Setting up quad monitor setup, help?!?

Nanaea

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Hi everyone,
I'm currently on the market to get a triple + one monitor set up and a new graphic card to withstand this set up and I need a little help.
So here's the run down, I want to run 3x Asus VX238H plus a LG 42inch TV (full HD), the TV is just off my viewing angle and is not generally used but I'd like it to be connected and working at all times since it comes in very handy, the 3 monitors will be side by side. I don't want any clone screen, I'd like to have them all in a extended set up.
Even though I will be gaming I just want/need the center monitor or the TV running the game so the other monitors will just have internet pages open or Teamspeak or something similar.
As for the graphic card I have in mind in getting either 2x GTX 760 right now or 1x GTX 770 right now and add another one later (3 months down the road).

So here are the questions:
1- Is it possible to set this up?
2- How do I connect all those monitors to either card set up, what adapters do I need? (the TV will run on the HDMI)
3- Do I connect all the monitors to the same card?
4- The cards in question would be 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 770 4GB Dual Classified or 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB

The motherboard can take SLI set up and so can the power supply.
I can't think of anything else but any advice is welcome :)

Thank you!
 
hmm a couple of thoughts.

Essentially if you are running this in an extended mode, you will need to use the converters between DVI to HDMI as the monitors only have HDMI inputs. All connections need to be the same for the Surround Vision to work.

If you only want to game at 1080p (1 of the monitors/tv) then the 760s in SLI will be sufficient. But remember the connection issues above.

You will need a quality 600W PSU.

You will need to run the game in windowed mode for the use of other monitors and applications, and this can sometimes be problematic.
 
I currently have a quality 850W PSU (Coolermaster) and by my calculations for a SLI 770 it will be cutting it short but it can handle it.
The monitors come with some sort of and adapter already so I was planning on using the topmost card with 3 monitors and the bottom card with the TV and thus avoiding buying the display port adapter
 
What for 1080p gaming? Lol you could use one card and get plenty of frames. I would check your intention of hookup here.
 
Thanks for the link and for the help in general :p , if i want to use all 3 in a game with a 5760x1080 resolution I'll have to have them connected with those rules from the link, otherwise I don't think it matters
 
Yeah well 5760 x 1080 is only 3 screens. And yes, if you want to game at that resolution you'll need SLI 770s.
 
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