4K GAMING IS HERE even if you won't admit it

For all the irritating pessimist who insist that "We aren't at 4kPC gaming yet", beside the numerous benchmarks that prove otherwise, here's what I learned today.

Ok, I've had the Pascal Titan X for about 10 hours now and I've tried at least 17 games. Let me tell you first hand that 4k GAMING IS HERE. I haven't overclocked it yet and I'm thinking that I may not have to since I'm only doing 4K60 (as opposed to 120 or 144hz or something). I'm locked on 60fps at 4K in the following games:

Black Ops 3

Witcher 3

Shadow of Mordor

Overwatch

MGS5

Arkham Knight

Far Cry 4

Watchdog

Doom

Mad Max

Killing Floor 2

All last gen games

Admittedly, in each these games I have only turned off things I do not like such as: film grain, motion blur and chromatic aberration. Ever since 1080p I have never used these settings because I feel they actually degrade the image for me. Also, at 4k on a 32" monitor, I did not notice the difference between anti aliasing being on or off. So for the first time I actually took aa off and I don't regret it at all. It's just a pointless loss of performance to use AA at 4k (on a 32" monitor). I did this for current as well as last gen games which the Titan can completely destroy so it was not a matter of chipping away. All other settings are maxed.

The only games that dipped below 60fps so far were:

Rise of the Tomb Raider

The Division

Both of these games dipped from 60 to about 53fps or so. But with Gsync I did not notice the actual gameplay difference between 60fps and 53fps. The Division actually stays locked on 60fps about 90% of the time. The online benchmarks that have the Titan performing less than mine are simply (1) using 3 settings that I don't like (film grain, motion blur, CA) and (2) maxing out anti aliasing. None of these settings add anything of substance to the game and at 4K, the games still looks 100x better with these settings off than anything completely maxed out at 1440p or 1080p; let alone console. So don't give me any sh*t about "hey you didn't use motion blur". Who cares, it only cost like 2fps?

Bottom line, I'm enjoying my games in 4k at 60fps. So 4k GAMING IS HERE because I'm actually sitting here doing it with a NON-OVERCLOCKED gpu. I'm sure my overclocked 6 core processor is contributing but 4k gaming is here nonetheless.

I guess with two of these threads we can assume 8k gaming is here.

4k is terrific

Keep us posted brah

I prefer 1440p 144hz for shooters and 60fps 4k for cinematic experiences unfortunately I don't have a 4k oled TV...

Why would anyone 4k on such a small screen?

great for you! :) ...I just upgraded to a 1680x1050 monitor. :P

@Zen_Light: Because it's a computer monitor, not a tv. I don't create content, edit video and write documents at my desk on a whopping 75" screen. That's why. Besides, the monitor is 32". At 2-3 feet away that's huge and pixelation becomes very noticeable so a pixel density of 138ppi kinda helps.

I have a 60" 4k tv too. Don't know if that's too small or too big for 4k. You tell me.

try a game at 1080p on a 4k monitor...then set the game to 4k ....it changes drastically especially on a 30inch monitor. where your face is close to the screen to see the difference.

You know whats odd?

The only game i want to see in 4k right now is Mass Effect 1.

May sound crazy, but ever since i played it on 360 and again on PC, i wished i could get the full cinematic experience without jaggies.

Even at 1440p there are jaggies.

Im buying a 4k TV soon and its the one game im looking forward to playing.

Really wish it had HDR support.

4K console gaming will be here when Scorpio arrives.

Thank you MS, we are humbled.

Lol at PS4 PoorK

"Make me feel good about my purchase" The Thread part 2.

I can't wait for the rest of the saga. This is some riveting shit right here.

@GoldenElementXL: Lol don't hate dude. This thread has nothing to do about "purchasing", it's about 4k gaming on pc from my own experience with the hardware and by not simply going by some contradictory Youtube videos. Also to counter the false "4k ain't here yet" arguement made by people who never even played a game in 4k in their life amd probably never saw in person.

You're mixing it up with the other thread about 1440p vs. 4k thing.

If you have to spend $1,200 on a GPU, 4K isn't here yet.

I won't have a 4k tv anytime soon.

I'm grabbing a 4K screen next year, a 65" OLED. I don't really believe that 4k at lower sizes is worthwhile V.S. higher refresh rate. For 28" and lower, I've read professional reviews stating they couldn't see much of a difference at all between 1440P and 4k.

In fact, as far as PC gaming's concerned, being locked at 60 FPS would be absolutely brutal. But it might be fine for casual-type games every once in awhile (which is why I'm holding off for OLED). 4k without OLED is just...meh. Resolution is far from being the most important thing in terms of PQ. It's pretty low on my list. Contrast is way more important. And how many 4k screens have great contrast?...(not many)

It's not it's not here but it's still too expensive if you have the cash that's amazing but most people don't.

There's no such thing as "4K gaming" - there's only "4K visuals". Unless you want to say that "10-button gaming" is here...

Maybe it's there. It's certainly not here.

just because it is here doesnt mean we have to buy it. I am just going to stick with my non 4k tv and monitor

So 4 of those is 16k gaming, huh? Nice... PCMR is on the roll.

Any regrets TC?

More interested in gaming on an Ultra Wide screen tbh.

I'm gonna stop you right now, before you keep going. We don't need more than one thread where you fawn over the Titan X and 4K. You already made one a few days ago, so you can keep the same discussion right there.

Locked.