Will my rig run 4K at decent settings?

[Andrixo]

Hello,
These are my current specs, I have thinking of changing the graphics card to the Gtx 1070 8GB.

Asus rampage IV
Processor - I7 3930k
Graphics card - Gtx 970 (I am going to change this)
RAM - 16 GB

I am aware that getting 60 FPS on 4k may not be likely or possible but I would like to know roughly how much FPS I could run it on? Is my processor good enough for 4k gaming?

 

[atomicWAR]

your CPU is more then fine for 4K..your GPU is another story. I run 2 GTX 980s and have trouble with 4K. I can run some older games fine at 4K...some new ones like Far Cry Primal need both GPUs to run high-ultra(ish) settings with AA 4x and even then I have to drop vsync to 50hz to make it work. In the end a lot of games end up rendered at 1440P to get high-ultra setting with decent AA enabled. ulitmately you need a GTX 1080 at least or dual GTX 1070+ for decent gaming experience at 4k.

 

[Andrixo]

your CPU is more then fine for 4K..your GPU is another story. I run 2 GTX 980s and have trouble with 4K. I can run some older games fine at 4K...some new ones like Far Cry Primal need both GPUs to run high-ultra(ish) settings with AA 4x and even then I have to drop vsync to 50hz to make it work. In the end a lot of games end up rendered at 1440P to get high-ultra setting with decent AA enabled. ulitmately you need a GTX 1080 at least or dual GTX 1070+ for decent gaming experience at 4k.

Thanks for the quick reply. would I be able to get 40-50 FPS on the average 4K game if I just have settings on high with low AA? Maybe it wouldn't be worth it.

 

[atomicWAR]

high? no, medium...maybe, low most likely (assuming low to no AA and not violating your 3.5GB primary frame buffer).

 

[Andrixo]

high? no, medium...maybe, low most likely (assuming low to no AA and not violating your 3.5GB primary frame buffer).

What about bottleneck? Wouldn't that happen with my CPU with the high cards or SLI?

 

[atomicWAR]

you'd only face a bottle neck if game at greater the 90FPS from your CPU which at 4k with current best GPUs, isn't going to happen. I have the same CPU in my rig and run 2 GTX 980s and plan on adding 2 gtx 1080 Ti's when they launch for my 4K TV. your CPU should be good at 4k (or any resolution as long as not gaming at greater than 90FPS) for another couple years. If your CPU can crank out X numbers a frame at 640x480...if your GPU is capable, that same CPU can crank just as many frames at any resolution. Its why old school CPU reviews always lowered the resolution and setting into the floor so you could see the CPU's max capable frame rate(or close as any card out at the time could get to it).