Retina Display on a PC Desktop?

Geral

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So im planning on building a new PC wich ill be using to play games and designing a bit (Photoshop and Illustrator).

I saw the retina display in the macbook pro's, and its just awesome. I would like to have that display on my new pc. How could i achieve this? What should i look for?

What monitor would i need?
What GPU would i need?
Any extra software needed?

Just one monitor, no need for multiple displays. I would also like to know a cheap version, the recommended version, and the high-end version of this setup (if possible)

IF theres a lot to chose, what are the specifications i should look for on the monitor and the gpu?
 

Geral

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15 inches
2880 x 1800
with GTX 750

is that really all i would theorically need?
 

toddybody

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Your best choice right now is the Dell UP2414Q Display at 185ppi: http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=860-BBCD

Great for color accuracy and professional applications. Gaming will be decent (ive played on a Dell U2711HM for past 12 months)...though youll need a very substantial GPU to play games at decent settings.

The larger 4K displays will decrease the ppi...but can be set back further from the user, which creates a similar effect as a higher PPI closer up.

I'd recommend at least an AMD R9 290X, or an SLI/CXF solution (i.e., SLI 780s, CXF R9 290s).

Good luck friend!
 

Geral

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Ok so what i should be looking for is High Resolutions on "small" screens right?

And to drive that "beast" with games i would need at least 780's sli right?

e/. IPS is just to look from different angles? or what does it really do?