Multi-monitor setup

[Saverinn]

Hey I'm considering a muti-monitor setup for my new rig, does anyone have any suggestions on any good monitors for this? Preferably with as small a bezel as possible.

[JoshMST]

I like these monitors: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236121

The stand is not fantastic, and not very adjustable, but it works. The panel itself is really, really nice looking.

[Saverinn]

I should have mentioned I'm looking more at 2 to 3 monitors in a portrait configuration so the large bezel size on the bottom isn't really ideal. I appreciate the suggetion though

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any more details on what you're looking for? Size, resolution, and most importantly, price?

[Saverinn]

Something around 24 to 27 inches, at least 1080p res, and around 300 to 400 at max in price.

I just started looking some of these Korean 2560x1440 monitors I've been hearing about, any thoughts? Thanks

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Something around 24 to 27 inches, at least 1080p res, and around 300 to 400 at max in price.

I just started looking some of these Korean 2560x1440 monitors I've been hearing about, any thoughts? Thanks

is that 3-400 for all 3, or each? If for all 3 you're going to be squeezing in some mediocre TN panels. I own a few Asus 23" 1080p monitors, and they're reasonable once you accept the limitations of the technology and calibrate them as best you can. I've found that having them in portrait mode does tend to expose the poor viewing angles (side viewing angles) a bit more than landscape due to the landscape viewing angles being wider. at 3-400 each your options are much much better. There are decent 1080p e-IPS monitors that can be had in that price range that will give much better color accuracy and viewing angles. The tradeoff is in response times, but my IPS monitor has no probems in gaming so I'd say the tradeoff isn't significant.

I personally am a proud owner of a Yamakasi Catleap 1440P monitor, the image quality and resolution are impossible to beat until you get to $600-$700 range

[Saverinn]

Yeah I'm definitely looking at 3-400 each and I'm hearing a lot of good feedback about the yamakasi catleap and Achieva shimian so that may just be the way to go

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Yeah I'm definitely looking at 3-400 each and I'm hearing a lot of good feedback about the yamakasi catleap and Achieva shimian so that may just be the way to go

If you were going to go with a multi-monitor setup using the korean monitors, you're going to have a few potential problems. Firstly, the stands are fairly crappy for the most part and don't rotate to portrait, so you'd have to buy VESA mount stands to set them up that way. Secondly, all of the cheapest models run off of dual-link DVI-D connections, so if you wanted to drive three of them you'd need 3 Dual-link DVI outs. Thats going to be impossible to find on a single card, and even with a dual-card setup you're going to have to make sure that the cards you choose have 2x dual-link DVI outs. Thats becoming less common as manufacturers have been moving towards including HDMI and displayport instead. You can drive the displays off a displayport out, but the monitors don't have displayport inputs, so you'd need an adapter, and the right kind (active) tend to be expensive. And those concerns are sort of secondary to the idea that you'd be driving 11 megapixels and gaming on it would be pretty much impossible with anything short of a couple of 690s

Not that I'm trying to discourage you from going in that direction, but the actual implementation might not be as simple as buying 3 monitors and just plugging them into your gpu

EDIT: A more straightforward setup that would still look really good would be to run 3x Dell U2412M (24" 1920x1200, $320/ea) or 3x U2312HM (23" 1920x1080p, $260/ea). Both are IPS panels, both have swiveling stands that would allow you to do 3x portrait setups, and aren't as restricted by inputs

[Saverinn]

I've had a several bad experiences with dell so I'm not too keen on going back to them. But ur right I never even considered that 3 displays with that res would be really hard to run. My gtx 680 has both a Dvi-I and a dvi-d port and I'm not entirely opposed 2 monitors as long as I can change the orientation( I do a lot of concept designs and image rendering and portrait mode just works better for me). Would this run 2 x1440p's? If not do u know anything about the asus pa248q ips? I've heard those are pretty decent.

Thanks for all the help by the way

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I've had a several bad experiences with dell so I'm not too keen on going back to them. But ur right I never even considered that 3 displays with that res would be really hard to run. My gtx 680 has both a Dvi-I and a dvi-d port and I'm not entirely opposed 2 monitors as long as I can change the orientation( I do a lot of concept designs and image rendering and portrait mode just works better for me). Would this run 2 x1440p's? If not do u know anything about the asus pa248q ips? I've heard those are pretty decent.

Thanks for all the help by the way

if you could link to the specific 680 I could probably tell you whether or not it would work. It depends on if the manufacturer has implemented 2x dual-link dvi since both DVI-I and DVI-d can be single or dual-link. if they're both dual link, you'd be capable of running 2x korean monitors on a single card. if you wanted to change the orientation, the caveat about the stands still applies; you would have to get 3rd party mounts or look for one that already has a swivel mount.

about the PA248Q, I don't have any experience with it and haven't seen as much feedback from users for it as I have with the Dell monitors. I'm sure there are reviews out there for it

edit: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6032/a...oart-monitor/7 this review of a similar monitor might have some useful information in it. A quick google search didn't turn up any real quality reviews of the 248 model

[Saverinn]

An evga GeForce gtx 680 2GB product # 02G-P4-2680-KR and it actually says on the box under key features 'support for four concurrent displays; two dual-link DVI connectors' so this should work right?

Side question: while I do mostly image work and rendering, I am looking to get into pc gaming ( I'm traditionally a console guy). So would even be worth it to go with an ips 1440p like the Korean monitors or would it make more sense to just go with a 120Hz 1080p

By the way I have no interest in 3D gaming but would like my set up to be relavent for as long as possible in terms of capability.

Thanks again for all the advise, this is my first build as I'm sure u could probably tell

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An evga GeForce gtx 680 2GB product # 02G-P4-2680-KR and it actually says on the box under key features 'support for four concurrent displays; two dual-link DVI connectors' so this should work right?

That should work from what I've been able to scrounge up

Side question: while I do mostly image work and rendering, I am looking to get into pc gaming ( I'm traditionally a console guy). So would even be worth it to go with an ips 1440p like the Korean monitors or would it make more sense to just go with a 120Hz 1080p
By the way I have no interest in 3D gaming but would like my set up to be relavent for as long as possible in terms of capability.

I've heard people rave about 120hz monitors for gaming, but I can't really comment on it since I've never actually used one. I am a serious PC gamer and I can tell you that the color reproduction on the IPS monitors is fantastic and the high resolution is very very nice. I am very happy gaming on my 1440p monitor and I don't think I would be willing to trade down to a 1080p monitor again, even if it was 120Hz. I don't see 3d gaming becoming a big market in the near future.

Thanks again for all the advise, this is my first build as I'm sure u could probably tell

based on the info I got from you I couldn't really tell. I'm glad I could be of assistance, but feel free to get other opinions. I'm just one person looking to help out. I hope that you stick around to get (or give) more advice here in the future