Basic PC build with 3 monitor support and no vga

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hmz

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Hey,

So far I came up with

I5-8400
16GB
500GB SSD
650W PSU

Basically I am trying to avoid the vga, but it must support 3 displays. Not sure what MB to get and what are the downsides for not having a dedicated card. This is not a gaming system. The mATX with wifi is preferred.
 
Motherboards generally do not have more than 2 HDMI/Display ports, you will have to hook up the 3rd one via USB or get a dedicated card. On cards too, 3 displayports would be rare, might wanna look at card with 3 ports total, combination is HDMI and DP and get HDMI to Displayport convertors. Anything with 3 DPs will be expensive

Consider i3-8350k instead, most application with benefit more from the higher clock speed rather than the 2 extra cores, not sure how many application actually use 6 cores..
 
Just found this MB that supports 3 displays. Seems like a way to go, right? I would get the 8350k, but its not available on Microcenter. The cpu/mb/ssd combo deal is decent there.
 
Are you gaming on this?

There are lots of cards that support 3 monitors.
But if you're trying to get all the ports the same, you're probably looking at triple DVI. The cheapest I can find are GTX960 cards for about $210.
Either that or go with multiple cheaper video cards, with an aggregate price that'll be about the same.
 
Chas said:
Are you gaming on this?

There are lots of cards that support 3 monitors.
But if you're trying to get all the ports the same, you're probably looking at triple DVI. The cheapest I can find are GTX960 cards for about $210.
Either that or go with multiple cheaper video cards, with an aggregate price that'll be about the same.
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Definitely not gaming. I'm not trying to get all the ports the same, just would be more convenient to have them.

So if I am getting the MB with 3 ports, there is no reason to spend money on vga?
 
hmz said:
Definitely not gaming. I'm not trying to get all the ports the same, just would be more convenient to have them.

So if I am getting the MB with 3 ports, there is no reason to spend money on vga?
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No need unless your gaming so yeah, you're set.
 
There are a lot more than there used to be. In addition to your find, both Gigabyte and Asus make models with 2HDMI and 2 DP, respectively.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813145046

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813119119

I wouldn't daisy-chain a single DP output to triple screens because that limits you to 1440@60 in the future. Dual-DP gives you dual-4k@60 support. It's also a pain-in-the-ass to shop around for DP monitors that actually support daisy-chain.
 
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