Will moving to a 4K display slow or stress my system?

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I’m currently running the following:


i5 4690k (stock)
ASUS Z-97 pro
GTX 970
16GB DDR3
250 SSD
2 x 1TB HDD
Dell 24” 1920 x 1200 display


I want to move to a 27” 4K monitor and I’m wondering if it will put any strain on the system?

I don’t use it for gaming at all, just Capture One and Affinity Photo. It runs these
pretty well( obviously it could be faster but it’s ok).

I’m just wondering if the extra pixels that it would be pushing will cause any slow down or other problems?
 
Pends on your graphics card's capabilities. If the specs say it can run a 4k monitor, then go for it. Other specs like processor power only come into it when crunching numbers for video editing and stuff. If it's running those apps ok, and it has 4k capability, I can't see it being an issue really.
 
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