How Many Displays Should I Get?

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I am planning on building a gaming pc that has cross fire with 2 r9 270x. I was having trouble deciding if i wanted a single 50 inch tv, 2 32 inch tvs, or 3 24 inch monitors. I plan on mostly playing fps, simulators, and emulators. all are going to be 1080p a 60hz. i have a budget of 600$
 
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I don't see the attraction to TVs as they pale up against 144 Hz monitors. This is what i would use budget permitting

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-rog-pg278q-nvidia-g-sync-monitor,25597.html

But not sure what your $600 covers....is that just the GFX cards or GFX cards + Monitors.

For 3 monitors, I'd use 3 of these ..... two monitors I would only use if I had a spare laying around

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313

With the 8xx series rumored to drop 3rd quarter ... you getting real close to the point where GPU pricing will take a tumble.


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http://videocardz.com/51078/nvidia-geforce-gtx-880-arrives-gamescom

saying next month.
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In my experience 2 displays and gaming do not work together, 3 displays are awesome for sims, for fps's i would rather play on 1 screen since the peripheral view distracts me a little bit. Now for the size i wouldn't get a 50 inch unless you are gonna be playing from 10 feet away i find the optimum size for pc displays is 22-27 inches. Also I'm uncertain if 2 r9 270's would be able to run a multi monitor setup
 
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I have just heard good things about having a big display as a monitor. take barnucles nerdgasm for example. he has 3 46 inch tvs. of course i dont have that much money. from his vids though, he says that it is easier on the eyes
 
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I don't see the attraction to TVs as they pale up against 144 Hz monitors. This is what i would use budget permitting

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/asus-rog-pg278q-nvidia-g-sync-monitor,25597.html

But not sure what your $600 covers....is that just the GFX cards or GFX cards + Monitors.

For 3 monitors, I'd use 3 of these ..... two monitors I would only use if I had a spare laying around

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313

With the 8xx series rumored to drop 3rd quarter ... you getting real close to the point where GPU pricing will take a tumble.


EDIT:
http://videocardz.com/51078/nvidia-geforce-gtx-880-arrives-gamescom

saying next month.
 
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yea I know. I'm subbed to him and i really like his ways and trust his opinions, but from personal experience for me big screen don't feel right. maybe you have a big screen at home already where you can try it out because it woulnt be nice spending $600 and finding out you do not like it
 
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Thanks. I have a 56 inch tv in my living room so i will try that out
 
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As far as screen size goes you just need to think about how far you're going to be sitting from the monitor. For example, I sit roughly 4 feet from my 27" and its pretty comfortable. I have also have a 40" TV mounted above my desk and I comfortably sit about 7 feet away while I'm playing BF4. Here is a link to a page detailing recommended viewing distances for TV's. http://www.crutchfield.com/S-1ixPa2ojhYJ/learn/learningcenter/home/TV_placement.html
I personally run ASUS VE278H monitors, they are reasonably priced (on Amazon I got mine for $180, but they run around $230 on Amazon), and they have an 2ms response time, which is what you want for FPS gaming.
If you choose a 24" monitor, ASUS also makes a 24" version (VE248H) for about $165 on Amazon.

P.S. I'm not sure how much you are paying for the 270X's, but if I were you I'd get one 280X or even a 290X (ASUS has a 290X for $540 after rebate on New Egg and you get $150 worth of free games)
 
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I am getting the half the parts for my birthday, CPU, Graphics card and motherboard. I have bought the case, os, dvd drive, power supply, and RAM. It will 360$ in all for both graphics cards and parents set a budget of 700$. I loosely based my build on Austin Evans Neutron. http://austinnotduncan.com/builds/neutron/
 
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