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Recommendations for a cheap triple screen setup?

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Really looking to try my hand at Eyefinity but don't have the $$$ for super nice screens. Thinking something like $100-120 per screen. Shitty screens are not really a problem, I just want to give it a go and use them later for when I have my racing/flying cockpit/simulator built.

Taking any and all suggestions! Thanks!
 
joe, we need a bit more info before offering meaningful advice.
what video cards are you planning to use? i ask this because going AMD would mean that at least one of the monitors must be DP compatible or you must include the adapter costs and still risk compatibility problems, while going Nvidia you would need at least 2 VGAs.

also we must know how much space you have, and if your budget has money for arms and supports. space constrained desktops run 3xportrait, and it is impossible to find a monitor below usd120 capable of doing portrait mode out of the box.

a more conventional setup, any 22-23"1080p, led backlight monitor would do.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824118005
but these cheap 1080p monitors use Tn panels, so no portrait mode, terrible viewing angles. 3x1080p in landscape mode makes a very wide gaming setup, so you better enjoy it, since with TNs panels there will be no 3xportarit mode, even if you spend money in mounting arms.

the all around monitor for basic eyefinity cost a LOT more:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824260054

Any dell 2x12 monitor would do: U2212, U2312, U2412. The combination of LED backlight, IPS panel, pivot and displayport input make these monitors the first choice for multimonitor setups. The 2312HM has a better cost x size ratio, and would be my recommendation. the cost of mounting arms and DP adapters are greater than the easy of use the dells offers, plus these dells have the lowest input lag for the size/resolution, surpassing even "gaming TNs" for a fraction of the price asked for a "gaming TN". often the 2212 and the 2213 are on sale around USD 169.

If money is an issue right now, just take it easy and add one dell at a time
 
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