What should I go with

[Will_Man_Dude]

Ok so this summer I am going to be getting either a single 34um95 or triple 1920x1080 monitors.

 

What I do is moderate gaming, school work which requires Adobe CC and lots of windows open at the same time, and media consumption and a little creation.

 

One question I have is that will the single wind-force gtx 970 have enough horsepower to drive this setup.

 

Thanks and may your wallet be spared from the upcoming steam sale 

 

[Jerakl]

Is that the curved ultrawide 2160*1080 monitor?

[Will_Man_Dude]

Is that the curved ultrawide 2160*1080 monitor?

No that is the flat 1440x3440 ultrawide because I don't have the budget for the curved one

[Jerakl]

No that is the flat 1440x3440 ultrawide because I don't have the budget for the curved one

Ah I see.

 

the 3440*1440 has ~5 million pixels while the 3*1080p has ~6.2 million. So if you like to have a lot of windows open the 3*1080p would probably be better. It's what I would take atleast. 3*1080p is 3/4 of 4K which means you should take the 4K benchmarks for your GPU and multiply the framerate by 1.25 to get around the FPS you would be getting.

[pants18]

I'd take that single panel all day over needing to get used to 2 thick bezels always in my view.

[Rodneyg87]

I would go with the 3 1080p monitors and it would take 2 970s to drive them. But id hold off on the gpu till january when the 960 is announced if it comes out with 3 or 4gb of vram and at least 192 bit memory buss two of them should be more than enough and be between $75-100 cheaper per card.

[Will_Man_Dude]

I'd take that single panel all day over needing to get used to 2 thick bezels always in my view.

 

Ah I see.

 

the 3440*1440 has ~5 million pixels while the 3*1080p has ~6.2 million. So if you like to have a lot of windows open the 3*1080p would probably be better. It's what I would take atleast. 3*1080p is 3/4 of 4K which means you should take the 4K benchmarks for your GPU and multiply the framerate by 1.25 to get around the FPS you would be getting.

currently I have a dual montior setup and like pants said with the bezels I really dont like them and I would be using probably pro art 1200p ones and I REALLY dont like the bezels on those

[Guest Philosophy]

I have 3 1080p monitors and love it. So that is what I'd have to say. 

[Geekazoid]

@Will_Man_Dude why don't you add a poll mate.

[Jerakl]

currently I have a dual montior setup and like pants said with the bezels I really dont like them and I would be using probably pro art 1200p ones and I REALLY dont like the bezels on those

u414h. 'nuff said.

[Will_Man_Dude]

@Will_Man_Dude why don't you add a poll mate.

There you go

[Geekazoid]

There you go

One correction: It would only be 1440x3440 if you had that 34" monitor in portrait mode, which would be quite ridiculous really, you need to change it to say "3440x1440" mate.

[Will_Man_Dude]

I believe that should do it must study for exams

[Geekazoid]

I believe that should do it. I must study for exams.

Alright mate! Good luck on those exams.

[m_tieu]

For multitasking and having lots of Windows open I like to span that over multiple displays rather than a single one because it's easier to separate and divide the windows. When I have a larger single panel, things start overlapping and get lost. For multitasking, general productivity, and media consumption I recommend going for 3 panels. For gaming, bezels destroy the immersion in my opinion, so if that's your priority and if the games you play support 21:9 then get the ultrawide.

[Will_Man_Dude]

Ok guys thanks for all the help but I think I will go with the 34um95 and then when I am able I will find one of the dell almost square ones that will work well with the um95