stusser
4009
From what I’ve read, the 2080ti can’t run Red Dead Redemption 2 at 4k60 with high detail. So it’s time for a new generation, folks!
Note RDR2 doesn’t support ray-tracing. It’s either poorly optimized or their “high” settings are unnecessarily strenuous, like Crysis back in the day. Or both.
It barely supports HDR on consoles…
peterb
4011
Same experience with the 2080Ti. My only complaint is fan noise.
Fuck going 4K, Get a 24" CRT and play it at 1080P with all details, like the pros do!
Thraeg
4013
So G-sync support is now being extended to TVs, and I’m seriously considering trying a TV as a desktop display, since they seem to be way ahead in panel quality/size for the price compared to dedicated monitors. I’m loath to give up ultrawide support, but it’s a big enough jump in size, black levels, and color saturation to maybe be worth it.
It’s starting with LG’s OLED line, but I’d be concerned for the potential for burn-in, so am hoping that it winds up also working with other brands (the Samsung Q7D series in particular looks like it would be a good candidate).
Has anyone tried using a big TV on desktop? I was hoping for a good 42" or 49" option, but it looks like the necessary features start at 55". That strikes me as absurdly huge, but on the other hand it’s effectively four 27" 1080p monitors duct-taped together, so maybe it’s not so crazy. It’s mostly for gaming, but I want it to be usable for regular computing too.
I use a 55" 4K TV as a monitor. It starts off seeming “absurdly huge”, but you get used to it. It’s best to think of it as four 27" monitors together like you said, because that’s basically how I use it. If I’m just browsing the web I have the Chrome window around 1/3 screen size, centered at a natural position.
If you’re multitasking, photo editing, et cetera, the extra screen real estate is very, very useful.
The thing that takes the most getting used to is playing FPS games with the keyboard and mouse. It’s very immersive, to say the least, but when you first try it you’ll have that feeling you get when you go to the movies and sit in the front row.
marquac
4015
Would it be safe to say that a 2070 Super should be able to run most games at 1440 with most of the bells and whistles enabled?
KevinC
4017
Is that roughly a 1080 or so? My GTX 1080 handles 1440p really well.
rei
4018
I’m scared of what RDR2 and Control would do to my 1080Ti. Shame no one makes demos anymore.
That doesn’t make it seem less absurdly huge.
Thraeg
4020
Thanks @Penny_Dreadful! That’s very helpful.
Well, two 27" monitors next to each other is a pretty standard workstation configuration. And it’s not like I’m using the wall space above my monitor for anything important, so doubling the height of the screen shouldn’t cause any problems. I imagine for computing tasks I’d have a few windows arranged across the surface at eye level, with infrequently referenced stuff tucked away above it. Then for games I’d be sitting back in the chair a bit to take the whole thing in at once.
Dunno if I’m thrilled about going back to the sharpness of a 27" 1080p for working on, after being used to 27" 1440p. Hard to imagine how it will feel in practice.
Quaro
4021
From what I understand they call it G-SYNC but it’s actually Freesync in capability, which is just the HDMI standard. It’s still good but part of the reason it’s cheaper is that it doesn’t actually have GSYNC hardware which is a bit better.
Thraeg
4022
Sure, I think they technically call it G-Sync Compatible. But my understanding is that the differences between that and true Gsync are pretty subtle, and that just having 120Hz and some form of VRR gets you 95% of the way there.
Interesting. I’ve been using a 65" 4k TV as my main monitor for a couple months and love it. Another unconventional part of the set-up is when I’m using keyboard and mouse it’s from a micro standing desk, just large enough for those two items, standing wherever feels comfortable (they are wireless). Had to tweak the height of the TV a bit at first to find the sweet spot, but it’s very sweet for all types of gaming and productivity.
rei
4024
The LG thing appears to be only for the $2K CAD+ TVs (for 55") and only works with RTX or GTX 16x series cards. Not worth it when commodity 4K 55" LCDs/LEDs are $500CAD.
Thraeg
4025
It also says
If you don’t own a LG TV, but do own a display or TV that only supports Variable Refresh Rates via HDMI, you can try enabling HDMI VRR by installing the new Game Ready Driver, and enabling G-SYNC as detailed above. As these displays and TVs have yet to through our comprehensive validation process, we can’t guarantee VRR will work, or work without issue.
And yeah, those LG OLED sets are expensive, and I’d be leery of using them for PC due to burn-in risk. Hopefully we’ll start getting some reports of people trying the new drivers with various sets soon. This Q7D looks pretty promising, since it already supports Freesync, and it’s much more affordable than OLED. But the commodity 4K sets won’t have native 120Hz, so they aren’t likely to work.
I have a C9A, but no plans to try this. But I could think of s one game that’s look bonkers on it. Control comes to mind because of the deep blacks on OLED.
stusser
4027
Note it isn’t g-sync, it’s g-sync compatible, which means it’s VRR, freesync, and will work with AMD GPUs (and Xbone S and X) also.
