Ok this will probably get lengthy. Here is what I have
2 Dell 2408 WFP monitors
1 Acer 24" AL2416W (all the 24" monitors are 1920x12000
2 Dell 2005 WFP monitors 1680x1050
EVGA 680i with Q6600 G0 stepping, 8 gb Corsair Dominator Ram, GTX 265, Thermaltake 750w 80plus PSU, various drives and such.
Now lets look at my parts bin.
I have a 7600gt, 8800GTS 890, EVGA 780i MB (socket 775) and a few more ram chips. 3 Spare cooler master cases
Now lets discuss what I want to do.
I want to run the 3 24" monitors in an eyefinity setup and add the 20" monitors to the sides in Portrait mode. I do not want to stretch the game across all 5. I am a multitasker extreme. I like my MMO's. Used to play Galaxies, WOW, and have a lifetime LOTRO account. I like to game on my center screen and keep the sides for websurfing, ventrillo, and that sort of stuff. I would also like to be able to throw some higher end games on the eyefinity setup. I mean whats the point in having it if you can't show it off right? I am mainly thinking about the new Star Wars MMO coming out next year. So I am thinking of maybe building a new machine and throwing all my old parts in older cases for the craigslist pile to recoup some cash. Also there will br times I switch to extended mode and run all 5 screens individually. I love Ultramon.
Advice I need.
1. I was looking at the i7 860 CPU. Or should I think about the socket 1366?
2. What Motherboard should I get? I have a bullet proof Asus I have had for years. I am also growing very fond of Gigabyte boards. MSI I hate. I have never had luck with one. EVGA has a great warranty but I have never had to use it and I find the boards run hot. The 790 sitting in the parts bin is finiky as hell
3. For video cards looking at the XFX 5870. Good Warranty. The 7600g I have is XFX and when I purchased was a 6600gt. Great service. Should I just use that with my 8800gt to get the physx combo and use that to power the second two screens?
4. PSU, RAM, drives I can figure all that out. Hard Drives I have.
Ok lets try and keep it all under 1500 bucks and see what we come up with. I have lots of extra parts to turn the leftovers into seperate machines so lets focus on what I need. As far as space I am building this all in a 4u Server case so it fits pretty well. my 265 vid card has plenty of room. I am only slightly concerned about heat and noise. The EVGA board I have in there has the most god awful Chipsest fan so I am interested in getting things a bit quieter when I am playing. Ready aim Shop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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