Widescreen Gaming Forum

Thank you again for all the help. I've got the computer fired-up last night and have started getting the basic system stuff configured... using a PCIe 2.0 x1 graphics card (similar to what landrass linked) for the time being. Now I'm waiting to see what get announced at CES, then I'll make a ...

Motherboard is an MSI X99 Gaming Pro Carbon .

It helps if I go deeper into the specifications on their website and read the manual:

• 4x PCIe 3.0 x16 slots*
- Support x16/ x0/ x0/ x0, x16/ x16/ x0/ x0, x16/ x16/ x0/ x8 , x8/ x16/ x8/ x8 with the CPU that supports 40 PCIe lanes .
- Support x16 ...

I run surround with 2 accessory monitors. For surround I use 3 x DP and 1xDVI. The fifth screen I use my mobo's hdmi using the intel gpu.
Unfortunately the motherboard/CPU doesn’t have an integrated GPU. In my current computer that’s what I’m using to drive my accessory display (the other two ...

Thank you for the responses.
If you have more monitors plugged in than you can (or want to) use with Surround, they'll just be deactivated during Surround configuration. Then they'll wake up when you return to extended desktop.
Great news!

I think the best configuration is to connect all 5 ...

I’m building-up a new computer for widescreen gaming and I’m trying to determine how to best set things up in Surround. My goal is to have a 3+2 (not in Surround) for day-to-day productivity stuff... then I'll switch into 3 monitors in Surround for widescreen gaming. I don’t yet have the cards or ...

I've been doing some homework and decided to go with a dual GPU/SLI setup. I've ordered most of the parts, but held-off on the graphics card for now (will use the single 980 with my hodgepodge of monitors until then). I think I'm going to wait a month to see what happens with the rumored 1080ti and ...

I'm new to the community, and did a little searching, but I apologize if I'm asking questions that have been covered ad nauseam before.

I'm building a new home office and have always wanted a triple monitor setup for gaming. Currently I run a hodgepodge of three monitors, but having three the same ...

New to the forum... saw the WSGF Mini Mega Desk Stand online yesterday and fell in love. I'm sure I'll have all sorts of questions about how to best setup and run a tripple-wide rig.

-Todd...