nVidia surround is awesome!!!

[nasomi]

I'm trying to understand how you can do this entire setup under $1500. Three decent LCD monitors alone would cost $600, then you factor in a dual SLI/Crossfire setup with whatever's the equivalent of a GTX 560, and that's already $400+. Did you have to cheap out on the other components to fit this within a $1500 budget?

The lcd's were $600 tota, $200 each, which I've had for over a year. The GTX580's were $250 each, I sourced them from craigslist. CPU/mobo was just under $300, ram $50, off newegg. If you keep your eyes open, there's deals to be had.

[Bahn]

The lcd's were $600 tota, $200 each, which I've had for over a year. The GTX580's were $250 each, I sourced them from craigslist. CPU/mobo was just under $300, ram $50, off newegg. If you keep your eyes open, there's deals to be had.

Then there's a decent PSU, a HD/SSD, the case, aftermarket cooler, optical drive, etc.

Did you salvage the latter parts from your old build?