I am hoping those of you with knowledge and experience with graphics cards and displays including TV used as a pc monitor can advise me, as I am confused. Help will be much appreciated.
I want to get back into gaming after a 20 year total absence, but instead of choosing from among consoles, I want to game on a new PC attached to a new 4K UHD HDR TV. The new PC should have the power to play any current PC game at smooth frame rates at resolutions the TV and computer are capable of. I will also be using Photoshop CC and other photo processing applications, and light video editing. Here are the components I have selected:
Samsung QLED Q60R 55" 4K Smart UHD LED TV QN55Q60RAFXZA (good lag time rating <20ms, 120Hz native refresh rate, 240 motion refresh rate) ($997.99 @ Newegg)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($188.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.11 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.11 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($479.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II-X ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2504.14
I am not sure I completely understand how well the TV and the PC graphics card will work together, where bottlenecks may be found, etc. Would you folks please review my build list, and let me know what kind of performance I can expect using these components, and used with the selected TV? Do you notice anything that would inhibit the graphics card from achieving the desired FPS rates that would make gaming a pleasure and not a pain? I understand that a gaming monitor would be superior, but I need this as part of a living room entertainment system, so a separate gaming monitor is out of the question. Thanks.
I want to get back into gaming after a 20 year total absence, but instead of choosing from among consoles, I want to game on a new PC attached to a new 4K UHD HDR TV. The new PC should have the power to play any current PC game at smooth frame rates at resolutions the TV and computer are capable of. I will also be using Photoshop CC and other photo processing applications, and light video editing. Here are the components I have selected:
Samsung QLED Q60R 55" 4K Smart UHD LED TV QN55Q60RAFXZA (good lag time rating <20ms, 120Hz native refresh rate, 240 motion refresh rate) ($997.99 @ Newegg)
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($322.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) ATX AM4 Motherboard ($188.99 @ Best Buy)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.11 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 860 Evo 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($123.11 @ Amazon)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB Founders Edition Video Card ($479.99 @ Best Buy)
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL II-X ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G1+ 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($99.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $2504.14
I am not sure I completely understand how well the TV and the PC graphics card will work together, where bottlenecks may be found, etc. Would you folks please review my build list, and let me know what kind of performance I can expect using these components, and used with the selected TV? Do you notice anything that would inhibit the graphics card from achieving the desired FPS rates that would make gaming a pleasure and not a pain? I understand that a gaming monitor would be superior, but I need this as part of a living room entertainment system, so a separate gaming monitor is out of the question. Thanks.
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