Stillwater Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Staying at home convinced me to buy a new monitor. A slight risk, as Doctor Internet told me UHD/4k resolution (3840*2160) would only be working with GPUs 1070 or above, and you can see from my spoiler I use a 1060. Nevertheless it works, frames are ok, the only borderline point is the temperature: As my GPU is utilized between 70-110 % during flying, its temperature raises to about 75°C. This causes the CPU to warm up to 71°C as well, which gives me a BIOS warning. I´ll have to watch this... After the tech talk, we go to the results: Overwhelming. So many more details seen during the flights, not only from the instruments, but also from the scenery. I am enthusiasted. A first test flight lead me over my home town, Hanover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 amazing shot, looks really good.....upgraded mine last year, not as high as the one you have but yeah makes a big difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bvdboomen Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Looking good Gerold! From what I understand is, that you can lower your AA settings with 4K. Maybe that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 hours ago, bvdboomen said: Looking good Gerold! From what I understand is, that you can lower your AA settings with 4K. Maybe that helps. Sounds like an idea, there are not so many steps in the graphics left... but I do not enjoy playing with settings. A search on the web could do for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Gerold, I have been sim flying with a UHD 4k monitor for at least three years now (last count I have at least 4 of them in various sizes, currently a 42" 4k UHD display) and you are right, the clarity and color depth are a whole new level of simming gorgeousness. If it helps, I have tested the AA settings over the last years, and on my system, which is higher end with a 2080 Ti GPU, I have found that 4xAA is best. Smooths out any left over jaggies and shimmers, but does not really effect the smoothness of flight on my system. Granted, it may be different on your GPU, but at least that gives you a benchmark to test out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 7 hours ago, Sniper31 said: Gerold, I have been sim flying with a UHD 4k monitor for at least three years now (last count I have at least 4 of them in various sizes, currently a 42" 4k UHD display) and you are right, the clarity and color depth are a whole new level of simming gorgeousness. If it helps, I have tested the AA settings over the last years, and on my system, which is higher end with a 2080 Ti GPU, I have found that 4xAA is best. Smooths out any left over jaggies and shimmers, but does not really effect the smoothness of flight on my system. Granted, it may be different on your GPU, but at least that gives you a benchmark to test out. Thank you for the comparison, Landon. I´ll have a look at these settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sniper31 Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Stillwater said: Thank you for the comparison, Landon. I´ll have a look at these settings. Of course Gerold, you are most welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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