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Honestly if a 7850 is enough the OP could just use a r7-265 or a 750ti. Nothing higher is really worthwhile if you just need 4k for whatever reason.

(09-10-2014, 07:28 AM)Lumbeeslayer Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-09-2014, 11:49 PM)Link_to_the_past Wrote: [ -> ]

(09-09-2014, 11:31 PM)Lumbeeslayer Wrote: [ -> ]Actually a Radeon r9 290 would be good for 4K, now bare end mind that OpenGL is Faster then Direct3D. So even a Radeon 280x can get 4K on OpenGL. Am also planning to get a 4K TV which is the new Vizio P Series, and am planning to wait for Radeon r9 390x not just for dolphin but for PC games too. If a graphics card can already render at 4x Internal Resolution shouldn't it already be ready for 4K on Dolphin?

Well 4x internal is close to 4k but still lower. 4x => 2560 * 2112 = 5.406.720 pixels while 4K is 3840 * 2160 = 8.294.400 pixels. 4K has basically about 55% more pixels, not much higher than 4x so it could give you a good estimate. To give you an example going from 720p to 1080p more than doubles the pixels so the jump from 4x to 4K is smaller.

Actually what I meant is Dolphin Renders the Game According to the resolution that is set. 4K at 4x Resolution wouldn't necessary be 4K unless Auto is Set in the Internal Resolution then Dolphin Will Be Rendering at 4K with a desktop Resolution of 4K. Sure a Radeon 7850 can handle 4K at 4x Resolution but it wouldn't be rendering at 4K unless set to auto so you get half the pixels now I don't know how that would look on a 4K display, but technically you might as well say your playing at 2K on a 4K monitor. OpenGL is much faster then Direct3D so 4K Probley should be easy to achieve even on a Radeon 7850. I tested the Dolphin Build that had 5x and 6x Internal resolution on Zelda Windwaker and there wasn't any performance hit on OpenGL but when I tried Direct3D the fps was a little lower.

Just add 8xAA

Thanks for your input guys,upgrade phase one now underway with an i7 4790K and new mobo going in today. GTX 980 to come in a couple of weeks, by which time the ASUS Strix 980s should be available (will grab one now for Dolphin and a second later for some PC gaming).

Only thing I'm deciding on still is whether to go for the ASUS ROG 1440p G-sync monitor, or wait a little for the Acer 4K G-sync monitor... May go the 1440p for the short to medium term (will be better with a single 980 running the show initially anyways I guess), and then grab a 4K G-sync monitor later when they start arriving at lower prices (at which point the 1440p monitor will be a nice upgrade for my workstation at work).

Once again, thanks for your help gents - got my EVGA Superclocked ACX 2.0 GTX 980 this morning. Wow. Just wow. Had a quick blast of F-Zero GX at 4x IR 4xFSAA 16xAF, in game basically locked to 60fps. Wonderful.