Monitor Advice for 3080 setup running i9 liquid cooled 32gb ram

[Prov1kanobi]

trying to avoid making a mistake on my new build. I am using a Trak Racer rig with the quad monitor stand. My initial plan is to run 3 x 32” curved 4K monitors and 1 smaller monitor on the upper for the rear view. Im a little out of date on gpu capability. What would be the best possible setup I could use on this? I’m also curious about one of the larger curved monitors ala 49” Samsung QLED, although I’m not even sure if that is 4K. Help!

 

[Botmeister]

4k (or better UHD) pixel count:
3840 * 2160 = 8.294.400
8.294.400 * 3 = 24.883.200 pixels per single frame

I am currently in the market for 3 ultrawide 21:9 monitors:
3440 * 1440 = 4.953.600
4.953.600 * 3 = 14.860.800 pixels per single frame

My choise is already maxed out for any graphics card out there. Your choise is (sorry to say this) unrealistic for the coming years (edit: depending on which sim!). I currently own a 2080ti by MSI and if I were to replace it with a 3090 I would still suffer for a constant 60 FPS in certain sims e.g. ACC. Now, I tend to buy monitors future proof, so I'm already keeping the 4090 in mind and perhaps you are as well.

About the 4th monitor, I don't know if you can run that on different screen resolution while ingame. Windows can work around it, but you'll have to take a good look if that's possible per sim. Personally, I would pump all FPS into the 3 main monitors and use a 2nd pc (or NUC) for other stuff. Never heard of a dedicated rear view mirror screen, do you have some info on the possibilities? Would love to know, just for knowing

 

[Prov1kanobi]

I’m brand new to this, and really not wanting to overpay for future possibilities. I have a call center that would love some nice screens if I need to upgrade. So basically you are saying to run 3 HD instead of the 4K? Ive seen a quad setup with a small screen on top that was the rear view. I know he was primarily running iracing which is likely what I will run. I also have the thought to just go with the 49” ultra wide samsung that seems to be all the talk. I’m not really too concerned with cost, I just want to take advantage of the GPU I just paid big money for. So I guess I’m asking for recommendations within that boundary. Could I run that ultra wide with 2 smaller ones on the side? I think 3 x 32” ultra wide curved would be really cool, is that possible?

 

[Botmeister]

Triple 1440p would be a better option I think, but it's all up to you of course. If you're happy with max 40-60 fps go for 4k monitors. Maybe it's an option to look for reviews on what your 3080 can give. These are probably reviews for single monitors so calculate times 3.

 

[Fennario]

1. Triple 21:9 1440p; or
2. Samsung G9 + head tracking