4K or 1080p on a gtx 1060

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Ethan_G

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Hello,
So I'm looking at buying a new gaming PC and I have a question its specs are
:i7 6700k
gtx 1060 6gb
16gb of ram

Basically my question is I want to run 3 monitors would it be capable of running 3 4K monitors? If not will it be able to run 3 1080p monitors? Most probably either 4K or 1080p I will probably get curved gaming monitors. I'm not really worried about the hz of the monitor(a).
Thanks!

 
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A 1060 would do pretty well for triple 1080p (5760x1080) you'd probably average 30-60FPS on low - high depending the game (for instance Witcher 3 would likely average 50-60fps on low settings and around 30-40fps on medium). Though as games get better those numbers will degrade. As for triple 4k you might be able to get away with 1080's in Sli but I imagine it'll just barely hit the mark (If at all). Coming from someone with a triple monitor setup, they aren't that great. There aren't that many games that are optimized for it which either leaves you using 3rd party software to fix it or having a stretched image (in some cases you are actually locked to one screen). So unless you have a lot of multitasking to do on the regular I'd...
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Price is obviously cheaper for the FX CPU and dual RX 480s but both the i7 and dual 1080s are in completely different performance classes. The FX CPU line is old and an i3-6100 beats it in many games. Two RX 480s in crossfire will just about always lose to a single 1080 and dual 1080s puts you in a completely different performance range.

Going with 3 4K monitors won't be good for gaming with either setup.
 
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A 1060 would do pretty well for triple 1080p (5760x1080) you'd probably average 30-60FPS on low - high depending the game (for instance Witcher 3 would likely average 50-60fps on low settings and around 30-40fps on medium). Though as games get better those numbers will degrade. As for triple 4k you might be able to get away with 1080's in Sli but I imagine it'll just barely hit the mark (If at all). Coming from someone with a triple monitor setup, they aren't that great. There aren't that many games that are optimized for it which either leaves you using 3rd party software to fix it or having a stretched image (in some cases you are actually locked to one screen). So unless you have a lot of multitasking to do on the regular I'd recommend an ultra wide panel.
 
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I have Nvidia DSR 4K on all 4 of my monitors and im using a gtx 760 to power them! yes you can do 4K using a 1060. Although there is a big difference between DSR 4K and true 4K I still think a 1060 can handle that no problem. One thing you have to remember is you need a 6gb card to avoid any crashes especially if you run alot of GPU intensive programs. My 760 is a 2GB card and if i have a game open with youtube playing and vlc playing its fine but if I add in 2 more vlc videos it starts to run out of memory and will eventually freeze on me. Honestly if my card has 4 or 6GB to start out with I wouldnt upgrade to a 1060.
 
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U can with a titan x pascal or a way lower because 2 of those can power 4 monitors at 8k... gtx 1060 is ideal with 2 moniors at 1080p/1440p.... 4k on 1060 is decent for beginners for 4k but too bad for advanced 8k gamers.... hopefully it helps
 
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I wouldn't use a single 1060 for 2x1080p monitors and a single Pascal Titan X does good but not great at 4k, seeing as scaling isn't perfect I would want to drive 3x4k with 2xTitanX's. I don't see the point of buying a higher resolution monitor just to turn the graphics settings way down so your GPU can keep up.
 
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