Triple screen help

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Hey guys,

So I have bit the bullet and bought 3x Acer G6 Series G246HLBBID 24 inch Monitors.

Entry level yes, but tbh its all I can afford at the minute. These come with 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1X VGA.

Now Im a bit worried, I have an ASUS ROG 8480 with a ASUS GTX 650 card and when I purchased the PC I thought a triple screen setup would be ok, I never expected super top end graphics but something I could just get along with until a card upgrade.

I have had a quick google for anything 650 triple screen wise and came up short for a how to setup, info etc.

If anyone can pop along with anything related to setup, game settings etc please let me know.

Evo
 
Your new Acer monitors support HDMI, DVI and VGA so it should just be a simple matter of grabbing the needed cables (HDMI and and VGA) and hooking them up. Windows is very multiscreen friendly these days. I run a 660ti in triple screen mode my self so post back if you have more detailed questions.
 
The combination of your monitors and graphics card could be a problem.
Nvidia does not recommend running 1920x1080 in triple screen on cards lower than GTX660.
the problem would be a timing issue due to the VGA connector.
VGA specs are limited to a 1024x680 resolution.
your monitors are 1920x1080 and because of this it would not be a good match.
you could try it out to see what happens.
 
Thanks for the replies guys, quick question....

My card has 2 DVI and 1 HDMI, so why would the VGA port come into the mix? Surely I can use these ports and not the VGA.

Maybe a noob question but like I said im struggling to find any info related to the 650 and 2d setup.

Thanks for the info already, really appreciated.

Evo
 
Surely he can run two monitors over DVI and one over HDMI? The video card has the required outputs doesn't it?
 
TheORDL
Thanks for the replies guys, quick question....

My card has 2 DVI and 1 HDMI, so why would the VGA port come into the mix? Surely I can use these ports and not the VGA.

Maybe a noob question but like I said im struggling to find any info related to the 650 and 2d setup.

Thanks for the info already, really appreciated.

Evo
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Sorry about that. - I assumed that you were referring to the connectors on your graphics card as most of the GTX 650 models still have the VGA connector. ( no mention of the model # in op. )
well then your problem is solved - just connect to the two DVI and the HDMI - all screens will then run at 1920x1080.
now it is a question of graphics card horsepower - you will probably need to turn down the eye candy in most sims.

note - for those looking for the proper way to set up the connections for a triple monitor setup on Nvidia cards go here and select your card and it will give you a diagram.
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/3dvision-surround/system-requirements
 
Yeah looks like the OP wasn't too clear, looked like he was trying to say he only had 1x HDMI, 1x DVI and 1X VGA outputs on his card, anyway Just use the HDMI and DVI.
Still not sure on why all the questions though, just plug the suckers in and go for it.
 
Sorry for the confusion guys, the card is a standard asus 1gb gtx650 that came with the pc. I tried to find more detail to no avail without opening up the pc as its under watranty.

Looking to get into pc sim racing alongside running the league and I know im not going to get top end graphics but in time I will change the card. Any recommendations?

Thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.
 
According to this http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-650/specifications the GTX 650 should have two DVI ports (one DVI-D and one DVI-I, both dual-link) and one HDMI and it will support triple monitor resolutions. So, the next step is to hook everything up, turn them all on then go to the Nvidia control panel, under the 3D settings section under 'Select a Task...' you just go to Configure Surround, PhysX, check 'Span displays with Surround', click 'Configure...' then go through the wizard. Easy.

As for changing the card, it's a question of how much you want to pay. The more RAM the better, but I have a GTX 680 (same GPU as the one in the GTX 770, but with a slower memory clock) and it runs Project CARS smoothly at 5760x1080 at decent graphics settings. So I'd say GTX 770 and above.
 

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