I built a 3 screen rig about 10 years ago, when the Matrox TripleHead2Go was just getting started. The first time I walked out of the sewers in Oblivion in 3840x1024, I was in absolute heaven. I decided then and there that my desktop would run multiscreen permanently.
Then I got a wife, and long story short, my gaming and 3 screens found their way into a storage shed, never to be used again. Since then I've had to game on a small 13" laptop when she's not around.
Fortunately, I got rid of the wife!
Unfortunately, my system is so outdated that its hardly usable.
So, I'm hoping to get a few pointers on the updated equipment, and to see what you guys think as far as a new system goes. I have read a few other builds on here, and here's what I've come up with so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37Eky
My custom Lian Li case and 1k power supply I'm going to salvage from my old rig, the 3 HDs will run RAID5 like my ancient x4 150GB drives did. It is water cooled, but as far as hardware goes, these are complete guesses as to what I will require. I would love some advice in that department.
I intend to be able to run Skyrim and EVE on max settings at 5x1 screen portrait mode (7200x2560 resolution). I know its an odd 45:16 aspect ratio, but I'm not sure how to fix that. If I could get the rig to run TW:Rome at 60 FPS at that resolution, I would be in heaven. Of course, if I'm overpaying for a piece of hardware, I'm open to suggestions. Are there any obvious bottlenecks?
EDIT: The screens show as $0 because I wanted to check the cost not including them. I have not purchased them yet. I'm open to suggestions on those as well.
Then I got a wife, and long story short, my gaming and 3 screens found their way into a storage shed, never to be used again. Since then I've had to game on a small 13" laptop when she's not around.
Fortunately, I got rid of the wife!
Unfortunately, my system is so outdated that its hardly usable.
So, I'm hoping to get a few pointers on the updated equipment, and to see what you guys think as far as a new system goes. I have read a few other builds on here, and here's what I've come up with so far:
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/37Eky
My custom Lian Li case and 1k power supply I'm going to salvage from my old rig, the 3 HDs will run RAID5 like my ancient x4 150GB drives did. It is water cooled, but as far as hardware goes, these are complete guesses as to what I will require. I would love some advice in that department.
I intend to be able to run Skyrim and EVE on max settings at 5x1 screen portrait mode (7200x2560 resolution). I know its an odd 45:16 aspect ratio, but I'm not sure how to fix that. If I could get the rig to run TW:Rome at 60 FPS at that resolution, I would be in heaven. Of course, if I'm overpaying for a piece of hardware, I'm open to suggestions. Are there any obvious bottlenecks?
EDIT: The screens show as $0 because I wanted to check the cost not including them. I have not purchased them yet. I'm open to suggestions on those as well.
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