GPU's and 4K monitors

[boc61]

I'm getting ready to have a new pc built in a couple of weeks and may also get a new monitor. Right now I am running a GTX 680 with a 24 inch 1080P monitor. For the new machine I am going to get either a GTX 980 or a 980ti. If I decide to stay at 1080p, is there anything to be gained by getting the ti or is that more for 4K displays? If I do get a new monitor, should I go to a 4K. How much of a difference would it make? Trainz is the main purpose of the machine, I don't watch movie or dodo any type of photo or video work on it. I do play a few other games but not any of the shooter types, mostly things like Cities Skylines, Civ 5, that "other " train sim and a few other RTS games.

 

[pdkoester]

If you go 4k, either 980 will do.

 

[boc61]

Would TANE benefit from 4k at all? If I decided to stay with 1080p, would the 980ti be a waste?

 

[pdkoester]

It would benefit by smoothing things out, as far as looks, for sure. With 1080p, a 980ti wouldn't be a waste. Besides, if you do just go 1080p, you will have a GPU that last many years, and when you finally get 4k, you'll be ready to go.

 

[LNERlover5]

AMDs Polaris architecture and Nvidias Pascal architecture are not far away. If you want GPUs optimised for higher resolutions as a result of the VR push, then it might be worth waiting for them.

 

[johnwhelan]

I'm getting ready to have a new pc built in a couple of weeks and may also get a new monitor. Right now I am running a GTX 680 with a 24 inch 1080P monitor. For the new machine I am going to get either a GTX 980 or a 980ti. If I decide to stay at 1080p, is there anything to be gained by getting the ti or is that more for 4K displays? If I do get a new monitor, should I go to a 4K. How much of a difference would it make? Trainz is the main purpose of the machine, I don't watch movie or dodo any type of photo or video work on it. I do play a few other games but not any of the shooter types, mostly things like Cities Skylines, Civ 5, that "other " train sim and a few other RTS games.

Hold off, there are new video cards coming, 4K is a lot more pixels and that means it will be easy to see the frame rates drop in TANE on even a GTX980.

Don't forget it wasn't that long ago that Windwalkr did a video on a buitin route in TANE that showed 7 fps in parts using a GTX 980 on was it 1024 by 768? TANE has improved but not by that much.

Cheerio John

 

[JCitron]

Hold off, there are new video cards coming, 4K is a lot more pixels and that means it will be easy to see the frame rates drop in TANE on even a GTX980.

Don't forget it wasn't that long ago that Windwalkr did a video on a buitin route in TANE that showed 7 fps in parts using a GTX 980 on was it 1024 by 768? TANE has improved but not by that much.

Cheerio John

I think, John that was on a Mac!