Will a HD6950 2GB run eyefinity at 5120x3200? or wait 6 months for HD7990 4GB

[videoclone]

I have two Dell U3011's on the way. Purchased on sale for $1190 each from Dell Australia 37% off ($1400)

I will be running them on an i7 2600 @4.1Ghz stock voltage and a single AMD HD6950 2GB card

Do you think my system will run games in eyefinity at 5120x1600 rez?

Or would i need to buy two (22nm) HD7970 2GB, HD7990 4GB cards when they come out in 6 months

can anything out now run games at a rez that high?

If i upgrade to a GTX580 now would it give me more then 32FPS!

[Edit] i ment 5120x1600 not 5120x3200

 

[Viper GTS]

Your resolution will only be half that (unless you have two already).

2560x3200 or 5120x1600

Viper GTS

 

[videoclone]

Your resolution will only be half that (unless you have two already).

2560x3200 or 5120x1600

Viper GTS

Oh yeah, i ment 5120x1600... thank's for pointing that out.

 

[SlowSpyder]

That resolution would be 4 30" monitors. Is that what you are really trying to do? I don't think that's possible.

Also, guessing that a 7990 4GB card will be available in six months is probably pretty wishful thinking.


*edit -

Oh yeah, i ment 5120x1600... thank's for pointing that out.

In that case I would guess that a 6950 will do ok, but chug qute a bit unless you are ok with turning down a lot of eye candy.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

I'm sure the next gen of graphics cards would perform great if you don't mind letting those 2 30" monitors rot away for 6-12 months.

 

[apoppin]

i am unsure what you are trying to do. Do you already have a 2560x1600 display as gaming in Eyefinity usually spans 3 or 6 (matched) displays. 7680x3200 is the maximum resolution supported by Eyefinity.

You don't want two displays for gaming in Eyefinity. It really sucks to have the bezels right in the middle of your view with just two screens.:\

Here is a good explanation of the possibilities; you want Gaming, not productivity, i expect:

http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/TECHNOLOGIES/AMD-EYEFINITY-TECHNOLOGY/Pages/eyefinity.aspx

http://www.elitebastards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=796%3Aamd-eyefinity-technology-explored&catid=16%3Aeb-commentary&Itemid=29&limitstart=1


And no, a single 6950 is a joke for gaming at more than 2560x1600 resolution; you would want a second one for CrossFire. Also you may need an expensive adapter if you are running 3x30" (25x16) displays.

I have two Dell U3011's on the way. Purchased on sale for $1190 each from Dell Australia 37% off ($1400)

I will be running them on an i7 2600 @4.1Ghz stock voltage and a single AMD HD6950 2GB card

Do you think my system will run games in eyefinity at 5120x1600 rez?

Or would i need to buy two (22nm) HD7970 2GB, HD7990 4GB cards when they come out in 6 months

can anything out now run games at a rez that high?

If i upgrade to a GTX580 now would it give me more then 32FPS!

[Edit] i ment 5120x1600 not 5120x3200

 

[videoclone]

Will be running 2x Dell 30" monitors, the 37% discount price was maximum 2 per customer

I play mostly RTS so a line down the middle shouldnt be too bad! so a second 6950 would give me the 32fps required to games at 5120x1600

The 6990 could be an option too yeah??

 

[SolMiester]

If you are only using 2 monitors, perhaps a GTX580 would be a better bet!

 

[apoppin]

Will be running 2x Dell 30" monitors, the 37% discount price was maximum 2 per customer

I play mostly RTS so a line down the middle shouldnt be too bad! so a second 6950 would give me the 32fps required to games at 5120x1600

The 6990 could be an option too yeah??

Sounds *Awful*

Looks like crap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOrlAgOYrE

Here is a genuine expert in Eyefinity, Kyle Bennett of HardOCP
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1489546

2X1 Eyefinity is going to suck for most all games.

i'd rather tear my eyes out than play ANY games on 2x1 Eyefinity, but to each his own, i guess

 

[Skurge]

Sounds *Awful*

Looks like crap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOrlAgOYrE

Here is a genuine expert in Eyefinity, Kyle Bennett of HardOCP
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1489546

i'd rather tear my eyes out than play ANY games on 2x1 Eyefinity, but to each his own, i guess

TBH, he did say he would be playing rts games so the extra real estate would probably make up for the bezel in the middle.

 

[videoclone]

Sounds *Awful*

Looks like crap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuOrlAgOYrE

Here is a genuine expert in Eyefinity, Kyle Bennett of HardOCP
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1489546

i'd rather tear my eyes out than play ANY games on 2x1 Eyefinity, but to each his own, i guess

Yeah it does look pretty darn shocking with that line in the middle.. but with Supreme comander 2 i could have the action on one side and the map on the other. either way ive got two 30" on the way and must use them to the fullest.

no desk space for 3 of them

 

[apoppin]

Yeah it does look pretty darn shocking with that line in the middle.. but with Supreme comander 2 i could have the action on one side and the map on the other. either way ive got two 30" on the way and must use them to the fullest.

no desk space for 3 of them

i'm really sorry to give you the bad news. However, i tried Eyefinity with two 24" displays and i hated it (for gaming; it's great for "productivity", especially if you like opening 20 windows at one time).

i have one 30" 2560x1600 display and i have no intention for two more in Eyefinity. i do have 3 smaller displays that i use in Eyefinity for racing games. As you say, no desk space; those 3 displays span six feet. i have no room for an 8' span.

TBH, he did say he would be playing rts games so the extra real estate would probably make up for the bezel in the middle.

You got 4" of bezel right in the *middle* of your screen. Often there is action or the GUI right there - and it kills immersion (for me).

 

[NoQuarter]

You got 4" of bezel right in the *middle* of your screen. Often there is action or the GUI right there - and it kills immersion (for me).

It's more like 2" of bezel I actually tried it on an RTS for a bit and I think I could have gotten used to it pretty well but I didn't have to try because I got my 3rd monitor shortly after.

Supreme Commander 2 is suppose to support dual monitor natively though, rendering the game on 1 screen and GUI stuff on the other (in which case you won't be running in Eyefinity mode).

Also a game like WoW with a lot of customization capability through the add on API you can run across two monitors but set the viewport to the left 'half' which would be monitor 1, and use the right 'half' for quest log/map/bags whatever, so you don't have a split screen for your gameplay but still have extra space for GUI.

 

[dac7nco]

It sounds like your looking for GPU hardware that isn't here yet. I game @ 3600x1920, or ~7MP, and you're looking at ~8MP for two monitors. Forget about using two monitors for FPS games, and just look at RTS/RPG games instead. I use three monitors, in portrait, for Civilization-V, and GTX580 SLI doesn't kick ass at all. What you want is the SPs and memory for THREE 30" monitors in Eyefinity or Surround, and you're not even CLOSE to that mark... don't feel bad, no one is.

P.S.: You can't aim a rifle if your vision is bisected by monitor bezels.

Semper Fi

EDIT: The Multi-monitor stuff from the SupCom games doesn't depend on nV/AMD drivers to implement.

 

[videoclone]

It's more like 2" of bezel I actually tried it on an RTS for a bit and I think I could have gotten used to it pretty well but I didn't have to try because I got my 3rd monitor shortly after.

Supreme Commander 2 is suppose to support dual monitor natively though, rendering the game on 1 screen and GUI stuff on the other (in which case you won't be running in Eyefinity mode).

Also a game like WoW with a lot of customization capability through the add on API you can run across two monitors but set the viewport to the left 'half' which would be monitor 1, and use the right 'half' for quest log/map/bags whatever, so you don't have a split screen for your gameplay but still have extra space for GUI.

Looks like ive got a few options then if i want to avoid eyefinity

 

[Castiel]

4gb cards? Not for atleast 2 years

 

[videoclone]

4gb cards? Not for atleast 2 years

The AMD HD 6990 is a 4GB Single Videocard ( 2x cores on one boards )
and it comes out very soon maybe a few months

 

[NoQuarter]

The AMD HD 6990 is a 4GB Single Videocard ( 2x cores on one boards )
and it comes out very soon maybe a few months

Well.. it's 2x2GB.. 2GB per GPU. So same limit as the 6950/6970.

 

[videoclone]

i wonder if the 28nm AMD HD7990 Dual GPU next gen Videocard out at the end of the year will have 8GB of ram (2x4) and be more then capable of running any game at 7680x1600 rez (3x30")

 

[happy medium]

Why not 2, 3gb gtx580's? That should handle that res.

Quote from OP in the thread, he's running 3 30 inch monitors.

"You can see a third 580 and the 3GB VRAM really lets the benchmark breathe. It is getting over twice the FPS as two standard 580s. Tri/Quad 6970s couldn't even run the benchmark.


http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1573598

 

[Elfear]

Why not 2, 3gb gtx580's? That should handle that res.

Quote from OP in the thread, he's running 3 30 inch monitors.

"You can see a third 580 and the 3GB VRAM really lets the benchmark breathe. It is getting over twice the FPS as two standard 580s. Tri/Quad 6970s couldn't even run the benchmark.


http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1573598

Uh, you should have quoted the whole line instead of making it appear that the 6970s couldn't run any benchmarks.

The original quote is:

"Heaven 2.1 - You can see a third 580 and the 3GB VRAM really lets the benchmark breathe. It is getting over twice the FPS as two standard 580s. Tri/Quad 6970s couldn't even run the benchmark."

Amazingly enough the 6970s run out of vram in a few of the benchmarks. Looks like the extra 1GB of the 580 is coming in handy here.

At the resolution and detail level that the guy at [H] was running, the 3GB 580's are a better choice. Although it looks like they aren't available in the U.S. as far as I could tell from a quick search.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Why are 3 GTX 580 being mention? The OP got a 1155 platform no way that happening.

Then eh? In SLI the cards dont share the RAM

 

[happy medium]

Although it looks like they aren't available in the U.S. as far as I could tell from a quick search

I believe Palit makes a 3gb model here in the U.S. .

I believe the OP is from Australia so he could buy a GAinward card.

 

[digitaldurandal]

Will be running 2x Dell 30" monitors, the 37% discount price was maximum 2 per customer

I play mostly RTS so a line down the middle shouldnt be too bad! so a second 6950 would give me the 32fps required to games at 5120x1600

The 6990 could be an option too yeah??

This sounds so terrible.

 

[themodernlife]

2 monitors is useless for gaming, sorry bro. I had 2 24" dell u2410 and the bezels in the middle of the xhair made every game pointless at it is the focal point. even adjusting the center to the side of the bezel was bad. unless you are using 3 monitors you cannot game on 2. sorry. I switched to a single u2410 and a panasonic 46" 3d plasma for gaming. . .trade in your monitors and get a huge plasma. it's sick sht, wish i had done it 10 years ago.