Triple monitor gaming recommendations

liam714 · Jul 11, 2017

Hi,
I’m looking for recommendations to build a PC. It’s going to be used for gaming, as well as office type work. So far I only play CS:GO and city car driving, but I would be looking to play COD, H1Z1 and other similar games.
Currently I have a I5-6400, a 3tb HD with windows OS, 8gb Ram and 3x Acer S241HL screens.

What would be the best motherboard and graphics card to pair with the CPU that’s capable of eyefinity or surround?
Is it worth purchasing an SSD?
Are there any cases and PSUs that you would recommend? (I don’t like the look of Gaming cases, unless they’re quite toned down and minimalist).

Also, I would like to spend as little money as possible as I’m a student, so please don’t suggest £500 GPUs. If possible, I would like to get this for around 300-500 all included.

*Do any companies insure/warranty home built PCs in the UK? *

parker_307 · Jul 11, 2017

asus prime z270-a with a i5 7600k with a gtx 1070 or a 1060 6gb but if your on a budget get a 1050 ti. thats ill i can suggestt thats the best hardware for that

ImperialistMillitant · Jul 11, 2017

Hi

I agree with Parker, a GTX 1070 if you can.
"*Do any companies insure/warranty home built PCs in the UK? *"

I dont think so, I tried to get my system insured on various insurers and didnt get anywhere. The individual components however will have warranties.

photonboy · Jul 11, 2017

1) No point replacing the CPU/Motherboard considering your budget. The i5-6400 is a reasonably good CPU anyway.

2) GPU prices are screwed up right now due to cryptocurrency.

3) GTX1070 is likely the best choice, but make sure the card you choose supports all three of your monitors in surround.

*You may have a PROBLEM doing that as your monitor inputs are:
a) DVI
b) HDMI
c) VGA

NVidia no longer supports VGA. So you need to look for a card that has:
a) 2xHDMI + 1xDVI (or better), or
b) 2xDVI + 1xHDMI

**THIS card should work (Asus Strix GTX1070):
https://pcpartpicker.com/product/j8rcCJ/asus-geforce-gtx-1070-8gb-video-card-rog-strix-gtx1070-o8g-gaming

It has:
2xHDMI, 2xDP, 1xDVI

Again, prices are a bit high... in fact, I recommend you wait and possibly get a GTX1060 6GB (not 3GB) if the price is cheap enough, possibly USED.

The GTX1060 is still acceptable for triple-monitor gaming with 1920x1080 screens if you adjust the game settings carefully.

photonboy · Jul 11, 2017

PSU?
Depends on the card you get, but even the Corsair CX450M (2015 model with 2x6+2 PCIe) should work well.

Use about 100W for the system (with fans and HDD etc) without the graphics card:
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/71760-intel-skylake-i5-6500-i5-6400-i3-6100-review-12.html

GTX1070 maximum with overclock is roughly 170W, so that gives us:

100+170 = 270W

*Ideally you get a high-quality PSU but for the budget the newer Corsair I mentioned is apparently not bad. As long as you have the 6-pin/8-pin connectors (though in some cases you can get adapters) you're good.

If your PSU is 350W or higher, AND you can get the proper 6/8-pin connectors you may be good with what you have.

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