BF2S Forums Tech: Open thread

FFLink wrote:

A friend is buying a tri-monitor, 24" 1080p setup with two 680's as soon as Ivybridge comes out (with reviews), so if you're not buying til then, I can tell you how it works for him if you need new cards.

Yes, please share findings.

Ilocano wrote:

Have another question.  Is EyeFinity that much better for handling 3-5 monitor setups?  Or is it marketing, and SLI will just be as capable?

I'm probably gonna just go new cards by the end of the year, since my 580 only has 1.5GB VRAM.  So the real question will be, is EyeFinity better for multi-screen setups.  Just hate AMD driver issues though.  And I generally prefer NVIDIA.

GTX 680 with its 2GB is equal or better than HD 7970 even at Eyefinity resolutions. No real difference tbh. I would get 4GB models for that big res tho. There is no single GPU capable of handling 3 monitors well.

Btw, its crossfire.

e: Worth noting HD 7970 received nice price cut recently, CF is much cheaper than 680 SLi.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2012-04-20 09:45:23)

Dauntless wrote:

I was going to get an ultrasharp but changed my mind at the last minute and got this
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/c … d-9-3d-led

it arrived today, it's pretty great

i really wasn't expecting much from the 3D but i would say it's at least as good as the cinema 3D, if not a little better because the screen doesn't seem as dark as it does in the cinema

even the 2D - 3D conversion works pretty well

you have to put the little button cell batteries in the glasses, not sure how long they're gonna last

Actually set up my S23A700D an hour ago too and so far this is much better than my previous 2233RZ.

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

There is no single GPU capable of handling 3 monitors well.

i have a single 6870 with 2gb running 3x samsungs, i'm happy with it.

edit; i migrated those 3 monitors from a 5850. it handled it pretty well, and the only reason i upgraded the gpu was to give 3 monitor support to my wife's machine

Last edited by 13urnzz (2012-04-20 09:55:07)

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

Dauntless wrote:

I was going to get an ultrasharp but changed my mind at the last minute and got this
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/consumer/c … d-9-3d-led

it arrived today, it's pretty great

i really wasn't expecting much from the 3D but i would say it's at least as good as the cinema 3D, if not a little better because the screen doesn't seem as dark as it does in the cinema

even the 2D - 3D conversion works pretty well

you have to put the little button cell batteries in the glasses, not sure how long they're gonna last

Actually set up my S23A700D an hour ago too and so far this is much better than my previous 2233RZ.

what a coinkydink!

you tried out the 3D yet?

Last edited by Dauntless (2012-04-20 09:57:22)

Ilocano wrote:

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

GTX 680 supports 3 monitors for gaming + additional monitor for 2D tasks same time.

Hmmm...  Must read up on the 680. 

If you don't have Display port monitors, will you need Active Display Port adapters for all three gaming monitors?  Or are even Display ports required?

It has two DVI connectors that you can use + HDMI + DP. Shouldn't need DP adapters.

Dauntless wrote:

what a coinkydink!

you tried out the 3D yet?

Not yet, but I think I'll try it with Diablo 3 this weekend.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2012-04-20 10:04:50)

Ilocano wrote:

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

GTX 680 supports 3 monitors for gaming + additional monitor for 2D tasks same time.

Hmmm...  Must read up on the 680. 

If you don't have Display port monitors, will you need Active Display Port adapters for all three gaming monitors?  Or are even Display ports required?

i use something like this



http://www.amazon.com/Accell-UltraAV-B1 … 03HC85D2/2

for the third monitor

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=48177&p=92

my setup's in the middle of the page. it is the active version - with eyefinity on the 5850, i needed a displayport to vga, because that card had two dvi & diplay port out.

GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:

The price isn't that bad tbh http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-005B … rid_pt_0_2

But yeah why put the money on adapters when you can use them towards GTX 680 4GB.

the price has come down, they used to be > $100.


"why put the money on adapters"? because 15 months ago they didn't have 680's, but ATI had 5850's, and i've been running 3x 1920x1080 since =P

now, if you buy 32/64 GB of RAM, will hipsters rage?

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