nVidia Surround Gaming

[dac7nco]

I'm a little murky on this... Can nV Surround use five monitors for gaming ala Eyefinity, or is it limited to three? I'm currently @ 3600x1920, and I was wondering if adding a third card in Tri-SLI would allow me to expand my surround setup.

Daimon

 

[zagood]

Limited to 3.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dv-system-requirements-surround-technology.html

 

[dac7nco]

Crap... thanks for the speedy reply.

 

[Skurge]

Yep, only 3.

I don't mean to sound like I'm advertising the technology, but It sounds like you are really into multi-monitor gaming. Eyefinity usually gives you a lot more options and flexibility with your monitors. Why did you get an nVidia setup? Are did you get the cards 1st and the monitors were an after thought?

 

[dac7nco]

Skurge,

I'd planned to do multi-monitor gaming as soon as GPUs balls dropped and it was feasible. I had a pair of 5870 1GB for a few months, replaced them with a 5970+5870, and moved sideways from that to the 580s. My minimum frame rates with GTX580 SLI are a GREAT DEAL higher than the Tri-Fire setup, and there's no stuttering. I use a single-slot GTX260 core-216 for physx offloading.

I like ATI/AMD hardware, but their drivers not so much. I generally like nVidia's solutions better, but I dislike their business practices. I don't let business practices affect my decisions, though, and although ATI seems to have fixed their CFX scaling issues recently, I also fold when I'm not playing... and nV wins hands down.

The reason I'd asked about the possibility of 5 monitors in surround is that I'd like to try two more 26" LCDs with a third card. I'm gambling that Tri-SLI would scale better with more pixels than it does with the usual benchmarks.

Daimon

Edit: I don't care a rat's ass about 3D gaming, nor would my LCDs allow it.

 

[Skurge]

Skurge,

I'd planned to do multi-monitor gaming as soon as GPUs balls dropped and it was feasible. I had a pair of 5870 1GB for a few months, replaced them with a 5970+5870, and moved sideways from that to the 580s. My minimum frame rates with GTX580 SLI are a GREAT DEAL higher than the Tri-Fire setup, and there's no stuttering. I use a single-slot GTX260 core-216 for physx offloading.

I like ATI/AMD hardware, but their drivers not so much. I generally like nVidia's solutions better, but I dislike their business practices. I don't let business practices affect my decisions, though, and although ATI seems to have fixed their CFX scaling issues recently, I also fold when I'm not playing... and nV wins hands down.

The reason I'd asked about the possibility of 5 monitors in surround is that I'd like to try two more 26" LCDs with a third card. I'm gambling that Tri-SLI would scale better with more pixels than it does with the usual benchmarks.

Daimon

Edit: I don't care a rat's ass about 3D gaming, nor would my LCDs allow it.

Well, as far as I know. only the 6800/6900 and 5870E6 cards can run more than 3 monitors. I think the problem was not enough ram.

Guess you will have to stick with 3 monitors. What monitors do you use?

 

[dac7nco]

NEC Multisync 25.5" 1920x1200 in portrait mode.

 

[digitaldurandal]

Skurge,

I'd planned to do multi-monitor gaming as soon as GPUs balls dropped and it was feasible. I had a pair of 5870 1GB for a few months, replaced them with a 5970+5870, and moved sideways from that to the 580s. My minimum frame rates with GTX580 SLI are a GREAT DEAL higher than the Tri-Fire setup, and there's no stuttering. I use a single-slot GTX260 core-216 for physx offloading.

I like ATI/AMD hardware, but their drivers not so much. I generally like nVidia's solutions better, but I dislike their business practices. I don't let business practices affect my decisions, though, and although ATI seems to have fixed their CFX scaling issues recently, I also fold when I'm not playing... and nV wins hands down.

The reason I'd asked about the possibility of 5 monitors in surround is that I'd like to try two more 26" LCDs with a third card. I'm gambling that Tri-SLI would scale better with more pixels than it does with the usual benchmarks.

Daimon

Edit: I don't care a rat's ass about 3D gaming, nor would my LCDs allow it.

I changed for the same reason. I had been using eyefinity with 5870 but i had driver issue after driver issue. Eventually I decided I would switch if Nvidia came out with a decent offering this generation. They were first to market with their 570 so now i have two.