Leo_Heart t1_iwbjq8t wrote
What the hell am I even supposed to play with this thing? There are no games that even come close. Yes I realize I can play 4K 144hz or whatever but 4K is a meme for pc. You’re sitting too close to the screen to utilize it well.
kyuubixchidori t1_iwbx71k wrote
I have my pc hooked up to a 55 inch 4K tv. if I’m not using it for work it’s treated as a kickass Xbox experience. And with monitors getting bigger and bigger I definitely think 4k is definitely relevant to pc games.
That being said there’s still reason to spend over $800 or so on a gpu right now and if you do, it’s because you have extra disposable income not because you need it
qtx t1_iwg6nvf wrote
Sitting at arms length from a 55inch tv isn't good. You might not notice it right now but you'll def feel it later on and wish you never did it.
kyuubixchidori t1_iwg7d4k wrote
I’m probably 8 feet from the screen. I should of said that but that’s what I meant by “Xbox experience” I have a desk that I use with a ultra wide, but 90% of my gaming is done on the couch.
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farmertrue t1_iwbyhp8 wrote
The only thing that comes to mind as far as gaming is PCVR. Games like No Mans Sky and MSFS struggle hard with even the 3090 Ti. The 4090 still can’t max graphics or resolution but it is a huge difference. Plus other PCVR titles are now able to play at 120hz refresh and/or high resolutions.
With the next gen PCVR headsets already here as well, and many many more around the corner, some will struggle to be used with even a 3080 on the lowest settings.
For desktop gaming though, very very few games.
But hopefully people are not buying the 4090 for just gaming. Hopefully they are purchasing for features such as the dual multiprocessor encoder, for the increase in energy effectiveness, for niche DLSS 3.0, using the huge increase in cuda for scientific research and purposes, for video editing/recording, for AV1, perhaps live streaming at high resolution, or a mix of all of the above with gaming.
Stock-Freedom t1_iwbuvx9 wrote
I disagree. I use a 4K LG OLED 48” at just a couple of feet as a desktop monitor (used primarily for racing sims). It is absolutely apparent that the increase in resolution and card power makes for a better gaming experience. 4K 120 FPS gaming requires a beefy rig.
And the situation is even more demanding with VR titles.
oMadRyan t1_iwcbclx wrote
Odyssey G9 users disagree with you :) 5120x1440p is roughly 4K in pixel count
Bozzz1 t1_iwcdxpx wrote
2k and 4k look quite a bit different on an 80 inch TV
diacewrb t1_iwcc47a wrote
> What the hell am I even supposed to play with this thing?
Fireplace simulator, now with extra heat and possibly flames as well for authenticity.
Akrymir t1_iwcz71l wrote
That’s not even remotely true. You can be as far as 3.5 feet from a 27in monitor for 4K. The resolution becomes useless when going to 8k. The real argument is that graphically games don’t come close to saturating 4K resolution, so the gains from 1440 to 4K are not as significant as they should be.
HomeIsElsweyr t1_iwd3p1d wrote
On a 27 inch i can pick out pixels at 70-90cm depending on the image at 1080p, i can definetly tell if its uhd or qhd
Samsbase t1_iwbl1fq wrote
Whilst I understand the sentiment. 4K at a normal sitting difference really does make a difference over even 1440p. You'd probably notice the difference even at 8K+ . Now a lot will depend on what size you are spreading that 4K over. Put that on a massive tv and yeah you're probably right. But cramming 4x more pixels into a normal 27-32" pc monitor and quadrupling the DPI will be noticeably better.
Now actually being able to drive a 4k monitor at 144Hz + you pretty much max out (or exceed) most cables which is kinda funny. You really have to choose your monitor and cables quite carefully to do any more than 4K 60hz at the moment.
juh4z t1_iwbsoee wrote
>You'd probably notice the difference even at 8K+
No.
Also, the bigger the screen, the more difference a higher resolution makes lmao
Hezkezl t1_iwbumkd wrote
I’ve got a 12700K, 32 gigs of DDR5 RAM, a 3090 TI, and a 32 inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 monitor that can do 4K at 165 Hz.
The only thing that lets me tell the difference between 1440p and 4k is how high my FPS counter is in games. Beyond that, sitting at a normal distance away from the monitor it’s completely impossible for me to see the difference between 4k and 1440p. Now, at 1080p? Yeah, I can see a difference… But with 1440p at 32”? Nope. Identical.
Unless I scoot forward to be about 2 feet away from the monitor and I do a quick comparison as I switch between resolutions, then I can maybe tell a little bit of something… But with a moving image aka a game that’s being actively played? There is no way.
There’s been numerous tests by people to see if they can tell the difference, and it’s pretty much a crapshoot. Most recent one I can think of is LTT with an 8K monitor trying to see if their staff can tell if it’s native 8K or 4K that’s being upscaled to 8K, and the majority of them had no idea which was which even after being told which one they were seeing. The only way that some of them could slightly tell was with the obviously lower FPS.
Don’t confuse 1080p with 8K, which seems to be what your post is getting at. A 1080p image upscaled to 8K on a native 8K monitor would definitely look different than an 8K image… But that doesn’t mean 8K is worth it or is something to aim for or anything else. 1440p is perfectly fine.
EDIT: I'm 20", 27", and 45" away from my monitor depending on if I'm leaning forward, sitting normally, or leaning back.
joomla00 t1_iwbw7kz wrote
How far away are you sitting? I have a 27" 4k monitor about 3' away. I can def tell the difference going from 1080-1440-4k. It could be a non native rez scaling issue. I was hoping there wouldn't be a diff so I can get more fps, but it always looked a little bit off at 1440, and crisp at 4k. But this was with a slower rpgish type game so a lot of still background, talking heads.
Hezkezl t1_iwbweuy wrote
It should be about 3 feet away. I’ll measure it in about eight hours or so after I wake up, just turned my computer off for the night and I’m on mobile right now.
joomla00 t1_iwbz0nf wrote
No worries mate
Hezkezl t1_iwc6hdm wrote
Went and measured just now, I'm about 27 inches away from my screen sitting normally, 45 inches when leaning back and about 20 inches leaning in.
I've legitimately never noticed a difference in any of those positions. Maybe I need better glasses if you swear you can tell a difference on your 27" one from about 36 inches away? I’m only in my 30s so if you were significantly younger than that or if you don’t need glasses and that might be why lol
User9705 t1_iwblghv wrote
I actually do that now with a 3080ti
3G6A5W338E t1_iwbqv82 wrote
Eventually, it'll make a perceivable difference in some game.
But, by then, there might be better yet cheaper hardware available.
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