Ray_58 :
Hab1971, 4k really isn't that bad price wise, its ok, part of the problem is the LCD panel industry milking the crap out of 1080p resolutions still up to the 300$ pricepoint when in actuality we should have been at base standard 2k TN/IPS panels at the 160$-300$ range. Still today though the greatest costs are the fact 60htz is still standard and any increase is massive price cost increases, and obviously Gsync for NVidia. Still spending $500-$800 on a monitor and then dropping 700$ on this is a bit 2 much for the mainstream. Id rather buy a 2k IPS screen with Gsync at 700$ than a 4k 60htz monitor at 400$
I agree on the 2k 144 hz over 4k 60 Hz. But now with the partnership between NVidia and AU Optronics on the new 144Hz 4K gaming displays, we are looking at an advance in panel technology far above anything in recent years, at least on paper. The Acer Predator XB272-HDR and Asus ROG PG27UQ bring many changes:
4k 144 Hz IPS
DP 1.4
HDR display capabilities ( HDR10)
G-Sync HDR technology (reduces eliminate input lag with HDR gaming)
Increased brightness, superior contrast
Quantum Dot color filter (wide color gamut)
90%+ DCI-P3 color space coverage (increased HDR gaming realism and color saturation).
384 individual lighting and local dimming zones ("increased contrast precision and deep, inky blacks")
HDR panels in these monitors monitors will provide 1000nits of brightness (current 4K PC monitors can barely hit350 nits).
The price of the 2k 144 hz IPS monitors have dropped in the past 2 weeks my guess partly in response to the announcement of these new panels, just as the 1080 Ti has pushed down 1080 pricing. So far cost projections have ranged from $950 to $1200 which doesn't see like a big premium over the $700-$799 2k models given the increased resolution and feature set
Why not just buy a reduced price 1080 for sli?
Unlike previous generations where scaling averaged 70% and 96 to > 100% on the more demanding games, SLI scaling averages only 18% at 1080p and 30% at 2k.
Can't wait for the reviews on the **real** 1080 Tis .... ones that don't throttle, better VRMS, chokes, etc to see what these extras can deliver.