2560 x 1440 card

[Richard in Idaho]

My computer has a MSI Z97S SLI Plus Board.

Am not using a video card at this time.

Am looking for a new 2560 x 1440 monitor.

Will I need to add a card to use the monitor?

In looking a card it appears that most any card would work. I mostly do web, spreadsheets and word processing. But could do some gaming.

What level of card should I buy.

Thanks

 

[fourdegrees11]

It depends on what your budget is, what kind of games you're trying to play, and also what model of power supply you have?

This gives you an idea of where cards stack up at that resolution

 

[ShintaiDK]

You dont need a discrete GPU to use a new monitor with 2560*1440. The IGP will handle that fine.

However gaming performance is another issue as described.

 

[KaRLiToS]

What is your budget? I would suggest a R9 390 or GTX 970 if you plan on gaming. But my first choice would be the R9 390.

 

[tweakboy]

Any nvidia or ati can do 2560res so dont worry about it...

 

[Richard in Idaho]

Thanks for the replies.

 

[JeffMD]

One thing to realize.. you can run windows at max res and still reduce the resolution to 1080p for games. It is a resolution factor change of 2x2 so it will not look fuzzy or wierd on a UHDTV screen.

 

[xorbe]

One thing to realize.. you can run windows at max res and still reduce the resolution to 1080p for games. It is a resolution factor change of 2x2 so it will not look fuzzy or wierd on a UHDTV screen.

OP said 2560x1440 though.

 

[Jerenny]

I dunno, 1920x1080 looks pretty blurry on my 2560x1440 screen and it's only 27". I guess it's okay in games, but it's definitely noticeable. If you're wanting to game at that resolution, I wouldn't recommend anything below an R9 390 or a GTX 970.

 

[Innokentij]

LCD must always be run at max resolution, this is not CRT where u can lower resolution without impacting quality on scaling.

 

[KaRLiToS]

LCD must always be run at max resolution, this is not CRT where u can lower resolution without impacting quality on scaling.

I have 2 x 1440p monitors and one 4k that I always run in 1440p so I can run eyefinity 7680x1440. When the 4k is set at 1440p, it looks similar to the native 1440p monitors.

 

[Innokentij]

I have 2 x 1440p monitors and one 4k that I always run in 1440p so I can run eyefinity 7680x1440. When the 4k is set at 1440p, it looks similar to the native 1440p monitors.

Interesting every monitor i ever owned that was LCD was horrible at none native resolution, u sure u just not using scaling in windows?

 

[KaRLiToS]

Interesting every monitor i ever owned that was LCD was horrible at none native resolution, u sure u just not using scaling in windows?

I cannot use scaling on only one monitor since I'm running a resolution of 7680x1440 eyefinity. 100% scaling. I was quite surprise myself to see that there was no quality loss.
:thumbsup:

Center monitor is the 4k one https://youtu.be/Y1AAVDLdatI

This vid is demonstrating an issue I get with drivers 15.7 and up but gives you an idea of how the desktop looks like https://youtu.be/iEDeIxsWroI

 

[frowertr]

Its quite common to run lower resolutions when gaming (1080p for example) on UHD screens. They arent many people that own 4k TVs that are gaming at 4K resolution since there isnt a great single solution GPU yet for res.

 

[Innokentij]

Its quite common to run lower resolutions when gaming (1080p for example) on UHD screens. They arent many people that own 4k TVs that are gaming at 4K resolution since there isnt a great single solution GPU yet for res.

Learned something new today, will add 4K screens actualy can scale to 1080p / 1440p and not loose image quality. :thumbsup:

 

[Tweak155]

My gtx970 runs my 40" 4k monitor at acceptable performance for me, but I don't play the latest and greatest. Pretty sure the most taxing game I tried is Diablo 3 lol. But, works good! Was really impressed with the improvement in CS:GO with how immersive a 40" experience is.

 

[dogen1]

Really depends on what games you want to play.

 

[malabo]

You dont need a discrete GPU to use a new monitor with 2560*1440. The IGP will handle that fine.

However gaming performance is another issue as described.

What I is the maximum resolution of most Intel igp say g3258. How about the new skylake chips.I don't care about gaming but I would like a higher resolution monitor for spreadsheets and web browsing