Hey guys, I'm an indie game developer and have decided it's time to upgrade my dev box again. I haven't had the time to keep up with hardware and could really use some advice from the experts on what the best options are, these days.
I'm currently using a GeForce 970 Ti into dual 1080p monitors and have been really happy for the last couple years. Now, however, I find myself constantly wishing for more screen real estate and it's beginning to be a real source of lost time, so I'd like to see what's involved with adding a 3rd monitor to the mix. As I mentioned, the computer is solely for game development (and consequently lots of game testing) which means, at it's most stressed, I'll need to be able to run a version of my game on one screen (@90 FPS/1080p) while having Photoshop, 3dsMax, 10 tabs of Chrome and Unreal Engine (etc) open on the others. So far, the performance from the 970 running 2 monitors has been acceptable, so that's really my minimum benchmark but, as you might imagine, I'd like to err on the side of being over - rather than underpowered.
What are best practices for this kind of situation? Would I be best off going for The One Card to Rule Them All (w/ three HDMI outputs) or running 2 (or more???) cards in SLI or some other crazy setup?
Any input is very appreciated! Thanks.
I'm currently using a GeForce 970 Ti into dual 1080p monitors and have been really happy for the last couple years. Now, however, I find myself constantly wishing for more screen real estate and it's beginning to be a real source of lost time, so I'd like to see what's involved with adding a 3rd monitor to the mix. As I mentioned, the computer is solely for game development (and consequently lots of game testing) which means, at it's most stressed, I'll need to be able to run a version of my game on one screen (@90 FPS/1080p) while having Photoshop, 3dsMax, 10 tabs of Chrome and Unreal Engine (etc) open on the others. So far, the performance from the 970 running 2 monitors has been acceptable, so that's really my minimum benchmark but, as you might imagine, I'd like to err on the side of being over - rather than underpowered.
What are best practices for this kind of situation? Would I be best off going for The One Card to Rule Them All (w/ three HDMI outputs) or running 2 (or more???) cards in SLI or some other crazy setup?
Any input is very appreciated! Thanks.
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