4K Yay or Nah ??

[RWD_Turbo]

G'Day guys, 

 

I am searching for a new monitor for my setup. 

 

My PC Specs: 

- Intel core i5 6500K

- MSI GTX 970

 

Realistically I'm wondering if my system has the power to run a 4K monitor for gaming?? 

or should I be aiming more towards a 1440p monitor ?? 

 

Here's what I have my eye on at the moment: 

https://www.ple.com.au/Products/620497/Samsung-U28E85KRS-28-FreeSync-4K-1MS-LED-Gaming-Monitor 

 

I'd like the refresh rate to be 5ms or under and the display to be 27" at a minimum. 

 

would appreciate any input you're willing to give

 

Cheers

[Techstorm970]

1 minute ago, RWD_Turbo said:

GTX 970

You definitely want 1440p.  4K is too much.

[Guest]

Possible but not gonna look nice. Those numbers were measured with maxed out settings. Hell even a console looks better.

[Richtofen_]

I'd possibly upgrade your GPU, but if not, stick with a 1440p monitor or even a 1080p monitor. There are not a lot of GPUs that can handle 4k gaming at 60 fps. The only ones I can think of are the 1080Ti and the Titan X. Best to get 1080p if you're sticking with the 970, or get a RX 480 for 1080p, or 1070 for 1440p. 

 

https://www.amazon.com/AOC-Q2778VQE-27-Inch-2560x1440-Resolution/dp/B00VERZDEG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1489382149&sr=1-1&keywords=1440p%2Bmonitor&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_two_browse-bin%3A6570749011%2Cp_n_size_browse-bin%3A3547807011&th=1

 

Here is an AOC monitor that is 1440p. 1ms response time, and LED Backlight monitor.

 

I do not know if there is a certain budget, but that i'd suggest getting that one. 

 

[Techicolors]

it is possible a 970 will be able to run 4K in lighter games, but consider that you may run into a VRAM bottleneck, as the 970 has 4gb of VRAM (3.5gb effective, technically...) and that you'll be reducing a slew of settings to run 4K at acceptable frame rates. 

 

a 1080 or better is suited for 4k gaming.