I would go with the linked Corsair 550w. It should work perfectly with your system and a GTX 295.

Uh I do it, look here I play racing sims on 3 monitors. GTR 2, gtr evolution... etc.

Though I do have 3 videocards, (hd3870x2 + 3870) Only 2 monitors can be connected in crossfire, so I bought an x1550 pci videocard, works alright.

JigglyWiggly_

Whast the TH2G lets you do though is have 3 monitors act as one. So you could play practically any game that works with the TH2G software across all 3 monitors.

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People have been doing this for years. Even if it's not "supported" there are work arounds to get this kind of thing to work.

Marfoo

I suddenly feel so behind the times! Would you need dual graphics cards??

In all reality, you would need a Dual GPU or even 3-4 GPU setup for gaming like this. You would also need video cards with ATLEAST 1GB of VRAM.

3 1280x1024 monitors would give you a resolution of 3840x1024 which is 163,840 pixels shy of 2560x1600. Compared to 1920x1200 being shy by 1,792,000 pixels.

Now, think of 3 1680x1050 monitors.... 1,196,000 pixels MORE than 2560x1600.

This is something that should be taken to Steam Support since that relates to Steam Game Overlay GUI that is used for messaging in-game to your Steam friends.

What is your CPU and what is the game?

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in before toms hardware doesnt count cause Intel pays em off.

Fizzman

Maybe before you make a biased opinion, you should actually read the article. Because they even suggest AMD for budget gamers.... Where as i7 builders on a budget have to sacrifice GPU performance for the cost of i7.

I did read it, and it stated that the I7 was the best choice.

It's the best choice for EVERYTHING including gaming.

"In any case, I am more than happy to revise my previous conclusion and say that a Phenom II can make a fine gaming rig at the same price as a Core i7 system. The money saved by choosing the Phenom II setup instead of a Core i7 system can be applied to the graphics subsystem, helping the Phenom II stay competitive in gaming environments. Across all of the games and all of the resolutions we tested, the Phenom II system delivered frame rates just as playable as the Core i7 system."

I can not help that he is stating FACTS. If you have the best CPUs and best GPUs, I'm sorry, but your going to beat the competition...

Alrightt i think ill get 5 then just to be on the safe sidee lol nd im not sure my friends helping me he built his

a couple weeks ago

v-bripaul

Get 4GB of 2x2GB or 6GB 2x2GB and 1x1GB. But 5 is just stupid.

Just stick with 4 because that is all you need. I use 3GB in my secondary i7 machine and it works just fine.

in before toms hardware doesnt count cause Intel pays em off.

Fizzman

Maybe before you make a biased opinion, you should actually read the article. Because they even suggest AMD for budget gamers.... Where as i7 builders on a budget have to sacrifice GPU performance for the cost of i7.

955 vs i7 920 Conclusion

"In all of the game benchmarks we took, the Core i7 rarely lost by a notable margin, but there were quite a few instances where it pulled ahead, especially when overclocked. On the other hand, in ourapplicationtestingas demonstrated in previous articles, the Core i7 leads the Phenom II by a more substantial margin."

"Note that our Core i7 overclock was conservative compared to the Phenom II overclock, giving us more potential with which to play. Also, the Core i7 offers the flexibility to use both Nvidia and AMD GPUs in multi-card configurations, wheres AMD CPUs are either limited to Radeons in CrossFire for multi-card setups or GeForces in SLI if you go with an Nvidia chipset--but never both."

"This is where the AMD option makes the most sense: not by going toe-to-toe against the Core i7 at higher prices, but by offering similar gaming utility at a much lower cost. This is also where AMD pulls a rabbit out of its hat, by serving up an alternative for budget gamers who want to build a cost-effective gaming rig."

Main problem I see with multi-rail PSUs, is that it can sometimes be hard to determine which connections are on which rail because not all manufacturers publish this information.

With that in mind, when using multi-gpu systems a problem that you can face is having all your PCI-E connectors stuck on one 12v rail forcing you to use 4-pin molex to 6-pin PCI-E to get the rest of your power from the other rails.