4K Gaming TV which gpu?

[stantheman123]

Ive got a fx 6300, 990fx asrock, and i wanna play some games on my 4k tv what gpu do you recommend ? would something like a amd r9 380 be enough? i dont wanna spend TOO much and im not looking to max games just play them

also ignore my signature rig its gone.

 

[atomicWAR]

a GTX 1070 is the bare minimum I would run, preferably a gtx 1080. I game at 4K on a UHDTV and use 2 gtx 1080s and even then I cannot max everything out...with one It is medium to high settings...A gtx 1070 might give you medium settings @30FPS. As for AMD maybe a 390x for low settings...a 380 is not enough for 4k IMHO. 4k is not cheap to run even on low, sorry.

 

[atomicWAR]

Also while less of an issue at 4K you'll need a CPU upgrade soon. The best frame rates your going to get are 40-50FPS on most modern titles assuming your GPU is strong enough.

 

[lucas_7_94]

The best choice -at today- is a GTX 1080 or a SLI of it. But the main problem is your CPU, it will hold back the performance. Upgrade that before.

 

[atomicWAR]

The best choice -at today- is a GTX 1080 or a SLI of it. But the main problem is your CPU, it will hold back the performance. Upgrade that before.

I agree he needs a new GPU but if he is happy with his frame rate now at 1080P or what ever he is gaming at his CPU will be able to muster those same frame rates at 4K assuming of course his GPU can. Luckily CPU usage goes down as resolution goes up so as I said if his frame rate is ok no he'll be ok for a bit longer. Regardless a CPU upgrade is do in the near future.

 

[stantheman123]

yeah im very happy even with lowest settings on 4k so the lowest i can go is a 390x? i simply cant afford to go buy a intel cpu now and a 1080gtx i recently got the tv which set me back quite a bit

also my current gpu is r7 250 nothing special.. but i can play games on 1080p

 

[atomicWAR]

That's as low as I would go and as stated you'll need a new CPU in the nearish future. And as i stated what ever frame rates you get now is as good as it will get on 4K assuming the GPU is strong enough. If your frame rates now are no good then 4K won't be any better. You can check you CPUs max frame rate by lowering all in game settings and resolution as low as they go. What ever frame rate you get is your CPUs max frame rate for said game and should be possible at any resolution if your GPU is strong enough.

 

[stantheman123]

should i just stick to 1080p then? thoughts?

 

[atomicWAR]

I would stick to 1080P. Sacrificing so much eye candy just to make 4K is not always worth it. I would take 1080p with max settings and 16x filtering by 8xAA over low-meduim settings with no filtering and AA at 4K any day of the week.

 

[stantheman123]

Okay its decided ill stick to 1080P now the question which gpu for that resolution the less spent the better would a r7 370 suffice? or is that me being a tightass? haha

 

[atomicWAR]

if your going for 1080P I would spring for a rx 480/ GTX 1060 6gb.

 

[stantheman123]

i can pick up a rx 480 for a total of $329 or a r9 380 for $249 its worth the jump?

 

[atomicWAR]

yes it certainly is.

 

[stantheman123]

well i guess ill just buy the 480x i wasn't planning on spending that much but i guess its what needs to be done

 

[atomicWAR]

You can go with less card like the r9 380 or an rx 470 would even be better then the 380. Does an Rx 470 save you some cash? if so it is not a bad choice as your CPU is as stated earlier a bit weak and an rx 470 might not be a bad idea either.

 

[stantheman123]

the rx 470 is $299 awkward price point hold on i can get a gtx 1060 3gb for $279 thats not too shabby oh oh also i have 4gb of ram i should upgrade that yeah? or is 4gb enough for now?

also ive been out of the pc scene for a long time been busy so im really not too sure whats good now a days

 

[atomicWAR]

no 6GB is min for 1080P gaming IMHO.

 

[stantheman123]

no 6GB is min for 1080P gaming IMHO.

for the gpu? or the ram? or both? haha

 

[atomicWAR]

6GB for the GPU's Vram. As for system ram 16GB is the new recommended minimum.

 

[stantheman123]

Pc gaming just keeps getting more and more expensive haha this sounds lame, but what about scorpio? the xbox project?

 

[atomicWAR]

nature of the beast.

 

[stantheman123]

cheers for the help though ill probably pick up a 380 and 4gb's more of ram