Question Can i upgrade my Monitor to 1440p? Do my pc support QHD ?

[jai360]

Not for gaming for video / photo editing and movie watching only
Can i upgrade my 8 year old pc to QHD monitor 27 inch 60Hz to 120 Hz current one is 1080p 60HZ - 21 inch
i got a new gaming laptop that supports QHD so i wanna upgrade my monitor so do my old pc can run QHD ?



AMD FX 8350
Asus strix r9285 GPU
Cooler Master 750 w PSU
Corsair 16 GB DDR3
Seagate 1TB Sata Drive
Cooler master Hyper 212X CPU
cooler master k380 cabinet
Dell 21.5 inch monitor S2240L
APC ups 1KV

CASE : coolermaster K380
MOB : M5A99FX PRO R2.0

 

[Eximo]

Yes, an r9-285 is capable of 1440p. Can't really say much for the rest of the system. Might be an 8 year old PC, but the CPU is from 2012 and the GPU is only slightly newer at 2014.

If the laptop is within 5 years old or so, I would say it would probably do a better job at photo editing.

 

[kanewolf]

Not for gaming for video / photo editing and movie watching only
Can i upgrade my 8 year old pc to QHD monitor 27 inch 60Hz to 120 Hz current one is 1080p 60HZ - 21 inch
i got a new gaming laptop that supports QHD so i wanna upgrade my monitor so do my old pc can run QHD ?



AMD FX 8350
Asus strix r9285 GPU
Cooler Master 750 w PSU
Corsair 16 GB DDR3
Seagate 1TB Sata Drive
Cooler master Hyper 212X CPU
cooler master k380 cabinet
Dell 21.5 inch monitor S2240L
APC ups 1KV

CASE : coolermaster K380
MOB : M5A99FX PRO R2.0

It depends on the types of interfaces your graphics card has vs the types on the monitor. You should just keep that in mind when choosing a monitor.

 

[jai360]

Yes, an r9-285 is capable of 1440p. Can't really say much for the rest of the system. Might be an 8 year old PC, but the CPU is from 2012 and the GPU is only slightly newer at 2014.

If the laptop is within 5 years old or so, I would say it would probably do a better job at photo editing.

Gonna buy
BenQ EX2710Q - 165hz - 1440P monitor
Hope my PC can handle and runs smooth
thank you

 

[jai360]

It depends on the types of interfaces your graphics card has vs the types on the monitor. You should just keep that in mind when choosing a monitor.

My GPU got HDMI and VGA ports so that more than enough right [ R9 285 + AMD 8350 ] ??

Gonna buy
BenQ EX2710Q - 165hz - 1440P monitor
Hope my PC can handle and runs smooth
thank you

 

[Glenwing]

My GPU got HDMI and VGA ports so that more than enough right [ R9 285 + AMD 8350 ] ??

Gonna buy
BenQ EX2710Q - 165hz - 1440P monitor
Hope my PC can handle and runs smooth
thank you

R9 285 will only support 1440p 165 Hz with DisplayPort, not HDMI or DVI.

 

[jai360]

So i can connect PC via Display port and laptop via hdmi port or USB c port rite ???
so im good rite ??

R9 285 will only support 1440p 165 Hz with DisplayPort, not HDMI or D

 

[Zerk2012]

wat cmos gotta do with my question sir
if i m rite i replaced twice last 8 year i guess...

Sorry wrong post will delete

 

[beyondlogic]

Not for gaming for video / photo editing and movie watching only
Can i upgrade my 8 year old pc to QHD monitor 27 inch 60Hz to 120 Hz current one is 1080p 60HZ - 21 inch
i got a new gaming laptop that supports QHD so i wanna upgrade my monitor so do my old pc can run QHD ?



AMD FX 8350
Asus strix r9285 GPU
Cooler Master 750 w PSU
Corsair 16 GB DDR3
Seagate 1TB Sata Drive
Cooler master Hyper 212X CPU
cooler master k380 cabinet
Dell 21.5 inch monitor S2240L
APC ups 1KV

CASE : coolermaster K380
MOB : M5A99FX PRO R2.0

Depends if your recording a higher refresh rate. Most movies are recorded at 30 frames at 4k for example so you will see zero benefit . Unless it's your own movies you've recorded at a higher res

 

[beyondlogic]

So i can connect PC via Display port and laptop via hdmi port or USB c port rite ???
so im good rite ??

Depends on what your laptops hdmi output is

 

[--SID--]

Who told you it's 8 years old? Maybe you bought it 8 years ago but the parts are much older. FX 8350 is almost 12 years old and the R9 285 10 years. I doubt it's gonna run 1440p@165Hz smoothly.

 

[Glenwing]

Who told you it's 8 years old? Maybe you bought it 8 years ago but the parts are much older. FX 8350 is almost 12 years old and the R9 285 10 years. I doubt it's gonna run 1440p@165Hz smoothly.

For non-gaming, as per the original post, it should be fine. Won't really get any benefit from 165 Hz capability but shouldn't cause any problem.