Ok, with one Titan-X and using a new 27" Acer 270 (w/g sync) panel, it seems like an
ideal fit.
 
But..
 
This 4K itch is killing me. 
 
I could grab a 2nd Titan-X to SLI, but i'm concerned about micro-stutter. 
Is that still a big deal and a constant occurance?
 
(as i prefer the most stable image quality possible)
 
And if i go 4K, i'm still in the 30 day return period of this 1440p panel. I just need to
decide in a week or so.
 
Is the jump from 1440p to 4K worth all the hassles?
 
TIA
 
 
 
 
 

I am on a 3440x1440 monitor currently. I went into Best Buy to see their 4k demos and honestly while the picture did look clear...it wasn't exactly breath taking. And these were videos that were made specifically to show off the benefits of 4k.
 
The performance hit from 4k also seems to be outside of our current technology. The price of a gaming monitor plus the cost of an additional card (in your case $1000 for a titan X) would take you to about 60 fps in 4k with High settings. But not even maxed out.
 
From researching a bunch of articles, reviews, and forums, the general mindset is that affordable 4k gaming is still one - two generations of GPUS away. A lot of the current 4k users are saying that they should have skipped the 9000 series and jumped into 4k on the next go around. However, i've also read people with plenty of money swearing by 4k gaming iwth their triple SLI titan X setups. I would assume this is probably a "money is no issue" type situation. A few games will still have some micro stutter though. 
 
Just my 2 cents, a single titan X and your 1440p monitor should hold up nicely with ultra settings for a few years...why not wait till the next series cards and see if you can carry 4k with a single card at that time and switch up? That's what i'm doing and I have two 980s right now...im in the step up for two 980tis and i will stick with those and this monitor until the next serires and then try out 4k. I have to have everything Ultra or i get sad. that's just me though.

stalinx20
No. Micro-stutter is a thing in the past.

Are you sure? As this video shows exactly what it is:
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOtre2f4qZs

representtexas
I am on a 3440x1440 monitor currently. I went into Best Buy to see their 4k demos and honestly while the picture did look clear...it wasn't exactly breath taking. And these were videos that were made specifically to show off the benefits of 4k.
 
The performance hit from 4k also seems to be outside of our current technology. The price of a gaming monitor plus the cost of an additional card (in your case $1000 for a titan X) would take you to about 60 fps in 4k with High settings. But not even maxed out.
 
From researching a bunch of articles, reviews, and forums, the general mindset is that affordable 4k gaming is still one - two generations of GPUS away. A lot of the current 4k users are saying that they should have skipped the 9000 series and jumped into 4k on the next go around. However, i've also read people with plenty of money swearing by 4k gaming iwth their triple SLI titan X setups. I would assume this is probably a "money is no issue" type situation. A few games will still have some micro stutter though. 
 
Just my 2 cents, a single titan X and your 1440p monitor should hold up nicely with ultra settings for a few years...why not wait till the next series cards and see if you can carry 4k with a single card at that time and switch up? That's what i'm doing and I have two 980s right now...im in the step up for two 980tis and i will stick with those and this monitor until the next serires and then try out 4k. I have to have everything Ultra or i get sad. that's just me though.

Great reply, thanks.
 
 I'm not one to burn 1K without it being a need. But i got $800 in Dell rewards i need to use by mid Aug. so the 
Titan-X would only cost me $280 or so. And since i don't need a new SSD or anything from Dell, it's eithier
the Titan-X or say a 1TB SSD.[and something else]
 
 And with the Asus 4K IPS(w/G sync) arriving sometime this summer/fall, i'd be set for a bunch of years.
 
 It kinda feels like 1440p is what 720p was when 1080p was first available in tv's, as in a in-between step
to 4K.
 
 However, i do appreciate the 144HZ on this panel, as to hit 100+fps feels smoother then 60. 
 
 With G-Sync, i won't need to have sli'ed Titan's to hit 60 all the time. So 45+ would be ok.
 
 The trouble is in some AAA games(ie..GTA:V) the performance increase is as low as 40%.
 
 Plus i don't wish to have more heat build up in my case..as it's not the best for ventilation. Add
in more noise..which would make it worse(even with headphones on).
 
 But 4K is such a tease....lol.
 
 Also i got lucky in my Acer panel has no dead pixels, so that add's another reason to just stand pat
for 1-2 more years.
 
 The only thing that keeps me thinking of going 4K is how big a jump 1080p-->1440p was, and that
was not even double the pixel count.[it is 1.78X to be exact].
 
 And i'm like you, in that, i max out every setting possible[except FSAA if it's too big a hit], and would
easily prefer 1440p ultra over 4K on high-very high.Thanks again for your input..i appreciate it!
 
 
 

I'd rather have a 1080/1440 @144hz than a 4k. I've seen the Best Buy demo booths where they have a 1080p TV set up next to an Ultra HD one, and while there is a discernible difference, it's nothing mind boggling.

Rakurai
I'd rather have a 1080/1440 @144hz than a 4k. I've seen the Best Buy demo booths where they have a 1080p TV set up next to an Ultra HD one, and while there is a discernible difference, it's nothing mind boggling.

 That's a good point in checking out a local BB to see a huge difference. Also, while 4K still teases me, to go with a 4K/60hz panel(or
UHD tv for that matter) would be annoying to works with windows, as i'm so used to 144hz now, i'm not sure i can go back to 60hz.
(i must test that later)
 
 Thanks for the reply.
 

I think if there were g sync ips 100hz or 144hz with Gsync at 4K, it would be worth it to sli titanx or 980 ti's but I don't think that's gonna happen for awhile.  When they do come out, I will go ahead and sli my 980 ti but till then, I don't know what to do.  
 
I don't think pascal is going to be super huge difference at 4k but you never know but the high end cards wont be out for quite awhile so that leaves us with volta.  Volta should handle 4k easily I would think and start to push into 5K with sli, similar to where we are at now with 4K and single and sli cards.  
 
I'm trying to figure out my monitor situation too, and don't quite know what to do either.  

I really meant to say I'm going to wait until 4k/120-144, it will happen eventually, but I want gsync because the newer games at that time will not be running at 144, kind of like today situation BF4 I'm at 138-144 on ultra and many other games I'm at 120+, Witcher 3 no way so that's where gsync will come into play .


So say battlefield 6 In 4 years is at 4k-120+ ,I'm sure whatever new game Witcher 4/5 comes out and kicks your gpu's butt it might be a 45-55 game gsync would help there.