New setup for $1200

[Shicklin01]

So I am looking to build a new pc for gaming, and I have no more than $1200 to spend. I have a "dual monitor" setup right now (2 old dell monitors) and I would like to get one or two new ones. In a perfect world I would spend about $1200 on the pc alone and get some triple 1080p IPS monitors but I just don't have that much to spend.

So, for $1200, to get the best experience, how much should I spend on the pc and how much on the monitor(s)? Just get one monitor now for about $110 and hope to get two more later or spend around 330 on monitors and put the rest into the pc? (I am in no way limiting it to these two options just ideas) and if I was to get triples I would want to be able to do triple monitor gaming and get respectable performance or it wouldn't be worth it.

Any ideas or suggestions for builds or what I should do would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

 

[King Dranzer]

What resolution are DELLs at?
Because if you want to replace them at that budget multi-monitor setup doesn't make sense. If you get two monitors then there will not be enough budget left to get suitable hardware to support it and get good results.

 

[Niklas_13]

I would buy the PC now for 1200 and use your old monitor to you save more ,

this would be a good 1080p to 1440p PC
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Niklas_13/saved/#view=kL48dC

add two monitors latter

 

[Shicklin01]

The monitors I have now are an old square dell monitor and the main one I use for gaming which is an old 1600 by 900 20 inch. Also, will that $1200 pc be able to run a triple monitor setup? And, for the build would it be worth it to get an i5 6600k and an aftermarket cooler with a Z170 board and just get a Windows key for $20 on kingpin?

 

[ocer9999]

Here's a good build!

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jrBhkT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jrBhkT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($219.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H5 Ultimate 76.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($46.98 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme6 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($149.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($60.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier SP550 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($58.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($47.49 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Video Card ($408.88 @ OutletPC)
Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.99 @ Directron)
Power Supply: Corsair RMx 750W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $1203.29
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-28 11:08 EDT-0400

 

[Niklas_13]

The monitors I have now are an old square dell monitor and the main one I use for gaming which is an old 1600 by 900 20 inch. Also, will that $1200 pc be able to run a triple monitor setup? And, for the build would it be worth it to get an i5 6600k and an aftermarket cooler with a Z170 board and just get a Windows key for $20 on kingpin?

if you can get the OS for 20 bucks yes you could go for the 6600K and Z170 mobo if your into OCing ( you wont be getting a lot for FPS out of it tho )

IMO if you try to add in the monitor atm you are going to drop down to a RX 480 GPU and I don't think a single RX 480 would beable to push duel montiors at 1080p ultra settings