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So, I have a 2gb GTX 660, right now I'm running one 20" monitor aswell as an old 15" monitor.  Should i get a 32" monitor and just keep the two monitors on either side just to have OR should i buy two more 20" monitors and have a triple display.. I'm leaning more towards the two more 20" monitors but im not sure....

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So, I have a 2gb GTX 660, right now I'm running one 20" monitor aswell as an old 15" monitor.  Should i get a 32" monitor and just keep the two monitors on either side just to have OR should i buy two more 20" monitors and have a triple display.. I'm leaning more towards the two more 20" monitors but im not sure....

Yeah, personally I would just have x3 20" monitors.

I'm not a fan of 32947 different random-sized monitors all over the place just for the sake of screen area.

 

If you're gonna do multi-monitor, do it the correct, classy, fluid way. Just my opinion.

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If you plan on gaming across all 3 monitors your will need a stronger GPU first but if you plan on gaming just on one then I would get the three 20" ones since it will look more uniform and cleaner.

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If you plan on gaming across all 3 monitors your will need a stronger GPU first but if you plan on gaming just on one then I would get the three 20" ones since it will look more uniform and cleaner.

 One of my friends runs 3 monitors and he can play most games just fine on all three.  If i have any issues with the performance i will probably just either turn the settings down or play on one display. 

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Yeah go for the 3 20". A bigger monitor isn't necessarily better, but more monitors definitely are. (moving this over from the ignore post)

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So, I have a 2gb GTX 660, right now I'm running one 20" monitor aswell as an old 15" monitor.  Should i get a 32" monitor and just keep the two monitors on either side just to have OR should i buy two more 20" monitors and have a triple display.. I'm leaning more towards the two more 20" monitors but im not sure....

get 2 more 20'' monitor and if u plan on gaming on all of the three, get another gtx 660... :P

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 One of my friends runs 3 monitors and he can play most games just fine on all three.  If i have any issues with the performance i will probably just either turn the settings down or play on one display. 

If you don't mind dropping the settings down a bit to play across all 3 you should be fine, but definitely go for three of the same sized ones, you will just have a better surround experience than having one big one and a medium one and a small one, especially if they are all different resolutions.

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Yeah go for the 3 20". A bigger monitor isn't necessarily better, but more monitors definitely are. (moving this over from the ignore post)

People with Dark Theme can barely read this, just FYI. That's why you should post with the normal color, don't change it.

 

Unless, of course, you prefer to be an obscure LTT Ninja.  :ph34r:

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go with 2 20" it will look sexyer then 3 random ass monitors

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If i were to get another 660, i would also have to get a new motherboard and case.  For some odd reason there are no Micro ATX AM3+ motherboards with two slots.. I think it's the stupidest thing ever but whatever. 

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Yeah go for the 3 20". A bigger monitor isn't necessarily better, but more monitors definitely are. (moving this over from the ignore post)

 

People with Dark Theme can barely read this, just FYI. That's why you should post with the normal color, don't change it.

 

Unless, of course, you prefer to be an obscure LTT Ninja.  :ph34r:

Yeah, I had to highlight it so see it xD

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Just like what everybody else says, 2 more 20" monitors looks more sexy and badass than 3445667744 FUCKING RANDOM combos of random monitors, especially when you have one LED and a CRT next to it. Just plain disheveled. Also, like what @Cubit481 said, if you plan on gaming on 3 monitors, you may need an extra card for SLI. It takes quite a bit of horsepower to game on 3 monitors, especially since you need to display 3 times the pixels as just one monitor.

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People with Dark Theme can barely read this, just FYI. That's why you should post with the normal color, don't change it.

 

Unless, of course, you prefer to be an obscure LTT Ninja.  :ph34r:

I copy and pasted that, and it changed it to black, I think this is something to do with using a dirty, stinking, rotten mac.

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