Graphics card for new 3 screen work PC

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Hi,

I am building a new work PC (Windows 8.1) and need some help choosing graphics cards.
I have started by choosing the screens first, followed by graphics cards and will choose other components later.

This PC will be used for typical office work, large spreadsheets, browsing (multiple tabs), pdf etc usually with several programs open at once, flicking back and forth between screens. There is no gaming requirement and only occasional video use.

It will have 3 x 25” Dell U2515H Screens (2560 x 1440) with Display Port Connectors (no DVI).

Also, it’s very important for the machine to run quietly, so I was wondering if there are any passively cooled options or ‘quiet fan’ cards that make sense.

So far I have narrowed my choices to the following:
1 x NVS510
1 x Firepro W5100
1 x Quadro K1200
2 x Firepro W4100
2 x Firepro 2460

Any thoughts on which card or combination of cards I should go for would be very much appreciated?

Many thanks!
 
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My apologies, re-reading my comment I didn't explain it very well. So the 960 only turns the fans on when it is on heavy load, so for example you can set the fan curve to go to 60 degrees and turn the fans on to cool it, however it is automatically set on 90 degrees or over for the fans to kick in. According to Nvidia's website it is saying it can power 5k resolutions as a max. I would personally take my comment for a grain of salt and go with the other options I suggested haha. :)
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What kind of GPU you using sometimes some GPU have 1 VGA, 1 HMDI, 1 DVI which i have that kind of card
but if your GPU have 3 HDMI in the card your good if your monitor is VGA u must use VGA to HMDI converter it is bang for the buck it is cheap
 
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As i wrote above, i have, so far, only chosen the monitors because I considered this one of the most important issues considering that I spend several hours a day staring at a screen.

Now i want to choose the the right graphics card/s and then go from there with respect to the other components. Perhaps I have this bass ackwards but this is new to me.....
 
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For three screens you can use a GTX 960 and split the display port or hdmi into two and use one other connector for another port if you would like. A 960 may be a gaming card but it actually works very well for three screen PC's. The cards that you have listed are okay, if your monitors support mini display port then the NVS 510 would be right up your alley as it supports a higher resolution but only has 2 GB of DDR3, however you aren't gaming then this is fine. However if you are willing to pay for a FirePro W5100 then this is even better with 4 GB of DDR5 and four full size display ports for the monitors. Go for a W5100 with the full size display ports and higher memory performance, however that's just my opinion go for whatever you think is better for the monitors!
 
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Hi Nexus,

I'm a little confused!
The GTX960 shows that it has 3 DisplayPorts. Does this mean i can simply plug in the 3 screens (which have DP & miniDP) or will this card struggle to power the resolution? (2560 x 1440)

Also, how noisy is the GTX960?

Thanks for your help!
 
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My apologies, re-reading my comment I didn't explain it very well. So the 960 only turns the fans on when it is on heavy load, so for example you can set the fan curve to go to 60 degrees and turn the fans on to cool it, however it is automatically set on 90 degrees or over for the fans to kick in. According to Nvidia's website it is saying it can power 5k resolutions as a max. I would personally take my comment for a grain of salt and go with the other options I suggested haha. :)
 
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