Triple Monitor Madness. Need some help getting started!

[360nohope]

Hi everyone, I am new to the whole triple thing and after having gone and gotten myself a racing wheel setup I have decided it is finally time.

 

I have done some research and decided I only have a few options based on where I live (Australia) and budget (No more than $900)

 

The option that I think will work best for me is having a really good middle monitor that is G-sync capable and 144hz (looking at the Acer Predator XB240H despite the lack of reviews ~$475), and then two lesser quality outer monitors like the Asus VE248H (~$200) or something similar. Because not all games run fantastic in surround I thought it might be worth having the 144hz main for CS:GO and the likes. I spoke to nVidia Support and they seemed to think that all of the monitors would run at 60hz and G-sync would still work fine on the middle monitor in surround so just wanted some confirmation on that aswell from the guys that know best =).

 

Basically my question is how feasible is it to have a different middle monitor? Will the colours make me want to throw up every time I look at a different screen and are the borders tolerable? None of the screens seem to have a very slim border.

 

The other option would be to go with 3x 23" IPS Panels which I like the idea of for the colours and extremely slim border size, it would be a little cheaper (~$250 Per Monitor) and they would all match but of course the package comes with the lower refresh rate (60hz) and response time (Usually around 5ms GTG), and if there is 1 thing I hate the most about gaming it is Tearing / V-Sync lag.

 

Of course if anyone has a better idea that is possible within the budget and available here is Aus, I wanna hear about it!!

 

I play only FPS and Racing / Flight Sim games with maybe the occasional 3rd person.

 

Thanks in advance everyone! 

 

Joel

 

[suchamoneypit]

What do you have to power this setup? I personally have three monitors, the center monitor being different. The color difference is noticable on dekstop (not annoying) but not so much in games as it is a constantly moving enviroment and you arent focusing on the side screens. What you have to power the three monitors would be a big consideration in which ones to buy.

 

EDIT: If you cant power the 144hz center monitor you would better off getting 3 of the same monitors for consistency, I myself almost always play on one monitor for gaming, occasionally_​ using all 3 in lower end games, but the main thing is having 3 screens for your desktop and windows as far as productivity in accomplishing tasks like opening multiple files or doing a research paper for school is just fantastic.

[rmac52]

So I had 2 different kind of monitors when I first decided to do tripple monitors. I had a TN asus monitor and bought 2 asus ips monitors. The color difference was really noticeable at first. But I was able to adjust the colors of the TN to match. I have 3 of the ips monitors now but I want to replace my center with a 21:9

[ThatOneRussian]

If youre using NVIDIA your surround setup will make it so that your specs of your worst monitor so the acer monitor will go down to the specs of the asus monitors. AKA res and refresh rate if its in surround. For now anyway

[360nohope]

What do you have to power this setup? I personally have three monitors, the center monitor being different. The color difference is noticable on dekstop (not annoying) but not so much in games as it is a constantly moving enviroment and you arent focusing on the side screens. What you have to power the three monitors would be a big consideration in which ones to buy.

 

EDIT: If you cant power the 144hz center monitor you would better off getting 3 of the same monitors for consistency, I myself almost always play on one monitor for gaming, occasionally_​ using all 3 in lower end games, but the main thing is having 3 screens for your desktop and windows as far as productivity in accomplishing tasks like opening multiple files or doing a research paper for school is just fantastic.

 

I currently have a gtx 980ti on order so that will be the grunt. I imagine it would power the 144hz monitor fine when playing with just that monitor (CS:GO and whatever), whereas if I am playing in surround I will just have to hope it can drive all 3 at close to the limit of 60hz Although g-sync on the middle should make it a bit more enjoyable

[360nohope]

If youre using NVIDIA your surround setup will make it so that your specs of your worst monitor so the acer monitor will go down to the specs of the asus monitors. AKA res and refresh rate if its in surround. For now anyway

 

Yeah that was my understanding anyways, the first option includes all 1080p panels so from what I gather they will all run at 60hz and the middle monitor will still run with g-sync enabled, which should make it a bit easier on the eyes =)

[ThatOneRussian]

Yeah that was my understanding anyways, the first option includes all 1080p panels so from what I gather they will all run at 60hz and the middle monitor will still run with g-sync enabled, which should make it a bit easier on the eyes =)

im just going surround with better single monitors than one best one and 2 worse ones

[360nohope]

So I had 2 different kind of monitors when I first decided to do tripple monitors. I had a TN asus monitor and bought 2 asus ips monitors. The color difference was really noticeable at first. But I was able to adjust the colors of the TN to match. I have 3 of the ips monitors now but I want to replace my center with a 21:9

 

I had thought about this actually, Did you do the colour adjustment in windows or was it hardware based?

[360nohope]

im just going surround with better single monitors than one best one and 2 worse ones

 

 

Yeah I like this solution however it is hard to find a good middle ground within the price range. To get 3x 120-144hz 24" monitors without g-sync is still too expensive which means everything I am looking at that is under $900 is 60hz and mostly TN, which means I am still having to deal with tearing so for me I would rather take the 23" IPS Panels and at least have the nice colours.

[rmac52]

I had thought about this actually, Did you do the colour adjustment in windows or was it hardware based?

 

Nothing fancy I just adjusted the settings on the monitor until it looked like my ips monitor