I see, So you have gen 1 core CPU - no build-in graphics and your AMD
card cannot drive higher resolution than 1920x1200 or 2560 x 1600.
Any recent graphic card with DisplayPort 1.2 (or better) should be able
to drive 4k display. DVI max resolution is 2560 x 1600 and HDMI v2.0 is
only in newer cards thus expensive.
Good place to see what gfx cards are supported under Linux and how:
www.phoronix.com - Older/cheaper the better due to your PCIe v2.0
limitation. I guess that you might not be able to find anything less
than gtx-750 with DP these days - unless maybe on Ebay.
Good luck, Tomas
On Tue, 2016-12-13 at 12:25 -0800, Russell Senior wrote:
> > > > > > "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]
>
>
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