3 4k monitors

[yonatan_flores]

I’m planning on buying 3 pc 4k gaming monitors, and then buy a GeForce RTX 5090 pc. Can the current technology play games with those 3 monitors in vertical mode?
I just wanna know I’ve seen videos on YouTube but I wanted to check with you guys first.

 

[COLGeek]

Depends on the game, but likely.

Just keep in mind, that is a lot of pixels to manipulate.

Hope you have lots of space for the displays and money for the build. The GPU will likely be very expensive.

 

[yonatan_flores]

Yeah the money is there. Is the windows screen will be desolate in all 3?
Is it true that 3 4k monitors aren’t as near as 8k??

 

[COLGeek]

Not sure what you mean.

Easy to determine the number of pixels of 3x4k displays versus 1x8k display. Rather than provide an answer, you can determine yourself. Just multiply height x width x 3 and compare to same for single 8k display.

 

[yonatan_flores]

I’m sorry. I just wanted to know if windows will be all over the screens like normal. I just watched this video, the use old technology the 3090 I believe?

View: https://youtu.be/Vl7GWyJP9Dw?si=N16jeIPFDU8rpK9y


It should be not hard for the 5090

Thanks for all the help so far

 

[COLGeek]

Sure, if you extend the desktop. That is rather easy to configure.

 

[yonatan_flores]

Do you have like a way of doing that?

 

[COLGeek]

In Windows Display Settings you can configure multiple displays. You need at least two displays to do this.

Just right click on desktop and select.

 

[Colif]

Surround is a feature of the NVIDIA Game Ready driver that allows you to combine two to three separate displays to create a single synchronized visual canvas. This technology is especially compelling for driving/flight simulation and first/third-person shooters where the widest possible wide field of view can help you experience greater immersion or take your situational awareness to new levels.

To merge displays vertically with NVIDIA Surround, you can use the NVIDIA Set Up Surround window to configure your displays:

Open the NVIDIA Control Panel

1. Select 3D Settings
2. Click Configure Surround
3. Check the Span displays with Surround box
4. Click Configure
5. Select the topology and displays to use for Surround
6. Drag and drop the display icons to match your arrangement
7. Select the orientation for each display
8. Specify the Surround resolution and refresh rate
9. Adjust for monitor bezel gaps in the Bezel Correction section
10. Click Enable Surround

To configure my displays for Surround

https://www.displayfusion.com/#:~:text=DisplayFusion will make your multi-monitor life much,will make managing your multiple monitors easy. - not sure this works with games though, its more for desktop use.

 

[Brian Boru]

old technology the 3090

Excuse us looking enviously at 3090s

These might be useful:

List of games that support multi-monitor - PCGamingWiki PCGW - bugs, fixes, crashes, mods, guides and improvements for every PC game

www.pcgamingwiki.com

How to Set Up Triple Monitors for Super-Widescreen Gaming (and Work)

Using more than two monitors used to be a luxury for those with the biggest PC building budgets. These days, large, high-resolution displays are affor

lifehacker.com

Widescreen Gaming Forum • View forum - Multi-Monitor Gaming

https://www.guidingtech.com/multiple-monitor-widescreen-software/

 

[yonatan_flores]

You guys have been of great help! I can wait to have it!

 

[ZedClampet]

What's the advantage to this as opposed to having a large wide-screen monitor?

 

[Colif]

What's the advantage to this as opposed to having a large wide-screen monitor?

It is hard to find a 12k monitor at the moment, probably cheaper to buy 3 x 4k than anything larger at the moment as well.

 

[ZedClampet]

It is hard to find a 12k monitor at the moment, probably cheaper to buy 3 x 4k than anything larger at the moment as well.

Oh, I see now. It would have the pixel density of a larger 12k monitor.

 

[Brian Boru]

advantage to this as opposed to having a large wide-screen monitor?

Fyi:
Multi-Monitor > Ultrawide

 

[Colif]

Just need really small Bezels or you see the one disadvantage they have a lot more

 

[yonatan_flores]

Another question you guys and thanks for everything you’ve been awesome! In what order should I put the monitors? 1,2,3 or 2,1,3 etc?

 

[COLGeek]

Another question you guys and thanks for everything you’ve been awesome! In what order should I put the monitors? 1,2,3 or 2,1,3 etc?

The order depends on how your ports map to the displays themselves. Just put in order that lays out the desktop the way you prefer. The numbering really has no impact, just a way to tell them apart.

 

[yonatan_flores]

The order depends on how your ports map to the displays themselves. Just put in order that lays out the desktop the way you prefer. The numbering really has no impact, just a way to tell them apart.

It won’t affect the games???

 

[COLGeek]

It won’t affect the games???

No, just a means for you to organize your layout.

 

[Brian Boru]

It won’t affect the games?

Whichever one shows up as Display 1, that's where games will launch.

I would always put #1 in the middle, 2 on Left and 3 on Right—as your 2,1,3 above—just cos that's easier to remember.

As COLGeek says, where #1 appears depends not on the monitor placement, but on the cable attached to the GPU. It's the cable ports on the GPU which determine which is #1, #2, #3. Set them up quickly and connect, and then identify which port gives each number display—if it was me with my occasionally dodgy memory, I'd then put small dot stickers on the backplate of the GPU to ID which port is which number, so you'll know for future rearranging.

 

[yonatan_flores]

Yeah 2,1,3 is how I thought it would be. This is done through settings on windows right?

 

[COLGeek]

Yeah 2,1,3 is how I thought it would be. This is done through settings on windows right?

Yes.

 

[yonatan_flores]

By the way, do you guys think I can play video games at this resolution? The guy made the video using 3090’s. What do you guys think?

 

[COLGeek]

By the way, do you guys think I can play video games at this resolution? The guy made the video using 3090’s. What do you guys think?

Yes. Of course, you may need to adjust your graphics settings for optimal gameplay...just like for any game and PC configuration.