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I think most of the suggestions were to choose QHD (2560x1440) for now. Full HD is only 1920x1080.
These are pretty much your options (my examples are all 27 inch monitors):

1. 1920x1080 monitor, 1 to 2 ms response time, 120 Hz or 144 Hz refresh. This is the best option for reduced motion blur and input lag. These use a TN panel which has faster response time but picture quality and viewing angles are not as good. Examples Asus VG278H, or VG278HE, BenQ XL2720T or 2720Z. You can also get 24 inch versions of these monitors which will look better because of the smaller pixel size, but...
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Bassim Ansari

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4k gaming monitor?

The cheapest and best 4k monitor is Asus PQ321 with resolution of 3840 x 2160p and it costs 2600 dollars off Amazon.

The next is Dell UP2414Q which is 1200 dollars.

Now if you're talking about a 2560 x 1440p resolution that might be a bit different.

You can get Crossover's monitors pretty cheap for 350 to 500 dollars but I don't know if they are worth it or not.

Your best bet would be Asus PB298Q for 480 dollars off Amazon.

 
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and how many of GTX 780 TI do you think will be fit to 4k resolution ?
 
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You can see fps while playing Battlefield 4 with Gtx 780 ti at 4K resolution
http://blogs.windows.com/cfs-file.ashx/__key/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles/00-00-00-59-36-metablogapi/clip_5F00_image018_5F00_5521D1D4.jpg

1st pic- medium setting
2nd pic- high settings
3rd pic- ultra settings

"I discovered that the GTX 780 Ti can handle BF4 in a single-GPU/card config no problem. At medium settings, BF4 was North of the 60 FPS boundary that I consider to be the threshold of meaningful human perception. To see what would happen, I turned graphics setting up to ultra, and still was able to get 30 FPS. Amazing!"


To read full review of Gtx 780 ti, click on this link
http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/extremewindows/archive/2013/11/07/hands-on-nvidia-s-new-gtx-780-ti-gaming-in-4k.aspx
 
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No that's very iffy.

Not because of the performance but because SLI is not tailored yet to such high resolutions because it would not economically feasible for most people.

http://www.digitalstormonline.com/unlocked/4k-resolution-gaming-on-the-nvidia-gtx-780ti-gtx-titan-and-gtx-780-idnum102/

Look, games like Crysis 3 offer no benefits of 2 X SLI 780ti while games like Bioshock Infinite do.

It really depends on the game, but at the moment even SLI is not the answer for most games at such high resolutions because of lack of people demanding scaling at such high resolutions.

the link I gave above should answer most of your questions.
 
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Dell UltraSharp U2713HM is a 27 inch monitor with QHD resolution (2560x1440).
This is already a much smaller pixel pitch (i.e. more pixels per inch) than a 24 inch monitor with FHD resolution (1920x1080).
The GTX 780 Ti will be able to hit 60 FPS at 2560x1440 with some settings reduced from maximum.

4K resolution is not necessary at standard monitor sizes. The Dell UP2414Q is only a 24 inch monitor.
You will have to reduce settings dramatically, which will end up looking worse than the QHD monitor.
 
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The plain fact of the manner that everyone here has failed to mention is that all current 4K monitors do NOT support refresh rates higher than 60Hz @ 4K resolutions. If you step down the resolution to 2560 x 1440 (or other variant resolution lower than 4K) then you can game at higher refresh rates. Also, with H-IPS monitors @ 4K, the response times are HUGE. Usually a minimum of 12ms and usually more, versus only 6-8ms @ 2560 x 1440. Also, there is currently not one single 4K monitor that is a true single tile monitor. Even the coveted Asus ASUS PQ321Q uses a tiled display. IMHO, it is too early to adopt any 4K monitor for gaming until a true single tile 4K monitor is released with new IPS technology that does not exhibit the response time delays associated with current IPS technology and comes equipped with both HDMI 1.5 and DisplayPort 1.3 for the higher bandwidth requirements of 4K. DisplayPort 1.3 allows for the support of dynamic refresh rates as well as Nvidia's G-Sync technlogy. If you are able to live with 6-bit color, then I would highly recommend you get the Asus ROG SWIFT PG278Q ($799) 2560 x 1440 120Hz 1ms G-Sync TN panel monitor when it is released later this year:

http://www.asus.com/us/News/xXtX0FNhXQWPrry7

Or if you want H-IPS, then the Overlord Tempest X270OC ($519):

http://overlordcomputer.com/collections/27-monitors/products/tempest-x270oc-glossy
 
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You make it sound like supporting 120 Hz is some critical feature of a monitor. The monitors with the best image quality are IPS or PLS panels and these don't support 120 Hz. The Dell UP2414Q he was looking at supports 3840 x 2160 at 60 Hz and a refresh rate of 8 ms GtG. This will result in some ghosting, but nothing too extreme. I don't think input lag would be a big issue either.

The tiled display is supported from a single display port connection. Why is this such an issue?

As I said before, the main reason for not buying a 4K display is that the current video cards can't produce this resolution with high detail settings and frame rates and do not support SLI for 4K resolution. The reduced graphics settings necessary for this resolution mean the 4K monitor will look worse than a QHD monitor.

Edit: I just had a look at that "tempest" monitor you linked. The reason no legitimate manufacturer has released a 120 Hz IPS monitor is because the IPS response time is too slow for 120 Hz. This looks like some computer shop using an overclocked IPS panel. 120 Hz may improve responsiveness and image blur, but it is hardly a necessity.
 
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I think most of the suggestions were to choose QHD (2560x1440) for now. Full HD is only 1920x1080.
These are pretty much your options (my examples are all 27 inch monitors):

1. 1920x1080 monitor, 1 to 2 ms response time, 120 Hz or 144 Hz refresh. This is the best option for reduced motion blur and input lag. These use a TN panel which has faster response time but picture quality and viewing angles are not as good. Examples Asus VG278H, or VG278HE, BenQ XL2720T or 2720Z. You can also get 24 inch versions of these monitors which will look better because of the smaller pixel size, but the screen size is smaller too of course.

2. 2560x1440 monitor, 5 to 8 ms response time, 60 Hz refresh. This is the best option for picture quality. These use an IPS or PLS panel which has better image quality and viewing angles, but slower response time. Examples Asus PB278Q, Dell U2712HM.

3. 2560x1440 monitor, 1 ms response time, 120Hz refresh. Similar to option 1, but higher resolution. Asus PG278Q is the only example currently, and this is due to be released in the next couple months. They claim a high quality TN panel. You can expect much better image quality than option 1, but maybe not as good as option 2. Benefit over option 2 is reduced motion blur and input lag.

4. 2560x1440 IPS panel over clocked to 120 Hz. Claiming to have the benefits of option 1 and 2. None are available from major manufacturers. IPS panel still has slower response time so 120 Hz is of questionable value. None of the review sites have done a thorough review on picture quality. I think these are best avoided.

 
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This is not the native resolution of the monitor, so it will not look quite as a good as a 1920x1080 monitor for 1920x1080 content.
For a 1080p movie, the media player will scale the movie to the desktop resolution (2560x1440) so this will work with any monitor.
For a full screen 1920x1080 game, the monitor does the scaling. There are some 2560x1440 monitors that can't do this and show the 1920x1080 content with black borders. The Dell U2713HM and Asus PB278Q can both scale 1920x1080 to full screen, but with some loss of clarity.
 
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