Mixed monitors for eyefinity?

[computerbuildin]

I was planning on having 3 VH236H's for my eyefinity setup, but at the moment im thinking that they stopped production on them. But there is still VH238H's in stock. They are pretty much identical, as far as I know. But my system would probably read it differently from my other 2 VH236H's. Im wondering if my XFX 7970 would be compatible in 2D eyefinity with these monitors together.

 

[Fx1]

Do you really want the issues that seem to come from these eyefinity setups.

Low FPS, Lower Settings, frame latency and stuttering.

One 7970 can barely run Tomb Raider at full above 40fps on 1900x1200 on my PC. Why would you want to try it with 3 monitors?

 

[KingFatty]

Someone sounds like a party pooper!

It will be fine to do as you plan, mixing different models. You can even mix different brands, different resolutions, and different sizes, Eyefinity is pretty flexible.

One great benefit of eyefinity/surround is that you get the immersion of activating your peripheral vision. There is something primal about seeing something out of the corner of your eye, and adding 2 monitors gives you that immersion.

 

[ViRGE]

Yes. Eyefinity is very forgiving. You can basically mix and match any digital monitors and it will still work, with the resolution based on the lowest common denominator. I've personally seen it done with 2 1080p monitors and a 1600p monitor just for testing purposes, which got an effective resolution of 5760x1080.

 

[BrightCandle]

I had eyefinity/surround for years and I am done with it. There was a golden period about 2 years ago when it was shiny and quite a few games were supporting it but nowadays the grand majority either don't support it or perform so poorly its not worth using. The few times it actually does work well its wonderful but it doesn't very often. It also requires serious hardware to make it a reality, and that brings a lot of costs and problems.

 

[Lonyo]

All depends on what you play as much as anything else.
I have a (non-official) triple monitor setup on my GTX650Ti plus HD4000 (since the GTX650 doesn't support two VGA monitors s oI have touse HD4000 for the third) running at 4480x1080 (mixed monitor aspet ratios plus bezel correction) without any problems in a game from c.2008, but since it's a racing sim, and being older, it runs fine.

Saying not to get Eyefinity without first asking why someone wants it is silly.

 

[KingFatty]

Well, there's a thing called the Nirvana/perfect solution fallacy ("black and white thinking"):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_fallacy
I could see how someone thinking like this would reject eyefinity, because it's not going to give you fully maxed out resolutions at 120 frames per second, therefore you should reject it entirely.

I see it differently. You choose whether you want to use perhaps less than maxed out settings to gain the immersion. Sometimes it's preferable to use even a non-native resolution, to enjoy surround/eyefinity.

The other aspect is that you can always upgrade your GPU capabilities (new card, crossfire/SLI, etc.) later, and then bump up your settings correspondingly. Trying it now with less than maxed settings may give you the taste to see if you wan to go down that path.

But another good argument is maybe you have a big backlog of games in Steam etc. where they are older and would fly at fully maxed out settings with any decent modern video card. Perhaps something like the original Bioshock etc.

 

[blackened23]

Do you really want the issues that seem to come from these eyefinity setups.

Low FPS, Lower Settings, frame latency and stuttering.

One 7970 can barely run Tomb Raider at full above 40fps on 1900x1200 on my PC. Why would you want to try it with 3 monitors?

I love how you interjected your opinion while not answering the OPs question. I have to say, that isn't surprising. Anyway - Personally I will never use a single monitor only ever again. Dual monitors are fantastic, even if you're not in extended desktop or surround mode you can use the secondary screen as an accessory to display to do various things such as skype, chat, browser windows, I could go on here. You gain a lot of functionality with additional screens even if you DONT go into surround mode - I find that most detractors simply haven't used it.

For instance, when I played world of warcraft dual monitors was a godsend. Anyone that has played that game knows that skype is vital for arena play at the high end, and programs such as vent or mumble are critical for raiding. With dual monitors you can handle all of that stuff on your secondary monitor without tabbing out of WoW. Furthermore, if you want to view a youtube offscreen without alt tabbing you can do that. If you want to do anything on the accessory display you can do that. My opinion is that 95% of people who are detractors haven't ever used more than one. Furthermore, multi monitor isn't ONLY for extended desktop or surround. Heck, you can use single monitor for gaming while doing a plethora of other things on your accessory screens. I simply can't see anyone having used monitors in this manner not liking it. It is very convenient. So the argument about not liking surround for certain things? Yeah okay, but you don't have to use extended desktops. Nobody can deny the benefits of additional screens even if you're not in extended desktop or surround mode. The benefits are even larger when doing anything productivity related. Having that much more real estate is simply fantastic. Again, not surround or extended desktop - those aren't pre-requisites to multi monitor. Just being able to have a browser window open on one screen, word or powerpoint in another, and a youtube on a third screen. It's awesome, I love it. There is no single monitor that can give you as much real estate for productivity or fun as will having multiple monitors working in tandem.

Anyway, the answer to the OP is yes. It will work. I don't think this thread was created with an intent of asking for a million opinions on surround, even if I fell into the trap of doing the same thing. Anyway, short answer is yes OP.

 

[gorobei]

depends on what op is asking about.

eyefininty sls with bezel correction for gaming or multiple extended displays for 2d work desktop.

 

[computerbuildin]

Thanks everyone for the replies. And on the whole "eyefinity is bad" opinion from some here, I understand a single card cant run "DEMANDING" games. Im going to be playing less demanding games that I know eyefinity can run flawlessly on high settings. Im going to be playing mostly WoW. There is videos of it running on ultra with very high fps on eyefinity with this card. Im currently using 2 monitors right now, the VH236H's. And like blackened23 said, dual is extremely helpful, if not 3. I think most people who have used dual or more monitors can agree that it was an amazing decision. Even my (I think)outdated GTX 560 can run dual monitors with zero problems. Like running WoW on ultra, all settings fully up while doing something on the other like being on youtube, or just about anything. I do realize I may have to turn settings down on some games for eyefinity, but it would be worth it. And for the whole "bezel correction" thing. I should be fine. The VH236H's and VH238H's look pretty much identical, so the bezel's should be fine.