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Ayush Rawal wrote:Hi all,
As the title says I want to build a 6 monitor gaming rig that's at least 2 years future proof.
The budget is no concern so feel free to suggest any changes. OS will be windows 8.1
Finally, Am I missing something? Can it be better? Feel free to suggest.
Ayush Rawal wrote:Hello, and welcome to the Tech Report!Hi all,
Ayush Rawal wrote:I edited your post to add the prices with links to the catalog pages.I couldn't add their links.
Ayush Rawal wrote:Here, I believe that you would be much better off with 2560x1440 (WQHD) monitors.Monitor: Rs 62960 6 x Viewsonic 21.5" in 2x3 configuration total resolution of 5760x2160 (if possible). Note- The monitors don't have a display port so will it cause any trouble in using eyefinity?
anotherengineer wrote:For Monitors you may want to look at the new Dell P2214h
Prestige Worldwide wrote:I think if you're going all-out on a 6 monitor gaming rig, you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not getting a Solid State Drive.
Prestige Worldwide wrote:You might as well get the 4770k to be able to overclock, a higher CPU frequency is useful in multi-gpu computers.
ozymandias wrote:with the resolution of 6 screens, I'd go with 2 titan blacks - at this moment, in crossfire, you'll only have 2 GB/card available. For my 3 2410 dell monitors, I sometimes run out of video memory with 4 GB, making 2 GB almost ridicule. Especially when you mention "future proof".
anotherengineer wrote:You could go with three 2560x1440 monitors, in portrait mode for 4320x2560. It would end up being about the same amount of pixels as six 1920x1080 monitors with an easier setup.
ozymandias wrote:with 6 screens, I'd go for a 4960x instead of that 4770 - you don't want to be cpu limited
JustAnEngineer wrote:Hello, and welcome to the Tech Report!
JustAnEngineer wrote:I edited your post to add the prices with links to the catalog pages.
JustAnEngineer wrote:If you need to use a monitor lacking a DisplayPort input with a graphics card with mini-DisplayPort outputs, you'll need an active adapter.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Here, I believe that you would be much better off with 2560x1440 (WQHD) monitors
Jon1984 wrote:You could wait for these puppies to come out and be sure you won't lack of VRAM for your display array.
Ayush Rawal wrote:Jon1984 wrote:You could wait for these puppies to come out and be sure you won't lack of VRAM for your display array.
Thanks, will wait and can you suggest an air/liquid cooling solution for th casxe (Thermaltake Level 10 GT)?
The setup will have to be six monitors
Ayush Rawal wrote:I think he meant if you are getting such serious hardware, then may as well go for the -E processors with an appropriate motherboard to be absolutely sure that the CPU will not be the bottleneck. Since you said there is no budget you can just spend more, right?ozymandias wrote:with 6 screens, I'd go for a 4960x instead of that 4770 - you don't want to be cpu limited
Thanks but not possible, the 4960x is LGA 2011 socket my motherboard supports LGA 1150
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ozymandias wrote:with 6 screens, I'd go for a 4960x instead of that 4770 - you don't want to be cpu limited
Flying Fox wrote:I think he meant if you are getting such serious hardware, then may as well go for the -E processors with an appropriate motherboard to be absolutely sure that the CPU will not be the bottleneck. Since you said there is no budget you can just spend more, right?
Prestige Worldwide wrote:Ayush Rawal wrote:Hi all,
As the title says I want to build a 6 monitor gaming rig that's at least 2 years future proof.
The budget is no concern so feel free to suggest any changes. OS will be windows 8.1
Finally, Am I missing something? Can it be better? Feel free to suggest.
I think if you're going all-out on a 6 monitor gaming rig, you'd be doing yourself a disservice by not getting a Solid State Drive.
You might as well get the 4770k to be able to overclock, a higher CPU frequency is useful in multi-gpu computers.
I've also got to say that 6 monitors sounds like a horrible idea for FPS games, because bezels will interfere with the most important part of the image; the center of the screen. I guess it depends on your setup, but I would think 3 monitors side by side would be the best choice, with 1 extra monitor above the center screen.
southrncomfortjm wrote:Eyefinity only works up to 6, no?I echo other's concerns about all the bezels you will have to deal with. You are going to have a big black line right at eye level and in the middle of any action you get on screen. If anything, go with a 9 monitor setup (BAM!) that way you have a clear screen right in the middle.
southrncomfortjm wrote:Did you mean the E-series Xeon processors or the IvyBridge-E (if later, the Haswell-E) processors? If it is the later, the socket is LGA2011 not 1150.If you truly want to be future proof, and have as much cash as you say, go for the E-series processors and get an LGA1150 Mobo. Games out right now may not tax a 4770K, but DirectX12 games in 2015 might. You may want to wait a bit and see what "Devil's Canyon" processors Intel releases soon since they seems like they are meant for rigs like this.
Flying Fox wrote:southrncomfortjm wrote:Eyefinity only works up to 6, no?I echo other's concerns about all the bezels you will have to deal with. You are going to have a big black line right at eye level and in the middle of any action you get on screen. If anything, go with a 9 monitor setup (BAM!) that way you have a clear screen right in the middle.southrncomfortjm wrote:Did you mean the E-series Xeon processors or the IvyBridge-E (if later, the Haswell-E) processors? If it is the later, the socket is LGA2011 not 1150.If you truly want to be future proof, and have as much cash as you say, go for the E-series processors and get an LGA1150 Mobo. Games out right now may not tax a 4770K, but DirectX12 games in 2015 might. You may want to wait a bit and see what "Devil's Canyon" processors Intel releases soon since they seems like they are meant for rigs like this.
JustAnEngineer wrote:US $156 Six-monitor standI believe that you would be much better off with 2560x1440 (WQHD) monitors.
US $424 Inexpensive 27" Korean 2560x1440 monitor with DisplayPort input
Warsam71 wrote:Never put your drives in a RAID0 array. Four drives in RAID1+0 would be okay if you really needed more capacity, performance and redundancy than a single drive could provide.I'd suggest getting two Samsung 840 EVO 2.5 1T drives; set them up in Raid 0.
JustAnEngineer wrote:Haswell processors like Rs. 22084 Core i7-4770K, etc. ride on LGA1150. You will want an LG1150 motherboard with the Z87 chipset to match, like the Rs. 17278 Asus Z87 Pro. These quad-core processors are good gaming performers.
Sandy Bridge-E processors like Rs. 42200 Core i7-4930K ride on LGA2011. If you choose one of these processors, you will want an LGA2011 motherboard with the X79 chipset to match, like the Rs. 20140 Asus P9X79 Pro. These expensive six-core processors are slightly slower in most games because of their slower clock speeds and slightly older core design, but they perform well in heavily-multithreaded benchmarks.