4K Gaming - How cool is it?

Gamespot:

"We put 4K gaming to the test in this video looking at what lies beyond 1080p60. How does The Wticher 3, GTA V, Far Cry4, and more all look running at 3840x2160."

[2pacalypsenow]

Its great but not worth the money

[crazychris4124]

Tell me about it. 4K rig I would love to build would set me back $4k. I can obviously build one for a lot less but it wouldnt meet some of the requirements I need out of a PC. Plus with all of the new tech coming out like Intel's skylake, DX 12 and much more I'm just gonna wait till next year, probably 2016 black friday/ cyber Monday for some great deals.

[T900]

As of today if you want to enjoy 4k gaming you will need a GPU with atleast 6GB of VRAM. Which would mean a GTX Titan or GTX Titan X.

Yes its expensive but it looks amazing. I personally have GTX Titan X in SLI. I have a 3440 x 1440 monitor its not 4k. Its about 5M pixles where 4k is 8M pixles.

Usually when a game is not demanding enough i use DSR, which gets resolutions upto 6880 x 2880. I can say the games look amazing at that resolution.

Its the same arguement people were having 7-8 years back 720p VS 1080p. Today everyone wants 1080p.

I would think at least on PC 4k becomes mainstream in the next 2-3 years. On console i would think it would take PS6 to make that happen.

@edmix

I would strongly recommend 1440p. 1440p is quite a step up from 1080p. Its about 3.6M pixles which is about double the res from 1080p, not a bad upgrade at all.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed and agreed. I'm just seeking about $1300 or so for my next build. Not even wasting time with 4K for a while.

[Bimkoblerutso]

4k does look good on a computer monitor because you're sitting so close to the screen. I think people need to be aware, though, that in most instances 4k is barely discernible from 1080p content.

Unless I'm smack dab in front of whatever screen I'm using, I can really tell very little difference. Certainly not enough difference to pay the entry fee at this point.

[Apollosupreme]

Edmix, I built something earlier in the year for around $1, 300 with the intent of having a machine which could put out Ultra settings at 1080, looking much better and running better than consoles for quite some time. It will take a while for 4k gaming to take the world by storm and by that time there will actually be value in such an investment. No point in getting in now but if you're building you want to make sure you have something that can be upgraded to 4k later.

[ninsigma]

I think it goes without saying. No one can deny 4K would be incredible. But right now why would spend the money required to run at 4K??
My rig is worth near 3k but is at 1440p. I'd need to trade in my 970s for 980s or titan x. There's another 1000 euro added on. I'm happy with 1440p for now.

[iistuii]

1440 looks great, I was lucky to play the witcher 3 on my friends PC. Going back to my PS4 version is cruel. It looks great, but I noticed the smooth 60fps more.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. Well if your running things on all high, your getting a pretty incredible experience already. I tend to never mind how much other PC gamers are spending or running on their rigs, its like.....well you don't have a GPU like those workstations at NASA or a supercomputer in Japan lol

Who cares? Someone will always have some beast PC doing some crazy numbers. From what I've experienced on PC, some of the settings are not even worth it. The differences are so small, that a some point for 1 quality setting above, its like $1k more lol.

For me to spend that much, it better look like damn near real life! I'm already looking to spend $1300 to $1400 on my next build too.

[ninsigma]

I agree sometimes the cost of a rig is not worth the benefit.

The reason mine cost so much is because it is my very first PC so I was starting from scratch. I also wanted to have it future proof so I went with the x99 chipset and DDR4 which are quite expensive at the moment.

It's all down to what benefits do you think are worth what cost. Different for everyone.

[freshslicepizza]

why would you spend the money going to 4k? i guess the easy answer is because you can. why spend 10,000 on a set of home speakers? same thing.

currently i don't think 4k is there yet that makes the upgrade very feasible. they had 3 gtx 980 cards and still could not run the witcher 3 at ultra settings and get 60 frames at 4k. even home theater set-up's for movies isn't there yet for 4k. what content is available at 4k? not much.

[ninsigma]

Well that's what I mean. It's not overly viable yet and the money it costs isn't really worth it if you're doing it to play the newest and biggest games at 4k.

[Lennoxb63]

That's like asking an average joe, "how cool are designer clothes?"

[zsquaresoff]

Im sure its enjoyable for those who can afford it. Im happy with my 1080p's, for now.

[Smokingunz]

Hopefully with the next generation consoles, we can at least get 4k gaming or maybe even 1440p.

[jp_footy2]

Seeing as most people have 1080p tvs 1080p is fine for now but I would expect the next generation to jump up to 4k 30fps minimum. Anyway, there are games which look better in 1080p than 4k so resolution isn't everything.

[_LarZen_]

It's awesome. But the price point for a decent 4K gaming setup is just not worth it. My opinion anyways.

[roland82]

I agree with the video. I would be happier with 2k or even 1080p with a really high frame rate. When I finally get my pc that's what I'll be shooting for.

[tee_bag242]

That's kind of what I did. I have a 1080p 144hz monitor and can usually hit 144fps which is incredibily smooth - i wont go back..like silk. I'll go 4k next once 120+hz panels are available.

[uth11]

Not worth the money right now.

1080p still looks great. I'm not going to fall into the trap where I'm made to feel inadequate about it so I feel compelled to uograde

[traumadisaster]

I went 4k prior to the new consoles being announced. It kind of ruined the consoles for me as I only can look at the exclusives now.

It is a luxury no doubt. Similar to $300 jeans or shirts, they are better but depends on what you're into and income. Same as hotel rooms you can always go up it just depends on where you are in life.

If games are important to you I don't see the problem with putting money into a 4k rig, I mean you could blow that money in Vegas 1 time or play games many times per week.

[Nio-Nai]

As someone who own's a 4k system I love it and can't go back, But at the same time it wasn't cheap and still comes with a mess load of problems. Lot's more maintenance then a regular system, I have to take it outside and clean it with canned air once a week. If I don't it just clogs up the rads and pretty muchs cuts my performance by a lot, Also it likes power, and a lot of it.

i7-5820k
32GB DDR4 2133
Asus Rampage V
3x 4GB R9 290
Asus PB287q monitor

[Coach_McGuirk]

the question isn't "4K gaming - is it worth it?" because that answer is NO for most people. The question is "4k gaming - how cool is it?" and the answer for everyone is SUPER COOL. I chose 1080p 120hz over higher resolution, but I'm definitely looking forward to going 4k w/high refresh in the future.

[TeamLeaptrade]

I'm sure it looks pretty. But I'm find with the 1080p TVs I have. Plus I can wait many more years until 4K is the standard. Because I'm not going to jump into anything so new so quickly.