4k Gaming possible? GTX680?

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I have a GTX 680, if I bought a second one could I play games at 4k resolution?

Also I'm running an i5-2500k on an ASUS Z77-Sabertooth Motherboard. If I did have to upgrade to say a pair of GTX 780Tis can this motherboard handle them or do I have to upgrade? I don't see the point in buying a new CPU/MOBO if I can instead spend that money on upgrading the GPUs.
 
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Honestly that monitor is pretty intriguing. I'd love to hear about the speed and quality. A 680 won't keep up well with that monitor but a 780ti might.

And yes. You must learn to overclock. It will improve gaming and all you do now that your CPU is 2 years old.
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Yes, the GTX 680 supports 4K resolutions. The 780 Ti SLI does too,but It's very expensive and not worth the money. You can just go for GTX 750 and enjoy yourself. And even if you buy them, 4K monitors are expensive. Your motherboard is compatible with GTX 780, but both GTX680 and GTX750 are great and Best-Buys, so you can roll with it :)
 
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What level of detail do you want to game at 4K? A pair of 780 Tis would be very good for running at high or max in most games, though I'd probably say go for 290's or 290Xs because of the extra VRAM, though 2 680s would run most games on reduced settings at 4K.
 
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That mobo can handle the 2x780ti easily. I assume you are overclocking the 2500k. You need to. Should be able to hit 4.8GHz with decent cooling.

My vote is go GPUs. Upgrade CPU/mobo in another 2 years. DDR4 is coming but no real change for couple years. Some will say you have a Sandy Bridge that doesn't allow PCI Gen 3 for GPU but the difference is almost nothing.

How's the CPU overclock?
 
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Thanks for all the replies guys, I think I will throw down on some 780s, I ended up getting an LG34UM95, so far it's rocking with a single 680.

I have a corsair H100i, and OC the CPU but then brought it back down to stock. I can't honestly say that I know enough about overclocking the CPU to take the chance of leaving it at 3.9. I have heard of people getting up to 4.5 with water cooling but those peeps have more experience than I do in that department.

Thanks envy14tpe, I will have to read more into it and get back to you.


 
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Honestly that monitor is pretty intriguing. I'd love to hear about the speed and quality. A 680 won't keep up well with that monitor but a 780ti might.

And yes. You must learn to overclock. It will improve gaming and all you do now that your CPU is 2 years old.
 
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I am using the HDMI port, and and doing decently well. I haven't tried gaming with it yet, I will this weekend.
 
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