Can this build handle 3 1440p monitors?

wesclemm37

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I want to buy 3 1440p monitors. If you have any thoughts on my build they're just as appreciated. My budget is $2500 CAD. Going with the i5 since its overall great for gaming and 16gb of ram because I like have a lot of tabs open and do have lag currently with 8gb. SSD for OS and a couple games and 2 HDDs for extra storage and back up.

PCPartPicker part list: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/khyt4D
Price breakdown by merchant: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/khyt4D/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.00 @ Canada Computers)

CPU Cooler: Corsair H110 94.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($89.99 @ Memory Express)

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($228.95 @ Vuugo)

Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($175.99 @ Memory Express)

Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($128.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.98 @ DirectCanada)

Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($414.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB FTW ACX 2.0 Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($414.98 @ Newegg Canada)

Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($172.00 @ Canada Computers)

Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.95 @ Vuugo)

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($96.98 @ DirectCanada)

Case: Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Window Case Black ($134.99)

Total: $2306.09 CAD
 
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It will easily be able to run 3 monitors. One GTX 970 could run 3 monitors. And I would get a bigger SSD. The 120gb SSD's seem to get filled up really fast. I would drop one of the 3tb storages and get a 480gb SSD. You probably won't use 6tb of space and 480gb is a perfect size.
It will easily be able to run 3 monitors. One GTX 970 could run 3 monitors. And I would get a bigger SSD. The 120gb SSD's seem to get filled up really fast. I would drop one of the 3tb storages and get a 480gb SSD. You probably won't use 6tb of space and 480gb is a perfect size.
 
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