What vid cards will support 3 monitors?

[Steve]

My current video card is the nvidea GeForce 7950 GX2.  do I need to upgrade?

Thanks,



Steve

[Skuzzy]

If you are referring to the Matrox TripleHead2Go device.  It connects to a video card and then drives the three monitors.  Al you have to do is set the horizontal resolution to the total of the three monitors. 

For example, if you have three monitors that support a horizontal resolution of 1440, then you would set your game horizontal resolution to 3 & 1440 = 4320.

Now, you have to have a video card that can actually drive that type of resolution.  The Matrox device takes the one screen image and divides it up to be shown across the three screens when in a game.

[2bighorn]

My current video card is the nvidea GeForce 7950 GX2.  do I need to upgrade?

Your 7950 GX2 will support 3840x1024 (3x 1280x1024) and 4080x768 (3x 1360x768) in triplehead mode for 2 & 3D apps in digital mode.

[Skuzzy]

I just do not know what kind of performance you would have in the game at that high of a resolution.

[2bighorn]

With SLI you'd get about half the FPS on triplehead versus single monitor.

EDIT:
That's for tests with CPU challenged games. With some results were better (2/3 in avg). For AH, well, somebody has to try it 

[kilz]

i will post my info here cause i want the three screens SWEET

[mipoikel]

After this update Skuzzy will not buy christmas presents for hitech. 

[Steve]

With SLI you'd get about half the FPS on triplehead versus single monitor.

Wel I think that would be ok.  I'm getting over 300 fps now.

[SectorNine50]

Wel I think that would be ok.  I'm getting over 300 fps now.

I hate you.

[kotrenin]

Question,
   will the game recognize 2 monitors on the same video card and allow me to set a resolution for/and display on both of them, or do I have to have the "Triple Head 3 Go" to take advantage of the multiple monitors?

Thanks, Kotrenin

[jerkins]

Question,
   will the game recognize 2 monitors on the same video card and allow me to set a resolution for/and display on both of them, or do I have to have the "Triple Head 3 Go" to take advantage of the multiple monitors?

Thanks, Kotrenin

Same question for me.

[Newman5]

Perhaps this thread is a candidate for a sticky for awhile, Skuzzy?   

[Chalenge]

Wel I think that would be ok.  I'm getting over 300 fps now.

You have a 300Hz monitor?

[Steve]

You have a 300Hz monitor?

I'm basing it off reports from AHII.  My monitor is fairly middle of the road, I assume. Samsung 244T

[Chalenge]

I'm basing it off reports from AHII.  My monitor is fairly middle of the road, I assume. Samsung 244T

Yeah its a 75Hz monitor. You must have vsync off which I think is a mistake but Skuzzy can correct me if I am wrong. Three of those monitors would be nice. Newegg has the 8800 GTs for just $119 right now and that would get you there I believe. Im still trying to avoid upgrading to 9800s or 4870s or whatever and I thought about two 8800s but for just a little more money... You know it just never ends!