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Hey, guys! I was wondering what (arguably) the best monitor for a 3 screen setup. I have a GTX 780, planning on getting a 980 or something like it (Also, should I run them in SLI or just as separate cards).

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My requirements for the monitor:
- Must be excellent for gaming and video editing. I do a heavy amount of both, being a bit of a YouTuber/video editor and heavy gamer
- Must be 5ms or lower response time (3ms or less is best)
- Must be 1080p (Text issues, I'd rather wait until it gets better)
- Not more than $300 per monitor. I'm flexible, but I don't want to spend two grand on this. I've spent WAY too much on my PC already.
- Gotta have good colors
[strike]- IPS best, you recommend if others are better[/strike]


Sorry if I sound demanding, just trying to ask an honest question with a (hopefully) definite answer.


Thanks, and thanks for tolerating me in advance.
 
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kira70591
I personally love my Acer H236HL BID monitors. They are cheap, have super thin bezels, look good, IPS, 5ms, 1080p, and are easy to setup. The cons are that they only have a limited tilt feature for the stand and no swivel or portrait mode. They also do not have VESA mounts which may be a deal breaker. I personally have enough room on my desk for the stands so that part does not affect me. They also do not have displayport if that is something that you are looking for.

You cannot run the 780 and 980 in SLI as they use different cores. However, you could run them as separate cards.
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I personally love my Acer H236HL BID monitors. They are cheap, have super thin bezels, look good, IPS, 5ms, 1080p, and are easy to setup. The cons are that they only have a limited tilt feature for the stand and no swivel or portrait mode. They also do not have VESA mounts which may be a deal breaker. I personally have enough room on my desk for the stands so that part does not affect me. They also do not have displayport if that is something that you are looking for.

You cannot run the 780 and 980 in SLI as they use different cores. However, you could run them as separate cards.
 
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I heard about those from Linus - They looked OK, just the bezel. Eh, no matter.

I don't care about portrait, VESA (My desk has enough space and I am actually going to go add another table for the other computer on it now.

Also, I thought (since the two cards are nVidia) that you could run them in SLI no matter what.

Also, I plan on running one on DVI-I, one on DVI-D, and one on HDMI (My current card supports that, but I can get adapters/use the 980.

Sounds OK, I'll take a look. Any other suggestions?
 
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SLI has certain requirements, one of them being that the cores be the same. The 780 uses the GK110 chipset while the 980 / 970 use the GM204 chipset. The cards also need to have the same amount of VRAM.

It all depends on what you personally like. I went with the 23" option as it is about the perfect size that allows you to comfortably view the screens out of your periphery while using surround for games. 27" starts to extend too far back out of your range of vision to really be useful; however, again, it comes down to preference. You may enjoy the larger screen for video editing as a larger screen could allow you to more clearly see what you are doing.
 
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IPS is great for photo editing / Poor for gaming .... if you are looking for something very good at both, it doesn't exist. We have a very expensive IPS and two moderately priced 120 / 144 Hz TNs. If three peeps wanna game, the last to get a box gets stuck with the IPS. The thing that bothers me the most about all the IPS monitors i have tried is the lack of a a true black..... there's always that glow to the screen and that bothers me more than ghosting. While we all want the IPS for the photo editing, video stuff and moves are more than good enuff.

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

 
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I do not have any ghosting at all on my IPS panels and the input lag is very low. There is some IPS glow but it is not enough to be extremely distracting. Sure, if you start to venture into 7ms IPS panels and above then it could start to introduce some input lag.

You could do the best of both worlds, however. You could get three TN for games and then get an IPS panel to use as a fourth display or as Nvidia calls it, your "accessory" display.
 
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