cheapest eyefinity setup

[Guest]

what would be the cheapest eyefinity setup? something you would for example recommend to a rich 13 year old or something(i don't have much money to spend), and please no recommendations to save up for more. i don't actually care if it has to be second hand, i've had great experience with that.

 

thanks everyone.

[beach_boy98]

So like a r9 380x and some 21 inch screens from best buy that kinnda thing?

[ThatOneRussian]

what? you give no guidelines or boundaries seriously.

[Guest]

So like a r9 380x and some 21 inch screens from best buy that kinnda thing?

 

i need just the displays

 

 

what? you give no guidelines or boundaries seriously.

 

as long as they are 1080p and not as small as a mouse, i don't really care no  . i just need 'em to be cheap...

[alexhelvetica]

The cheapest DIGITAL displays you can get your hands on (So they have to have a DVI-D, DVI-I, HDMI or Displayport output), and an active DVI-D to DisplayPort (Assuming one of the 3 monitor didn't have a Displayport out)

[elkenrod]

i need just the displays

 

 

 

as long as they are 1080p and not as small as a mouse, i don't really care no  .

 

So here's my suggestion.  You could go second hand, but you're likely to not have the best experience if they are not all the same model.

I would wait for Black Friday.... I purchased all three of my monitors that I have in my surround setup on Black Friday (two different years).

In total, the three 24" monitors were $300, which is a pretty solid deal. 

 

If your budget is less than that, you could probably find 3 smaller monitors new for around $240 during Black Friday, but for less than that, I don't see you

able to purchase new.

[iamdarkyoshi]

I wouldnt exactly reccomend it, but I used to have five 1280x1024 19in cragslist monitors in eyefinity. Looked and felt pretty damn badass, not to mention the multitasking that can be done. I would need to find my image of it. I spent 100 bucks alone on displayport to DVI active adapters though

[don_svetlio]

R9 380 4G and 3 768p monitors

[Guest]

R9 380 4G and 3 768p monitors

 

which 768p monitors then?

 

The cheapest DIGITAL displays you can get your hands on (So they have to have a DVI-D, DVI-I, HDMI or Displayport output), and an active DVI-D to DisplayPort (Assuming one of the 3 monitor didn't have a Displayport out)

 

i don't care if they are analog... i'm using vga right now...

 

I wouldnt exactly reccomend it, but I used to have five 1280x1024 19in cragslist monitors in eyefinity. Looked and felt pretty damn badass, not to mention the multitasking that can be done. I would need to find my image of it. I spent 100 bucks alone on displayport to DVI active adapters though

 

i would aprecciate 16:9 if you understand me

[iamdarkyoshi]

 

i would aprecciate 16:9 if you understand me

16:9 is nice. Whatever you get, you generally need at least one of them displayport if you use more than 2 panels. And please, vga is so 20 years ago, use dvi...

[don_svetlio]

which 768p monitors then?

 

 

i don't care if they are analog... i'm using vga right now...

 

 

i would aprecciate 16:9 if you understand me

cheapest LCD ones you can find

[Guest]

16:9 is nice. Whatever you get, you generally need at least one of them displayport if you use more than 2 panels. And please, vga is so 20 years ago, use dvi...

 

as i said, i have almost no money, i cna't switch to dvi because my 2 monitors support only vga... 

[alexhelvetica]

which 768p monitors then?

 

 

i don't care if they are analog... i'm using vga right now...

 

 

i would aprecciate 16:9 if you understand me

All but one of the displays have to be digital.

Most AMD cards these days have a HDMI, DVI-I, DVI-D and Displayport

At least one (You can have more if you want) of the 3 displays have to be off the Displayport and the remaining can be off any of the remaining ports.

 

DVI-D is digital only

DVI-I is Analogue or Digital

HDMI is digital only.

(DVI-A is analogue but your card WILL NOT HAVE ONE)

 

I said get digital displays so you don't have to have a VGA to DVI-D or DVI-A adapter and they all match!

[Nexxus]

I ask why do you wanna go triple screen, I did and im saying eh to it (I assume you are going triple)

[Guest]

I ask why do you wanna go triple screen, I did and im saying eh to it (I assume you are going triple)

 

i currently have 2 displays, but i do video editing and when i am also watching youtube i don't have enough space lol

[Nexxus]

i currently have 2 displays, but i do video editing and when i am also watching youtube i don't have enough space lol

Okay, carry on then, thought it was for gaming and I wouldn't recommend it in that case. 

[Guest]

Okay, carry on then, thought it was for gaming and I wouldn't recommend it in that case. 

 

well, maybe a little bit of gaming but if you look in my signature, when i start doing eyefinity and stuff i'm going to upgrade...

[Guest]

but hey, can anyone just recommend me a cheap monitor that i can use please?

[simson0606]

why not a r9 290 and 3 22 inch 1080p screens (you could pick the screens up for around $100 each and the 290 can second hand be found for like $180 (had 2 of em for €165 each)) 

 

monitor:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw

[Nexxus]

well, maybe a little bit of gaming but if you look in my signature, when i start doing eyefinity and stuff i'm going to upgrade...

while its ok with gaming its nothing great even I struggle to power alot on my setup on 3 screens, and not only that the fisheye effect on 3 screens is...quite a sight to behold and its not terribly nice.

[Guest]

why not a r9 290 and 3 22 inch 1080p screens (you could pick the screens up for around $100 each and the 290 can second hand be found for like $180 (had 2 of em for €165 each)) 

 

monitor:

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/aoc-monitor-i2269vw

 

yes, that's what i mean, thanks