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2018/07/17 12:03:09 (permalink)
Hey Everyone, I haven't posted here in awhile and thought to run this by you-all. I built a new RGB computer last fall to go with my new 34" ultrawide 1440p LG monitor in my office/gaming area. I then retired my 'Antec-902' which has an EVGA P55 SLI, GTX 780 Ti, i5-750, and Windows 7 64-bit Home. I'd like to add the '902' to my living room home theater setup.
 
I did try out my new LG monitor with my '902' rig before I switched over to my new RGB rig. I ran a number of stress tests using built-in gaming benchmarks. My favorite was Deus Ex Mankind Divided and I was able to get a fabulous looking game at 1440p/45fps with the '902'. With moving the '902' into a 4K environment, I'm not sure what I could do to improve the '902'.
 
I want to move the '902' into my living room because I want to PC game on my new TCL Series-6 65" 4K TV from the comfort of my small recliner. I've already gone so far as to purchase the Corsair Gaming Lapboard, Corsair K63 Wireless Keyboard, and the Logitech G602 Wireless Mouse.
 
I know I'll be able to game at 1080p with the '902' on the 65" TV. The '902' will be connected to my Onkyo AVR using a HDMI 2.2 port. It would be nice to game at 4K with HDR, but I'm not sure how to mod the '902'.

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    Re: Add Older PC Into Modern Home Theater System 2018/07/17 21:07:51 (permalink)
    Gonna be honest, I'm not completely sure what you are asking. Is there a specific question regarding your hardware you are unsure about? Are you just asking if the 780 Ti can handle 4K? 780 Ti is gonna have issues gaming at 4K with modern games without playing low or low-mid settings.

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    Re: Add Older PC Into Modern Home Theater System 2018/07/18 04:03:27 (permalink)
    Your better off just sticking to 1080p on such an old rig
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    Re: Add Older PC Into Modern Home Theater System 2018/07/18 05:48:24 (permalink)
    mike406
    Gonna be honest, I'm not completely sure what you are asking. Is there a specific question regarding your hardware you are unsure about? Are you just asking if the 780 Ti can handle 4K? 780 Ti is gonna have issues gaming at 4K with modern games without playing low or low-mid settings.


    candle_86
    Your better off just sticking to 1080p on such an old rig



    My 902 has been a very reliable rig and a good overclocker. My biggest concern is would it be worth it to add Windows 10 along with a GTX1080? How would the P55/i5-750 handle 4K gaming?

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    Re: Add Older PC Into Modern Home Theater System 2018/07/18 14:57:08 (permalink)
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    mike406
    Gonna be honest, I'm not completely sure what you are asking. Is there a specific question regarding your hardware you are unsure about? Are you just asking if the 780 Ti can handle 4K? 780 Ti is gonna have issues gaming at 4K with modern games without playing low or low-mid settings.


    candle_86
    Your better off just sticking to 1080p on such an old rig



    My 902 has been a very reliable rig and a good overclocker. My biggest concern is would it be worth it to add Windows 10 along with a GTX1080? How would the P55/i5-750 handle 4K gaming?


    it's going to struggle with newer games just on the nature that the CPU is now so outdated, won't matter on the resolution for that, but even at 4ghz an i5 750 is comparable to a modern Pentium G Dual core cpu.
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    Re: Add Older PC Into Modern Home Theater System 2018/07/19 08:14:44 (permalink)
    candle_86
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    mike406
    Gonna be honest, I'm not completely sure what you are asking. Is there a specific question regarding your hardware you are unsure about? Are you just asking if the 780 Ti can handle 4K? 780 Ti is gonna have issues gaming at 4K with modern games without playing low or low-mid settings.


    candle_86
    Your better off just sticking to 1080p on such an old rig



    My 902 has been a very reliable rig and a good overclocker. My biggest concern is would it be worth it to add Windows 10 along with a GTX1080? How would the P55/i5-750 handle 4K gaming?


    it's going to struggle with newer games just on the nature that the CPU is now so outdated, won't matter on the resolution for that, but even at 4ghz an i5 750 is comparable to a modern Pentium G Dual core cpu.




    Being that the 902 is a solid gaming computer I'm going to leave good enough alone and be happy at 1080 for now. Thanks

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