Multiple monitors with one video card?

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raisonjohn
Multi-monitor setup, specifically for multi-tasking work, is very beneficial. However, for gaming, not all can support Nvidia Surround (triple monitor extended gaming). Moreover, your single GTX 1080 Ti will struggle to achieve 144fps in AAA games at maxed settings rendering 6.22M pixels (5760 x 1080 resolution).

But, if you are only thinking of gaming on one monitor at such setting, while the other two monitors will just run non-intensive tasks, then, your GTX 1080 Ti will be more than enough. In this setup, you only need a high refresh rate monitor for your main/gaming monitor, while the rest can be 60Hz to save on costs. You can also get an ultrawide as your main monitor for immersive gaming experience and have regular...
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Multi-monitor setup, specifically for multi-tasking work, is very beneficial. However, for gaming, not all can support Nvidia Surround (triple monitor extended gaming). Moreover, your single GTX 1080 Ti will struggle to achieve 144fps in AAA games at maxed settings rendering 6.22M pixels (5760 x 1080 resolution).

But, if you are only thinking of gaming on one monitor at such setting, while the other two monitors will just run non-intensive tasks, then, your GTX 1080 Ti will be more than enough. In this setup, you only need a high refresh rate monitor for your main/gaming monitor, while the rest can be 60Hz to save on costs. You can also get an ultrawide as your main monitor for immersive gaming experience and have regular 16:9 side monitors for multi-tasking (note that this setup will not work well in Nvidia Surround).

I run (see my 1st build in my sig below) 4 monitors on a GTX 970, so, you'll have no problems with a more powerful GTX 1080 Ti.
 
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yes but double monitor gaming is not very good especially for First person games of any type since there will be a black bar running through the middle of the screen where the crosshair will be.
 
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It can BUT gaming on dual screens would be weird. For example, first-person shooters will have its crosshair right in the middle of the two monitors (on their edge/bezel). Racing games will also have a vertical divider on your windshield/rear view mirror. Strategy games/maps will also be divided right in the middle. So, it's either a single screen or a triple screen for gaming purposes. Not to mention, some games might also not work well on dual screen setups.

My advice, based on my experience, is to run a single main monitor with high resolution/refresh rate to take advantage of your GTX 1080 Ti (such as a 3440 x 1440 / ~120Hz or a 2560 x 1080 / 144Hz++). Then put 1080p/60Hz on the sides for your typical workstation/desktop-use monitors.
 
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