newbie/ amateur back to PC's after 10years..3x monitors?

rocafella1978

Dear all, I am currently building my new PC for Racing Simulator primarily/ mainly and secondary FPS gaming (Arma3) and as work/ office computer.
Now my question is, with a single Nvidia TITAN X that i have, can i run without any problems 3x (triple screen setup) with no issues at all? Could i run, i am just wondering and the only main reason holding me up, and can't get my head wrapped around, if i want to go with:

3x 1920x1080 (Full HD) G-Sync (like: Acer 27 " XB270H Abprz or Philips 27" 272G5DYEB) -or-

3x 2560x1440 (WQHD) G-Sync (like: Asus 27" ROG SWIFT PG278Q or 27" Acer XB270HU bprz) -or-

3x 3840 x 2160 (4K UHD) G-Sync (like: Acer 28" XB280HK bprz) --- but here i am really concerned abouttriple setup and my single (1x) Nvidia GTX Titan X being able to handle all 3x displays while playing a Racing Simulator Game or Flight Simulator Game, not to mention a FPS (First Person Shooter) game.

unless, I really think about adding another Nvidia GTX Titan X to run with/ in 2-WAY SLI Bridge.

this is my PC:

CORSAIR Graphite Series 730T Black Steel
CORSAIR AXi series AX1200i 1200W PLATINUM
ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 Extended ATX Motherboard
INTEL Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 3.5GHz BX80648I75930K Processor
NOCTUA NH-U12 S for Intel CPU Cooler
CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 32GB 288-Pin DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) Model CMD32GX4M4B3000C15
Single NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GD5 12GB
SAMSUNG 850 PRO MZ-7KE512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III SSD

Thank you all for all your help in advance, any tips and suggestions are welcome, displays monitors and etc. thanks a million!
 
the 144hz monitor 1080p enough IMO , just go for one & enjoy high fps

+ keep your eyes on the new VR releases expected soon

( ignore my pic -my monitors are gone )
 
Yea I would go with the 1080, for rf2 also go nvidia 3D and it will be amazing. Save the cash on g-snyc and get a second titan, you do not need g-sync at all for rF2 because you want to maintain as high FPS as possible.

1440 would look outstanding but put 1080 into 3D and it looks almost as good (far better than in 2D) and the experience is quite a bit better. Plus, the sli arrangement with 3D will give you the same FPS per eye as you would have with 2D and 1 card. With almost full settings, expect (and aim for) ~100FPS per eye.
 
The thing is, the ASUS ROG Swift is NVidia 3D Vision capable :) . Out of the current "super fast" 27" 1440P monitors (super fast meaning extremely low TESTED pixel response times, and extremely low TESTED input lag) I believe that the ROG Swift PG278Q is, sadly, the only one that can do 3D Vision and possibly even 2D strobing mode.

Regarding the 27" 1080P monitors. I have to say, the amount of 3D crosstalk / double image on my BenQ XL2720T is sadly quite bad. It is in another league (lower league) compared to the 3D on the ASUS VG248QE and probably the BenQ XL2411T as well. I believe the BenQ XL2720T's tested pixel response time averages around 7 or 8 ms compared to the VG248QE (and XL2411T) which averages around 3 or so. I believe this may be the reason for the bad 3D crosstalk on the XL2720T. I still use it because the 3D experience is just on another level compared to 2D. I have adjusted settings to have very low brightness (contrast) and I sometimes do some other tweaks in the NVidia control panel to minimize the 3D crosstalk. With the ASUS VG248QE, I could crank the brightness (contrast) and get hardly any double image, it was just amazing. I couldn't understand why any human being wouldn't absolutely adore 3D when I had the VG248QE, but with my XL2720T, I can see how some people wouldn't like the experience due to the 3D crosstalk (double image), and lowering the brightness to try to deal with it in a moderately succesfull way.

The good news is that according to tests, the ASUS ROG Swift's pixel response time is almost on par with the VG248QE and XL2411T so I'm assuming that it's 3D performance is therefore about just as good. Again, this is an assumption based on the fact that the ROG's as-tested average pixel response times are around 2-4ms like the VG248QE and XL2411T rather than the 7-9ms of the XL2720T.


As Adrian said, keep an eye out for VR headsets. Personally, I'm not ready for them yet due to a few different reasons, but they're definitely, 100% the future.
 
ALERT!!!

Newegg has the Acer XB270H Abprz on sale for $400, it's normally $700!!

This is a shell shocker sale all day today but I believe ends in 8 minutes!

- 27"
- 1080P
- "1ms" response time
- 144Hz
- GSync
- 3D Vision
- Lightboost
- I believe ULMB (2D strobing without having to resort to "hacking" lightboost to work in 2D)


Most 24" GSync monitors cost $500 - $600 dollars, let alone a 27"! Plus it has 3D Vision and, I believe, ULMB (AKA "blur reduction mode", "ultra low motion blur", "Lightboost" etc.).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009657


Note: My email said the sale was for May 4th from 12AM to 9:59 AM PT, yet it's now 12:08 AM PT and May 5th and the monitor still shows as $399.99 even after adding it to my cart. So get on it!
 
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can't believe the wonderful and detailed feedback from all of you, very kind, thank you all for taking the time to write back, unfortunately i missed the sale on NEWEGG...

after my searches/ research/ forums - problem only is with the PG278Q SWIFT, after reading reviews today, looking at forums (many many overclockers, blurbuster, toms, and one of them actual ASUS ROG forum) the monitor has really bad reviews, from actual people who own(ed) them, horrific stories of brand new ones and RMA's (also check amazon) it is all across the internet, makes me worry and not want to go with that at all! ...might be wrong though and just few bad apples..???

apparently there are couple of shows/ expos and etc, where new monitors will be introduced all summer, complete new specs and will be on sale 3rd and 4th quarter, might really be worth the wait (a lot of buzz on the internet).
***** Acer PREDATOR Z35 *****
***** BenQ XR3501 *****
or go with 1080/ something simple save the money and later go with a nice setup. (save money for 2nd TITAN X for future use/ and go with nice monitors later too) might be the route to go. as for the VR, many nice videos I have seen, but just personally not ready for them I think too.
 
by the way, this is the complete built:
the Computer:
o Corsair Graphite Series 730T Black Steel / Plastic ATX Full Tower Gaming Case
o Corsair AXi series AX1200i 1200W Digital ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS PLATINUM
o ASUS RAMPAGE V EXTREME/U3.1 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Extended ATX Intel Motherboard
o Intel Core i7-5930K Haswell-E 6-Core 3.5GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W BX80648I75930K Desktop Processor
o Noctua NH-U12 S for Intel CPU Cooler Cooling
o Corsair Dominator Platinum 32GB (4 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) Memory CMD32GX4M8B3000C15
o NVIDIA GeForce GTX TITAN X 12GD5 12GB
o SAMSUNG 850 PRO MZ-7KE512BW 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
o SAMSUNG 850 EVO MZ-75E250B/AM 2.5” 256GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
o Seagate Hybrid Drives STCL4000400 4TB MLC/8GB SATA 6.0Gb/s NCQ Desktop SSHD
o ASUS Black 12X BD-ROM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA Internal Blu-ray Drive Model BC-12B1ST/BLK/B/AS
o Nippon Labs USB 2.0 Internal Memory Card Reader 3.5" All In One ICR-BB
o Razor BlackWidow Chroma (Keyboard)
o Razor DeathAdder Chroma (Mouse)
o Razor Vespula (MouseMat)

o 40” Samsung LED Smart TV, UN40H6350AFXZA, 120hz native (single display setup for now…my regular TV too)

o ASUS Xonar DGX PCI Express 5.1-channel gaming audio card (this is/ was for SimVibe and Tactile Transducer setup…but immersion setup has to wait now!)
 
found this answer also great by LEXLAZOOTIN:

//quote//
Single 1080p monitor: 2,000,000 Pixels
Single 1440p monitor: 3,700,000 Pixels
Single 3440x1440 monitor: 5,000,000 Pixels
Single 4k monitor: 8,300,000 Pixels

If you lay it out it really to show the scope of how many pixels you are trying to run. Graphics cards now days are starting to push 4k and with 3x 1440p monitors you are just going over that. With 3x 1080p monitors you will get a much better frame rate in games. In the desktop you will have slightly less room but in games you will appreciate the extra frame rate especially with the Gsync monitors you are getting.
//unquote
 
You're fine with 3 1440P monitors with a 980 Ti / Titan X, let alone two of them. I can drive three 1080P monitors, with a single 780Ti at 90 - 1xx fps, and with 3D Vision and very good SLI scaling (SLI scaling sucks in ISI sims in 2D mode but is awesome in 3D mode, well at-least with Nvidia 3D Vision) I can run two SLI'd 780Tis and have rFactor 2 constantly pegged at 120fps, well actually it's 60fps but it's reported per eye, so it's actually rendering 120 fps. This is with almost maxed-out graphics.

Regarding the ASUS ROG PG278Q Swift. Yes, it does seem to have some quality control problems, on the other hand though, a ton of people own and use them absolutely fine and they absolutely adore them.

Check out the Acer XG270HU, and XB270HU, the BenQ XL2730Z, and the Overlord Tempest X270OC for other gaming, 27", 1440P, 120Hz/144Hz monitors.
 
so here is my summary after all the input and feedback:
1) Acer XB270HU bprz (IPS panel, just trying to figure out if this monitor has G-Sync? downside, thicker bezel and glossy finish...reflections) - review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm
2) ASUS PG278Q ROG Swift G-Sync (TN panel, flat/ matte finish also on this monitor, which is good, to avoid reflections) - review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg27...

Future Music! but would be awesome!!! although hearing mixed feeling about curved displays....
Option 3) Acer XR341CK (i think coming out July/ August 2015)
 
@SPINELLI, thanks a million, valuable input and nice tech feedback, making one understand and want to learn more! appreciate that! (Overlord Tempest X270OC, only has Dual-DVI input, read that is a problem or downside, otherwise really nice monitor!!)

so here is my summary after all the input and feedback:
1) Acer XB270HU bprz (IPS panel, just trying to figure out if this monitor has G-Sync? downside, thicker bezel and glossy finish...reflections) - review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/acer_xb270hu.htm
2) ASUS PG278Q ROG Swift G-Sync (TN panel, flat/ matte finish also on this monitor, which is good, to avoid reflections) - review: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/asus_rog_swift_pg27...

Future Music! but would be awesome!!! although hearing mixed feeling about curved displays....
Option 3) Acer XR341CK (i think coming out July/ August 2015)
 
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