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July 31, 2014 11:14:46 AM

Hello all! I recently built a gaming pc the graphics card i used in my build was a asus nvida geforce 770 2gb, and i was wondering if that would be able to handle gaming with 3 monitors. I play mostly fps games like bf4. Right now i have only one monitor and can play pretty much every game on ultra settings with good fps will i be able to get performance anywhere near that with 3 monitors?

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July 31, 2014 11:18:09 AM

Honestly instead of getting three medium-ish monitors, I'd really suggest taking ll that money and putting it towards ONE large monitor (like 30'' or 28'' or whatever floats your budget). Games like BF4 render 2 monitors worth of frames, and then stretch it out over the screens to make it look like 3 monitors. You're better off getting one large monitor. the only reason you should get 3 is if you do a lot of racing games, but other than that FPS games require a large monitor not 3 small ones.
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July 31, 2014 11:25:16 AM

At 2 gb, there's not NEARLY enough VRAM to support that high of resolution gaming across 3 monitors. Even with lowered settings, it's just so much resolution to handle for each frame for only 2gb.

I would not recommend doing this with your current card. Adding another 770 won't exactly solve the issue since the way SLi works, it doesn't compound VRAM totals, it only shares the processing load.

Source via our own forums:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/349121-33-vram
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July 31, 2014 11:29:38 AM

I have a 3 monitor setup, it helps a lot in FPS games - you can see way more to each side of you than others can, giving you a very nice advantage. Going from a single monitor to 3 will pretty much half your frame rate (assuming your CPU is not a factor) So if at ultra you are getting 60 FPS on a 1080p monitor expect about 30 fps at 5760x1080. You should get about 60 fps at medium settings on BF4.
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July 31, 2014 11:32:08 AM

I would not recommend 3 monitors as you will continuously be distracted by crap on either side of you. Yes, you get a slightly larger FOV. No, you don't get any other benefits. You can get a LARGE 30'' monitor and play games at 1080p, and then you'll be fine after you just increase FOV to a higher amount.
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July 31, 2014 11:32:44 AM

borisof007 said:
At 2 gb, there's not NEARLY enough VRAM to support that high of resolution gaming across 3 monitors. Even with lowered settings, it's just so much resolution to handle for each frame for only 2gb.

I would not recommend doing this with your current card. Adding another 770 won't exactly solve the issue since the way SLi works, it doesn't compound VRAM totals, it only shares the processing load.

Source via our own forums:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/349121-33-vram


I take it you have no exp with high res gaming... If you have lower setting (AA and what not) games use MUCH less vram. I had a GTX 680 2 gb before i got my 780 ti... I could play BF4 multiplayer at medium settings with 60 fps at 5760x1200 res (5760x1080 is 11% less pixels).

EDIT: Going from a single monitor to 3 I can no longer play games on one... the difference is huge I'm not sure if the other people relpying to your post have a 3 monitor setup or not but it seems they do not... So take that into consideration. The games i mainly play are Counter-strike GO, BF4, and MMOs( rift,wildstar, FFXIV and so on).
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July 31, 2014 1:27:09 PM

"...can play pretty much every game on ultra settings with good fps. Will I be able to get performance anywhere near that with 3 monitors?"

If he wants to get the same visual fidelity and framerate with 3 monitors, he will need a better graphics card with more VRAM. As another user also pointed it, his framerate and successful gaming would also depend on other parts too.

With "Good" being classified as 60 fps or better in the eyes of most, will he be able to get GOOD framerate with the same ultra settings? No.
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July 31, 2014 1:31:26 PM

Honestly getting 1 monitor is 1. less of a hassle in terms of FPS and upgrading to meet that 60FPS quota, 2. Less stressful on your eyes in terms of having to look everywhere instead of having one focused cone of vision, and 3. It will look better than having 3 monitors because the monitors will have stretched game renders on them instead of having 3 distinct renders.
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July 31, 2014 1:37:53 PM

borisof007 said:
"...can play pretty much every game on ultra settings with good fps. Will I be able to get performance anywhere near that with 3 monitors?"

If he wants to get the same visual fidelity and framerate with 3 monitors, he will need a better graphics card with more VRAM. As another user also pointed it, his framerate and successful gaming would also depend on other parts too.

With "Good" being classified as 60 fps or better in the eyes of most, will he be able to get GOOD framerate with the same ultra settings? No.


I agreed that he wouldn't get that on ultra.. i was committing on the part where you said " Even with lowered settings" saying that the vram would be an issue no matter what setting... and that is a totally false statement.

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July 31, 2014 1:42:27 PM

Derza10 said:
borisof007 said:
"...can play pretty much every game on ultra settings with good fps. Will I be able to get performance anywhere near that with 3 monitors?"

If he wants to get the same visual fidelity and framerate with 3 monitors, he will need a better graphics card with more VRAM. As another user also pointed it, his framerate and successful gaming would also depend on other parts too.

With "Good" being classified as 60 fps or better in the eyes of most, will he be able to get GOOD framerate with the same ultra settings? No.


I agreed that he wouldn't get that on ultra.. i was committing on the part where you said " Even with lowered settings" saying that the vram would be an issue no matter what setting... and that is a totally false statement.



@OP
It's subjective.
Get whatever you want. 1 monitor, 3 monitors. Doesn't matter.

But know this, 1 monitor means you have more focus on what's directly in front of you. This is more useful in FPS games where things in your immediate vicinity will kill you. 3 monitors is better for looking at peripheral vision. This can be more useful in games like racing simulators, where you need to look all around you.

If you get 3 monitors, beware that you will have to get a new GPU to keep up with the large resolution.
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July 31, 2014 1:42:43 PM

Shadowblade2652 said:
Honestly getting 1 monitor is 1. less of a hassle in terms of FPS and upgrading to meet that 60FPS quota, 2. Less stressful on your eyes in terms of having to look everywhere instead of having one focused cone of vision, and 3. It will look better than having 3 monitors because the monitors will have stretched game renders on them instead of having 3 distinct renders.


The side monitors are for FOV... you don't turn your head to look at them you see them out of the corner of your eye I could see you thinking that if you watched someone else playing but when you are using 3 monitors and looking at the middle one its a totally different feeling. Say you are playing a FPS game and someone is coming from your left or right.. you will see the movement (without turning your head or taking your focus off the center monitor) and know to turn that way and shoot them well before you would if you had a single monitor. Anyway i'm not going to fight people over this, I've never regretted my 3 monitor setup.
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a b C Monitor
July 31, 2014 1:44:40 PM

It's personal preference.
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July 31, 2014 2:09:24 PM

Derza10 said:
borisof007 said:
At 2 gb, there's not NEARLY enough VRAM to support that high of resolution gaming across 3 monitors. Even with lowered settings, it's just so much resolution to handle for each frame for only 2gb.

I would not recommend doing this with your current card. Adding another 770 won't exactly solve the issue since the way SLi works, it doesn't compound VRAM totals, it only shares the processing load.

Source via our own forums:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/349121-33-vram


I take it you have no exp with high res gaming... If you have lower setting (AA and what not) games use MUCH less vram. I had a GTX 680 2 gb before i got my 780 ti... I could play BF4 multiplayer at medium settings with 60 fps at 5760x1200 res (5760x1080 is 11% less pixels).


Prove that please. A single 680 2gb will run BF4 on High at about 35-40 fps... on 2560x1600, (total of 4,096,000 pixels) which is 2 MILLION less than 5760x1080, and almost a full 3 million less than your claimed 5760x1200 (a difference of 75%). So you're telling me that just by lowering your settings from High to Medium, you achieved a 80-100% gain in FPS while filling out 75% additional pixels per second?

Source:

http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchm...
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July 31, 2014 2:12:46 PM

This flame war is getting out of hand.

No multiple monitors are not the only solution. (though I don't recommend you get it if you play FPS games.)
No one monitor is not the only solution.
Yes you can pick whatever the hell you want.
No your GTX 770 will not be able to run on three monitors without getting another one in SLI.
Yes you will have to upgrade you rig in order to play in surround.

Are we done yet?
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July 31, 2014 2:20:48 PM

borisof007 said:
Derza10 said:
borisof007 said:
At 2 gb, there's not NEARLY enough VRAM to support that high of resolution gaming across 3 monitors. Even with lowered settings, it's just so much resolution to handle for each frame for only 2gb.

I would not recommend doing this with your current card. Adding another 770 won't exactly solve the issue since the way SLi works, it doesn't compound VRAM totals, it only shares the processing load.

Source via our own forums:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/349121-33-vram


I take it you have no exp with high res gaming... If you have lower setting (AA and what not) games use MUCH less vram. I had a GTX 680 2 gb before i got my 780 ti... I could play BF4 multiplayer at medium settings with 60 fps at 5760x1200 res (5760x1080 is 11% less pixels).


Prove that please. A single 680 2gb will run BF4 on High at about 35-40 fps... on 2560x1600, (total of 4,096,000 pixels) which is 2 MILLION less than 5760x1080, and almost a full 3 million less than your claimed 5760x1200 (a difference of 75%). So you're telling me that just by lowering your settings from High to Medium, you achieved a 80-100% gain in FPS while filling out 75% additional pixels per second?

Source:

http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchm...


You have to lower AA... When you play on 3 monitors the 2 side monitors are slightly streached for FOV so playing on 3 monitors at 5760x1080 is more equivalent to 3840x1080 (or ~4.1 mil pixels) worth of GPU power needed ( give or take). I also had my gtx 680 OC'd to 1290Mhz... so that gives another 15%-20% fps.
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July 31, 2014 2:23:36 PM

Derza10 said:
borisof007 said:
Derza10 said:
borisof007 said:
At 2 gb, there's not NEARLY enough VRAM to support that high of resolution gaming across 3 monitors. Even with lowered settings, it's just so much resolution to handle for each frame for only 2gb.

I would not recommend doing this with your current card. Adding another 770 won't exactly solve the issue since the way SLi works, it doesn't compound VRAM totals, it only shares the processing load.

Source via our own forums:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/349121-33-vram


I take it you have no exp with high res gaming... If you have lower setting (AA and what not) games use MUCH less vram. I had a GTX 680 2 gb before i got my 780 ti... I could play BF4 multiplayer at medium settings with 60 fps at 5760x1200 res (5760x1080 is 11% less pixels).


Prove that please. A single 680 2gb will run BF4 on High at about 35-40 fps... on 2560x1600, (total of 4,096,000 pixels) which is 2 MILLION less than 5760x1080, and almost a full 3 million less than your claimed 5760x1200 (a difference of 75%). So you're telling me that just by lowering your settings from High to Medium, you achieved a 80-100% gain in FPS while filling out 75% additional pixels per second?

Source:

http://www.techspot.com/review/734-battlefield-4-benchm...


You have to lower AA... When you play on 3 monitors the 2 side monitors are slightly streached for FOV so playing on 3 monitors at 5760x1080 is more equivalent to 3840x1080 (or ~4.1 mil pixels) worth of GPU power needed ( give or take). I also had my gtx 680 OC'd to 1290Mhz... so that gives another 15%-20% fps.




It's still subjective. There will be a larger performance hit as it's rendering 2/3 monitors vs. 1 monitor. I'm sure he could run games without problems medium - high settings, but ultra is a stretch.
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July 31, 2014 2:27:02 PM

Yea i never said he could run ultra ... Why ask me something then reply with nobody cares? Way to be a tool.
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July 31, 2014 2:28:46 PM

Derza10 said:
Yea i never said he could run ultra ... Why ask me something then reply with nobody cares? Way to be a tool.


I'm sorry, but I don't remember asking you anything. I do remember asking OP what he preferred.
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July 31, 2014 2:35:48 PM

Shadowblade2652 said:
Derza10 said:
Yea i never said he could run ultra ... Why ask me something then reply with nobody cares? Way to be a tool.


I'm sorry, but I don't remember asking you anything. I do remember asking OP what he preferred.


My bad it was borisof007 I apologize.
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a b C Monitor
July 31, 2014 2:37:48 PM

Yea I'm still sticking to the idea that OP can choose whatever works for him in terms of multiple monitor setups.

JayzTwoCents has a great video on the matter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfcic3whaHE
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July 31, 2014 8:59:59 PM

First off wow Thanks so much for all the responses I really aprecate it! I think for now ill stick with the one monitor and maybe just get a bigger one as shadowblade suggested. A lot of you guys were saying I wouldn't get to great preformance out of 3 with my card anyways. I plan on building a new top of the line pc in a year or so, maybe then ill go with a 3 monitor setup but for the time being im just going to stick with one. Thanks again for all the great responses you guys really helped me out :D 
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