Will a GTX 770 Video Card work with the Asus PB278Q monitor?

[AspiringGenius]

Hello,

Building a computer here and I have a EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB video card that I am planning on buying along with the Asus PB278Q monitor and was wondering if it would be able to keep up with the monitor (keep up with the 1440p), or If I need to upgrade my graphics card. Thanks

 

[Tradesman1]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

 

[AspiringGenius]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

No, because I'm using the same setup. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX770 w/a 3570K (of course, I have it overclocked to 4.5GHz).

That said, running at that resolution is nice, but you'd probably be better off running 1080p with a 144Hz Asus that has a 1ms response time.

That monitor is $550 and has a 5ms. The 1080p version is as low as ~$280 and has a 1-2ms response time depending on the version you buy.

At that size (27in) you're unlikely to see a real difference. Not that the higher resolution won't be cool, but you won't be running 120FPS, let alone 144FPS at that resolution.

Right now, I can run ~110 in BF4 at 1080p with this setup. Once I SLI, I'll easily be able to push a 120Hz monitor smoothly.

At that resolution, you'll be struggling to maintain 60FPS on ultra settings in many games.

You're trading what will effectively be a barely noticeable better resolution for a serious drop in FPS, lower texture graphics and a bad response time. On top of that, you'll have no reason to own a 144Hz monitor, because your card will only be (maybe) able to keep up with a 60Hz monitor.

I'd suggest either of these two instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014344

The Asus model will be upgradeable to Nvidia's kit for the new G-Sync feature, too.

 

[Tradesman1]

That'll be fine, and they OC very well - if you're not decided on a mobo yet might look at the ASRock Z77 Extreme 4, for a CPU cooler the Hyper 212 EVO, and not sure what you want for DRAM but if 8 or 16GB, might look at the Tridents or Snipers from Gskill, will all go together for a great rig

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

That'll be fine, and they OC very well - if you're not decided on a mobo yet might look at the ASRock Z77 Extreme 4, for a CPU cooler the Hyper 212 EVO, and not sure what you want for DRAM but if 8 or 16GB, might look at the Tridents or Snipers from Gskill, will all go together for a great rig

Except for all of the reasons I mentioned above your post.

Yes, it will work fine. If you want to struggle to run 60FPS on a 5ms response time (with extra motion blur) and spend twice what you need to on a monitor you won't be able to take advantage of...because of all the reasons I mentioned above.

 

[AspiringGenius]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

No, because I'm using the same setup. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX770 w/a 3570K (of course, I have it overclocked to 4.5GHz).

That said, running at that resolution is nice, but you'd probably be better off running 1080p with a 144Hz Asus that has a 1ms response time.

That monitor is $550 and has a 5ms. The 1080p version is as low as ~$280 and has a 1-2ms response time depending on the version you buy.

At that size (27in) you're unlikely to see a real difference. Not that the higher resolution won't be cool, but you won't be running 120FPS, let alone 144FPS at that resolution.

Right now, I can run ~110 in BF4 at 1080p with this setup. Once I SLI, I'll easily be able to push a 120Hz monitor smoothly.

At that resolution, you'll be struggling to maintain 60FPS on ultra settings in many games.

You're trading what will effectively be a barely noticeable better resolution for a serious drop in FPS, lower texture graphics and a bad response time. On top of that, you'll have no reason to own a 144Hz monitor, because your card will only be (maybe) able to keep up with a 60Hz monitor.

I'd suggest either of these two instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014344

The Asus model will be upgradeable to Nvidia's kit for the new G-Sync feature, too.

Thanks for your awesome response.

Say I wanted to keep the monitor and up my graphics card, what would I change to. Thinking I am going to be keeping my monitor If I can get a graphics card that can handle it.

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

No, because I'm using the same setup. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX770 w/a 3570K (of course, I have it overclocked to 4.5GHz).

That said, running at that resolution is nice, but you'd probably be better off running 1080p with a 144Hz Asus that has a 1ms response time.

That monitor is $550 and has a 5ms. The 1080p version is as low as ~$280 and has a 1-2ms response time depending on the version you buy.

At that size (27in) you're unlikely to see a real difference. Not that the higher resolution won't be cool, but you won't be running 120FPS, let alone 144FPS at that resolution.

Right now, I can run ~110 in BF4 at 1080p with this setup. Once I SLI, I'll easily be able to push a 120Hz monitor smoothly.

At that resolution, you'll be struggling to maintain 60FPS on ultra settings in many games.

You're trading what will effectively be a barely noticeable better resolution for a serious drop in FPS, lower texture graphics and a bad response time. On top of that, you'll have no reason to own a 144Hz monitor, because your card will only be (maybe) able to keep up with a 60Hz monitor.

I'd suggest either of these two instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014344

The Asus model will be upgradeable to Nvidia's kit for the new G-Sync feature, too.

Thanks for your awesome response.

Say I wanted to keep the monitor and up my graphics card, what would I change to. Thinking I am going to be keeping my monitor If I can get a graphics card that can handle it.

I'm sure you can run that monitor at 60Hz, and 60FPS will look great on, but you'll probably struggle to hit 60FPS in some modern games at that resolution, assuming you're using Ultra settings. High settings will probably be okay, but it's going to be case-by-case.

If it's not outside your budget, the new AMD 290x or the Nvidia 780Ti would be good choices. Personally, I'm skipping this generation of AMD cards, so I'd go w/the 780Ti.

You'll still struggle to maintain 60FPS on that card for a game like BF4, but you'll be a lot closer. Personally, I'm going to be adding another 770 4GB to run as close to 144FPS as possible for my new monitor @144Hz, but I'll still be at 1080p.

You're going to need some serious horsepower to hit 120FPS at 1440p. Based on the benchmarks on this Tom's article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-ti-review-benchmarks,3663-5.html
...even SLI on 2x 780Ti may not do the trick, again on Ultra.

If you're playing Skyrim, then you might get a lot closer. It's really going to depend on the game, but if you want a solid 120FPS at 1440p, it's going to take more than one card and some decent CPU power - but I think your 3570k can handle it just fine, with a reasonable overclock for sure.

For now, I'd target 60FPS and add a card later, or go w/a 1080p monitor. Buy the strongest card you can w/out breaking the bank.

With all the money you're putting toward that monitor, you could easily buy a good 1080p, 144Hz Asus monitor and a 2nd card and be rocking 120FPS most of the time, even if you stick w/a 770 4GB.

So in a nutshell: you're going to waste a lot of money on a monitor you won't be able to use properly with a card that can't support 1440p. Right now, monitors are basically outperforming cards unless you want to buy an insanely expensive card (or two). The end result isn't worth the money. Wait six months until it is, or buy what actually makes sense (and looks better) for now.

 

[AspiringGenius]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

No, because I'm using the same setup. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX770 w/a 3570K (of course, I have it overclocked to 4.5GHz).

That said, running at that resolution is nice, but you'd probably be better off running 1080p with a 144Hz Asus that has a 1ms response time.

That monitor is $550 and has a 5ms. The 1080p version is as low as ~$280 and has a 1-2ms response time depending on the version you buy.

At that size (27in) you're unlikely to see a real difference. Not that the higher resolution won't be cool, but you won't be running 120FPS, let alone 144FPS at that resolution.

Right now, I can run ~110 in BF4 at 1080p with this setup. Once I SLI, I'll easily be able to push a 120Hz monitor smoothly.

At that resolution, you'll be struggling to maintain 60FPS on ultra settings in many games.

You're trading what will effectively be a barely noticeable better resolution for a serious drop in FPS, lower texture graphics and a bad response time. On top of that, you'll have no reason to own a 144Hz monitor, because your card will only be (maybe) able to keep up with a 60Hz monitor.

I'd suggest either of these two instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014344

The Asus model will be upgradeable to Nvidia's kit for the new G-Sync feature, too.

Thanks for your awesome response.

Say I wanted to keep the monitor and up my graphics card, what would I change to. Thinking I am going to be keeping my monitor If I can get a graphics card that can handle it.

I'm sure you can run that monitor at 60Hz, and 60FPS will look great on, but you'll probably struggle to hit 60FPS in some modern games at that resolution, assuming you're using Ultra settings. High settings will probably be okay, but it's going to be case-by-case.

If it's not outside your budget, the new AMD 290x or the Nvidia 780Ti would be good choices. Personally, I'm skipping this generation of AMD cards, so I'd go w/the 780Ti.

You'll still struggle to maintain 60FPS on that card for a game like BF4, but you'll be a lot closer. Personally, I'm going to be adding another 770 4GB to run as close to 144FPS as possible for my new monitor @144Hz, but I'll still be at 1080p.

You're going to need some serious horsepower to hit 120FPS at 1440p. Based on the benchmarks on this Tom's article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-ti-review-benchmarks,3663-5.html
...even SLI on 2x 780Ti may not do the trick, again on Ultra.

If you're playing Skyrim, then you might get a lot closer. It's really going to depend on the game, but if you want a solid 120FPS at 1440p, it's going to take more than one card and some decent CPU power - but I think your 3570k can handle it just fine, with a reasonable overclock for sure.

For now, I'd target 60FPS and add a card later, or go w/a 1080p monitor. Buy the strongest card you can w/out breaking the bank.

With all the money you're putting toward that monitor, you could easily buy a good 1080p, 144Hz Asus monitor and a 2nd card and be rocking 120FPS most of the time, even if you stick w/a 770 4GB.

So in a nutshell: you're going to waste a lot of money on a monitor you won't be able to use properly with a card that can't support 1440p. Right now, monitors are basically outperforming cards unless you want to buy an insanely expensive card (or two). The end result isn't worth the money. Wait six months until it is, or buy what actually makes sense (and looks better) for now.

Thanks so much for your help! Guess I am going to be downgrading my monitor. Have a good one my friend!

 

[Christopher Shaffer]

No problem, that will be a good combo as long as the rest of the rig doesn't bottleneck the GPU

So would the Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor bottleneck my gpu? I am currently building this comp from scratch so I am completely open to edits. Buying on black friday

No, because I'm using the same setup. I have a Gigabyte Windforce 4GB GTX770 w/a 3570K (of course, I have it overclocked to 4.5GHz).

That said, running at that resolution is nice, but you'd probably be better off running 1080p with a 144Hz Asus that has a 1ms response time.

That monitor is $550 and has a 5ms. The 1080p version is as low as ~$280 and has a 1-2ms response time depending on the version you buy.

At that size (27in) you're unlikely to see a real difference. Not that the higher resolution won't be cool, but you won't be running 120FPS, let alone 144FPS at that resolution.

Right now, I can run ~110 in BF4 at 1080p with this setup. Once I SLI, I'll easily be able to push a 120Hz monitor smoothly.

At that resolution, you'll be struggling to maintain 60FPS on ultra settings in many games.

You're trading what will effectively be a barely noticeable better resolution for a serious drop in FPS, lower texture graphics and a bad response time. On top of that, you'll have no reason to own a 144Hz monitor, because your card will only be (maybe) able to keep up with a 60Hz monitor.

I'd suggest either of these two instead:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236293

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014344

The Asus model will be upgradeable to Nvidia's kit for the new G-Sync feature, too.

Thanks for your awesome response.

Say I wanted to keep the monitor and up my graphics card, what would I change to. Thinking I am going to be keeping my monitor If I can get a graphics card that can handle it.

I'm sure you can run that monitor at 60Hz, and 60FPS will look great on, but you'll probably struggle to hit 60FPS in some modern games at that resolution, assuming you're using Ultra settings. High settings will probably be okay, but it's going to be case-by-case.

If it's not outside your budget, the new AMD 290x or the Nvidia 780Ti would be good choices. Personally, I'm skipping this generation of AMD cards, so I'd go w/the 780Ti.

You'll still struggle to maintain 60FPS on that card for a game like BF4, but you'll be a lot closer. Personally, I'm going to be adding another 770 4GB to run as close to 144FPS as possible for my new monitor @144Hz, but I'll still be at 1080p.

You're going to need some serious horsepower to hit 120FPS at 1440p. Based on the benchmarks on this Tom's article:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-780-ti-review-benchmarks,3663-5.html
...even SLI on 2x 780Ti may not do the trick, again on Ultra.

If you're playing Skyrim, then you might get a lot closer. It's really going to depend on the game, but if you want a solid 120FPS at 1440p, it's going to take more than one card and some decent CPU power - but I think your 3570k can handle it just fine, with a reasonable overclock for sure.

For now, I'd target 60FPS and add a card later, or go w/a 1080p monitor. Buy the strongest card you can w/out breaking the bank.

With all the money you're putting toward that monitor, you could easily buy a good 1080p, 144Hz Asus monitor and a 2nd card and be rocking 120FPS most of the time, even if you stick w/a 770 4GB.

So in a nutshell: you're going to waste a lot of money on a monitor you won't be able to use properly with a card that can't support 1440p. Right now, monitors are basically outperforming cards unless you want to buy an insanely expensive card (or two). The end result isn't worth the money. Wait six months until it is, or buy what actually makes sense (and looks better) for now.

Thanks so much for your help! Guess I am going to be downgrading my monitor. Have a good one my friend!

No problem. Good hunting!