120hz and new 4k resolution monitors

[nojoy]

I have a question about monitors one for me and one for my friend for clarification.

I am currently running on a older
i5 2500k sandybridge,
xfx 7870 core edition.
8 gigs of corsair vengeance 1600hz ram

can my monitor take advantage of going past the 60fps with these monitors? or does my system HAVE to be able to hit those refresh rates. For example, i know someone who has 120hz monitor and to reach that limit he has to dumb down the details in games. My question is if i dont want to dumb down the details will those monitors allow me to run past 60 but not need 120 and still see the fps improvement in games?

second question: My friend has a gtx 670 sli setup.

i5 ivy bridge
gtx 670 sli

Can sli help him comes close to providing the 4k resolution on the newer monitors coming out like the dell ultrasharp. Refering to the one under the 30" they announced.

 

[gokul36]

u r asking.....can u run a 60fps refresh rate in 12fps? 120 actually supports 60.....
i cannt understand ur 1st question



but i have answer for ur 2nd question
sure u can run 4K Resolution using GTX 670 .....but only vai Digital port(HDMI or DVI)

Maximum Digital Resolution : 4096x2160
Maximum VGA Resolution : 2048x1536

 

[cookybiscuit]

120Hz is better than 60Hz regardless of the framerate, less tearing and less input lag. Monitor refresh rate has 0 impact on ingame FPS, but obviously it allows you to see more than 60FPS.

670 SLI will be hopeless at 4K, its incredibly demanding.

 

[gokul36]

4k resolution is " 4096x2160" and the Digital resolution supported by 670 SLI is same

so it should work

 

[cookybiscuit]

It's 3840x2160, and though 670 SLI supports it, it's simply not fast enough to run games at a decent framerate like that.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pq321q-4k-gaming,3620.html

 

[gokul36]

It work....but, u don't get smooth performance

 

[nojoy]

Ok thanks for the second part of the question guys.

To clear up the first question. I just wanted to know if i can just go ahead and purchase the 120hz - 144hz monitor and not have to reach that performace. SO if im getting 80fps it should be just fine i dont need to reach 120 or 144.

 

[cookybiscuit]

Yuppers, still looks better, removes the vertical tearing and wobble effect when panning the camera.

 

[Thew2589]

The better question is, is there a monitor that supports 4k @120hz?