>>>>> "Tom" == Tom <[email protected]> writes:
Tom> Maybe you do not need a graphics card on your i7 if your desktop Tom> has DisplayPort ... depending on the screen you get. 2nd/3rd Tom> Generation Intel® Core - 2560 x 1600 over DP 4th Gen H-Processors: Tom> 3840 x 2160 over DP 5th/6th Gen H-Processors: 4096 x 2304 over DP Tom> and HDMI 1.4 Assuming that you are not gaming; normal desktop and Tom> video works fine. I use 30" 2560 x 1600 via DP - exactly that way Tom> since 2012 using 3rd Gen i7 desktop CPU and 2nd Gen i7 laptop CPU. Tom> I like taller screens than 16:9, if I can help it. Tomas Tom> On Sun, 2016-12-11 at 00:28 -0800, Russell Senior wrote: >> I have a very early i7 quadcore desktop box with a dual monitor >> setup. However, it has some annoying features, not least being the >> bezels on the two displays running down the middle. I'm interested >> in getting a single 4K display to replace them, maybe in the 30-36" >> diagonal range. In addition, I'd need a suitable linux-friendly >> video card to drive it. >> >> Has anyone set up a 4K rig with recommendations on hardware? >> >> Thanks! My /proc/cpuinfo says: [...] processor : 7 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 26 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz [...] Google tells me that the 920 launched in Q4 of 2008. There is no onboard video on the motherboard, an ASUS P6T DELUXE. lspci says I've got a dual output radeon card: 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] -- Russell Senior, President [email protected] _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
