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Build Request - 4monitor setup

Posted on 6/5/20 at 9:29 pm
Posted by Paedin
Tampa, Florida
Member since Apr 2012
2312 posts
Posted on 6/5/20 at 9:29 pm
Im crap at this type of stuff

I need a build that will allow me to run a 4 monitor setup. Play alot of WoW and DoTA2 besides work. Run 3-4 differnt sessions of remote monitoring on the different screens. I currently have 1 LG 27" LED 4K and would like to be able to run 3 more.

Best processor you think is worth the $ and graphics cards able to run 4 monitors at 4k. All the other normal stuff main HD + storage, audio, etc etc

2-3k budget is fine. Not really interested in water cooled unless yall think its necessary, Ive never delt with it before, but im sure i can figure it out if I had to.

Thanks in advance! No hurry, I can wait until all the big brain guys have chimed in and we have a consenus
Posted by WestlakeTiger
San Antonio, Tejas
Member since Feb 2012
9493 posts
Posted on 6/5/20 at 9:52 pm to
You want to run 4 4k screens?
Posted by Paedin
Tampa, Florida
Member since Apr 2012
2312 posts
Posted on 6/5/20 at 10:19 pm to
IDK

Maybe I just use that as my main monitor for all the good stuff and run 3 other just regular screens?

I really only need the 1 screen for gaming movies etc

the others are just used for realestate for programs and remote sessions where im logged into other comptuers
This post was edited on 6/5/20 at 10:21 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80633 posts
Posted on 6/5/20 at 11:24 pm to
DisplayLink Adapters
Posted by jcole4lsu
The Kwisatz Haderach
Member since Nov 2007
31980 posts
Posted on 6/6/20 at 8:36 am to
You are going to need some serious horsepower to get4 4k screens to do anything other than shite on themselves.
Posted by WestlakeTiger
San Antonio, Tejas
Member since Feb 2012
9493 posts
Posted on 6/6/20 at 8:13 pm to
This.

3K isn't sniffing the GPU power needed to run 4 4k screens.

I just built a Ryzen 9 with a 2080TI for 3500. I'm not even running 4K
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80633 posts
Posted on 6/7/20 at 10:58 pm to
Assuming that you only want to game on one screen, then you only need your gaming screen to run off the GPU

Run another one off you CPU.

Get 2, USB 3.0 to 4K Displaylink adapters and you will be fine.

Or don't run off the CPU and get 3 DisplayLink adapters


I ran 4, 4K monitors off of a Dell Laptop at work doing this.

Just don't cheap out in the DisplayLink Adapters.
Posted by BeepNode
Lafayette
Member since Feb 2014
10005 posts
Posted on 6/8/20 at 12:08 am to
A Macbook Pro can do it.
Posted by Paedin
Tampa, Florida
Member since Apr 2012
2312 posts
Posted on 6/9/20 at 5:50 pm to
Configure Your PC: LINK
CPU: (1) Intel Core i9-9900K Coffee Lake 3.6GHz Eight-Core LGA 1151 Boxed Processor ($499.99 EACH)
Motherboard: (1) MSI Z390 MPG Gaming Pro Carbon Intel LGA 1151 ATX Motherboard ($209.99 EACH)
RAM: (1) G.Skill Trident Z RGB 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 PC4-24000 CL16 Dual Channel Desktop Memory Kit F4-3000C16D-32GTZR - Black ($149.99 EACH)
Case: (1) Thermaltake View 51 Tempered Glass eATX Full Tower Computer Case - Black ($179.99 EACH)
Power Supply: (1) EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G+ 750 Watt 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply ($149.99 EACH)
Video Card: (1) ASUS GeForce RTX 2080 Super ROG Strix Triple-Fan 8GB GDDR6 PCIe 3.0 Graphics Card ($789.99 EACH)
2.5" SSD: (1) SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB SSD 3D TLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s 2.5" Internal Solid State Drive ($249.99 EACH)
M.2 SSD: (1) WD Black SN750 1TB SSD 3D V-NAND PCIe NVMe Gen 3 x 4 M.2 2280 Internal Solid State Drive ($149.99 EACH)
Water Cooling Kits: (1) Corsair Hydro H100i Platinum 240mm RGB Water Cooling Kit ($169.99 EACH)
Case Fans: (1) Corsair QL120 RGB Hydraulic Bearing 120mm Case Fan - 3 Pack ($159.99 EACH)
Total: $2,709.90
Generated by Micro Center LINK (6/9/2020 6:45:50 PM)

Asked around and a friend came up with this. Thoughts critques etc? GPU has 2HDMI and 2 Display ports which covers the 4 monitors.
This post was edited on 6/9/20 at 5:52 pm
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80633 posts
Posted on 6/10/20 at 8:46 am to
quote:

GPU has 2HDMI and 2 Display ports which covers the 4 monitors.


And you are gonna have shite frame rates when you try to game at 4k on one and run 3 more at 4K.

At least get one GPU for your gaming monitor and a second card for your others.

Or use the solution I outlined above.
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
19311 posts
Posted on 6/10/20 at 9:33 am to
If he doesn't really play anything besides WOW and DOTA he wont have any problems playing those games with 3 other 4k screens connected
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