Cheapest Triple Head 4k card with no gaming required

[Bats586]

Hi,

Any suggestions for best (cheapest) card for this set-up? It's for 2d photo editing, no requirement for any gaming or 3d graphics. I haven't sourced any monitors yet, will depend on connectivity of GPU.

Thanks for any ideas

[EndlessWaves]

It's worth looking at available monitors to see how the connections are split on the ones you're considering, especially if you need something like a wider colour space.

[Bonebreaker777]

If it will be for 2D photo editing then it is safe to assume that DP will be available in which case AMD GPUs would be the one suitable. If I remember correctly, anything at the level of the HD7770 should be fine performance wise.

Also, for 4k card you mean 4k overall desktop resolution across 3 x monitors or 4k each?

[EndlessWaves]

I believe some of the GTX 950s have triple DisplayPort outputs for around £120-130.

[scaryjim]

yeah, cheapest 3x Displayport card I can find at ebuyer is this EVGA GTX 950: http://www.ebuyer.com/721678-evga-gt...02g-p4-2951-kr

not cheap though, at £131

There is a powercolor/club 3D R7 250 eyefinity 4 out there, for around £120: http://www.pcupgrade.co.uk/productde...categoryid=336

Can't find it at a "reputable" retailer, mind you, and you're paying a huge premium over a standard R7 250: that's basically a £50 graphics card with a £70 premium for the extra displayports.

EDIT: I've had a quick look at MST hubs but they only seem to support QHD monitors, not multiple 4k ones. So if you're convinced that 3 4k monitors is the way to go, I'm afraid you're going to be putting your hand in your pocket...

EDIT 2: this might be a better bet if it's for professional editing work rather than just messing around at home; it's from AMD's workstation range and comes with better-qualified drivers and support - to get into the professional range cards for < £150 is pretty damn good.... http://www.scan.co.uk/products/2gb-s...tible-4096x216

[abaxas]

If you are spending £800+ on monitors, spending £130 on a graphics card is nothing.

[Bonebreaker777]

I am sure he could have the price shaved down if he goes for a used model (pro model, none the less, with DP ports but cheaper) so in case it is not for him, will financially hurt a lot less.

[shamus21]

I would look at the auction sites a few keep popping up other wise like Scaryjim a NVidia 950 newest card and support for 4 monitors and if you can wait could be down to 99.00 around holiday time.

[EndlessWaves]

I would look at the auction sites a few keep popping up other wise like Scaryjim a NVidia 950 newest card and support for 4 monitors and if you can wait could be down to 99.00 around holiday time.

I can easily see it under £100 by next summer, we might even see one or two £99 GTX 950s in the Christmas sales.