Question about displayport/thunderbolt/hdmi 4k and motherboard compatibility

Luis Val

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I am trying to build a new pc, for gaming mainly, but I want it to be forward compatible with 4K monitors, I cant buy a 4k monitor now, but when I can, I dont want to change my entire system.

my build:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3KE05

so my questions are:
1. Which is the best port for displays? hdmi, display port, or thunderbolt?
2. Does this depend on the graphic card or the motherboard, I was confused after watching this linus video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UkIDk-lx6E

does the port give more quality? or just more bandwith to transport more data at the same time, and therefore bigger displays?

 

ChrisLouie

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Display port is the best and i would not run 4k off a 770. For gaming wise, it just isnt going to perform over 60fps. And all the ports perform on par until you get to 4k. Also using which port does not matter in the gpu. Just note that not many gpus include support for thunderbolt.