Budget triple monitor gaming PC

Trying to run 3 1080p monitors 60+ fps on a $1000 rig will not work sorry to say. At least i do not see a way to make it work, even on low/medium settings. Maybe you could low but who wants to play on low. I have 2 recommendations one is far more realistic than the other haha. You could either save up a bit longer until you have like $3000 to spend on a pc and then you could probably run the 3 monitors or you could just use 1 monitor for gaming and not the other 2. If you only use one monitor you could build a okay gaming system for around $800-$1000. If you need help with the selection of the parts i can gladly help! Sorry for raining on the parade with the 3 monitors.

It really depends on the game. In my opinion (although i have not tested ) i think you should be able to run most 2013 games and earlier on high giving you cpu is not a bottle neck. for new games coming out this year like GTA and Star Citizen there is no chance in my opinion.

No problem, i love these forums . a build i would recommend for high gaming 60 plus fps on one monitor would be as followed. (ps sorry all prices are Canadian ill do a total cost in USD at the end)

Case: Bitfenix Outlaw Case-$65
HDD: Seagate 1tb sata 3 w/64mb cache-$90
SSD (optional): samsung 840 Pro 128gb-$170
MOBO: Asus Z87-PLUS-$180
CPU: Intel i5-4690k-$270
CPU (optional): Intel i7-4790k-$390
Wireless Adapter (optional): Asus PCE-N15-$30
GPU: MSI R9 270x GAMING-$244
PSU: Fractal Design Tesla R2 650W-$120
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8gb 1866MHz (2x4gb)-$99
Optical Drive (optional): Asus 24x DVD-RW-$20


i5 without optional things-$1068 CAD (995.51 USD)
i5 with optional things-$1288 CAD (1200.57 USD)
i7 without optional things-$1180 (1099.90 USD)
i7 with optional things-$1408 CAD (1312.43 USD)

I figured i would include an i7 as i did not know what else you do on the computer. If you do video or audio editing i would recommend the i7 if not or very little i would go with the i5. Sorry it is a little over your budget, if you want to lower the cost you could go with a R9 270 not a 270x. you could use your old case, get a cheaper power supply and motherboard. You could also get cheaper ram or use your old ram. Just little things like that would lower the cost. I chose those parts though as i felt they were the cheapest parts to get without risking errors and damage that come from using cheaper parts such as power supply failure.

Please Note: I got all my parts from a store named memory express. I used them because i know their prices are on par with us dealers like new egg and NCIX.

I know that this thread is probably close to closing, but if I may add in that the 6 GB GTX 780 may be a valid option for 2-3 monitor med-high 30fps gaming for many games. It is pretty expensive considering the budget, ending up close to $600 I think. But that would predominately work well for GPU focused games, while CPU intensive games would require something along a quad core i7 for 3 screen gaming at decent fps and settings. You could probably get around that by buying either a 4 core i5 with a decent clock rate that can overclocked, or a 8 core AMD CPU for the build to help not bottleneck the GPU for that amount of monitors, and to push the CPU intensive games better.

If possible you could go with a APU setup for now with the intention of purchasing a GPU down the road. And then use the GPU for pushing games to 2 monitors and the APU to push games to one monitor...or a setup similar to that.

If not, I would recommend a system similar to this.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xYvhFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xYvhFT/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($179.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu Red Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($71.88 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 6GB Superclocked ACX Video Card ($579.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Rosewill Line Glow ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1061.78
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

It does not have an APU, instead it has a pretty powerful CPU and GPU combination. It is a bit over, by $60, but can push 2-3 monitors at med-high settings depending on the games.

And it can push a single monitor maxing out games good.

One thing though, I noticed that I had picked a motherboard that offered crossfire but not SLI. So, if you plan on going with a single NVidia GPU or a single or dual AMD GPUs you would be good with it. Definitely worth considering though.

If you decide to go with dual AMD GPUs, remember that they the system will run hotter overall and you need to make sure you have appropriate power supply for doing that. Also, I am sure that two AMD or NVidia GPUs that are decent can run multiple monitors. And like in that video, it is possible to have a system with only one GPU run across three monitors. But it depends on all of the system specs...such as having enough CPU and RAM for the games that need those.

You have to also take into consideration that it would definitely be best to aim for a GPU that offers 3 GB instead of 2 GB for better "future-proofing." But 2 GB will be fine for quite a while, especially depending on the game and resolution. As long as you don't plan on going past 1080p, then most games you will be good. And some games do not properly use 2, 3, or 4 way crossfire or SLI, so you may end up being stuck using just one GPU for those games. Anyway, as you see in the video you linked, that user has it working with one GPU across multiple screens. But I would take that with a grain of salt because they did not show an up close screenshot of their actual system specs and did not show the settings they were using and a framerate measuring program. So technically they can claim whatever they want...just my two cents.

You have to do whatever you have to do in your budget, so if it means getting a less powerful card just to get where you want to go, then do it. And yeah, you could always upgrade later on. That case definitely provides a lot of room and cooling options, but you can get other full tower cases that offer good cooling for a lower price. It all depends on what features you are happy with. It is definitely an interesting case and worth considering if it is in your budget. I personally went with a Thor V2 case for my build because it offered everything I wanted at the time but am seriously considering a case more like the Corsair 900D later on.