Hello,
I just impulse bought a BenQ BL3201PH. It is a true 4k screen at 3840 x 2160. In order to use the full 4k resolution I need to upgrade my aging GTX 260 to a video card that supports at least Display Port v1.2.
I DO NOT game at all. I use my computer mainly for learning purposes so basically browsing the web, reading PDF's, MS office, various VM labs etc. I may watch occasional 4k videos but never full movies as that is what my home theater is for.
Requirements:
I just impulse bought a BenQ BL3201PH. It is a true 4k screen at 3840 x 2160. In order to use the full 4k resolution I need to upgrade my aging GTX 260 to a video card that supports at least Display Port v1.2.
I DO NOT game at all. I use my computer mainly for learning purposes so basically browsing the web, reading PDF's, MS office, various VM labs etc. I may watch occasional 4k videos but never full movies as that is what my home theater is for.
Requirements:
- I would like a video card that is passive, or at most a single quiet fan and that is low on electricity/power use since this computer is typically on 24/7 and most likely will be near my bed in my next move.
- I may end up using Linux (most likely Fedora) as the main OS. Still not sure if I should go with nVidia or AMD. I like that AMD is focusing on open source drivers as I recall sometimes with kernel updates the system gets messed up with nVidia. I guess for now suggest both AMD or nVidia cards just in caes.
- Budget is under $80 if possible, and I do not mind purchasing used.