triple display?????

[gizyodamo]

Hi I am very new to this and no very little about computers so I hope this is not the dumbest of questions, I have noticed that when multiple display is talked about only monitors and graphics cards are mentioned, does this mean that it does not matter what the other components are? just wondering if CPU or power supply or mother board would have an effect on multi screen. 

My pc consists of (I am reading off the boxes lol) msi H110M gaming mother board, intel core i3 processor, EVGA 600B 600 watt bronze power supply, msi version of nvidia geforce gtx 1050ti dual fan graphics card, what are your thoughts on this as a casual gaming and browsing system and will it support triple screen display, also I am deciding between triple screen or a better single display. 

Have to mention I love the videos, thanks

[genexis_x]

9 minutes ago, gizyodamo said:

will it support triple screen display

Yes. But don't game on 3 displays. Also the CPU is not so suitable for multitasking which is crucial if you plan to do tasks with 3 monitors at the same time.
Single display will be better.

[Technomancer__]

the only thing that maters is the gpu

btw if you want more monitors and your gpu cant support them you can enable your i-gpu and connect monitors on that like i did. but keep in mind you cant do the thing that you can play games on those conected to the mobo

 

i think 1050ti can have 3 monitors

[DrMikeNZ]

It depends on what you intend to do with the multi monitor setup.

The i3 is not a great multi-tasking processor, if you intend to have a bunch of chrome tabs open on one screen, watching movies on another, while gaming, the processor will likely scream then hide in the corner to have a cry. The more things you have open at once, the more the CPU and RAM will limit you.

 

You don't need a powerful GPU to drive 3 high resolution monitors for productivity tasks, on my work computer I use an i7 3770's iGPU and an old HD5450 to run my 3 monitors. And ran 3x1440p 144hz monitors off a single GTX 970 for a while.

If you want to game on 3 screens, then you will need a rather beastly system to power it.

[Glenwing]

Yes, only the graphics card matter, other components do not affect multi monitor capability.

 

Modern desktop i3's are fine for general purpose multitasking, you don't need to be worried about browsing the internet and having a word document and Skype open all together, or something like that. If you are doing multiple intensive tasks, like gaming + something else heavy, yes it might not fare well, but it's fine for normal triple screen usage.

[gizyodamo]

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Posted 11 hours ago · Original Poster

Hi I am very new to this and no very little about computers so I hope this is not the dumbest of questions, I have noticed that when multiple display is talked about only monitors and graphics cards are mentioned, does this mean that it does not matter what the other components are? just wondering if CPU or power supply or mother board would have an effect on multi screen. 

My pc consists of (I am reading off the boxes lol) msi H110M gaming mother board, intel core i3 processor, EVGA 600B 600 watt bronze power supply, msi version of nvidia geforce gtx 1050ti dual fan graphics card, what are your thoughts on this as a casual gaming and browsing system and will it support triple screen display, also I am deciding between triple screen or a better single display. 

Have to mention I love the videos, thanks

Posted 11 hours ago

Yes, only the graphics card matter, other components do not affect multi monitor capability.

 

Modern desktop i3's are fine for general purpose multitasking, you don't need to be worried about browsing the internet and having a word document and Skype open all together, or something like that. If you are doing multiple intensive tasks, like gaming + something else heavy, yes it might not fare well, but it's fine for normal triple screen usage.

 

 

would I benefit from switching out the i3 for the i5 7500 and is the i5 compatable with my system??

[gizyodamo]

11 hours ago, huilun02 said:

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this is all really irrelevant since the question is simply weather or not the system is capable of multi screen