I want to try both screens, but want to avoid going anywhere near the optimus nonsense. Do either of these send video through the on board chip? I believe the 1440 doesn't as it is g-sync, but the 4k isn't g-sync is it? So will it suffer screen tearing?
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Its resolution is fine enough to have nice crisp clear gaming and for you to feel like you are stepping into a modern fine pixel density resolution...
but with out the performance tax that running at 4K would bring.
Plus the 1440P screen is also a 5ms panel compared to the 4K panel which is 26ms. This means that the 4K panel will have more ghosting and blurry motion.
Plus the G-Sync indeed is a good plus if you are into G-Sync. You can stop tearing with a non G-sync by using V-Sync but at the cost of higher input lag.
Lastly the 120hz (matched with the 5ms) is pretty much as must have.
TL R to me the 1440P QHD screen is a must have for a gamer. Its all around on point! -
If gaming is primary use, 1440.
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1440p. Some software programs are way too small to see in 4k (my desktop is 40inch 4k) and some drawing programs like paint tool Sai don't have rescaling options
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Thanks for the suggestions - but I want to swap the display so I can experience both. I do a fair bit of coding - hence the desire for the 4k. I also need to remote desktop into client systems, which is just about ok at 1440, but would be super laggy at 4k.
TL;DR Are the motherboards and connectors the same? I know the 1440 doesn't use optimus, but if I replaced that with the 4k, would I still avoid optimus?
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4k panel has gorgeous colours and fhd panel isn't bad either if you get the lg Philips panel. 4k panel is made by sharp or auo - auo is slightly the better of the 2 panels.Pete_H likes this.
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