what triple monitor setup will work? with 1x (single) Nvidia Titan X

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Dear all, I am currently building my new PC for Racing Simulator primarily/ mainly and secondary FPS gaming (Arma3) and as work/ office computer.
Now my question is, with a single Nvidia TITAN X that i have, can i run without any problems 3x (triple screen setup) with no issues at all? Could i run 3x Acer XB270HU bprz UM.HB0AA.001 monitors? (Specs: 27", G-Sync, WQHD (2560 x 1440), DisplayPort, IPS, 4ms)
Or would I be able to run 1x ACER XR341CK (specs: 34", 21:9, G-Sync, 3440 x 1440) and 2x XB270HU bprz UM.HB0AA.001 on my single (1x) Nvidia Titan X?
Thank you all for your help in advance.
 
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It looks like your options are fairly limited.

Now though, you may not need G-Sync. Ive used a G-Sync monitor at my brothers and didnt notice much difference to a conventional monitor using V-Sync. Or a normal monitor using Nvidia Free-Sync in the nvidia control panel.

But if you want G-Sync. You dont have many options. Dont know if you read my previous post or not about potential flaws in the reviewing system or not.
Ill keep looking for more monitors for you

I suppose making a sacrifice and instead getting 3 1920x1080 monitors is possible. But thats up to you if its worth it.

If I were you. I would buy the ROG Swift from Newegg.com. And try it. If its broken, good thing you got it from newegg. Newegg is usually really good...
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I am running SLI Titan X on a triple 2560x1440 setup and run GTA V on near max settings ( i disable AA and turn shadows down a little) at 45-80 fps depending on the area. Everything else i play gets 100+ fps. I havent tried Arma 3 yet though on this setup, its pretty new and currently out of order. Damn motherboard died on me.

Planetside 2 is a constant CPU bottleneck at 45+ FPS.

Payday 2 is 100+ fps.

Metro series has some issues with SLI but averages around 50 with some stuttering randomly.

Hope this helps.
 
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Sure, heres my whole build, the monitors are towards the bottom.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sRRsf7

And an image to get an idea of what the monitor setup looks like.
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Theyre pretty fun for star citizen, it feels like youre in the cockpit of the ship.

Planetside 2 ESF and Galaxy flying was beautiful.

Ive also tried them with flying in Arma 2 ACRE and I had a tear in my eye during my first CAS run with them.

As for racing sims. I played a little gran turismo 4. Then some need for speed pro street. It was pretty fun, they arent quite simulators but these monitors should work out great for it.
 
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thank you so much for your reply and really sharing your personal experience! appreciate it really did help me greatly! i think i am going to wait for one of these:
ACER PREDATOR Z35
BenQ XR3501
 
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Yeah the markets grown a lot since then. Just do your research and come here for help when you need it. You can always PM me if you need more advice or are up for a game.

And always remember to choose a best answer. Helps people in similar situations find information fast, and get those of us who help some credentials on our profile.

The one thing ill warn you about on those Titan Xs is heat. I have one idling 69 and the other idling 78. Im gonna put em on water once I get some money together.
 
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absolutely agree there with you, and see your point! really appreciate the great feedback and help you provided to me and still have lots of questions, i think i will post them here to be able to discuss and especially with that providing answers or help to other community members and users.

as for the Titan X heat, i am surprised, have you overclocked it that it gets that hot? (mine is around 25-30C when i play ARMA 3, single Titan X) what water cooler for Titan X (the kit from EKWB?)
 
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Ill be getting a waterblock from Koolance. Adding 2 240mm radiators. And replacing all radiator fans with Noctua Nh-f12


Currently theyre just on air cooling, overclocked but not much.

One runs hotter because the other blows its hot air onto the others PCB. The watercooling should get a lot better temps. Im redoing my whole cooling loop.
 
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wow...didn't think at all would have such bad issues with TITAN X...that's disappointing! any of these maybe better?

3x 1920x1080 (Full HD) G-Sync (like: Acer 27 " XB270H Abprz or Philips 27" 272G5DYEB) -or-

3x 2560x1440 (WQHD) G-Sync (like: Asus 27" ROG SWIFT PG278Q or 27" Acer XB270HU bprz)?
 
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The second monitor, ROG Swift is pretty nice. Very nice actually. If youve got the cash, get it.

Also the TitanX is a very powerful card. The problem is Nvidia kept the same heatsink as previous titans, but the titan x is a whole new chip and much higher performing card. It needed its own new cooling design, and didnt get one. Once you put em on water, theyre perfect.

For you they may be fine on air, a lot of variables effect cooling performance.
 
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problem only is with the PG278Q SWIFT, after reading reviews today, looking at forums (many many overclockers, blurbuster, toms, and one of them actual ASUS ROG forum) the monitor has really bad reviews, from actual people who own(ed) them, horrific stories of brand new ones and RMA's (also check amazon) it is all across the internet, makes me worry and not want to go with that at all! (not worth the money, apart from the fact that it is waaaay above $$$) haha!

good to know about Titan X and temps, am looking at EKWB solutions.
 
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Thats unfortunate, too bad then. The monitors I use dont have any special features or anything, but really thin bezels and a good picture. The only real downsides is they arent VESA mount compatible and they cant go above 60hz refresh rate. Although in my opinion 60 is plenty.
 
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i think 60 is plenty too, i thought maybe just invent in something future proof, but then again, i could get something nice like you have and some time future can always upgrade, i am sure it will be good for 2-3 years. thanks again, really appreciate your feedback and always explaining everything.
 
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i honestly am 80% there to get the 2nd Titan X, and monitors I think 3x triple and will go with XB270H Abprz, here the problem is, that monitor is glossy black...so I think final will be Philips 272G5DYEB has pretty good reviews and good deal might be coming up, where i can get it for $499, we shall see. but i think that's where i am.
am waiting to hear back on this Acer XB270HU bprz, if i can get this one for $599, then i will start with DUAL XB270HU bprz.
 
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I hear you on that second Titan X. I had to sit there for a good minute trying to convince myself to buy it. Then I did and I heavily regretted it..... Until it came in the mail. I am 100% happy with it, regret not getting it sooner. At these high resolution monitor setups we are doing, the extra power really is almost mandatory. Not to mention when DX12 comes out, it will let us fully use both cards memory/frame buffer. And performance increases for SLI in general.

You wanted futureproof?
SLI Titan X is the definition. Not to mention you can add a third or fourth later on if you run out of power way down the road.
 
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agree there with you, I think that's the route i am going now and will wait for monitors to be honest, apparently there are couple of shows/ expos and etc, where new monitors will be introduced all summer, complete new specs and will be on sale 3rd and 4th quarter, might really be worth the wait.
 
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another way of looking at it?

Single 1080p monitor: 2,000,000 Pixels
Single 1440p monitor: 3,700,000 Pixels
Single 3440x1440 monitor: 5,000,000 Pixels
Single 4k monitor: 8,300,000 Pixels

If you lay it out it really to show the scope of how many pixels you are trying to run. Graphics cards now days are starting to push 4k and with 3x 1440p monitors you are just going over that. With 3x 1080p monitors you will get a much better frame rate in games. In the desktop you will have slightly less room but in games you will appreciate the extra frame rate especially with the Gsync monitors you are getting.
 
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I have no FPS problems at triple 1440p with the SLI Titan Xs.

another thing to consider is 1440 monitors will have a sharper image than 1080 monitors. With a triple 1440 setup you dont even need to turn AA on in your games because theres so many pixels already on screen, it rounds out the edges without having to multisample.

But youre right, triple 1080s is much easier on your GPU and doesnt require as much VRAM. For one Titan X the 2x or 3x 1080s is a much better option. But with the SLI Titan X the GPU can handle it no problem. The only limit is really the 12GB frame buffer, which when directX12 comes out. Will no longer be a problem due to SLI making use of both cards frame buffers. So youll instead have 24GB of Vram.

In the end only you know what you want. But from what Ive seen you want the best and something that will last awhile. 3x 1440s and 2x Titan Xs are exactly that, at least in my experience with them.

Everyone sees hardware differently, to me that may be perfect and worth the large pricetag. To others they may stick with a single GTX980 and a 1080p monitor.

My setup is 2-way SLI Titan X and 3 25" 2560x1440 monitors. I usually get 50+ fps on the most demanding games with everything cranked on Ultra. Easily 60+ if I turn down shadows a little
Thats $2000 in graphics cards and $1000 in monitors.

On the other hand, my backup rig is an overclocked GTX 760 and I can run most games on high on my single 24" 1920x1080 monitor at 60 fps. Only very new and demanding titles need to be brought down to medium or low.
Thats $250 in graphics cards and $250 in monitors.

A Titan X is also complete overkill on a single monitor 1920x1080 setup. A GTX980 could do that with no problem at nearly half the price.
 
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