Is this set up compatible with 4k?

[Andrixo]

Hello, so I am thinking of buying a new monitor since I am having issues and I was looking to make the jump to 4k, the problem is that I am unsure of whether it will be compatible or not, here are my specs:

Asus Rampage IV Extreme
i7 3930k processor
Nvida Geforce GTX 970 (4gb)
16GB ram

I heard that Sandy Bridge-E is incompatible with Pcie 3.0 which I think I would need for a card that can properly handle the 4k gaming. Would Nvidia Geforce GTX 970 SLI run decent on a 4k monitor 3840 x 2160? If not, what would be the best option for me? I have seen QHD but wanted to get the best since 8k may come out in the near future.

 

[ak47jar3d]

It should work just fine. Sli 970 is very good at 4k. It will run pretty much any game 40+ very high detail preset. Be aware that your power supply will need to deliver at least 750w for sli 970s.

 

[Andrixo]

It should work just fine. Sli 970 is very good at 4k. It will run pretty much any game 40+ very high detail preset. Be aware that your power supply will need to deliver at least 750w for sli 970s.

But what about micro stuttering? Wouldn't there be a lot of that on 4k because it has to render much more pixels?

 

[ak47jar3d]

No, micro stuttering is a non issue at uhd when I had my 970s. I used both cards to game in 3840x2160 with even the most demanding games like BF4, witcher 3 and shadow of mordor. It was an issue for 500 series of Nvidia gpus but has since been pretty much correct in my opinion.