This is my high-end rig I'm building, help with TN vs IPS monitor for me

ebaydan777 · Jun 20, 2014

Hey everyone, I am looking for someone to help me out with MY situation and my rig...I have my PC parts list and need to run 3 monitors off the EVGA dual classified GTX 780

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ebaydan777/saved/K8Nv6h

I am looking between these monitors:
Asus VN248H-P IPS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236335

Dell U2414H IPS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00GTV05XG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1TA7U37H0XH7J&coliid=I8BMCQMWL693P

BenQ Gaming TN XL2420Z: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824014370

Asus TN VG248QE: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313&cm_re=VG248QE-_-24-236-313-_-Product

These also all have different connections, I believe my EVGA card has DVI, HDMI...but some monitors only have hdmi vga or displayport, how do I get past this?

Please help!! I need any advice I can get!!

*edited my post to reflect first response on needing 3 monitors.

Miyconst · Jun 20, 2014

I can't understand, why you wanna play on two monitors? How will you aim with a frame of two monitors in center of you?
With gtx 780 sli you will be able to game on all of the three monitors. One in the center and one per each side.

If you still wanna another monitor for something like facebook, then you will need fourth monitor.

I am running three monitors with my solo gtx 770. I just plug them (DisplayPoort & DVIx2) and they work.

ebaydan777 · Jun 20, 2014

thanks for your answer....how about this . I can flip the third monitor when needing to use for gaming, so you're right I would need this GTX 780 to run all 3 crisp, would I need 2 different 780's ( that would seriously increase my budget) or would this card be able to handle just fine?

Still need some serious help deciding to go with the gaming TN panels (i hear horrid thing about the picture quality) or go with the IPS asus panel with the small bezel (if i need to squeeze 3 monitors, this helps)...will the 5ms do for games like titanfall, counter-strike, bf..etcetc?

Miyconst · Jun 20, 2014

Ya, flip monitor is an option, but I am almost positive that you will get bored of that operation very soon

Here are gtx 760/770/780 being tested in sli and 3-x sli. The article is a little bit old, but still some information.
http://us.hardware.info/reviews/4632/37/geforce-gtx-700-series-sli-review-geforce-gtx-760770780-in-sli-and-3-way-sli-conclusion

Sorry, but I can tell nothing about the monitors.

ebaydan777 · Jun 20, 2014

thanks for the info, looks like going SLI on the 780 is my best bet...ill save up for the 2nd card. but for now, I need 3 monitors that will work with this setup, and considering the EVGA card only has HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA...which is no bueno with the IPS monitors.

damn, i really need some advice on this im even more confused now!

Miyconst · Jun 20, 2014

Look, you always may use some kind of adapters, like DisplayPort to DVI, HDMI to DVI.
http://www.misco.co.uk/product/202509/StarTech-HDMI-to-DVI-D-Video-Cable-Adapter-M-F

I plug one of my monitors to DisplayPort through such adapter, because it has only VGA and DVI connectors.

ebaydan777 · Jun 20, 2014

ah, HDMI to DVI WOULD work, so I could technically get all 3 monitors, have 1 run off HDMI, have another run hdmi to displayport on the gfx card, and another hdmi to DVI on gfx card...genius!!!

i guess the IPS monitors WOULD work with those adaptors, now to see which one would suit best??

and by BEST I mean....if I do SLI two 780's (i am seriously considering this) then my frame rates could go past 100 and much higher...would getting the IPS monitors with only 60hz really hinder my gaming down the road?

Miyconst · Jun 20, 2014

Yes, you can plug the monitors

I have never played on 144hz monitor, but even on 60hz monitor, 70-80fps just feels better than 40-50fps.
You should go to a computer hardware center and ask some local shop to play some simple game on those monitors. Then make your decision.
Its impossible to explain taste of a fruit you have never ate, you just have to try it.

Not sure whether its ok to ask such thing in your country.

ebaydan777 · Jun 20, 2014

the only thing I now see looking at these monitors is Nvidia's G-Sync, which shows to have 0 lag...the Asus TN model offers that, but again not sure if it's worth getting over the IPS panel...like the Asus IPS...its a 200 add-on and I could get it down the road if I got the TN model, but is it worth it?

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