Might a 4k 120hz monitor be in development?

[Amywalker730]

Ever since DP 1.3 was announced to have been completed in 2014 I've been anxiously awaiting a 4k 120hz monitor. Now it's closing in on the 2Q of 2016 and I have still not heard anything more.

 

[emeck]

I haven't heard anything either, though we may be able to see something coming at computex later this year.

 

[mrmez]

The main point of a fast monitor is for gaming. 144hz doesn't look that different from 60 for everything else.
Given a single 980ti isn't enough to run 4k @ 60hz at max settings for most new games, I'd suggest the fact that you'd want 2-3 980ti's extremely prohibitive. Hence, it's going to be awhile before these come out.

Yes, you CAN run 4k@120hz from a single 980ti. You also CAN put tires from a Prius on your new Ferrari.

 

[Amywalker730]

The main point of a fast monitor is for gaming. 144hz doesn't look that different from 60 for everything else.
Given a single 980ti isn't enough to run 4k @ 60hz at max settings for most new games, I'd suggest the fact that you'd want 2-3 980ti's extremely prohibitive. Hence, it's going to be awhile before these come out.

Yes, you CAN run 4k@120hz from a single 980ti. You also CAN put tires from a Prius on your new Ferrari.

Heh, this seems to be a fairly popular response to questions like this. 😛

I was thinking more along the lines of an investment. I know that a 980TI can't power UHD at 60Hz in most new titles, but then neither did my current 1080p monitor when I originally bought it alongside the GTX 295 back in 2009. Seven years later my 680 and then 980TI took full advantage of it and I have had no need to upgrade my monitor. I was hoping for a similar investment. Purchasing a UHD/60 today will be fully utilized by 2018, but with 120hz capability it would easily be pushed back to the early 2020s and putting down more money on a replacement wouldn't be nearly as tempting until that later date.

 

[mrmez]

Tech hardware is never an 'investment' from that perspective.
Since 4k and fast monitors are relatively new, the price will decrease constantly, as will the technology improve.
If you could buy a 4k ~120hz today, by the time gfx power catches up, monitors will be better and cheaper.
By that time we might see OLED monitors as standard, and you'll be stuck on crappy old tech that you overpaid for and never got to fully use.

Overdoing a CPU for example is a good investment, as other hardware (mobo, ram) is often tied to it, making an otherwise easy upgrade quite costly and difficult.

As a side note, I've been using a 27" 5k display for the past year for work, and I could never go back. in 2020 it will probably still be better than what most people are using, but I'm utilising it 100% from day 1. No waiting for something to catch up.