Eyefinity is so beautiful ;_;

[borisvodofsky]

Well now you have heard it from a third.

well which are you?

 

[lopri]

here ya go, taken from my phone

Very nice. Makes me jealous!

 

[Powermoloch]

Very nice. Makes me jealous!

Ty. Plus it didn't cost me a whole bunch, the monitors + active display port cost me around $250 ish (after months of bargain hunting)

 

[BrightCandle]

3 Monitors gives you something that a big monitor doesn't - a very wide FOV. When you are using 48:10 you get genuine peripheral vision, which games normally lack. I find that hugely beneficial in FPS and driving games where I have a much wider awareness.

More pixels and a bigger screen on the other hand offers me a bigger picture. Thus I take the triple monitor solution, because it gives me an advantage.

 

[WiseUp216]

3 Monitors gives you something that a big monitor doesn't - a very wide FOV.

Three monitors gives you something else that a big monitor doesn't - two black vertical bars right through the middle of your game.

 

[3DVagabond]

Given the choice I would take 3x24" (1920*1200) over 1x30" any day. Assuming same quality screens. Not only is there Eyefinity/surround gaming there's also productivity. I'd love to have multiple applications open without having to Alt/Tab between them.

 

[Nintendesert]

I like the 3 screen setup. I always wanted something like that for flight sims and driving games.

What I'd like to see is a long big, single screen that's curved to give us that peripheral vision without any bezels.

 

[KingFatty]

Are there a lot of people who tried both (multi monitor (triple monitor) as well as one big monitor)?

I think on average, people who don't like triple monitor are people who never tried it?

 

[guskline]

I have a 3 monitor setup ( 24" 1920x1080s at 5760x1080) and a 1 monitor 27.5 inch (1920x1200) setup.

Especially for flying sims (ROF and MS Flight) the 3 monitor setup is fabulous.

The single monitor setup is preferred for COD MW3 etc BUT my 3 monitor setup is also very good. I use Nvidia Surround. I also used Eyefinity with the 3 monitors and a Radeon 6970 before I switched to Surround with the GTX 680. What KingFatty said is probably correct. You need a GPU with enough horsepower to run 3 monitors and play games smoothly. The higher the combined resolution and the need for eyecandy, the more horsepower you need.

 

[guskline]

3 Monitors gives you something that a big monitor doesn't - a very wide FOV. When you are using 48:10 you get genuine peripheral vision, which games normally lack. I find that hugely beneficial in FPS and driving games where I have a much wider awareness.

More pixels and a bigger screen on the other hand offers me a bigger picture. Thus I take the triple monitor solution, because it gives me an advantage.

BrightCandle: You CLEARLY have the GPU "horsepower" to effectively run 3 monitors.

 

[Phynaz]

well which are you?

Neither. That's why I said there is now a third.

 

[Final8ty]

Just reading down through some of these posts and replying randomly:

2x 7970's run a single Catleap awesome at 120 Hz. Although if you have a Lightning which stupidly has no DL-DVI port, you will need one of those 330 MHz accell adapters to get around 105-109 Hz.

My monitors are acting funny via DP, but not sure if it's because of the ports or because of my cables. I just got 24 gauge DP cables in now to test out. I'll let you know how it goes.

If you want to stick to single display, there is no better display for gaming than a 2B Catleap.

PGI thanks for the file, I didn't even have to reboot and now it's working brilliantly. No clue why the 2.2.2 install does not have this file?


PS:

I wonder if I should get paid for this?

Refresh rate is king! I surely didn't design a 120 Hz system to run at 60 Hz. Granted I can, but it's not optimal.

Some rumor's I've been hearing is 7990's in August. Even if the 7990 doesn't come out, the HIS 7970 X2 has the exact port config I need. I'd only be interested in the 7990 as that would certainly have a water block, versus it would be doubtful on a low-production item like the X2.

It's a good thing Tahiti has a monster pixel clock as I've found I am able to push some serious bandwidth over single link DVI and my monster 24 gauge DVI cable:

That took me a few hours of tweaking timing's. I am literally within .02 MHz of not being able to run 120 Hz on my 700D. (256 MHz seems to be the absolute pixel clock limit on SL-DVI). It was a real nail biter edging back and forth with getting those timings to work. So now my entire Eyefinity setups is rolling along nicely at a buttery smooth 5400x1920 @ 120 Hz. Look's like the four Lightning's just may be keepers!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=22245875&postcount=804

 

[OVerLoRDI]

Id' want to do eyefinity with projectors and have absolutely no bezels. Or if I have bezels make myself a gaming-cockpit out of an old discarded jet cockpit section.

Been dreaming of this set up for a while now. It would be incredible.

 

[borisvodofsky]

Been dreaming of this set up for a while now. It would be incredible.

No it Won't light pollution light pollution light pollution. Anyone who wants this has never used a projector. It behaves completely different than monitors.

 

[KingFatty]

No it Won't light pollution light pollution light pollution.

I heard of light pollution when you talk about outdoors and looking at stars/milky way, but what does it mean when you talk about indoors and projectors?

My understanding is if your air is not too smoky/dusty, and you have good screens, it would be OK? Is the light pollution an issue if you aren't in a smoker's or pet owner's home?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I heard of light pollution when you talk about outdoors and looking at stars/milky way, but what does it mean when you talk about indoors and projectors?

My understanding is if your air is not too smoky/dusty, and you have good screens, it would be OK? Is the light pollution an issue if you aren't in a smoker's or pet owner's home?

Ambient light has a negative effect on projected image quality - unless you're using wicked-expensive projectors. (And even then...)

 

[lehtv]

Ambient light has a negative effect on projected image quality

Anyone who's ever been in a cinema should know this

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Anyone who's ever been in a cinema should know this

Hey, he asked. *shrug*

 

[Phynaz]

No it Won't light pollution light pollution light pollution. Anyone who wants this has never used a projector. It behaves completely different than monitors.

Then people shouldn't crap projectors.

 

[KingFatty]

Ambient light has a negative effect on projected image quality - unless you're using wicked-expensive projectors. (And even then...)

when you say ambient light, what do you mean?

I know it's bad to open up your windows to let the ambient sunlight in, but what does that have to do with projectors vs. any other viewing material (LCD, plasma, etc. etc.)?

Are you saying that projectors somehow spew ambient light differently than, say, LCD or plasma displays?

 

[lehtv]

when you say ambient light, what do you mean?

I know it's bad to open up your windows to let the ambient sunlight in, but what does that have to do with projectors vs. any other viewing material (LCD, plasma, etc. etc.)?

Are you saying that projectors somehow spew ambient light differently than, say, LCD or plasma displays?

With projectors, you're looking at ambient light, i.e. a reflection. With monitors and TV's, you're looking at the source of light itself. So if you have light sources other than the projector, they will also produce reflections i.e. ambient light, messing up the projected image.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

when you say ambient light, what do you mean?

Ambient light is any light that isn't coming from the source of light we're talking about. So if you have two projectors, they're both ambient light sources for the other.

 

[WiseUp216]

Now THIS I like a lot, but it is definitely the exception to the rule.

 

[SolMiester]

This site is for triple monitor setups
http://triplemonitorbackgrounds.com/industrial/

 

[SirPauly]

here ya go, taken from my phone

Nice! Enjoy the experience!