Looking for a graphics card that can potentially power 3 monitors

[mikey1090]

Hi guys

Currently got a GTX480 that I bought from here in 2011. Looking to get an upgrade that can handle the new star wars game coming out.

I'm a web developer so like haivng a lot of screen space. I've got 2 x 24" monitors at the moment but would like to future proof it and maybe add a third, possibly higher resolution next year.

Will I need two graphics cards or just one very powerful card?


Budget will be £600.

 

[Jim99]

I'm using a GTX 760 to run a 4K in the centre, plus two 1080p on the sides.

If you wanted to run triple monitor gaming, then you would need a very beefy solution, but if you're gaming on one screen I'd go for a 980 Ti on that budget.

You don't need two cards just for the sake of the three monitors, only if you want to go SLI.

 

[stulid]

Hi,

Do you wish to game across three monitors in one large wide-screen setup, or play on one and the other two for use for work?

 

[mikey1090]

Would gaming across all three be possible on my budget? I didn't think there was a cheap solution to it!

 

[stulid]

£600 gets a 980ti, that can run three screens and play games.

Your full spec and what connectors your screens gave will help.

 

[mikey1090]

2 x 108p monitors at the moment. One has DVI input. The other has DVI/HDMI.


Product Name Price Qty Line Total
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail with FREE Shogun 2 Game £159.99 1 £159.99
Asus P8P67 PRO Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** £116.66 1 £116.66
Coolermaster HAF X Gaming Tower Case - Black (RC-942) £110.82 1 £110.82
Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C8 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C8) £89.99 1 £89.99
Crucial RealSSD C300 64GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1) £83.32 1 £83.32
Antec TruePower New Modular 750W Power Supply - With FREE 3D Mark 2011 Advance £69.99 1 £69.99
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-00599) £66.66 1 £66.66
Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard - Retail (AGB-00006) £32.49 1 £32.49
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM 1yr Warranty (ST31000528AS) £31.66 1 £31.66
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1155/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) Out of stock £30.82 1 £30.82
TP-Link 300Mbps High-Gain Wireless-N USB Adapter (TL-WN822N) £14.16 1 £14.16
Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £11.66 1 £11.66

 

[stulid]

OK,

Setup is fine and a nice big case and a nice PSU.

Lots of 980/980ti cards have multiple monitor support including at least one DVI output.

 

[Scania]

Have you considered sourcing a second 480 for SLI?

This will give you three monitor support, and I'm sure a good jump in performance- my 580 SLI are fine with GTA V etc, assuming you find a 480 for say between £40 - £50, it's a cheap option, perhaps do this for 12months and then drop the big outlay on the next gen maybe?

 

[5960xNvidiaGamer]

980ti all day long. Have a look at the MSI one.