By Samarveer Singh
Publication Date: 2026-01-30 23:01:00
For the last three years that I’ve owned my gaming rig, I’ve always been happy to get the most out of my 1440p machine. Buying a new 4K mini-LED TV, however, has changed that: it has planted in me the idea that maybe the console doesn’t have to be the only thing plugged into it. The PS5 Pro is great, sure, but a PC, even one built around a three-year-old GPU, still offers better image controls, more flexibility, and far more room to experiment.
The only real roadblock, however, was confidence. Dropping the internal resolution to anything south of 70% has always been a strict no-no for me, and at 1440p, it has also been doable. Now, however, DLSS 4.5 just changed the game (pun fully intended). Not only do games look better at lower upscaling modes like Balanced and Performance, but the obvious trade-offs have all but disappeared.
