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Hello I have my own company and we have like a "command center" video wall. The wall is 3 by 2 (so 3 horizontally and 2 vertically). Currently we are using 2 seperate pc's to drive 4 displays and 2 displays. Now I am looking for a solution where I can run everything from a single pc as we want to be able to combine the displays as one big screen. Use cases: During normal days: each screen has its own seperate information (dashboard, ...) During a customer visit or ...: All six screens as one big screen. I know from the Linus Tech Tips channel that SLI is going away. So I am looking for a solution that we last at least a couple of years. Total PC build budget would be around €2000 (pc + graphics). But the cheaper the better ofcourse Thanks in advance.

Budget (including currency): £... the required amount to achieve the goal without being silly & however long it takes to make the loot. Country: UK Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Moderately Heavy Gaming / Audio Recording & Video Editing / Movies, TV, & Comics / Basic Office Plebbery Preliminary Details: This is a custom build project that I'm able to take my time with, as opposed to a "my pc just died and I need something now" panic build. I have a machine, it's falling behind a bit these days though, so it's time to think about a next gen replacement before it gets to the point where I wish I'd started it sooner and find myself in the machineless or potato machine category still buying parts for the replacement. As it's gotta do all the things to some degree or another, I will NOT be cheaping out on components but don't intend gettting too crazy either... I don't think I need a threadripper or other similarly insane top end kit, even though we would all like that kinda gear - I don't have any children to sell and I think my brother & his wife might miss their own son if he went missing... So, time and the saving of loot have been, and will continue to be in play so that the remaining options of selling body parts or becoming indentured won't be necessary : ) The main focus of this post: I would like some information and advice on adequate GPU selection for driving SIX displays at 4k with a min refresh rate of 60Hz... (or other resolution / refresh rate combos depending on the numerous variables but NEVER less than 1080 / 60Hz & always the best possible) Display details and use case below: 3x displays at 27" (16:9) 4k 1x display at 32" (16:9) 4k portrait orientation 1x display at approx 80" (16:9) - 4k projector 1x display at 49" (32:9) super-ultrawide Gaming will happen in one of the following scenarios at any given time, depending on social situation, game choice, display options available, and preferred display experience: On a Single Display - either the super-ultrawide or the 4k projector. Across 3 displays - the triple 27" display array. GPU requirements for work activities, like video editing and rendering or 3d modelling, tend to allow you to specify a GPU for the task at hand in their settings / options. Windows for these tasks will be spread across various displays as needed. General office plebbery and entertainment like streaming youtube, watching movies & tv (either streaming or from local drive), & reading comics obviously doesnt put much pressure on the GPU at all so theres nothing to worry about there. The crux of this post that I would like the input for: So, with the new cards being able to push a maximum of 7680 x 4320 total resolution, which is 33,177,600 pixels (33 million, 177 thousand, 600 pixels)... That's a little over whats needed for 3 displays at 4k, or 3840 x 2160 x 3, which is 24,883,200 pixels (24 million, 883 thousand, 200 pixels). Nvidia cards are able to handle 4 displays total, use GDDR6X VRAM, & have different VRAM capacities across the range. AMD cards are able to handle more displays, use GDDR6 VRAM, & the RX6800, RX6800XT, & RX6900XT all have 16GB VRAM. Each have their own features and technologies to deliver the goods we crave for the things we wanna do and seem fairly comparable in ability. My display requirements and intended use case is stated above. My question is this: What GPU should I opt for to achive the goal? They MUST have a waterblock available for that model but don't necessarily have to have the waterblocks preinstalled. Can manage that meself if the best choice doesn't have a preinstalled waterblock option. Since they're all impossible for normal people to obtain right now anyway, I've just been researching and saving a bit of loot for the final choice while buying other less expensive parts along the way. It's proving to be a little tricky to work out as there are a lot of conflicting opinions on multiple GPU use, the pros & cons, non SLI / crossfire use cases, SLI / crossfire use cases, etc. It seems like most, if not all of those using or asking about using more than 3 or 4 monitors aren't using any of them for moderately heavy gaming as well as for work... so don't require the beefy GPU performance that gaming requires. Other Intended System Hardware Details: Liquid cooled with 2 separate loops... the GPU and CPU loops separated mainly for aesthetics and symmetry reasons. Custom case to accomodate required component positioning for that delicious symmetry. Definitly able to stand on a desk or shelf, possibly also able to be wall mounted. G.Skill Trident Royal Silver RGB RAM - probably something like 64GB at 3600 c16 or better if reasonably priced. Ryzen Processor - the best I can afford thats not a threadripper. Asus Xonar Essence STX II 7.1 Soundcard & Daughter-Board. MoBo choice will depend on the CPU and PCIe slot arrangement: potentially needs to accommodate 2 GPU cards, PLUS a soundcard with 2 boards (only 1 needs PCIe connection). PSU selection will depend on final GPU selection power needs + other hardware power requirements but I'm leaning towards 1200w gold / platinum rated or better. CPU Waterblock 2x Distro Plates or Manifolds - one for each loop. 2x Cylindrical Reservoirs - one for each loop. 2x EK CryoFuel colours - one colour for each loop. Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste. Any and all required cables & cable extensions. Existing parts available / already purchased for the project: 2x EKWB Quantum Inertia D5 PWM D-RGB Plexi Pumps 2x Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 X-Flow 420mm Copper Radiators 6x Corsair QL140 RGB Fans + Lighting Node Core 2x Noctua NF-P14 Fans Approx. 24 Brass G1/4 Hardline Fittings + 2 x Drain Ports 2x Brass G1/4 Soft Tubing Fittings & Soft Tubing (only used for draining during maintenance) 1x Sabrent 1TB M.2 SSD 2x Samsung 1TB Evo SSD's + data & power cables Keyboard & Mouse PS3 Controller, Cable, & Bluetooth USB adapter Various Displays Other USB Devices DP 1.4 Cables HDMI 2.1 Cables Tools I think I've covered just about everything that springs to mind right now regarding details for this project. Thanks in advance to anyone & everyone for any & all information / help making a final decision about GPU's. Korbargh

I need to run 6 monitors (24" 1080p) and I was wondering whether it's better to run 2 1060's in sli to achieve the amount of display ports I'd need or if there is a smarter way. fyi money < aesthetics so if your solution makes more economic sense I actually need a solution that achieves my needs and still looks nice

I have six 1080p ASUS gaming screens, and some crazy system latency when I plug more than two or three in at once. I use to run this same configuration on two EVGA 760's in SLI and a touch screen making 7 screens. I had similar latency with those cards. Sense upgrading to two 1080's in SLI almost nothing has improved other than the frame rate. I did a fresh install the other day and even with nothing installed but the video drivers I get the exact same problem. I run high quality DisplayPort cables for every screen. I have tried no SLI, single bridge SLI, and duel bridge SLI. Nothing changes. My system OS runs on duel SSD's in RAID 0. I don't play any games that span more than 1 screen. Mostly just work stuff and six EVE Online clients. One on each screen. Here is my setup. DESKTOP - Custom built my self Processor AMD FX-9590 Vishera 8-Core 4.7 GHz Socket AM3+ 220W FD9590FHHKWOF Desktop Processor - Black Edition Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro N 64bit Chipset AMD 990FX + SB950 Motherboard ASUS TUF SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Memory G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2133 (PC3 17000) Desktop Memory Display 6 x ASUS VG248QE Black 24" Gaming Monitor, 144 Hz 1ms (GTG), 3D Monitor, Height & pivot adjustable, 350 cd/m2 (Currently unplugged) 1 x Dell E2014T Black 19.5" USB Optical 6 Camera IR Touchscreen Monitor WLED Graphic 2 x EVGA GeForce GTX 1080 HYBRID GAMING, 8GB GDDR5X Storage 2 x SAMSUNG 850 EVO 2.5" 500GB SATA III 3-D Vertical Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-75E500B/AM - In RAID 0 4 x 1TB Seagate used server harddrives - In RAID 0 ASUS Black Blu-ray Drive SATA CPU Cooling Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX Extreme Performance Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 240mm (CW-9060021-WW) Camera None Networking Realtek 8111F - 10/100/1000Mbps Interface 3 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (dual x16 or x16/x8/x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1 1 x PCI Slot 8 x SATA 6Gb/s 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s) (brown) Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 4 x USB 3.0 8 x USB 2.0 2 x eSATA 6Gb/s 1 x Optical 6 Ports Audio Realtek ALC892 - 8 Channels Logitech G430 USB Connector Circumaural Surround Sound Gaming Headset Battery 500W Backup PSU with USB to computer for proper auto shutdown the computer on power outage. Power Supply CORSAIR HXi Series HX1000i 1000W 80 PLUS PLATINUM Haswell Ready Full Modular ATX12V & EPS12V SLI and Crossfire Ready Power Supply with C-Link Monitoring and Control Case Antec DF-85 DARK FLEET SERIES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV-nDtt89qI Other Logitech G510s Illuminated USB Gaming Keyboard Logitech G700s 910-003584 Black 13 Buttons 1 x Wheel USB Wired / Wireless Laser Rechargeable Gaming Mouse Picture was taken before the video card upgrade.

i have 6 monitors 2 of them are from my gtx 1050 ti and the other 2 re from my 710. I use them foe multi tasking and movie watching. MY problem is when i watch movies the 2 from my 710 gpu desplay the video is slower than the rest, not much but enough for me to get annoyed(it ruins the action parts), i use PotPlayer that streches the image to all desplays, I have also tryed VLC that solves my issue kind of.... VLC insted of streching the image it makes multiple windows that you set in place, but my problem with it is that for the life of me i can not set 6 16: 9(aspect ratio) Windows, i get 6 wierd shaped windos that wont get to fullscreen (Maybe help me there...) ... (My Full Resolution Is 8: 3 with 5760x2160) + (the 710 cant enter suround) *all monitors are the same I also might be in the wrong topic boardXD PLZ HELP

Hi guys, I am trying to build a PC that is capable of handling 6 monitors. I am not intending to play games on it. It's main purpose is displaying slideshows and such. Now the thing is, I am not completely sure how to connect the monitors to the GPU. Because of this, I also haven't bought any components yet. The Monitors I am intending on buying are 6x Samsung S27H850. Since they support Daisychain, I thought that it would be convinient to use this technology. But I've read that it only supports up to 4 monitors? Is it possible to connect 4 Monitors via Daisychain (using 2 slots on the GPU) and then connect the other 2 monitors on the spare ports? Or do I have to buy 2 seperate GPUs? If you know another solution to solve my problem, please let me know! Thanks in advance.

Now that the dust has settled from the 3 Million subscribers give away, I can now say hello and introduce myself. Long time subscriber of the YouTube channel, never knew there was a forum! I've been involved in computers for just about 27 years. I love technology. I consider myself a hardware guru, but you can decide. If you do a search for my screen name you'll see what I mean. I don't want to list all that I do, because I do not want to get accused of advertising on a public forum. That's hardly my intent. I have such a busy life that I find it hard to keep up with any forum. However, I will make this one my new home for helping people and becoming part of the team to achieve this. I've decided to go to college here in Suffolk county Long Island, and get my Information Tech 2 year degree. @ 48, its hard. I have complete respect for ANY full time student; I have no idea how you guys do it. Anyway, I love helping people with their technology questions. I have a huge passion for radio communications. I have my amateur (HAM) and GMRS license. I run a GMRS repeater on a tower in Suffolk. I haven't upgraded my primary PC in a while, but that machine is a 3770K (all four cores OCed @ 4Ghz w/ HT on), GTX 980Ti, and a GTX580. The 980 does 4 monitors while the 580 does an additional 2, for a total of 6 monitors. 32gig of RAM, 500 gig Samsung EVO 850, 64gig SSD temp storage for my renders. Then a 500 gig WD. all 2.5". I like to swap out drives on the fly. 1000 watt Corsair PSU 80+ gold (RM1000X) Cooler Master HAF 932 case. My H100i is removed at the moment. I will update my profile with all the necessary information Talk with your soon! Joeteck

hey guys, il try to keep this as simple as possible. im running 6 monitors for a flight sim in eyefinity. 2x R9 290 and 1x R9 240 3 monitors at 5760 x 1080 ( set up as one display group) 3 auxiliary monitors to display instruments. Can this be on on Nvidia ? i really want a gtx 1080 (even a gtx 960 to run the 3 auxiliary monitors ) but if it cant do this then il just wait for the AMD vega 10 series to ocme out. From what i can gather Nvidia Surround can run 3 monitors and only one more as an accessory display. OR if i dont run Nvidia Surround can i just set up the 3 monitors at 5760 x 1080 and have the other 3 on their own. IF the desktop resolution of the primary monitor is 5760 x 1080p then the game lets me select that resolution in-game. i know this is complicated but any insight would be much appreciated. cheers