I am getting ready to build a PC and it will be used for gaming and watching movies! I want to use a 4K Samsung 60" TV for my display connecting it with HDMI to the computer so my question what hardware is needed in my PC to get the 4K resolution? Price isn't a problem and the best graphics cards I know of are R9 295x2 and TitianZ everything Ive read says they can't handle 4K? Any information will help me a lot thank you!
I want to hook a 4K samsung TV to a computer with 2.0 HDMI
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Darthmullet
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As stated, there are no video sources with HDMI 2.0 outputs. The way the GPUs work is that, the R9 295x2 for example, detects what input is being used on the display and adjusts its output signal to match -- the signal is not converted. If connected to HDMI, it will output an HDMI signal.
The firmware on GPUs does not currently support HDMI 2.0 out - it detects its transmitting to an HDMI, and the best it can do is HDMI 1.4a despite its mDP 1.2 being able to handle the same load as HDMI 2.0 - it doesn't recognize that the interface has changed.
Hopefully the drivers will be updated, but that is a work in progress. Currently you will cap at 24-30 Hz at 4k using an HDMI input on a display, regardless of the capabilities of the A/V source. The only way this is not the case is via streamed content through a Smart device, or a receiver with an HDMI 2.0 output.
The firmware on GPUs does not currently support HDMI 2.0 out - it detects its transmitting to an HDMI, and the best it can do is HDMI 1.4a despite its mDP 1.2 being able to handle the same load as HDMI 2.0 - it doesn't recognize that the interface has changed.
Hopefully the drivers will be updated, but that is a work in progress. Currently you will cap at 24-30 Hz at 4k using an HDMI input on a display, regardless of the capabilities of the A/V source. The only way this is not the case is via streamed content through a Smart device, or a receiver with an HDMI 2.0 output.
Darthmullet
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Splint28 :
You haven't paid much attention to video card news?
GTX970 with HDMI 2 is on the market now and the release date has been known for a long time now. We didn't really know the date until a day before release, or I didn't. The inclusion of full hdmi 2.0 was a surprise as well.
Notice my post was before the release, using present tense
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