Another budget 4k thread

[Seffnot]

Hi all,

 

My 1080p tv (used as second monitor) is on the fritz.

And am using it as an excuse to get a large 4k tv as a replacement.

Now I do do a little gaming here and there, but mostly it will be used for streaming \ watching videos, surfing the net, and sometimes working with illustrator.

 

My current setup is:

i5 @ 3.0ghz

gtx 750 ti

16gb

 

What would be the best budget option, for a graphics card that can handle a 4k tv @ 60hz?  Ty

[Electronics Wizardy]

Your current card can probably drive the monitor for videos. 

 

What settings and games, look at benchmarks. I use a rx 480 4gb to play at 4k, and it works fine.

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, Seffnot said:

 

You can just upscale games from 1080p without issue

 

Do you mean what's the cheapest GPU with HDMI 2.0 out?

[Streetguru]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

 

HDMI 2.0 would be required for proper 4k 60hz

[Seffnot]

Just now, Streetguru said:

You can just upscale games from 1080p without issue

 

Do you mean what's the cheapest GPU with HDMI 2.0 out?

Yes exactly.

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, Seffnot said:

Yes exactly.

The cheapest GPU is like a GT 1030 or RX 550 which are all overpriced below $200 still in the US

Your CPU is still alright for 60hz gaming, though it may be useful to just jump over to a Ryzen APU potentially...

 

What's your Budget/Country?

Is the TV one of the TCL 4K TVs?

[Seffnot]

I'm in Canada, and my budget would be 2-3 hundred for the PC.

I'm not sure what TCL refers to. I haven't been looking too much at tvs just yet, I wanna make sure I can output properly to them first. But I heard a lot of budget 4ks won't do the trick as a monitor with bad refresh rates.

[Streetguru]

6 minutes ago, Seffnot said:

 

Options are R3 2200G which supports HDMI 2.0 on any board I think, which isn't any faster than the 750ti but would be lower power and quiet with a solid CPU upgrade path

 

Or probably just toss in an RX 560 1024 core or GTX 1050

 

the RX 560 is 4GB at the same price, probably go for that
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pDMwyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pDMwyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($107.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($186.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $537.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-12 19:48 EDT-0400

[MyPcIsAPotato]

1 minute ago, Seffnot said:

I'm in Canada, and my budget would be 2-3 hundred for the PC.

I'm not sure what TCL refers to. I haven't been looking too much at tvs just yet, I wanna make sure I can output properly to them first. But I heard a lot of budget 4ks won't do the trick as a monitor with bad refresh rates.

Why not just run the 4k TV at 1080p? It should be able to handle it. What do you use your PC for if you don't mind me asking? 

[Seffnot]

11 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

Options are R3 2200G which supports HDMI 2.0 on any board I think, which isn't any faster than the 750ti but would be lower power and quiet with a solid CPU upgrade path

 

Or probably just toss in an RX 560 1024 core or GTX 1050

 

the RX 560 is 4GB at the same price, probably go for that
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pDMwyX
Price breakdown by merchant: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/pDMwyX/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($124.99 @ Amazon Canada)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($119.00 @ Vuugo)
Memory: Team - Vulcan 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($107.99 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: MSI - Radeon RX 560 - 1024 4GB AERO ITX Video Card  ($186.00 @ Vuugo)
Total: $537.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-08-12 19:48 EDT-0400

thanks for all the info!

[Seffnot]

8 minutes ago, MyPcIsAPotato said:

Why not just run the 4k TV at 1080p? It should be able to handle it. What do you use your PC for if you don't mind me asking? 

Can I do that?

Will an hdmi 1.4 cable work to broadcast 1080p to a 4k tv? I guess it probably should, but if I'm going to get a 4k tv, I might as well be able to enjoy some 4k content.

 

I listed what I'll be using it for already: The net, watching movies, oldskool gaming, and occasional adobe stuffs.

 

[MyPcIsAPotato]

2 minutes ago, Seffnot said:

Can I do that?

Will an hdmi 1.4 cable work to broadcast 1080p to a 4k tv? I guess it probably should, but if I'm going to get a 4k tv, I might as well be able to enjoy some 4k content.

 

I listed what I'll be using it for already: The net, watching movies, oldskool gaming, and occasional adobe stuffs.

 

I'd recommend buying a Geforce 1050 Ti for 4K stuff. You should also be able to play modern games too so thats a bonus

[MyPcIsAPotato]

2 minutes ago, MyPcIsAPotato said:

I'd recommend buying a Geforce 1050 Ti for 4K stuff. You should also be able to play modern games too so thats a bonus

https://www.ebuyer.com/780605-msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc-graphics-card-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482416259&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtb_bBRCFARIsAO5fVvGZB_YVJFeX1Ds5Mz9Q3E_WQkxkEoUve6Gyk5PmZYBfZ7eXkqQgY8IaAo0cEALw_wcB forgot to link you to one sorry.

[Seffnot]

1 minute ago, MyPcIsAPotato said:

https://www.ebuyer.com/780605-msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc-graphics-card-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482416259&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtb_bBRCFARIsAO5fVvGZB_YVJFeX1Ds5Mz9Q3E_WQkxkEoUve6Gyk5PmZYBfZ7eXkqQgY8IaAo0cEALw_wcB forgot to link you to one sorry.

Thanks!

[Streetguru]

1 hour ago, Seffnot said:

thanks for all the info!

 

58 minutes ago, MyPcIsAPotato said:

https://www.ebuyer.com/780605-msi-geforce-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc-graphics-card-gtx-1050-ti-4gt-oc?mkwid=s_dc&pcrid=51482416259&pkw=&pmt=&gclid=Cj0KCQjwtb_bBRCFARIsAO5fVvGZB_YVJFeX1Ds5Mz9Q3E_WQkxkEoUve6Gyk5PmZYBfZ7eXkqQgY8IaAo0cEALw_wcB forgot to link you to one sorry.

Canada not the UK

If you wanted to save up and jump to a better GPU I'd go for an under $300 CAD sale RX 570

It's about twice as fast as the RX 560, and does very lite 4K gaming, or 1080p medium-high gaming.

 

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/tyNypg/gigabyte-radeon-rx-570-4gb-gaming-4g-video-card-gv-rx570gaming-4gd

[Seffnot]

Thanks man, appreciate all the help and info. Definitely gonna check out your recommendations - see what fits for me.  Also it looks like TCL will be coming to Canada in Q3 of this year. That's now : )

 

edi: but yeah, think I will getta rx 570 -specially if I can snag a deal.