Running 5 monitors on 2 Nvidia GT 710 good idea?

[kir13y]

Currently have a gtx 1080 running my center/gaming monitor at 144hz and a nvidia gtx 480 (not rx 480, the nvidia space heater) with a pluggable usb adapter running my other 5 monitors.  I would like to get rid of the usb cards and the gtx 480 and possibly replace it with 2 gt 710s.  (I can't run any other monitors on the gtx 1080 as they are at 60hz and it causes super annoying flickering and random flashing.)  Will I have issues with having this many cards in my system?

 

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[Praesi]

And you need 5 Displays for...what?

[kir13y]

Just now, Praesi said:

And you need 5 Displays for...what?

Well the center one is gaming and the other 5 are just productivity so they don't have games or whatever on them.  I mostly just use them for having videos, skype and slack on them.

[_JohnB330ci]

4 minutes ago, Praesi said:

And you need 5 Displays for...what?

I use 4 just when gaming, sure others can find uses.

[DarkBlade2117]

3 hours ago, Praesi said:

And you need 5 Displays for...what?

The things I could do with 5 monitors, I love having Discord full screen, I usually always have some Youtube Video or stream running int he background, spotify is usually up at most times, main screen for games, I would love to just have a blank screen as many times do I create new folders, txt documents or so I don't have to minimize to open up certain programs. Another one would have OBS, hardware monitoring.

I wish I had 3 monitors, better yet 5 xD.

[GigabitXe]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I wish I had 3 monitors, better yet 5 xD.

Same here, though who knows when I can actually afford that kind of setup.

[Praesi]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

The things I could do with 5 monitors, I love having Discord full screen, I usually always have some Youtube Video or stream running int he background, spotify is usually up at most times, main screen for games, I would love to just have a blank screen as many times do I create new folders, txt documents or so I don't have to minimize to open up certain programs. Another one would have OBS, hardware monitoring.

I wish I had 3 monitors, better yet 5 xD.

Ya...i rather spend my Money for something usefull.

[DarkBlade2117]

2 hours ago, Space2867 said:

Same here, though who knows when I can actually afford that kind of setup.

I need an i7 then if I get new monitors I am going to 1440p and getting new GPU so ):

 

[DarkBlade2117]

2 hours ago, Praesi said:

Ya...i rather spend my Money for something usefull.

Like more RAM? As much as 3 monitors is useful, I guess 5 would be a bit much but 4 in my opinion for what I do is the sweet spot.

[GigabitXe]

Just now, DarkBlade2117 said:

I need an i7 then if I get new monitors I am going to 1440p and getting new GPU so ):

 

 

Sounds like a lot of $$$. Have fun when the time comes

[kir13y]

5 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

The things I could do with 5 monitors, I love having Discord full screen, I usually always have some Youtube Video or stream running int he background, spotify is usually up at most times, main screen for games, I would love to just have a blank screen as many times do I create new folders, txt documents or so I don't have to minimize to open up certain programs. Another one would have OBS, hardware monitoring.

I wish I had 3 monitors, better yet 5 xD.

 

 

Yeah its pretty useful.  I usually have music/youtube, skype, and slack on the top monitors and the bottom 3 are just for whatever I'm doing.  It's super helpful for doing cad and programming work because you can have other documents/api on the other screens.  Most of the monitors that I have are just 1080p and 24" or less and I got 4 of them for $20 each used at garage sales.

[Praesi]

Just now, DarkBlade2117 said:

Like more RAM? As much as 3 monitors is useful, I guess 5 would be a bit much but 4 in my opinion for what I do is the sweet spot.

More RAM? No, 16GB on my Gaming PC and 32GB on my Workstation is all i need atm.

[DarkBlade2117]

2 hours ago, Space2867 said:

Sounds like a lot of $$$. Have fun when the time comes

That time won't be for a long time, Not until at least ( Hopefully ) around Q2 of 2017. By then I should be able to slowly save up enough money, since I'll be 16 and the only bill/s I'll have is Car Insurance and I guess gas, which I won't be driving much.

[kir13y]

So back on topic... I've heard bad things about running multiple monitors on multiple gpus.  Has anyone tried this?

[DarkBlade2117]

2 hours ago, kir13y said:

So back on topic... I've heard bad things about running multiple monitors on multiple gpus.  Has anyone tried this?

I ran 2 monitors on my GPU +iGPU since the second one was only ever ( and still only used ) for youtube, word documents ect.

[GigabitXe]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

By then I should be able to slowly save up enough money, since I'll be 16 and the only bill/s I'll have is Car Insurance and I guess gas

That is the way to do it. Spend money on expensive things when you are young and don't have other things to pay for. I am only 14 and I already have $1000+ of computer equipment. All bought with my hard earned money and trust me, you do not know what "hard earned" is unless you work 9+ hours a day on a farm.

[Praesi]

2 minutes ago, Space2867 said:

That is the way to do it. Spend money on expensive things when you are young and don't have other things to pay for. I am only 14 and I already have $1000+ of computer equipment. All bought with my hard earned money and trust me, you do not know what "hard earned" is unless you work 9+ hours a day on a farm.

Maybe School would be the better choice for a 14y old Teen.

[kir13y]

3 minutes ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I ran 2 monitors on my GPU +iGPU since the second one was only ever ( and still only used ) for youtube, word documents ect.

Unfortunately, my CPU doesn't have iGPU (6800k) so that's not an option for me

[GigabitXe]

Just now, Praesi said:

Maybe School would be the better choice for a 14y old Teen.

I do go to school and I have a ton of money already saved up for college, as I split all of my paychecks in half. Half for spending now, half for college later.

[DarkBlade2117]

2 hours ago, Praesi said:

Maybe School would be the better choice for a 14y old Teen.

I'm going to college for free and will have 2 associate's before I graduate High School along with a couple certifications.

[kir13y]

5 minutes ago, Space2867 said:

That is the way to do it. Spend money on expensive things when you are young and don't have other things to pay for. I am only 14 and I already have $1000+ of computer equipment. All bought with my hard earned money and trust me, you do not know what "hard earned" is unless you work 9+ hours a day on a farm.

 

Agreed.  I work every summer (not hard earned) at an online retail company and now I'm 16 and I recently sold my old stuff and started fresh with this build.

[Praesi]

1 minute ago, Space2867 said:

I do go to school and I have a ton of money already saved up for college, as I split all of my paychecks in half. Half for spending now, half for college later.

So you go to School and than you work 9h+ on the Farm. Yep..makes sense.

[GigabitXe]

1 minute ago, DarkBlade2117 said:

I'm going to college for free and will have 2 associate's before I graduate High School along with a couple certifications.

Cool. I wish that I had that going for me. Although with my grades, I will probably end up getting plenty of scholarships.

[kir13y]

1 minute ago, Praesi said:

So you go to School and than you work 9h+ on the Farm. Yep..makes sense.

He probably works 9hrs during the summer but, idk.

[GigabitXe]

3 minutes ago, Praesi said:

So you go to School and than you work 9h+ on the Farm. Yep..makes sense.

I only work on the farm during the summer (8-9 hours a day, 6 days a week). It is a nice job if you can handle the hard work.