Lysrin
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Couple observations now that I have a 4K monitor that supports HDR1000.
1. In the past, having no experience gaming at 4K, I have often responded to questions about it based on the reading I have done, reviews and their recommendations, etc. I've discovered that gaming at 4K, and what is "enough" FPS, is another thing that comes down to user preference and personal visual experience.
Sure, we all know that 100+ FPS or even higher for gaming is heavenly. But I have found that even with my 1080Ti paired with a VRR display, an average of 50-60 FPS with mins around 40 FPS is a very satisfying gaming experience to my eyes, benefitting from the 4K resolution. And I have been quite surprised how well the ol'1080Ti is able to handle games. The FPS numbers just mentioned are from the benchmark in Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the High graphics preset. I've even been playing Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K with the settings tweaked and it has been very good.
I certainly wouldn't say that you don't need the very high FPS for some game types, pro gaming, etc. But for single player games, or even multiplayer non-twitch shooter type games, the benefit of seeing everything in 4K has become worth it to me to sacrifice some FPS.
2. HDR... Well, HDR is pretty cool experience when it works well. But it does take some tweaking and sometimes it certainly seems to be overdone or poorly done. It can create some impressive contrast and light pops in games, and overall now that I have it I think I would miss it. But I certainly wish setting it up and its behaviour across games was more consistent.
To use Shadow of the Tomb Raider again, I had to tweak the brightness and luminosity settings over and over again to find something that looked good but still allowed me to actually see things in dark areas in the game. It looked great for screenshots, the bright brights and the deep black shadows, but to play it, you couldn't see anything in the shadows! It's a nice feature, bit fiddly with my gear, but not something I would consider a game-changer, although I do like it and would likely recommend people buying new monitors to get HDR1000 support if their budget can afford it.
1. In the past, having no experience gaming at 4K, I have often responded to questions about it based on the reading I have done, reviews and their recommendations, etc. I've discovered that gaming at 4K, and what is "enough" FPS, is another thing that comes down to user preference and personal visual experience.
Sure, we all know that 100+ FPS or even higher for gaming is heavenly. But I have found that even with my 1080Ti paired with a VRR display, an average of 50-60 FPS with mins around 40 FPS is a very satisfying gaming experience to my eyes, benefitting from the 4K resolution. And I have been quite surprised how well the ol'1080Ti is able to handle games. The FPS numbers just mentioned are from the benchmark in Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the High graphics preset. I've even been playing Cyberpunk 2077 at 4K with the settings tweaked and it has been very good.
I certainly wouldn't say that you don't need the very high FPS for some game types, pro gaming, etc. But for single player games, or even multiplayer non-twitch shooter type games, the benefit of seeing everything in 4K has become worth it to me to sacrifice some FPS.
2. HDR... Well, HDR is pretty cool experience when it works well. But it does take some tweaking and sometimes it certainly seems to be overdone or poorly done. It can create some impressive contrast and light pops in games, and overall now that I have it I think I would miss it. But I certainly wish setting it up and its behaviour across games was more consistent.
To use Shadow of the Tomb Raider again, I had to tweak the brightness and luminosity settings over and over again to find something that looked good but still allowed me to actually see things in dark areas in the game. It looked great for screenshots, the bright brights and the deep black shadows, but to play it, you couldn't see anything in the shadows! It's a nice feature, bit fiddly with my gear, but not something I would consider a game-changer, although I do like it and would likely recommend people buying new monitors to get HDR1000 support if their budget can afford it.
