Hello, I'm new here and have a similar question to Single VS Dual GPUs?
Okay to start my PC is just about a decade old so I've been saving up $$$ for awhile and in desperate need of a new computer asap.
As boju recommended, I have done some research to find out what I'll be most happy using my new computer for, And I've decided that I absolutely have to have multiple monitors.
Three monitors would be beneficial for multitasking, considering the amount of time I spend on the PC working and wished I could have three applications running at full window sizes at the same time.
I also like the idea of widescreen gaming on my downtime as well, but I am mainly interested in multitasking, more so than having one application stretched across three monitors.
so most of the time I will most likely be running a game on the middle monitor alone while the other two monitors have other things running e.g. work, web, movie or even another game haha.
I would like each monitor to get a steady/stable 120fps also
I haven't decided between Nvidia Surround or Eyefinity as of yet since Im not sure what the big differences are between the two? I assume they are mostly the same and hope that either of them would work well with what I want to do.
I would like to avoid complications of dual GPUs if I could though, as poster beltzy said it could bring issues. So really my question is if I get a Single Nvidia Geforce GTX 690 - 4GBvram OR AMD Radeon HD 7970 - 3GB will it fit my needs just fine? Or do I have to get those cards in SLI or Crossfire mode?
I'm really hoping that if I buy the most powerful single gpu card it will be able to support three monitors and what I want to do with them without going the dual gpu route.
Oh and the monitors Im interested in are three landscape 20" or 22inch monitors that are 120HZ and 720P(I would like 1080p, but I hear I would need multi-cards for three 1080p monitors)
Thanks in advance for any help.