Paul wrote:
Bill wrote:
Bill wrote:
I have a Asus Strix 750ti GPU.Â* It has 2GB of onboard video memory
and uses 8GB of shared system memory.Â* According to its
specifications, it can apparently handle 3840x2160 resolution.

I have been happily running a monitor (Dell UltraSharp 2407wfp) at
1900x1200 native resolution. It's got about 12 years on it. I don't
really do computing which pushes the video card harder than casual
games.

If I were to upgrade to a 4k monitor (3840x2160 resolution), would I
likely be pleased or unsatisfied with the results?Â* By rough math, I
think I would use about 4 times as much memory (but I don't know how
to see how much I am actually using now!)Â*Â* That's assuming that 4k
uses 32-bit color too,Â*Â* Mainly I like "sharp crisp text".
Somehow,after reading some reviews, I ended up considering the Dell
2721Q monitor (which is almost $500).Â* It seems as you get bigger
screens you need finer resolution to get "sharp crisp text"! ; )
(duh!)Â*Â* Anyone following GPUs in the news knows that this is a
rather poor time to be in the market for a GPU.

Any comments or suggestions based upon your experience is welcome!

Bill


P.S. I should add that I would intend to use DisplayPort (v 1.4)
connector instead of DVI.

You would check the standards support of your existing video card,
and see if the standard supports 60Hz operation at the
resolution of interest. Wikipedia articles on HDMI and DisplayPort,
have various tables for this issue.

One possible issue, is the version of HDCP. They don't figure it out
here, so I don't know what the issue is exactly. Will the OS agree
to run 4K without HDCP ? The hardware likely allows it, but the OS
tunes for max DRM. Video cards have had "added evil" to stop copying,
and the OS only has to tap into those calls, to sew up the copy hole.

https://forums.tomshardware.com/thre...50-ti.2621525/


And no, I don't have a 4K monitor here. I've got two monitors on my
desk (run by two computers), and there isn't room for some huge
monitor.

In my "office" I have 2 desks, I have a desk with a computer on it and a
kitchen table I have been using as a desk for 36 years now--time flies!
Your post is helpful! If will at the very minimum motivate me to learn
what HDCP is---I've run in that before! : ) Paying a premium price
for a monitor to run at a non-premium resolution doesn't make sense, so
I will get this sorted out.

I strive to build quiet computers. I start with a quiet power supply and
include quiet GPU (with "semi-passive cooling"). It's fan only kicks in
when it needs to. There is a bit more to the complete strategy than
this, but it starts during the "design" stage. You know more about
computer than I do, so there is no sense in me rambling on... ; )
Everything is a compromise...




The reason the two monitors are on my desk, is the second
computer runs video conference, and the second computer is
further away, and less noise into my microphone. My lashup is there
so I can video conference, without fan noise from the first computer
being powered up.

I will be glad when some day, this video conference fetish will
have ended. The last video conference was a flop, when I couldn't
log into the damn thing. I had to take a phone call instead
(which as it happens, is all that was required anyway).

Â*Â* Paul