Hello to all,
I currently have a simple 3 monitor setup but i want to upgrade to 6 monitors. almost all my hardware is atleast 2 years old so will be buying everything needed.
Although i am wanting to upgrade to 6 monitors, i want the option to connect 3 more in the near future (4-6 months from now). This is what i have selected so far
CPU: i7 3770 (not k) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P150776P)
motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P156042P)
The reason for getting this is because it is extended ATX. Personally i think this the features on this are overkill but it is the one available from the site i am using.
GPU: 2 x 7970 (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P162231P)
The only reason i am buying these is because 2 of these give me the option of connecting 9 monitors. but i also play RTS and FPS games
Monitors: 6 x Samsung 24" 1920x1200 (i have always used 1200 and dislike 1080) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P152832P)
RAM: Corsair 32 (4 bg sticks) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P156452P)
Case: NZXT Phantom Black Orange (http://www.ebuyer.com/389841-nzxt-phantom-black-orange-stri-ca-phatm-o2)
PSU: Atleast 800 watts.
HDD: i bought a new HDD 1 year ago and will use that
On weekdays, i will be using my computer for work but on weekends i do gaming RTS and FPS. i do not plan on using all 6 monitors for games. only 3 in eyefinity (from what i have read apart from few games, 5760x2400 is just too much for any card to handle at the moment)
Are all those items compatible with each other? my budget is £3000. almost half of it is for monitors and the rest is for the components. I do not want to upgrade my computer for atleast 2 years (unless something really wicked comes out). So in that sense, is this a good build that would last for the next 2 years?
Also, my only concern with the 6 monitor (or 9 monitor in 4-6 months) is that how much of a stress will it be for those 2 cards to display 6 1920x1200 resolution? i have seen some cards on the pcwb website which are going for £2000 . can they handle those resolution better or will the 7970s be enough?
I currently have a simple 3 monitor setup but i want to upgrade to 6 monitors. almost all my hardware is atleast 2 years old so will be buying everything needed.
Although i am wanting to upgrade to 6 monitors, i want the option to connect 3 more in the near future (4-6 months from now). This is what i have selected so far
CPU: i7 3770 (not k) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P150776P)
motherboard: ASUS Maximus V Formula (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P156042P)
The reason for getting this is because it is extended ATX. Personally i think this the features on this are overkill but it is the one available from the site i am using.
GPU: 2 x 7970 (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P162231P)
The only reason i am buying these is because 2 of these give me the option of connecting 9 monitors. but i also play RTS and FPS games
Monitors: 6 x Samsung 24" 1920x1200 (i have always used 1200 and dislike 1080) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P152832P)
RAM: Corsair 32 (4 bg sticks) (http://www.pcworldbusiness.co.uk/catalogue/item/P156452P)
Case: NZXT Phantom Black Orange (http://www.ebuyer.com/389841-nzxt-phantom-black-orange-stri-ca-phatm-o2)
PSU: Atleast 800 watts.
HDD: i bought a new HDD 1 year ago and will use that
On weekdays, i will be using my computer for work but on weekends i do gaming RTS and FPS. i do not plan on using all 6 monitors for games. only 3 in eyefinity (from what i have read apart from few games, 5760x2400 is just too much for any card to handle at the moment)
Are all those items compatible with each other? my budget is £3000. almost half of it is for monitors and the rest is for the components. I do not want to upgrade my computer for atleast 2 years (unless something really wicked comes out). So in that sense, is this a good build that would last for the next 2 years?
Also, my only concern with the 6 monitor (or 9 monitor in 4-6 months) is that how much of a stress will it be for those 2 cards to display 6 1920x1200 resolution? i have seen some cards on the pcwb website which are going for £2000 . can they handle those resolution better or will the 7970s be enough?