Layman

This quote should be enough for people to stop taking you seriously, you just summed up everything everyone's been accusing you of. Saying people "should" do this or that when there is no moral/financial/serious consequence, just a purely subjective choice is absolutely ludicrous. If I want to buy a game and throw in the trash before I leave the store I have a right to. You could say I "should" of given it to someone or at least recycled it, there's a discussion. I don't mod at all, but the fact that the game can be modded (improved indefinitely) is a huge factor and adds another reason to love these games. The significant amount of realism over other games is another factor, the freedom, the community, there are many factors as there are for every game I love and every game anyone loves. People buy games because they like them or think they will like them, to try and fit the reasons into a couple absolutes in pointless. The point of "rich, original, varied content"-COD, the #1 shooter's popularity has nothing to do those qualities, it's the opposite, it's the predictability, people like knowing what they get before they purchase. Any title that has 2+ sequels is following a formula that works, I guess people aren't doing what they "should".

I haven't really looked into it, but it does make sense because everytime I envision a setup the black lines are in the centre of the screen which is definitely not optimal. I know 3 monitors solves that problem, where would 4 and 5 go assuming a landscape side by side? I'm not a big fan of portrait, it seems like you're maxmizing the blacklines on your screen instead of landscape where the smaller edges are on your screen.

Thank you guys for the suggestions I have been debating over the dual or single card, but ultimately I want this to be future proof so I don't want to have to be putting more money in later and I definitely do plan on getting more monitors, possibly 5 more for a wall of 6 and to play a game like Arma2/3 on high, with 6 monitors I would be more comfortable with 2. I did some research on the PSU http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/12/27/nzxt_hale82_850w_power_supply_review/1 it is made by Seasonic, and seems very reliable, it's not super high-end but it's not a slouch either. It comes with detachable cords and nylon sleeving which I'm told is very important for cable management. As for the cooling, I wasn't aware that they run very hot so you don't think the cooler I have will suffice? I'm new to building, I'll have a friend help but is installing liquid cooling more difficult?

I'm about to order all the pieces for a computer to specifically play Arma 2, then 3 when it is out. Since it's pretty close to a release I think you guys will have information to let me know if this is enough to play on higher settings. I plan on getting 2-5 more monitors in the future, but for now I only have 1 23" 1080p. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated, my confidence level is about 90%, but never hurts to get more eyes on the situation. Case: Fractal Design Define XL CPU: Intel Core i5 3.4 GHz 3570k CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Graphics: 2xCF HIS ICE Q RADEON HD 7970 HDD: Seagate Barracude 1 TB Memory: Mushkin Blackline (2x8GB) Miscellaneous: Vespula Mousepad, Artisan Mousepad Motherboard: MSI Z77A GD55 Optical Drive: Samsung DVD R/W OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit PSU: NZXT HALE82 750W 80Plus Bronze SSD: Samsung 840 series 120GB + Bracket