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I need a video card that can accommodate my monitor's 4K resolution of 4096 x 2160 over Displayport or dual-link DVI. I've easily found a few cards that will do that but the problem is, I'm not interested in a power guzzling, multi-fan atrocity with a gazillion shaders... I'm not a gamer and couldn't care less about that stuff.

I'm just looking for a video card that can accommodate the monitor's resolution for typical 2D Windows desktop use with a minimum power and noise.

Any suggestions?
 
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The GTX 970 is a good bet if you're not gaming @4K. It is expensive though but runs very cool.

The cheapest you can go is probably any thing with displayport and 2 gigs VRAM. The GTX 750 and the R7 250x comes to mind.
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The GTX 970 is a good bet if you're not gaming @4K. It is expensive though but runs very cool.

The cheapest you can go is probably any thing with displayport and 2 gigs VRAM. The GTX 750 and the R7 250x comes to mind.
 
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Thanks for the answer but like I said, I'm not interested in paying for stuff I don't need and will never use. Stuff like SLI, Cuda, 3D Vision, PhysX, and multi-monitor support.

I suppose I might be out of luck since both NVidia and ATI seem obsessed with gaming solutions that are overpriced and ill suited to my requirements.
 
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Lol yeah most 4K cards are expensive and gaming oriented. But for one 4K screen, this should be enough. You might have trouble playing 4K movies with this though.

https://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r72501gd5

Edit: take this one instead: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125676
Ignore the pcpartpicker link ....... that one can't display 4K.
 
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If I am not mistaken, intel integrated graphics will support 4k resolution with hdmi or displayport. That assumes a motherboard with rear panel dp.
But... only at a max of 30Hz . That is sufficient for relatively static displays and will show some blurring when moving windows.
Something stronger in the discrete area would be a GTX750, about $100.

I think dual link dvi will not support 4k resolution.
 
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