Triple 1080p Single GPU

[byalexandr]

I am upgrading my system before I head off to college, and I plan on having triple VG248QE monitors. I already have two so it wouldn't be too much of an investment and I want to do it mainly for the productivity aspect but for gaming as well. But I have no clue what kind of power I need to drive all three monitors at least at 60FPS. Will a 1080 do? Should I wait this Summer for Vega?

[wzrd]

Just now, byalexandr said:

I am upgrading my system before I head off to college, and I plan on having triple VG248QE monitors. I already have two so it wouldn't be too much of an investment and I want to do it mainly for the productivity aspect but for gaming as well. But I have no clue what kind of power I need to drive all three monitors at least at 60FPS. Will a 1080 do? Should I wait this Summer for Vega?

Unless you're planning to game on all three monitors at once, i.e. triple 1080 resolution, it won't make any difference. The GPU you have will run three monitors just fine for general use.

 

If you are planning to game on all three at the same time, a 1070 would be plenty, but to answer your question directly, a 1080 is more than enough.

[themctipers]

surround 1080p gaming or gaming on a single 1080p and discord/whatever on the other screens?

[Technomancer__]

7 hours ago, byalexandr said:

I am upgrading my system before I head off to college, and I plan on having triple VG248QE monitors. I already have two so it wouldn't be too much of an investment and I want to do it mainly for the productivity aspect but for gaming as well. But I have no clue what kind of power I need to drive all three monitors at least at 60FPS. Will a 1080 do? Should I wait this Summer for Vega?

i would wait for vega since you're going to collage

else get a 1080 or 1080ti depending on your budget

[ARikozuM]

As a triple monitor gamer, I usually recommend the X70 from green or X80 from red since the amount of pixels can be quite difficult to run. Getting the 1080 would help tremendously with future titles.

[Darkseth]

Then wait for Vega, and get different Monitors, that support Freesync: Acer XF240Hbmjdpr

 

Having Freesync is a pretty good deal for smooth gameplay.

 

Since 3 G-Sync monitors will easy cost you 400-500 per Monitor.

[Mick Naughty]

A 1080 can do that. Enough is a vauge standard. I have surround gamed for years. Only recent games I play are bf1, bf4 and bfhl. A 1080 can do it. So can one of my old cards. 

 

Depends on the game and if you don't mind turning stuff down so it's playable. 

[MiketheGingerGuy]

7 hours ago, byalexandr said:

I am upgrading my system before I head off to college, and I plan on having triple VG248QE monitors. I already have two so it wouldn't be too much of an investment and I want to do it mainly for the productivity aspect but for gaming as well. But I have no clue what kind of power I need to drive all three monitors at least at 60FPS. Will a 1080 do? Should I wait this Summer for Vega?

 I would be safe and go with a 1080, due to future games that are on the horizon all the time

[SlaughterSmurf]

If you're doing eyefinity/nvidia surround then a 1070 will do it at medium/high and the 1080 will do it high/ultra. If you're just gaming on one monitor and have like IDK twitch streams on the others, it makes literally no difference.