Looks like 4K gaming will start to happen sooner than I thought (on PC ofcourse)

2014? So by 2016 it should be to the point where PC users get about 12 games a year that use 4k with half of those being console ports patched to support 4k but not give true 4k.

 

When PC games adapt true 4k with a lot of titles it will be because consoles are out that run 4k games. Because lets face it, the biggest PC games that arent mmo's are usually cross platform. Sure PC has a lot of great games only on PC but they are few and far between, the majority of them are little indie games, shovelware and console ports.

Gargus

So.... you don't understand how resolution options work.

[QUOTE="Spartan070"][QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

 

Probably 30+ inches 4K panel I would imagine. 27" would be too small even for 2-4 feet away.

 

Who said anything about a PS4? Can a PS4 game at 4K? Can it run photoshop, premier and Visual Studio?  Jeebus.

Kinthalis

I've got a 27 inch monitor at 1440p and it's a bit smallish. In games it's great. The detial is amazing, but on desktop duty I need to scale things up a bit sometimes, or move the monitor closer than my preferred 4 feet or so.

So I guess 4K would be fine, But I'd need to scale up my desktop.

[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

[QUOTE="Spartan070"] There was a mote of sarcasm in my post there :P Also 27" is too small for 2-4 feet away? Nah....glez13

I've got a 27 inch monitor at 1440p and it's a bit smallish. In games it's great. The detial is amazing, but on desktop duty I need to scale things up a bit sometimes, or move the monitor closer than my preferred 4 feet or so.

So I guess 4K would be fine, But I'd need to scale up my desktop.

I bought a 4k tv cant wait.

When a 4K 23 inch monitor drops to $400 or lower, I will consider on buying one.Jd1680a

Don't waste your money, buy a 27" 1440p instead.

How will you tell the difference on a 15" monitor? which is the PC standard these days.  

How will you tell the difference on a 15" monitor? which is the PC standard these days.  

Evo_nine

Someone should slap your mom for that dumb ass comment. Tell me that comment was trolling and you really aren't that stupid and misinformed.

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

How will you tell the difference on a 15" monitor? which is the PC standard these days.  

Blackbond

Someone should slap your mom for that dumb ass comment. Tell me that comment was trolling and you really aren't that stupid and misinformed.

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

How will you tell the difference on a 15" monitor? which is the PC standard these days.  

Evo_nine

Someone should slap your mom for that dumb ass comment. Tell me that comment was trolling and you really aren't that stupid and misinformed.

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

Someone should slap your mom for that dumb ass comment. Tell me that comment was trolling and you really aren't that stupid and misinformed.

Blackbond

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"] Dont tell the industry already progressed to 16'? what an age we live in. m3Boarder32

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

And even if that was true wtf 16" screen are available to buy you moron. You can have 1080P displays set lower :roll:

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"]

How will you tell the difference on a 15" monitor? which is the PC standard these days.  

Blackbond

Someone should slap your mom for that dumb ass comment. Tell me that comment was trolling and you really aren't that stupid and misinformed.

[QUOTE="m3Boarder32"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

Blackbond

And even if that was true wtf 16" screen are available to buy you moron. You can have 1080P displays set lower :roll:

[QUOTE="Blackbond"]

[QUOTE="Evo_nine"] Dont tell the industry already progressed to 16'? what an age we live in. m3Boarder32

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

Nope

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey?l=english

1080p is the most common resolution.

I'm going to wait on 4k until a 120hz one is available for a reasonable price. 4K gaming is definitely the future though. Consoles are barely catching up to 1080P, that's actually pretty sad if you think about it.

Well to be fair, you get what you pay for.

Can't wait to see GTA V like this.

[QUOTE="m3Boarder32"][QUOTE="Blackbond"]

Where 20"+ 1080P displays are an every day common occurance

EducatingU_PCMR

Nope

http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey?l=english

1080p is the most common resolution.

PC Gamers Monitor Resolutions,  like i said the majority play on monitors below 1080p

• 3% @ 1024x768
• 1% @ 1280x720
• 3% @ 1280x800
• 8% @ 1280x1024
• 3% @ 1360x768
• 22% @ 1366x768
• 6% @ 1440x900
• 8% @ 1600x900
• 8% @ 1680x1050

just post with one account stop switching them.Tessellation

I'll probably be going for a 120hz or 4k display in a couple years, but I don't know which. 

I'll probably be going for a 120hz or 4k display in a couple years, but I don't know which. 

kalipekona

and yet ... PC gamers still have to face a smaller screen on their office desk... sob sob sobhippiesanta

Have to?  The entire point of PC gaming is that we have choices, and can game however the hell we want. Didn't you get the memo?

Would probably need to put it in crossfire to enjoy 4k at a smooth frame rate.

[QUOTE="hippiesanta"]and yet ... PC gamers still have to face a smaller screen on their office desk... sob sob sobthe_bi99man

Have to?  The entire point of PC gaming is that we have choices, and can game however the hell we want. Didn't you get the memo?

[QUOTE="kalipekona"]

I'll probably be going for a 120hz or 4k display in a couple years, but I don't know which. 

m3Boarder32

i dunno man. isn't 4k, 4x more rendering work than 1080p60, but 1080p120 would only be 2x the rendering work? I already feel like i get a lot of pixels, but i want more frames. i think 120fps lcd would be so much more awesome than my jittery slow 60fps plasma :(

No u can't, u can't afford itm3Boarder32

Nice.

I'd be very happy to have 1080p/60fps min avg./Crysis 3 Ultra w/ a decent 8-16x non FXAA AA.

These faster cards and h/w upgrade pacing would make PC plebs like me get a cheap card that does why I want soon.

Maybe a $ 299.99 gpu in 2 years?

PC Gamers Monitor Resolutions,  like i said the majority play on monitors below 1080p

 

• 3% @ 1024x768
• 1% @ 1280x720
• 3% @ 1280x800
• 8% @ 1280x1024
• 3% @ 1360x768
• 22% @ 1366x768
• 6% @ 1440x900
• 8% @ 1600x900
• 8% @ 1680x1050

GioVela2010

Eh 1ms response and 144Hz is far more useful to me. And easier to run too

[QUOTE="Tessellation"]just post with one account stop switching them.GioVela2010

It's sickening that even when people admit to alts that nothing is done about it here

And yet there's no good games for PC. All the good ones get a multiplatform release anyway.

[QUOTE="GioVela2010"]

PC Gamers Monitor Resolutions,  like i said the majority play on monitors below 1080p

 

• 3% @ 1024x768
• 1% @ 1280x720
• 3% @ 1280x800
• 8% @ 1280x1024
• 3% @ 1360x768
• 22% @ 1366x768
• 6% @ 1440x900
• 8% @ 1600x900
• 8% @ 1680x1050

FLOPPAGE_50

Good point. If Laptops are included in the poll, then the rendering resolution average will skew towards lower resolutions because resolutions on laptops are typically lower than on monitors/plasmas/projectors/lcdtv/toilet

inb4 m3boarder32 derailing the thread with his plasma. 500$ gpu for 1000$ monitor,meh.MonsieurX

lol it's funny because it's true :lol:

And yet there's no good games for PC. All the good ones get a multiplatform release anyway.

lilnazar

[QUOTE="FLOPPAGE_50"][QUOTE="GioVela2010"]

PC Gamers Monitor Resolutions,  like i said the majority play on monitors below 1080p

 

• 3% @ 1024x768
• 1% @ 1280x720
• 3% @ 1280x800
• 8% @ 1280x1024
• 3% @ 1360x768
• 22% @ 1366x768
• 6% @ 1440x900
• 8% @ 1600x900
• 8% @ 1680x1050

psymon100

Good point. If Laptops are included in the poll, then the rendering resolution average will skew towards lower resolutions because resolutions on laptops are typically lower than on monitors/plasmas/projectors/lcdtv/toilet

lol 4k is pointless unless it's being displayed on a massive TV that could really use the extra resolution. Pixel density(aka PPI) is the more important number than just the total resolution itself when it comes to monitors. Once a monitor has a large enough pixel density, it's going to be hard for the human eye to really notice much of a difference when you make the density even larger. For sub-30" desktop displays, 4k is always going to be a waste of money IMO(obviously until it becomes the industry standard and you can get them dirt cheap). Hell, my computer monitor is 37" and it still looks great in 1080p. How much detail is 4k really going to add? It really doesn't bring much to the table unless you have super vision or some s***, and if it's 4 times the resolution then it's going to take 4 times the processing power(or 1/4th of the frames Per Second) all for such a minor upgrade(unless you're playing on a huge TV)

[QUOTE="psymon100"]

[QUOTE="FLOPPAGE_50"] Are they from Desktop rigs or Laptops? I know MANY laptops use 1366x768 still, and I know many people try to use laptops for PC gaming (look at WoW, Diablo, LoL, DOTA 2, ect) MonsieurX

Good point. If Laptops are included in the poll, then the rendering resolution average will skew towards lower resolutions because resolutions on laptops are typically lower than on monitors/plasmas/projectors/lcdtv/toilet

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]inb4 m3boarder32 derailing the thread with his plasma. 500$ gpu for 1000$ monitor,meh.Rage010101

lol it's funny because it's true :lol:

[QUOTE="Rage010101"]

[QUOTE="MonsieurX"]inb4 m3boarder32 derailing the thread with his plasma. 500$ gpu for 1000$ monitor,meh.GoldenElementXL

lol it's funny because it's true :lol:

The guy probably thinks he can walk on water too :lol:

Honest question: Wouldn't the moniter/TV have to be 37" minimum to tell the difference?Spartan070

While that is dependant on distasnce from screen, yes, it does have to be fairly big to tell the difference between say 1600p and 4k at a reasonable distance in games. That said, the difference between 1080 and 4k should be apparant even on much smaller screens than that.

I really can't give a crap about 4K.

I'd rather play Super Mario Bros. 3 on a vintage TV set than play current gen games on a 4K display. I don't care at all about graphics, I want good games. And this is a cop out for developers to make pretty graphics instead of solid gameplay.SKaREO

Resolution =/= Better Graphics.

If anything it just makes the picture clearer or just makes the picture bigger.

[QUOTE="SKaREO"]I'd rather play Super Mario Bros. 3 on a vintage TV set than play current gen games on a 4K display. I don't care at all about graphics, I want good games. And this is a cop out for developers to make pretty graphics instead of solid gameplay.LegatoSkyheart

Resolution =/= Better Graphics.

If anything it just makes the picture clearer or just makes the picture bigger.