Is a 4k Monitor worth it?

[Slow97]

I've been looking to get a new gaming monitor for a while now and have been debating whether to get a 4k one or not. I have been offered: https://www.asus.com/uk/Commercial-Monitors/PB287Q/ for quite a discounted price but I doubt my pc could run it until I upgrade it. Would this still perform good at 1080? and would it be worth it?

 

[Samat]

When are you going to upgrade your pc? Do you need it? If you are sitting on it a year running at 1080p I wouldn't buy one, should get better performance from your old monitor running at native resolution. If you are planning to upgrade your pc in a month or two then it might be a good option to grab a monitor now if you get a good discount on it.

 

[Dunlop0078]

I would recommend a 1440p high refresh rate monitor over any 4k monitor right now. Its much easier to push, especially in gaming and personally a higher refresh rate than 60hz is much more important to me than a crap ton of pixels.

 

[SgtScream]

Even the gtx 1080 struggles to keep a steady 60 fps in modern triple A titles. To be able to run 4k gaming is going to cost you a lot of money in hardware, that will just need to be upgraded in 3-5 years. In my opinion, 4k gaming isn't yet justified when it comes to price to performance and the average gamer.