(02-01-2015, 09:12 AM)Echo 7-7 Wrote: What if I want to run multiple monitors in the future though?
Buy single 34" ultra wide screen and use it only for gaming, if you need second monitor for work find something suitable at same hight.
However I personally would not consider buying one now- may be in 2-3 years time when both Nvidia and AMD GPUs fix screen tearing and all game developers adopt the standard. Currently little to no games support it and it is AMD only thing, the technology is called AMD FreeSync. 4k ultrawide mass gaming is still in theorycafting. It could be good idea after 3-4 years when you retire the PC that you build now.
Personally I cannot see any real benefit for multi-monitor for gaming while I do work on 2 old 19" and laptop 15,6 when I need to do a lot of spreadsheets. I game on 24" and it suits me perfectly for now.
Most of the games are not optimised for multi-monitor setup and I find the edges of monitors kinda annoying and it is huge dealbreaker for me.
It'd be mainly for work/productivity stuff, 2 screens for gaming seems terrible.
(02-02-2015, 02:40 PM)Treewyrm Wrote: Got a feeling Freesync/G-Sync nonsense will go on for a while, unfortunately. Not to shun the technology there or the benefits, it is pretty good having seen G-Sync demo myself, but the way companies go about them - eh, I'd rather not and decided not to pony up for that stuff. For now I remain happy with my dual dell u2410 ips display setup, and it'll be a while we'll see some decent ips displays with either variable refresh rate tech, or better yet just one standard and certification to be compatible with both amd/nvidia to replace that vendor-specific nonsense.
Well, some folks run surround setup with 3+ displays. Not my kind of thing though.
Buying a new desk isn't in my budget... hell, neither is a second or third screen.
(02-02-2015, 03:26 PM)Croft Wrote: I might suggest putting a standard HDD on there to hold non-performance dependent programs and files (word processors, text files, photos etc)
I have most of my media either on my laptop or external HDD, which will suffice for a little while, unless I can get a HDD at a good price... I'd want a 1/2TB though.
