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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: ebfd11 on January 15, 2011, 05:38:24 PM
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OK here is the situation i have 2 Nvidea gtx470 vid cards with 3 23inch monitors I am looking to go triple monitor without spending too much money. Is there a program that runs it for the game or do i have to get the triple head to go.
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You can use SoftTH for triple monitors but your second video card will just be a monitor connection unless they changed that recently.
http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/
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OK what specific, or where specifically do I place the files they say, or better yet what folder do i place the files. Do I lpace them in the main AH folder or is there a sub folder I place them in??
Thanks for the help in advance
*edit* OK i got it to work and will post a pic ..LOL AWESOME!!!!!
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OK FLS
when you set up your side monitors what is the resolution you use because both of mine are stretched and it does seem a little weird. Any help would be nice. All 3 of my monitors are 1920 X1080
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I have been using the SofTh for a few months now and this is my confg:
[config]
; deviceIDLeft/right: Direct3D device ID's of left and right monitor, or 'auto' for automatic
; secondaryWidth/Height: Left&right monitor resolution, or 'auto' to use same as middle screen resolution
; secondaryRefresh: Refresh rate of left & right monitors, or 'auto' for automatic
; secondaryFormat: Secondary device image format, 'RGB32', 'RGB16' or 'RGB16D'.
; borderSize: Size in pixels of frame border between monitors that is discarded
; noHotkeys: Set to 1 to disable all hotkeys
; noOSD: Set to 1 to disable on-screen display when changing settings (Also disables GDI+ initialization)
deviceIDLeft=auto
deviceIDright=auto
secondaryWidth=auto
secondaryHeight=auto
secondaryRefresh=auto
secondaryFormat=RGB16
borderSize=128
sideExtraWidth=-336
noHotkeys=0
noOSD=0
Then just add your size to the bottom under modes to get it tripled:
[modes]
800x600x60
800x600x75
800x600x85
1024x768x60
1024x768x75
1024x768x85
1280x960x60
1280x960x75
1280x960x85
1280x1024x60
1280x1024x75
1280x1024x85
1600x1200x60
1600x1200x75
1600x1200x85
1280x800x60
1280x800x75
1280x800x85
(add yours here) 1920x1080x60
(add yours here) 1920x1080x75
(add yours here) 1920x1080x85
auto
(http://home.wowway.com/~cushmanpaintball/images/myah2pit.jpg)
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OK here is the situation i have 2 Nvidea gtx470 vid cards with 3 23inch monitors I am looking to go triple monitor without spending too much money. Is there a program that runs it for the game or do i have to get the triple head to go.
ebfd11, I used to use SoftTH to run three screens, but when I switched to NVidia’s own "Surround Technology" (http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/3d-vision-surround-technology-uk.html) instead, I got a massive increase in frame rate.
If your system is up to it, you might want to give it a go. NVIDIA Home > Product Index > 3D Vision > 3D Vision Surround Technology System Requirements (http://www.nvidia.co.uk/object/3dv-system-requirements-surround-technology-uk.html)
I posted a few tips on setting it up here (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,300709.msg3864294#msg3864294)
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OK FLS
when you set up your side monitors what is the resolution you use because both of mine are stretched and it does seem a little weird. Any help would be nice. All 3 of my monitors are 1920 X1080
I use the native resolution on my monitors, 1920 x 1080, but my virtual monitor is a little larger for bezel correction.
The stretching is normal with that angle of view and that's what happens with your eye. It looks weird when you look at it without turning your point of view because the stretching occurs in real life at the edge of your vision and you always focus on the center of your viewpoint. I would prefer it didn't happen on screen but you get used to it. We tend to perceive the monitors as windows but they model our eyesight.
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I use the native resolution on my monitors, 1920 x 1080, but my virtual monitor is a little larger for bezel correction.
The stretching is normal with that angle of view and that's what happens with your eye. It looks weird when you look at it without turning your point of view because the stretching occurs in real life at the edge of your vision and you always focus on the center of your viewpoint. I would prefer it didn't happen on screen but you get used to it. We tend to perceive the monitors as windows but they model our eyesight.
ok thanks for the help