Basically the things that I know I want is 3 monitors. I guess two would be fine as well since if I want to get the most out of my GPUs it would be better to play on one screen anyway. But having an extra screen to keep track of other things while I play a game would be nice. So now I'm just wondering what else I need to fit into the build. One of my requirements would be to run BF4 at Ultra settings 60+ frames.
Dual GTX 780s for a triple monitor build.
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If you only want the 2nd monitor for extra screen space, and not to game on, there is no real extra load on the GPU from that, so don't think you need more power in your GPU just to have the desktop open and skype on a second screen.
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so you are gaming on one panel and using the other 2 for other stuff? if that is the case, you only need a single GPU. the R9 290x is probably what you want to get given its cheaper than the 780 while performing better than the titan
give a budget for the rig
give a budget for the rig
Well I would like to game on all the monitors if I can hit that 60 frame minimum on maximum graphics. I'm just saying on a game that wouldn't support more monitors and what not, or if I wasn't hitting that 60 frame goal on three I would basically just play it on one and I shouldn't have an issue. Right now I'm looking at about 5k for the whole thing, monitors/PC/Keyboard/Headset/Mousepad etc.
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I'd rather go for a 21:9 widescreen monitor or a big 1440p monitor or even a 4k monitor and be done with it over the multiple monitors. Bezels get in the way, game issues as you said, etc. 1 big hi res monitor eliminates a lot of that, and I'd wait for the r290x too. Supposed to a beat, and if games start to implement the Mantle API, could be a good card.
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have you even tried triple panel gaming and have noticed an improvement in performance or actually enjoy it? if you havent tried it before, you can easily end up having 400 dollars worth of monitor paperweights
GPUs will power up to 6 panels on amd and 3+1 on nvidia. its just that id need to know whether you need all of them for gaming or not.
dont even bother spending 5k on a rig. its stupidity at best. at most for the rig itself, you are looking at around 2.2k and thats with quite a few extras that dont do anything
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What? If you've got the money to throw around, why not build a $5,000 rig?
Also, RaveFlyz, check this out for reference: http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/geforce_gtx_780_sli_review,22.html
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even if you have 5k to throw around, there are better places to do so (ie. buy a couple of shares of tesla). the difference between a 2.2k rig and a 5k rig is non-existent. you just blow the money on near useless crap that doesnt do a jack for performance
Oh I've thought about just going for one immense monitor as well as just two. At least two is what I'd want to go so that I can multitask. I agree that three screens might be overkill and the bezel issues might be annoying. But I figured I might as well try it out, seeing as I probably won't be moving away from this rig for quite a while after it is finally built. I haven't heard much about the r290x but I have about three or four months to really decide whether or not this idea is set in stone. I'll keep amassing information and maybe even take a look at other builds to see which direction I want to pursue.
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its a must for trying out triple panel first hand. no reason to waste perfectly good money on something you dont end up using
No actually I'm going from what would be called a "gaming laptop" to this new setup. So I can't say for sure if I'd like it or not. However there is some appeal to me for multiple monitor gaming. Even if I end up using the other two side monitors as multi-tasking screens I doubt that I'd consider them paperweights. Though I see what point you're going with here.
As I said before the rig would probably be much cheaper if I bought all the parts myself and threw it all together, but I'm going through a site that will do all of that for me. I don't know the amount that actually jacks up the price, but I imagine what with the cooling/overclocking/wire management I'm probably going to have a set of 2TB drives in Raid 0 and another set in Raid 1. I'm getting a steal on these three Asus 24in monitors though, though I originally was going for a frameless set I noticed that the bezel didn't take too much away from the actual experience when I watched some game play.
That's a great link actually tells me a few things I need to know, like I was right to disregard Titans right away as 2-3k into GPUs alone is gonna leave me with a sad hunk of metal at the end. The fact that this will play Medal of Honor Warfighter at ultra with that FPS just solidifies my line of thinking. 780s in SLI getting great FPS or nearly 60 in all of it's tests and on three monitors.
I appreciate the link, thanks for the advice.
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you dont raid 0 hard drives. its plain pointless when you have an SSD
raid 1 isnt safe enough to be called safe. if one of the drive produces an error, that same error will be copied off to the second drive which means your files are screwed either way.
watching does not equal actually plopping down and taking it for a spin. i personally hate anything more than a single panel as triple panel for me just craps all over in terms of performance in games and never helps multi-tasking as you can only have so much focus directed at 3 screens at once
raid 1 isnt safe enough to be called safe. if one of the drive produces an error, that same error will be copied off to the second drive which means your files are screwed either way.
watching does not equal actually plopping down and taking it for a spin. i personally hate anything more than a single panel as triple panel for me just craps all over in terms of performance in games and never helps multi-tasking as you can only have so much focus directed at 3 screens at once
So you'd go for a SSD of decent size, + Whatever size of normal drives I need for data? Or would you just go for decent size SSDs? I didn't really think I needed an SSD which is why I didn't put it into the build.
I will really have to try and find someone with a triple or even double display gaming machine then and take it for a spin. Of course I know that watching doesn't equal sitting down and actually getting to touch the rig. Just for the aesthetic purpose as well as the way it looks, that is what appealed to me. If it doesn't turn out that I need the extra screen, I will probably still get a second, just to try it out, but I will only game on one. Allowing me to increase the size of the screen that I'm using.
Again, thanks for the input, it's all been incredibly helpful. I'm looking forward to learning more about what I can do and the opinions of more advanced users of this particular area of expertise.
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go for a 256gb or 240gb SSD and if you actually need it, a 3tb drive from seagate covers your storage needs
hard drives in raid 0 will never achieve the same snappy feel as an SSD. ever
hard drives in raid 0 will never achieve the same snappy feel as an SSD. ever
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