Possible triple screen setup?

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680 is going to be good for at least a couple of years allowing you to play all the upcoming games with good framerates. Matrox is just outdated technology now particularly, if your planning on running 3x identical displays.

Hey if you want to blow £235 on a Matrox be my guest, why though when you could sell your 580 card and buy a brand new 680 for £419.

680 is easily the best value/performance and option available.
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Scan are good for Nvidia 680
 
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Mayaman
funny you mention that, there are people using 2 TH2GO and running six screens. What ever you choose, good luck. I know I've tried almost everything and can only give you advice from trying stuff. Bottom line is you have to try it.
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I'll be running 5 screens (can run 6) as soon as my Asus 7970 gets here, TH2GO not required, can be done on a single video card. If you are a diehard Nvidia fan and want to run more than 3 screens, for right now, yes TH2GO or SoftTH will be your only options. But there are very few people right now who want to run more than 3 screens. I don't think those very limited number of people are going to be enough to maintain the popularity of TH2GO. Unless there are other uses for it I'm unaware of?
 
LOL nobody is saying that the TH2GO is or isn't outdated or that we're trying to save Matrox here.

I am just stating what works and has worked for me YMMV.

*slaps forehead*

edit:By the way superbike, do you have any updated pics of your setup dude? Wanted to see the dash finshed.
 
superbike81
I'll be running 5 screens (can run 6) as soon as my Asus 7970 gets here, TH2GO not required, can be done on a single video card. If you are a diehard Nvidia fan and want to run more than 3 screens, for right now, yes TH2GO or SoftTH will be your only options. But there are very few people right now who want to run more than 3 screens. I don't think those very limited number of people are going to be enough to maintain the popularity of TH2GO. Unless there are other uses for it I'm unaware of?
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5 Screens yeah now your talking.
I considered that too but really the borders are the killer, no go for me.

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I will be testing triple projection portrait for 2160x1280 in the upcoming weeks. I think if I read correctly with portrait though you do not gain any vertical additional screen area in gaming. So a triple landscape configuration would show more horizontal fov but the same vertical fov.

Mayaman, face facts if you went out and bought a new 680 or 7970 you sure as heck wouldn't still be using your Matrox. That to me clearly points out to it being outdated.
 
Mayaman
LOL nobody is saying that the TH2GO is or isn't outdated or that we're trying to save Matrox here.

I am just stating what works and has worked for me YMMV.

*slaps forehead*

edit:By the way superbike, do you have any updated pics of your setup dude? Wanted to see the dash finshed.
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Once again one of my setups is being scrapped unfortunately. It's all up and running, works great, everything is placed well, but it's just too big, and I'm moving back to the US in less than 6 months and need something that can easily be taken apart and moved. Got a good deal on a Bob Earl MKII rig, so went ahead and ordered that. I'll be building a standalone table that will slide up and hold the 5 monitors.

So, sorry, can't give you updated pics, because there won't be any updates. :(
 
In my opinion, 5 screen portrait mode is terrible because of all the bezels, I guess it could work for some games though. But the only reason I chose 5 screens was so I could have the most peripheral vision and the best sense of speed with things really flying past me. So a 5 monitor landscape setup is the way to go in my opinion.

 
It would be absolutely ideal, but would present even more logistics issues than a 3 projector setup. I won't even bother attempting it. Good luck to anyone who does though, you are braver than I. :)
 
There have been six projector setups, all you need is a circular truss. I forgot the name of the company that makes it. You hang the truss from the ceiling obviously and connect the projectors to that. I'll try to find the YouTube video.
 
Yeah, I think the 680 is what I'll do, eventually. And I seriously thought I'd get away with a 580 for the next 3 years, yeah right!
 
superbike81
I'll be running 5 screens (can run 6) as soon as my Asus 7970 gets here, TH2GO not required, can be done on a single video card.
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I can run 5 monitors with my GTX 570 SLI set up, I currently have 4 monitors, the 3, 55" Bravia's and a 7" Liliput.


superbike81
Read one of the threads over on the iRacing forums about the benefits of capping framerates. I won't go into extreme detail, but just to give you a basic primer on it.....
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Do you ever step back and read what you have posted?
 
neema_t
Yeah, I think the 680 is what I'll do, eventually. And I seriously thought I'd get away with a 580 for the next 3 years, yeah right!
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After reading the numerous post in this thread I think I am going to stick with the 580 and use my old 9800gt and go down the SoftH route. This will by far be the cheapest route for me to go triple screen. Granted it may not be the best, but until prices drop I can't justify spending £400 on a graphics card that will eventually be out of date. Granted I spent £240 for the 580 now, but that was at my uppermost limit.

The SoftH route will stand me at £600, that's including card and 3 new monitors. Any other route would easily add £200 to that price.

Thanks for all the information given in this thread though. It has helped a lot and I hope it can help others in the future.
 
DOH!!!

Lefty the point he is making is the Asus does it on a "single card"
It is one of the advantages which may not appeal to many but in his case is a useful feature.

Then again you often take people up the wrong way or miss the point being put across.
 
left888
I can run 5 monitors with my GTX 570 SLI set up, I currently have 4 monitors, the 3, 55" Bravia's and a 7" Liliput.




Do you ever step back and read what you have posted?
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Are you're five monitors setup in surround mode like the video I posted? Don't bother answering, I know what the answer is already. Nvidia doesn't officially support more than 3 screens in surround mode so you have to use external software like SoftTH if you want a setup like that. Want to get technical? OK I've got seven monitors and still only one video card.

I know exactly what I post. Now a question for you, do you ever think that maybe just for a second that there might be something you haven't figured out? Keep an open mind at least. I know it's hard for you to believe but there might be something in this world that you don't have completely figured out.

Let's put it this way, almost every one of the pros and the DWC guys in iRacing use capped framerates. There is a very obvious reason that you will understand if you just open your mind for a second.
 
RobJackson85
After reading the numerous post in this thread I think I am going to stick with the 580 and use my old 9800gt and go down the SoftH route. This will by far be the cheapest route for me to go triple screen. Granted it may not be the best, but until prices drop I can't justify spending £400 on a graphics card that will eventually be out of date. Granted I spent £240 for the 580 now, but that was at my uppermost limit.

The SoftH route will stand me at £600, that's including card and 3 new monitors. Any other route would easily add £200 to that price.

Thanks for all the information given in this thread though. It has helped a lot and I hope it can help others in the future.
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Woah, where did you get a 580 that cheap? I suppose the differences between you and I are that I paid close to £400 for my 580 so I don't consider the 680's price particularly eyebrow-raising and I don't have a card going spare unless I took the 4870 out of my Mac (which would render it useless), if I had I'd do SoftTH as well most likely, you just can't beat a good bit of recycling! Do please keep us informed of your progress, choice of monitor and such, I for one would like to know how you get on.
 
Your lack of an even remotely intelligent response says all I need to hear from you sir.

Thank you for the entertainment.

Best wishes.
 
superbike81
Your lack of an even remotely intelligent response says all I need to hear from you sir.

Thank you for the entertainment.

Best wishes.
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You should probably quit betting your head against the wall. Some people here feel thier way is the only way to do things and dont have the time or the will to hear anything that isnt praise. hell even my 10 year old nephew knows its better to lock frame rates, but some folks know it all already. Please keep giving your tips though alot is very useful. 👍
 
fatkrakr
You should probably quit betting your head against the wall. Some people here feel thier way is the only way to do things and dont have the time or the will to hear anything that isnt praise. hell even my 10 year old nephew knows its better to lock frame rates, but some folks know it all already. Please keep giving your tips though alot is very useful. 👍
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Highlighted the important part...

Reminds me of my last bout....
Did you know that onboard audio has no disadvantage/difference to dedicated soundcards. Let's just ignore all the benchmarks and reviews that show otherwise. Oh and that's the opinion coming from the same self claimed "past audiophile".

Yet who has shall we say, a less than optimal speaker configuration and even has two speakers on the floor. Some people just cant take criticism or advice it seems.

These forums, it is impossible to have "actual hardware topical discussion" yet share each others opinions without it becoming an issue.
 
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Mr Latte
These forums, it is impossible to have "actual hardware topical discussion" yet share each others opinions without it becoming an issue.
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Sadly, this is becoming more and more the case...
 
Regards the whole Vsync issue doesent the new 680 have "adaptive V-Sync".
Certainly one of the advantages from the "Green Team".

Though I'm not sure how good it works on "Surround Gaming" configurations.
 
I was wondering if anyone here is using a 6850 with triple screens? If so what kind of fps are you getiing. Im thinking I might go triple since I think the csw is just to much money for a sim wheel. Need to upgrade this rig somehow. :)
 
neema_t
Woah, where did you get a 580 that cheap? I suppose the differences between you and I are that I paid close to £400 for my 580 so I don't consider the 680's price particularly eyebrow-raising and I don't have a card going spare unless I took the 4870 out of my Mac (which would render it useless), if I had I'd do SoftTH as well most likely, you just can't beat a good bit of recycling! Do please keep us informed of your progress, choice of monitor and such, I for one would like to know how you get on.
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eBay. Lol.

I will keep everybody posted. Eventually I'll make a thread about my setup as I'm planning on building/adapting on my current race seat.

Picked up a monitor yesterday and so far I'm really pleased with it. Just out at work at the moment so can't give exact details.
 
fatkrakr
I was wondering if anyone here is using a 6850 with triple screens? If so what kind of fps are you getiing. Im thinking I might go triple since I think the csw is just to much money for a sim wheel. Need to upgrade this rig somehow. :)
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I have a 6870 on my desktop PC, paired with a Phenom II 965. I can run iRacing at 5760 X 1080, but I have to turn down the eye candy in order to get playable FPS. I do a lot better with my gaming PC, which has a Core i5 2500K and dual 560ti GPUs. If only Nvidia Surround was as flexible as Eyefinity....:) Anyway, with my gaming PC, I regularly get 30-60 FPS in iRacing with plenty of eye candy (but not max).
 
Thanks for the reply. Well now I guess I got some decisions to make. Not so sure my gpu is ready for me to do any triple screens as of yet. I am running a i5 with 8 gb ram. :grumpy:
 
The 6950 can do very well with triple screens, but it is also dependent on your processor and if you got the 1GB or 2GB version, at least that's what I've read. It's a very popular card on the iRacing forums.
 
The reason we have these types of arguments is because certain people like to veil underhanded comments as legitimate criticism. Then when people pose counterpoint or call BS they're made out to be unreasonable, even when there is a history of this type of "hit and run" posting.

This forum is infamous for that. There are a couple people really who do this. Check post history and you can guess who.
 

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