Buying new PC desktop for multiple 4k displays

tooga987

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Hi
I am looking to purchase a new PC desktop computer. My budget is high, but of course I still want to be efficient. The main thing I am concerned about is for the ability to support multiple monitors. Something like:

Two 4k monitors (either 4096x2160 or 3840 x 2160 res)
Two smaller monitors (2560x1440 res)

It seems the best bet for these monitors is using a display port connection. It is easy enough to find video cards that support 4 mini-display ports, but what I am unclear on is how demanding it is on the PC components. Here is a card I am looking at, the Nvidia NVS 510:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133479

Can a card like this really support four 4k displays no problem? What kind of other components will such a monitor set-up draw resources from (RAM, cpu, etc)? I am very eager to buy a powerful computer that can support such a set-up, but it just feels like a lot of display and I'm concerned there will be performance issues.

Thanks!
 
I have looked at several.

http://www.blueaurapc.com/
http://www.tradingcomputers.com/
https://www.pugetsystems.com/

I don't really know how top-of-the-line I need for things like CPU and such to support the monitor set-up I want. I am planning to runs programs like skype, excel, teamviewer, chrome, and such at the same time. But nothing overly fancy. I just want a lot of desktop space and fast-responding programs.
 
Sure there is a lot of input that can be provided.

One of the things here is that if you are going to customize to the extent you are
then you should know your machine intimately and understand why the parts and
pieces that make up your computer are in there in the first place.

Another card is this one:

https://www.visiontek.com/graphics-cards/visiontek-7750-5m-4k-uhd-five-monitor-graphics-card-detail.html#display-output

You'll notice it comes with 2GB of DDR5 and not DDR3. If you check the specifications you'll see a very modest set of computer
requirements, a pci-e 16x slot and a 450W power supply and no other daunting specifications.

When you get to this card, the ante goes up:

https://www.visiontek.com/graphics-cards/visiontek-cryovenom-r9-295x2-detail.html#system-requirements

pci-e 16x slot, dual 8 pin power connectors, 16GB system memory

Here's another look at it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt5oE0gpnnk

It pretty well calls for you to drill down to a fast PC either a 2011 system with a 5820K or 5930K or a new
i7 6700 setup on a good motherboard with a good graphics card or a couple of three.