Multiple Monitor Setup Poll

kilo · Mar 2, 2023

This poll is designed to capture data for those of us who use multiple monitors and the preferred setup.

I personally use a verticle mount with a 21:9 monitor and a 16:9 monitor. I mount this way due to not wanting to turn my head all the way past the ultrawide to see the second monitor.

Fangio1951 · Mar 2, 2023

hi,

The list doesn't have this =

Which is mine.

kilo · Mar 2, 2023

Fangio1951 said:
hi,

The list doesn't have this =

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Which is mine.

Nice setup. I'll add it to the options.

Solaris17 · Mar 2, 2023

I have 3 28" 4k displays horizontal.

I do this on purpose because I hate curved displays, and I hate monolithic displays. Some things I want to have full screen access, and I like having the desktop split into different things that I can snap too.

kilo · Mar 2, 2023

Solaris17 said:
I have 3 28" 4k displays horizontal.

I do this on purpose because I hate curved displays, and I hate monolithic displays. Some things I want to have full screen access, and I like having the desktop split into different things that I can snap too.

I'm also not a fan of curved monitors. The 3440x1440 Acer one I have is flat and I picked it up solely due to being flat. It was also about 25% cheaper than the cheapest curved one, so win-win.

Not sure if you see this in W11 or not. But the snapping for ultrawides is different than 16:9 monitors. There's a triple 1/3 option, and a 1/2 screen centered and 1/4 on each side. Something I wish was back ported to w10.

tabascosauz · Mar 2, 2023

Vertical monitor is a lifesaver for reading long documents, horizontal sucks. Right now I'm pretty happy with 1 x 1440p 32" main and 1 x 1440p 27" vertical

At some point I was back to a single monitor or two horizontal monitors while working out some problems with my desk layout and troubleshooting the 7900XT - I always ended up coming back to the 1 horizontal 1 vertical setup within a week

Also works great for monitoring HWInfo

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 3, 2023

3x 32" QHD @ 100% scaling, arm's length away.

I like real estate - and the my job is much easier with 3 monitors.

Solaris17 · Mar 3, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
my job is much easier with 3 monitors.

yessss I dont think I will ever get more than 3, but I wont go back

Count von Schwalbe · Mar 3, 2023

Solaris17 said:
yessss I dont think I will ever get more than 3, but I wont go back

I use a software that spans two monitors and have to refer to other documents while using that software.

Anyone using a single monitor has never seriously tried using more.

Fangio1951 · Mar 3, 2023

I wouldn't be able to do my job if I didn't have 3 x screens, as I have to reference different systems/applications/etc, at the same time = Outlook + spreadsheet + Teams + Sharepoint + Visio for network diagrams + etc.

Norton · Mar 3, 2023

Count von Schwalbe said:
Anyone using a single monitor has never seriously tried using more.

And once you go to at least 2 there's no going back. 2x 24" 1080p monitors for my setup atm... might go to 2x 27" 1440p eventually

Fangio1951 · Mar 3, 2023

Norton said:
And once you go to at least 2 there's no going back. 2x 24" 1080p monitors for my setup atm... might go to 2x 27" 1440p eventually

might go to 2x 27" 1440p = this is my setup and it makes a huge difference, even coming from 2 x 24" ones.

wheresmycar · Mar 3, 2023

For my primary manned desk I selected "Horizontal mount, 2 in landscape" but i've got a third TV (landscape) on a side table (hardly used but its hooked up)

kilo · Mar 3, 2023

tabascosauz said:
Vertical monitor is a lifesaver for reading long documents, horizontal sucks. Right now I'm pretty happy with 1 x 1440p 32" main and 1 x 1440p 27" vertical

At some point I was back to a single monitor or two horizontal monitors while working out some problems with my desk layout and troubleshooting the 7900XT - I always ended up coming back to the 1 horizontal 1 vertical setup within a week

Also works great for monitoring HWInfo

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Anyone who writes any code (or scripts, etc) also needs a portrait oriented screen. That was my work setup for years: 1 landscape, 1 portrait. It was be awesome for a PSSession, but really weird for remote desktop.

Ferrum Master · Mar 3, 2023

I would like to mock nvidia being retard for years not supporting PLP setup in surround as one large display.

ThrashZone · Mar 3, 2023

Hi,
Had to do other
I used two stacked for a long long time but they were different systems so a little different setup than most i really miss it to so interesting using two systems at the same time from the same chair :rockout:

Now the two systems are in different rooms so I'm on a boring single monitor atm on all 3 systems.

System Name	Regular PC \| Server HP Z440
Processor	9700k \| E5-2698v3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X-CF \| Stock mobo
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B \| Stock HS
Memory	32 GB (8x4) \| 112 GB (8x2 + 16x6)
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super \| K4000
Storage	970 EVO+ 1TB \| 860 1TB x2
Display(s)	XV340CK x2, 1080p x2
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x \| Corsair RM750e
Software	ZorinOS Pro \| Proxmox

System Name	K9
Processor	i9 9900K @ 5.1Ghz and 32deg C - delid + Grizzly Conductonaught LM
Motherboard	Gigabyte Aorus Z390 Gaming X
Cooling	Custom water cooling loop - GPU + mobo (+VRM's) + CPU
Memory	G Skill - Trident Z RGB DDR4 - 3866Mhz x 32Gb @ 3800Mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Aorus 11Gb GTX 1080 Ti Waterforce Extreme @ 2250Mhz
Storage	Samsung 500Gb M2 970 EVO + Samsung 850 Pro SSD + ADATA 512Gb SSD + Samsung 1Tb & 3T + WD 1Tb + 3Tb
Display(s)	ASUS 27" ROG Swift 1440p @ 165Hz & BenQ 27" LED
Case	Thermaltake Core P7 - Open frame
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z906 - 5.1ch
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W
Mouse	Roccat LeadR + Razer Nagar V2 Pro
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX with Cherry Red switches
Software	Win 10 Pro 64bit
Benchmark Scores	v/fast

System Name	Regular PC \| Server HP Z440
Processor	9700k \| E5-2698v3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X-CF \| Stock mobo
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B \| Stock HS
Memory	32 GB (8x4) \| 112 GB (8x2 + 16x6)
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super \| K4000
Storage	970 EVO+ 1TB \| 860 1TB x2
Display(s)	XV340CK x2, 1080p x2
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x \| Corsair RM750e
Software	ZorinOS Pro \| Proxmox

System Name	RogueOne
Processor	Xeon W9-3495x
Motherboard	ASUS w790E Sage SE
Cooling	SilverStone XE360-4677
Memory	128gb Gskill Zeta R5 DDR5 RDIMMs
Video Card(s)	MSI SUPRIM Liquid X 4090
Storage	1x 2TB WD SN850X \| 2x 8TB GAMMIX S70
Display(s)	49" Philips Evnia OLED (49M2C8900)
Case	Thermaltake Core P3 Pro Snow
Audio Device(s)	Moondrop S8's on schitt Gunnr
Power Supply	Seasonic Prime TX-1600
Mouse	Razer Viper mini signature edition (mercury white)
Keyboard	Monsgeek M3 Lavender, Moondrop Luna lights
VR HMD	Quest 3
Software	Windows 11 Pro Workstation
Benchmark Scores	I dont have time for that.

System Name	Regular PC \| Server HP Z440
Processor	9700k \| E5-2698v3
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 Gaming X-CF \| Stock mobo
Cooling	Scythe Mugen 5 rev. B \| Stock HS
Memory	32 GB (8x4) \| 112 GB (8x2 + 16x6)
Video Card(s)	RTX 2070 Super \| K4000
Storage	970 EVO+ 1TB \| 860 1TB x2
Display(s)	XV340CK x2, 1080p x2
Power Supply	Corsair RM750x \| Corsair RM750e
Software	ZorinOS Pro \| Proxmox

Multiple Monitor Setup Poll

How do you align your PC monitors in a multi monitor setup?

Horizontal mount, 2 in landscape

Horizontal mount, 1 landscape and 1 portrait

Horizontal mount, 3 or more landscape

Horizontal mount, 3 or more portrait

Verticle mount, 2 landscape

Verticle mount, 1 landscape and 1 portrait

4 monitors in a square formation

Other

Laptop screen plus other options

kilo

Fangio1951

kilo

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

kilo

tabascosauz

Moderator

Count von Schwalbe

Nocturnus Moderatus

Solaris17

Super Dainty Moderator

Count von Schwalbe

Nocturnus Moderatus

Fangio1951

Norton

Moderator - Returning from the Darkness

Fangio1951

wheresmycar

kilo

Ferrum Master

ThrashZone

System Name	ab┃ob
Processor	7800X3D┃5800X3D
Motherboard	B650E PG-ITX┃X570 Impact
Cooling	NH-U12A + T30┃AXP120-x67
Memory	64GB 6400CL32┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

System Name	Work Computer \| Unfinished Computer
Processor	Core i7-6700 \| Ryzen 5 5600X
Motherboard	Dell Q170 \| Gigabyte Aorus Elite Wi-Fi
Cooling	A fan? \| Truly Custom Loop
Memory	4x4GB Crucial 2133 C17 \| 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB 3600 C26
Video Card(s)	Dell Radeon R7 450 \| RTX 2080 Ti FE
Storage	Crucial BX500 2TB \| TBD
Display(s)	3x LG QHD 32" GSM5B96 \| TBD
Case	Dell \| Heavily Modified Phanteks P400
Power Supply	Dell TFX Non-standard \| EVGA BQ 650W
Mouse	Monster No-Name $7 Gaming Mouse\| TBD

System Name	Main PC- Gamer- Main Cruncher/Folder and too many crunching/folding rigs
Processor	Ryzen 5900X- Ryzen 5950X- Ryzen 3950X and etc...
Motherboard	Asrock X570 Extreme4- MSI X570S Tomahawk MAX WiFi- MSI B450M Bazooka Max and etc...
Cooling	Noctua NH-U14S (dual fan)- EK 360 AIO with push/pull fans- Corsair H115i RGB Pro XT and etc...
Memory	2x16GB GSkill FlareX 3200/c14- 4x8GB Corsair Vengeance 3600/c16- 2x16GB Team 3600/c18 and etc..
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming RX 6800- Asus RTX 3070 TUF OC- MSI Ventus GTX 1660Ti and etc...
Storage	Main PC (1TB WD SN850- 2TB PNY CS 3040- 2TB Seagate Firecuda) and etc...
Display(s)	Main PC (2x24" Dell UltraSharp U2414H)
Case	Phanteks P600s- Seasonic Q704- Fractal Meshify C and etc...
Audio Device(s)	Logitech Z625 THX 2.1 speakers
Power Supply	EVGA 750 G3- SeaSonic DGC 750- EVGA P2 850 and etc...
Mouse	G300s
Keyboard	Corsair K65
VR HMD	N/A
Software	Windows 10 Pro or Ubuntu
Benchmark Scores	Why sit on the Bench when you can get in the game and Crunch!!!

System Name	❶ Oooh (2024) ❷ Aaaah (2021) ❸ Ahemm (2017)
Processor	❶ 5800X3D ❷ i7-9700K ❸ i7-7700K
Motherboard	❶ X570-F ❷ Z390-E ❸ Z270-E
Cooling	❶ ALFIII 360 ❷ X62 + X72 (GPU mod) ❸ X62
Memory	❶ 32-3600/16 ❷ 32-3200/16 ❸ 16-3200/16
Video Card(s)	❶ 3080 X Trio ❷ 2080TI (AIOmod) ❸ 1080TI
Storage	❶ NVME/SSD/HDD ❷ <SAME ❸ SSD/HDD
Display(s)	❶ 1440/165/IPS ❷ 1440/144/IPS ❸ 1080/144/IPS
Case	❶ BQ Silent 601 ❷ Cors 465X ❸ Frac Mesh C
Audio Device(s)	❶ HyperX C2 ❷ HyperX C2 ❸ Logi G432
Power Supply	❶ HX1200 Plat ❷ RM750X ❸ EVGA 650W G2
Mouse	❶ Logi G Pro ❷ Razer Bas V3 ❸ Logi G502
Keyboard	❶ Logi G915 TKL ❷ Anne P2 ❸ Logi G610
Software	❶ Win 11 ❷ 10 ❸ 10
Benchmark Scores	I have wrestled bandwidths, Tussled with voltages, Handcuffed Overclocks, Thrown Gigahertz in Jail

System Name	HELLSTAR
Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS Strix X570-E
Cooling	2x 360 + 280 rads. 3x Gentle Typhoons, 3x Phanteks T30, 2x TT T140 . EK-Quantum Momentum Monoblock.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB F4-4133C19D-16GTZR 14-16-12-30-44
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900XTX. Water block. Crossflashed.
Storage	Optane 900P[Fedora] + WD BLACK SN850X 4TB + 750 EVO 500GB + 1TB 980PRO+SN560 1TB(W11)
Display(s)	Philips PHL BDM3270 + Acer XV242Y
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO
Audio Device(s)	SMSL RAW-MDA1 DAC
Power Supply	Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow V3 - Yellow Switch
Software	FEDORA 41

System Name	Ghetto Rigs z490\|x99\|Acer 17 Nitro 7840hs/ 5600c40-2x16/ 4060/ 1tb acer stock m.2/ 4tb sn850x
Processor	10900k w/Optimus Foundation \| 5930k w/Black Noctua D15
Motherboard	z490 Maximus XII Apex \| x99 Sabertooth
Cooling	oCool D5 res-combo/280 GTX/ Optimus Foundation/ gpu water block \| Blk D15
Memory	Trident-Z Royal 4000c16 2x16gb \| Trident-Z 3200c14 4x8gb
Video Card(s)	Titan Xp-water \| evga 980ti gaming-w/ air
Storage	970evo+500gb & sn850x 4tb \| 860 pro 256gb \| Acer m.2 1tb/ sn850x 4tb\| Many2.5" sata's ssd 3.5hdd's
Display(s)	1-AOC G2460PG 24"G-Sync 144Hz/ 2nd 1-ASUS VG248QE 24"/ 3rd LG 43" series
Case	D450 \| Cherry Entertainment center on Test bench
Audio Device(s)	Built in Realtek x2 with 2-Insignia 2.0 sound bars & 1-LG sound bar
Power Supply	EVGA 1000P2 with APC AX1500 \| 850P2 with CyberPower-GX1325U
Mouse	Redragon 901 Perdition x3
Keyboard	G710+x3
Software	Win-7 pro x3 and win-10 & 11pro x3
Benchmark Scores	Are in the benchmark section