Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hey Guys

Below was the setup I was going to purchase for triple wide screen gaming wanted the PC to be futureproof for aslong as possible.
Im still confused should i get a 2600k or Intel Core i7-875K is sandy bridge the better option and move forward?

Also i need 3x24" LCD/LED monitors 2ms or 5ms is fine NEEDS to have VESA mount and thin bezel would be good also, price doesn't matter can anyone name a couple of good ones i was looking at getting ASUS VE248H but there seems to be mixed reviews on it.
http://www.asus.com.au/product.aspx?P_ID=pfcLyFdl6th16GV6

Acer H243Hbmid

Which case out of them 2 would you suggest?

Open to all suggestions and modifications


Case: CoolerMaster RC-840 ATCS Tower OR Lian Li PC-A70FB
CPU: Intel Core i7 2600K
Motherboard: ASUS Maximus IV Extreme
Graphics: ASUS Radeon HD 6970 - 2GB GDDR5 - (890MHz, 5500MHz)
RAM: Corsair 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM
PSU: Corsair 1000W HX1000W

Thanks :)

Sandy bridge is better, although for gaming the 2500K should be fine.

Not many games benefit from the HT.

Keep in mind that the 2ms/5ms response times on the ASUS monitors is achieved using overdrive processing. Image quality suffers severely when it is activated. The normal response time for a TN panel is typically 8-10ms, which is still good for gaming. The monitor I have has a bright backlight which may bother some people, but the contrast is pretty good and the black levels are decent.

Sandy Bridge is the better option if you want to be futureproof for as long as possible since it's using a new socket along with the fastest FSB. Plus Sandy Bridge has the hardware-level DRM that some software may require in the future. As far as motherboards go I'd see if anyone is offering UEFI yet since BIOS is starting to be phased out.