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Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 6:09 pm
by MudShark
I'm getting a Samsung U28D590D 28" 4k monitor for Crimbo (shop soiled - £340 natch) and have just read up on what I need to drive it! Eek! I currently run an Nvidia GTX 560Ti and can see that it don't even do HDMI 1.4 (which is the minimum required for 4k at 30Hz). How much am I going to have to spend to drive this baby? (minimum please - I don't want a new mortgage) Any suggestions?

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:42 pm
by Slartibartfast
MudShark wrote:I'm getting a Samsung U28D590D 28" 4k monitor for Crimbo

Won't be much use to you now anyways

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/a- ... 97174.html


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Spanking

Caning

Aggressive whipping

Penetration by any object "associated with violence"

Physical or verbal abuse (regardless of if consensual)

Urolagnia (known as "water sports")

Female ejaculation

Strangulation

Facesitting

Fisting

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 7:05 pm
by MudShark
Damn - too late -it's been despatched.

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 6:19 pm
by MudShark
Well it's here! As expected it was not simple. In the end I had to borrow Moose's DVI to HDMI cable (though he then had my Samsung supplied HDMI to HDMI so his monitor should look better now) and I can only use 1920 x 1080 (a 1/4 what it's capable of). Still a fukkin big monitor. Acres of space - I will be able to see round corners now!

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 2:00 pm
by jackDEFECTORbauer
What video card you thinking of getting? You'd need a bit of a monster to run at that resolution!

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2014 12:28 am
by MudShark
I dunno, have seen some Nvidia ones for under £300, 980s I think. Would not be willing to spend more than that.

edit:

This is the one I found, a 970

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... catid=1914

Saw other brands for less. It's not going to max it out but at least I will be able to run 4k (only doing 1/2 of that at the mo)

Re: Samsung U28D590D

Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2014 12:43 pm
by wesbot
The 970 is a really interesting card especially because of the low power consumption not sure how they did it but you might struggle maxing 4k. Can always buy 2 though >:)