Can the A10-5800K run this 1440p monitor?

[MightyMalus]

Simply put, I got a Trinity APU.(No dGPU) It has that DVI-D connector on its motherboard. Now, can it run it? Mainly for desktop usage, work, programming, reading, videos, etc...

I think I can lower the resolution of games and play them, right?


http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=1130704&p_id=9579&seq=1&format=2#description


Buying a monitor is such a pain...

Maybe I should just get a 1080p one.

 

[MightyMalus]

BUMP:

Any info would be great as I'm not that knowledgeable on this...and many other things =/

 

[wirednuts]

i dont know, but i would guess that it would. its a recent amd video solution, so it likely can do 1440p but you might want to get confirmation

 

[Mushkins]

If the old core 2 duos at work can handle 1080p, I don't see why a Trinity APU would have much trouble with a 1440p monitor for desktop work. I wouldn't expect it to run games anywhere close to high settings at 1440p though, high end discrete GPUs paired with high end intel processors have a tough time with that still unless you're talking about $1500+ SLI/Xfire rigs.

 

[Essence_of_War]

For non-gaming desktop usage, it should be wonderful.

Don't expect to get high frame rates at high settings with modern games at that resolution.

Tom's has a number of gaming benchmarks:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/a10-5800k-a8-5600k-a6-5400k,3224.html

Note that the highest resolutions they test are 1920x1080, and 2560x1440 is almost 2x the pixels to push.

 

[MightyMalus]

Hmm, couldn't I set the games to a lower resolution? Even if I get the black bars on the side and all that?

 

[Insert_Nickname]

For non-gaming desktop usage, it should be wonderful.

This ^^

Just make sure your mainboard has a dual-link DVI port. Some cheaper mainboards only have single-link DVI.

 

[Essence_of_War]

"It has that DVI-D connector..."

Which one of these does it look like?:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#Connector

If it's any of the one's with "dual link" you should be fine.

 

[MightyMalus]

The forth one. So I should be fine. Thanks.

And for gaming? Does that monitor or anything force me to 1440p or can I lower it?

 

[Essence_of_War]

You should be able to adjust your resolution in-game and typically the monitor will scale it appropriately unless the resolution is labelled as windowed.

If you keep the same aspect ratio, it should look OK, but anytime you move away from an LCD monitor's native resolution you're not going to look great.

I would probably first try to stay at the higher resolution, but turn down details/graphics settings and AA. See if that gives you playable frames first, and then worry about lowering the res.

 

[MightyMalus]

I ended up going with the Asus MX239H.

Thanks for all the help tho!

 

[Essence_of_War]

It's a good monitor, hope you enjoy it!