4k TV for X-Plane 11

Big Dave40

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I'm building a new desktop for a flight simulator and I'm curious if using a 43" 4k TV will cause any problems. I'd like to max out the games settings. Can someone look over my build and let me know what you think?

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit

Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake Quad-Core 4.2 GHz LGA 1151 91W BX80677I77700K Desktop Processor

GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1060 Windforce OC GV-N1060WF2OC-6GD Video Card

G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Intel Z170 Platform Desktop Memory Model F4-3200C16D-32GVK

ASRock Z270 KILLER SLI/AC LGA 1151 Intel Z270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Motherboards - Intel

SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V6E250BW

OCZ 500w psu

Antec 900 case

LG 43uh6100 hdr

HDMI 2.0b cable
 

BadBoyGreek

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What res do you plan to game at? If you're going to game at 1080p on a 4K TV, it's going to look like arse, and if you plan to go above 1080p, then a GTX 1060 isn't going to cut it.

If you're planning to play at 4K with max details and expect 60+ FPS performance, you can forget about any GPU lower than Titan X or 1080 Ti.
 
I have never been impressed or satisfied with gaming images on a TV regardless of resolution ... no matter what hardware is driving it.

A 1060 is way way inadequate for 4k.

My son is a pilot and he uses his flight sims at 144 Hz 1080p w/ a 1070 or a 144 hz 1440p w/ twin 970s.
 

atomicWAR

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While I don't have any experience with X-Plane 11 i do have plenty using a 4K TV as a monitor (I use a 55" Samsung Curved UHDTV with HDR). My biggest question mark in your build is your GPU. In my experience you'd need at least a GTX 1080 to max games out if not 2 (when SLI is supported) and even then it is not always enough. A gtx 1060 is a far cry from that kind of horse power. 4K is the high end of gaming and you have to expect to pay for it in GPU horse power. I could be wrong as I said I do not have experience with said title and benchmarks are scant from what I see. Just be aware maxing the game out on a GTX 1060 may not be possible, even running it at a smooth frame rate may be an issue with that card.
 

Big Dave40

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I'd like to use 4k but maybe I'll try 1440p. Would that help much?

If I upgrade to a 1080 ti, would I need to upgrade my PSU?

Also, does TV size matter with 4k or is 4k a burden no matter what size?
 

atomicWAR

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you can drop to 1440P and yes that would help but good luck finding a large 43" panel at that resolution. If your looking for a 43" your stuck with 1080P or 4K. As for the size of the panel 4K is 4k. TV size make zero difference on GPU rendering only the resolution does. Your PSU would need to be 600-650W if running a gtx 1080TI
 

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Problem is that you tend to sacrifice image quality anytime you're not running at a display's native resolution. So dropping down from native 4K, regardless of 1080 or 1440p, is going to result in some sort of quality degradation.

For a 1080 Ti, I believe the recommended PSU is 750w to be on the safe side... it draws close to 300w alone.
 
from the horse's mouth...

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/products/10series/geforce-gtx-1080-ti/

Thermal and Power Specs:
91 = Maximum GPU Temperature (in C)
250 W = Graphics Card Power (W)
600 W = Recommended System Power (W)4
One 6-pin, One 8-pin = Supplementary Power Connectors

based upon "at the wall" testing with 230 watt overclocked 5960x.

http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/asus_rog_strix_geforce_gtx_1080_ti_review,7.html

Here is Guru3D's power supply recommendation:

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti - On your average system the card requires you to have a 600~650 Watts power supply unit.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti SLI - On your average system the card requires you to have a 800~950 Watts power supply unit.

If you are going to overclock your GPU or processor, then we do recommend you purchase something with some more stamina
 

atomicWAR

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If you still plan to go 4K I would suggest a GTX 1080Ti and at the very least a GTX 1080. For PSU any seasonic unit, EVGA supernova (avoid CX series) in excess of 650W if not overclocking or 700-800 if overclocking CPU/GPU/RAM. any tier 1 or tier 2 supply that meets the above Wattage for your needs would work though.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/631048-psu-tier-list-updated/
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html
 

atomicWAR

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also i meant to comment on the 1440P if using 4K. 1440P is the lowest resolution that looks okish on 4K and where AA still works. Any lower and no matter how high you turn AA it looks like it is off. If not using AA at all then even 1080P looks ok because it is scaled perfectly 4 to 1 pixel wise(ie the is no image stretching and quality looks close to native 1080P) but AA does not work at all with that resolution, visually speaking. It looks like it is off and the jaggies are heavy.