The next generation of HD screens are upon us, and ASUS have brought out the most affordable 4K screen yet.
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ASUS PB287Q True 4K Monitor Review
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The next generation of HD screens are upon us, and ASUS have brought out the most affordable 4K screen yet.
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SieB
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4K screens are starting to drop in price and the quality of them is improving, this one is a start.
Now we just need the GPUs to catch up so a single card is enough to run one 4K screen as good as they can on a 1080p one today.
Until that happens, it isn't really worth going 4K for 90% of people. By the time it does happen, 4K screens will be even cheaper and there will be better ones than the ones today.
Now we just need the GPUs to catch up so a single card is enough to run one 4K screen as good as they can on a 1080p one today.
Until that happens, it isn't really worth going 4K for 90% of people. By the time it does happen, 4K screens will be even cheaper and there will be better ones than the ones today.
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Very swish! And I really like the performance figures, puts into perspective just how much horsepower is going to be needed for 4k, particularly as things progress. One question though.....don't happen to have a couple of Titan's knocking around to run a test or 2 in SLI? The 295x2's only have 4GB per GPU, so the Titans could be a little experiment into the value that could be offered by something like a much mooted yet never materialising 6GB 780Ti, or even the 880 in the future.
Also, does your camera have a manual focus or focus lock? If not have you considered using a dSLR instead?
Also, does your camera have a manual focus or focus lock? If not have you considered using a dSLR instead?
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MacLeod
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Asus is really bringing it these days with their monitors. Ive been doing some research on some wanting to upgrade my 25" HP and a lot of the top ones out there seem to be by Asus.
Think Ill pass on 4K though for a while. I think its a little too much resolution requiring a little too much GPU horsepower. Luckily for my 42 year old eyes, 1920x1080 looks plenty sharp.
Think Ill pass on 4K though for a while. I think its a little too much resolution requiring a little too much GPU horsepower. Luckily for my 42 year old eyes, 1920x1080 looks plenty sharp.
Mysterae
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Good review as usual, very difficult to portray with the conditions that were mentioned. Did I see some artifacting during the Valley 4k run? 
Looks like I'll be sticking with my Dell U3011 for a bit longer. My 780ti's struggle to keep up with some games while maintaining that golden 60Hz and above refresh rate at 2560x1600. Games that ignore SLI or CF (such as the latest Wolfenstien) will have run with one GPU on a 4k screen making it even more demanding.
In my opinion 28 inches is too small for such a resolution, 30" or preferably bigger is required to really feel the benefit or desire to change. Or the need to go to Specsavers!
Tom, about the focusing of your camera on the screen - get a paper print out of some really sharp text, place it on the screen temporarily and then use the manual focus of your camera to focus on that text. Remove the paper once your happy. The problem will be if you move the camera or adjust the zoom, you'll have to focus it again...
Meant to mention - the sound in your videos is bang on.
Looks like I'll be sticking with my Dell U3011 for a bit longer. My 780ti's struggle to keep up with some games while maintaining that golden 60Hz and above refresh rate at 2560x1600. Games that ignore SLI or CF (such as the latest Wolfenstien) will have run with one GPU on a 4k screen making it even more demanding.
In my opinion 28 inches is too small for such a resolution, 30" or preferably bigger is required to really feel the benefit or desire to change. Or the need to go to Specsavers!
Tom, about the focusing of your camera on the screen - get a paper print out of some really sharp text, place it on the screen temporarily and then use the manual focus of your camera to focus on that text. Remove the paper once your happy. The problem will be if you move the camera or adjust the zoom, you'll have to focus it again...
Meant to mention - the sound in your videos is bang on
.I'm holding off on 4k tech for another year or so, until then my Asus PB278Q is more than good enough imo. The specs for this display are impressive though, for those with the coin and desire I don't see there being any competition or doubt on what to get when it comes to 4k displays at the moment.
metalgun2000
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Good review as usual, very difficult to portray with the conditions that were mentioned. Did I see some artifacting during the Valley 4k run?
I''m pretty sure the artifacting is coming from the drivers. With the 335.23 WHQL drivers (2nd to newest), there wasn't any. Soon as I moved to 337.88 WHQL (newest), the artifacts started showing. I thought I had messed something up on the nzxt g10 install because I was using Valley to temp test an h110 on one off my 780s. Gave me a heart attack at first.
Thanks Tom, your opinion carries a lot off weight with me, so much so that after your review and the price drop, I picked up the PB278Q. This 4k panel''s colors are indeed very good. The video was pretty vibrant and crisp when the camera was in focus. However, 4k isn't making a lot of sense at the moment, at least if used just for gaming. The single card performance isn't there and it's going to be a long time before the 4k profiles in the drivers are going to be up to snuff. Once 2 or 3 GPU generations have gone by, then will I consider a 4k panel. On the other hand if I had to have one now this would probably be what I would purchase.
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I know someone who is currently claiming they are running every game out there on a single GTX780 6gb, and every game is maxed out at 4K.
This same person claims that a single GTX780 6Gb is not only faster than a single GTX780Ti in every test but also, faster than a pair of 780Ti's in SLI.
As for this screen I am more tempted with this than the overpriced ROG Monitor that Asus have released.
SieB
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Whoever that guy is, give him a kick in the balls :lol:
Kaapstad
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If he loads up Crysis 3 and maxes it he will get about 7 or 8 fps lol, but the 780ti's would run out of VRAM.
Maybe your friend plays Freecell and Minesweeper all day.
About 15% slower than the 780ti's
dhoom
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Very short and nice review of this fine monitor. Thanks TTL.
I have been running the screen PB287q for 2 days and i love it. My ASUS GTX780 (3G.) struggles with some games in 4K. but on lower res. (2560x1600) with AA turned off it acctual run games like Crysis 3. smoother than before. My plan was to buy 2 x GTX780 Strix (6GB.) but not anymore i want to wait for the new 8xx series. BTW. gaming in 4K. is stunning and nice.
I have one GTX780 (3GB.) that is good enoug for me in 2560x1600 with AA. off.
Wait for the GTX880.
Thanks TTL. I have been running the screen PB287q for 2 days and i love it. My ASUS GTX780 (3G.) struggles with some games in 4K. but on lower res. (2560x1600) with AA turned off it acctual run games like Crysis 3. smoother than before. My plan was to buy 2 x GTX780 Strix (6GB.) but not anymore i want to wait for the new 8xx series. BTW. gaming in 4K. is stunning and nice.
I have one GTX780 (3GB.) that is good enoug for me in 2560x1600 with AA. off.
Wait for the GTX880.
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metalgun2000
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I have 780 (3GB) SLI and a 2560 x 1440 panel. With every game completely maxed (except for Watch Dogs which actually runs better on a single card), I can at least hit the magic 60fps even on Crysis 3 and Metro LL if not more. I would imagine that's quite a bit different at 4k but the 6GB version should do a bit better. This is a rare case where adding a 3rd card for 4k may make sense and scale linearly. I would say that the regular 780 SLI should be between 10% - 15% slower than the 780 Ti.
Kaapstad
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This is Crysis 3 maxed at 4K including the MSAA and it takes a lot of GPU grunt.
4 x 290Xs @1200/1500
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