Recommended lower-end graphics card for Ultra HD 60Hz monitor?

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Hi, I'm looking to move to a 3840x2160 monitor in a few months (probably Lenovo ThinkVision 2840m or Samsung U28D590D, we'll see when there are some reviews out). I'll also need a new video card to keep up with it. I'm primarily a programmer rather than a gamer, so I'm not too concerned about 3D performance - basically I just want a whole bunch of text on screen at once ;-)

I need a video card which can drive the monitor at full resolution at 60Hz, which I understand means Display Port 1.2, without paying an arm and a leg. Does anyone have any recommendations? Most listings on newegg etc seem vague on whether the card actually does DP1.2.

I will likely go with EVGA GeForce GTX 750 (http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Dual-Link-Graphics-01G-P4-2751-KR/dp/B00IDG3NDY ) if no better solutions emerge, even though it seems overkill for my purposes.

Thanks in advance.
 
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Yeah that is a overkill but you have to consider your specs too, if you get a far better card than the processor will be bottle necked and if you get a lower level of card and the processor is far better than the graphic card will be bottlenecked. If you can post the system specs that would be great. If you cannot just get the r7 250: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202052
Although it doesn't have display port but you can use HDMI.

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Yeah that is a overkill but you have to consider your specs too, if you get a far better card than the processor will be bottle necked and if you get a lower level of card and the processor is far better than the graphic card will be bottlenecked. If you can post the system specs that would be great. If you cannot just get the r7 250: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202052
Although it doesn't have display port but you can use HDMI.
 
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Thanks. I have a Core i7 3770 3.4GHz CPU & 8GB of RAM. Looks like HDMI 2.0 will also support the required bandwidth, but again I'm finding it hard to spot which HDMI revision a particular card supports.