980 ti , upgrade from 1080p

[stell4r]

Hey guys,

Just got a new upgrade.

Running a:

I7 4790
Asus z97-e
32gb ddr3 1600mhz
Evga 980 ti superclocked +
256gb ssd

Wondering where I should go now? Keeping in mind this is a purely gaming rig. I definitely like g sync. So, 1440p or 4k? I think I will eventually sli my 980 ti. ( not for a while, saving the next two months for a monitor) I guess what I'm wondering will a 4k native monitor look really blurry even you lower the resolution? like what happens when you try to go 720p on a 1080p monitor?

Or do I go 1440p 144Hz? I mean even with sli 980 ti it will be hard to get those frame rates at ultra?

If anyone will know it's the panel experts at toms monitors

 

[Unolocogringo]

the problem with 4K right now is panel size.
Anything 27 inches or below ,text icons gadgets etc... are too small, so you have to increase the DPI in windows which then everything becomes kind of distorted and wonky looking.
And does not work with some programs and games.
Windows 10 is supposed to finally fix this but I have no way of testing it as I always wait till all of the bugs are fixed before upgrading.
Why pay to be a beta tester.
Just a few thoughts to ponder before you make the plunge and be disappointed with the results.

 

[geofelt]

Look for a Philips BDM4065UC 40" 4k.
It has all the right stuff and will do 60fps.
I bought this one, shipped in a few days from Korea:
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Computer-Monitor-3840x2160-Truevision/dp/B00UBCVY02/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1434334540&sr=8-2&keywords=bdm4065uc

 

[stell4r]

My main concern is Downscaling my resolution to 1440p or1080 when needed without blurry down scaling non native resolution

 

[Unolocogringo]

Any time you run less than native resolution on a flat panel you will have blurriness and block jagged pictures.
The video card or monitor has to recalculate the image ,which is not a precise math.
3840x2160=8294400 4K
2560x1440=3686400 1440p
8294400/3686400=2.25 pixels per pixel down scaling, so it has to be 2 pixels for several pixels the 3 pixels for the next , but do you use 2 pixels side by side or on top of each other?
There is no way to resize and keep a constant aspect ratio.
So things get distorted.

 

[stell4r]

Alright, well if that's the case. Then with my system, for games being announced at e3 moving forward, what's the best res I can run at? 1440p? I don't really wany lag and definitely want quality. I know g sync is definitely a requirement because it makes the game look and run so smooth. But do I save for a 4k gsync acer predator AND another 980 ti? (Another $2000) which would take me like 4 months of putting aside cash. Or do I get a gsync rig swift or something around those lines and stay single gpu? I want to keep it as future proof as possible? At what point is my gpu and other components bottlenecking two 980tis? Just looking for the best bet at this point.

 

[Unolocogringo]

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980-ti,4164-4.html

As you can see here ,most games run around 90-100fps with a single 980ti on max settings @1440p.
These are GPU demanding games, that are out now.
For now I would probably hold and save your money.
The new AMD cards are a few weeks away.
Windows 10 and DX12 are a few more weeks away.
At this point we do not know what impact they will have.
If AMD's new GPU with HBM is a huge performance increase over the 980ti then prices will drop $25-$50 or more, prices usually drop a month or two after release on high end cards as the early adopter strip supply and drive prices up.
The 295x2 has come down almost a $1000 since launch and it is still AND's top card.
New 4K monitors will be announced in the next few months and more will be 144hz displays, so prices should drop on those a fair amount as there are more manufacturers in the market.
At this time no one can predict what all of the new announcement will bring, but they generally mean better performance and lower prices as competition increases.
If the upgrade bug does not get the best of you , waiting a few weeks will bring more choices and better pricing. If tradition follows this round of releases as it has in the past.