Hi I'm new here and this is my first post, and I'm looking forward to put a good use to it to clear my confusion of how PC works with multiple monitors. Now before I start throwing several questions, I thought it would be nice to introduce myself as a rather tech and gadget enthusiast. Might not as expert as you guys are but at very least I know how to build my own PC, I just had never seen a multi-monitors setup before (in case you're wondering, I don't live in US), and I reckon the best thing to do now is gather some information from internet. So here's a few question I would like to ask:
1. What is the best GPU setup for my preferences? I'm not here to build a super computer with 3, 6, or 10 screens just to impress my friends when they come over. I am only interested with 2 monitors simply to have a work and play environment at the same time. When I game at 1 screen, the other screen could still reply emails. When I code at 1 screen, the other screen could play some lol videos on youtube so that I can stay and feel alive.
So now I see possible setups are 1 GPU for both monitors, 2 GPU (crossfire or sli) for both monitors, or 1 main GPU for graphic intensive activities and another shitty one for work environment. Which one is the most efficient and cost-effective?
2. What about storage options? Let's say that I have 1 HDD as a main storage, with 2 monitors and multiple software with heavy storage workload accessing the same HDD, would it stutter? In this case, is it always a better idea to have more than 1 HDD to have my contents separated? Or perhaps an SSD upgrade?
3. This is purely based on your opinion: windows 7 or 8 for multiple monitors? Windows 8 introduces unique screen-spliting "snap view", but in multiple monitors it doesn't seem to be helpful. And I bet windows 8 hot corners are hard to reach if you're trying windows charm on the left monitor and multitasking on the right monitor.
4. What other things do I need to know?
Thanks and have a good day!
1. What is the best GPU setup for my preferences? I'm not here to build a super computer with 3, 6, or 10 screens just to impress my friends when they come over. I am only interested with 2 monitors simply to have a work and play environment at the same time. When I game at 1 screen, the other screen could still reply emails. When I code at 1 screen, the other screen could play some lol videos on youtube so that I can stay and feel alive.
So now I see possible setups are 1 GPU for both monitors, 2 GPU (crossfire or sli) for both monitors, or 1 main GPU for graphic intensive activities and another shitty one for work environment. Which one is the most efficient and cost-effective?
2. What about storage options? Let's say that I have 1 HDD as a main storage, with 2 monitors and multiple software with heavy storage workload accessing the same HDD, would it stutter? In this case, is it always a better idea to have more than 1 HDD to have my contents separated? Or perhaps an SSD upgrade?
3. This is purely based on your opinion: windows 7 or 8 for multiple monitors? Windows 8 introduces unique screen-spliting "snap view", but in multiple monitors it doesn't seem to be helpful. And I bet windows 8 hot corners are hard to reach if you're trying windows charm on the left monitor and multitasking on the right monitor.
4. What other things do I need to know?
Thanks and have a good day!