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I'm looking to build a computer that can run 6 monitors. What do you think about using these components? Am I likely to run into any issues using this together?

os win 7
case Antec P183 Mid Tower Case
fan Noctua NH-U12P SE2 120mm SSO CPU Cooler
cpu Intel i7 920
mobo GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
ram 2x Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
disk Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM
gpu 2x VisionTek Radeon HD4870 or BFG GeForce GTX 280
power ENERMAX REVOLUTION85+ ERV950EWT 950W ATX12V

for reference, here are the links to the individual products:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835608014
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115211
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128362
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820226034
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136313
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102857
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817194040

Thanks!


Message edited by unsorted on 11-06-2009 at 11:50:35 AM
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You should get two of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

You may be able to get away with two 5750's. Eyefinity is what you need, two of either of these will support 6 monitors...

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Reply to englandr753

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What are you using the computer for? Looks like a gaming rig.

Reply to WR2

two HD 4870 or GTX 260's wont provide your 6 monitor support, they will only provide 4.

please state wheather you want to use the 6 screens for gaming or just for having multiple internet browsers open at the same time. also what screen resolution will the screens be? (this will greatly affect which graphics card we recomend to you)

if no gaming is involved then eather 3 hd4650 or 3 nvidia equivilant or 2 hd5750.

if for gaming, where you planning on using all 6 screens for running the game as one giant screen? if so then the yet to be released eyefinity editon of the hd 5870 could be what you are looking for (should be out by the end of the year i think). however their are some problems you might run into. if you havent already purchased your 6 screens then make sure they have a displayport input. if they dont have that connection then you will need to buy an additional $100+ active displayport to dvi converter... for each of the six screens.

Reply to paperfox

thanks! yeah, no gaming is involved. i actually realized that I should scale back the specs on this build since I don't plan on gaming. I think I'm going to go with the two 5750s. for that, it looks like two of my six monitors have to be displayport compatible, right?

Reply to unsorted
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Only if you're going to go with SPAN style Eyefinity. Essentially making 3 screens into one very wide virtual monitor.
If you're looking at six individual output screens you can get by spending a lot less than $300 for the video cards.
Is this a video poker setup? No 3D output? And going for a quiet system?

And I don't think you're going to need the Core i7 950 - the i7 920 will do fine. Same with 12GB of RAM - 6GB is plenty.


Message edited by WR2 on 11-06-2009 at 10:43:40 PM
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And you'll be able to dial way back on the power supply as well, depending what video cards you end up getting.

Reply to WR2

about the i7 i just noticed that you said you wanted a 920 but you linked the 950, id go with the 920 as it can overclock like a beast and is much cheaper than the 950.

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