 4k setup, but what do you guys think I should use? I want to play at med-high settings at 45-60fps. Budget for video cards is about 1700$. So 3 770s? A Titan black with another later to come? 2 780s/780ti's? 2 R9 290x's? Or should I up my budget and go with a i5 to put some money towards my card budget? I could even go to 2000$ on my cards, but it only leaves me 1000$ for everything else including peripherals. (Monitor is like $600!)

[AMICLG]

I'd go for two 290Xs as you'll want the extra VRAM or the 295X2 if your want to do a Mini-ITX build.

[JoshM]

R9 295x2 or go 2x 290x's. 

 

Personally I would get the R9 295x2 as there is no performance loss, and it will run cooler/ quieter. 

[DanteTheBuilder]

Find a 4K Graphics Card here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_876&products_id=27814

[piggykid1]

R9 295x2 or go 2x 290x's. 

Agreed

[Createinator]

295X2 or 2 290X

[JoshM]

Find a 4K Graphics Card here: http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_876&products_id=27814

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats in his price, totally worth double the price of the R9 295x2. 

[Diamond Nacho]

Thanks so much guys. This really is a great community!

[Whiskers]

As the others have said, 2x290x would be a very good solution. However, if you care at all about the features or benefits of Nvidia GPUs, 2x780 Ti would also be a great solution.

[DanteTheBuilder]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh thats in his price, totally worth double the price of the R9 295x2. 

If you read his Forum Post Name, you'll get the joke.

[Goliath002]

that 4k gaming ring that linus did was for surround and multiple monitor all runing in 4k only

if you have 1 monitor 4k you dont need that much GPU power

[GloriousPain]

295x2  

[SlaughterSmurf]

Your best option is R9 295X2

[WyvernAbstracts]

deff amd for 4k unless you want cuda or you have a shield 

[jonno45]

A couple of 780Ti's will work a treat

[Didluh]

2 x 780ti's would probably work great

[Prokart2000]

that 4k gaming ring that linus did was for surround and multiple monitor all runing in 4k only

if you have 1 monitor 4k you dont need that much GPU power

o rly

[SymphonyX7]

A couple of 780Ti's will work a treat

2 x 780ti's would probably work great

Not as good as an R9 295X2 or 2x R9 290X. We're talking about 4K resolution here. That's 8.8 million pixels. Not 1440p or lower which is less than half that.

[jonno45]

OK the R9 card is good no doubting that, but so is the 780ti, but it all boils down to your rig layout as well!

 

I don't see the point of 4k monitors, when you are stairing at monitor for a long time (all night) with your face up to it, pixle density won't matter...you are only going to gain the benefits on an 4k tv watching it at the right distance!!

2 good 1080p 140hz monitors is all you need 

[Sonefiler]

You should get an LG 24UM95 instead.

[Silent_Xaxal]

While I wouldn't be too keen on 4K as is (Am leaning more towards surround and 21:9, honestly), the benefits for content consumption are tangible enough to warrant it. 

 

That being said, R9-290s/290xs WILL be better than 780 tis solely because of the higher vram on the 290s/290xs.