Cheap UHD graphics card for office use

Jennice · Jan 16, 2015

Hi everyone,
I am considering to buy a Samsung monitor running 3840 x 2160p for office work (no gaming).
According to EVGA, the 750 Ti card can rund this resolution. However, it does not state if the card (chip?) has DisplayPort 1.2 or older. version 1.2 is required for 60 Hz, which I would prefer.

Also, Asus has made a Strix (low noise) 750 Ti card, which sounds tempting. Asus also does not specify if the DisplayPort is version 1.2 or older (on their website).

Does anyone know more, or how to find out? The GeForce website only refers to the reference 750 Ti card, which does not have DP output.

Any help appreciated.

noidea_77 · Jan 16, 2015

I don't know about NVIDIA cards, but at least Radeon R7 260X support it. But: you may want to read some reviews about office programs on UHD displays. The scaling for the high resolution is still a problem! For example Excel looks like a thumbnail at the first start and not all of your programs may be able to handle the high resolution.

Justin Millard · Jan 16, 2015

I checked out a STRIX cards sold in my area and it had DisplayPort. Can you find the link for the one you are trying to buy?

If the price is the same there shouldn't be any harm in running the EVGA card. If the difference is only a few decibels I do not think it will negatively affect your office space.

The 750ti is a very quiet card to begin with. A friend of mine has the laptop version, the 860m and I remember that being a quiet unit.

Justin Millard · Jan 16, 2015

What's the current resolution on your monitors? If its currently 1920x1080 (HD 1080), you will find the jump to 2560x1440 (WQHD) will give you nearly double (1.77x) the resolution. That might be enough for the productivity you are going for without spending extra cash.

Jennice · Jan 16, 2015

The Strix card I am considering does indeed have DisplayPort. My only concern is, if it's DP1.2, which is needed to support the resolution I want.
However, I found out that DP1.2 was approved in 2009, so I think it should be a very old gfx card to use DP1.1 .
Would this be a reasonable assumption?

Jennice · Jan 16, 2015

Hi Justin, the Strix xard I was considering would be this one:
http://www.asus.com/dk/Graphics_Cards/STRIXGTX750TIOC2GD5/specifications/
It does offer DP, but i cannot see if it's DP 1.2.
According to Amazon it is 1.2, but I'm a little reluxtant to trust Amazon when it's not stated on the manufacturer web site.

Jennice

Justin Millard · Jan 16, 2015

I found this on the display port website. http://www.displayport.org/cables/how-to-choose-a-displayport-cable-and-not-get-a-bad-one/

" DisplayPort makes display cable selection pretty easy. A standard DisplayPort cable is designed to work with any DisplayPort Source device, such as a PC or laptop, and any DisplayPort monitor. This means that a standard DisplayPort cable will work with the very first DisplayPort systems and displays introduced around five years ago, and they will continue to work with the newest and future systems and displays that support multi-stream and display resolutions up to 4K (Ultra HD) at 60Hz. You can also use a standard DisplayPort cable between a PC and a multi-stream hub, or between daisy-chainable multi-stream monitors. You don’t need worry about getting a special cable to support certain DisplayPort capabilities.

However, we should note that there is one rare exception to this rule; there are a few Reduced Bit Rate (RBR) cables on the market that will support only up to 1080p, but these are generally restricted to projector installation applications. Unless the cable is identified as RBR, it is a standard DisplayPort cable and will support all DisplayPort configurations.

Despite what you may read, there is no such thing as a DisplayPort 1.1 cable and DisplayPort 1.2 cable. A standard DisplayPort cable, including the so-call DisplayPort 1.1 cables, will work for any DisplayPort configuration including the new capabilities enabled by DisplayPort 1.2, including 4K and multi-stream capabilities. All standard DisplayPort cables support RBR, HBR (High Bit Rate), and HBR2 (High Bit Rate 2), which can support 4K at 60Hz, or up to four 1080p displays using multi-stream. "

So far my search results for that Strix card have shown me that it has Regular DisplayPort. Its hard to tell if that is DisplayPort 1.1 or 1.2, but it is definitely one of those two.

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