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[Widowmaker1981]

My GPU/Monitor setup is currently

4 screens: 3x24" Widescreen side by side with extended display, and a 37" TV cloned with the centre screen.

The centre screen and the TV are on a GTX 560, and the 2 side screens are on an old 8800 GT

I want to play MWO in triple screen superwidescreen mode, but im aware the 8800 GT has no chance of cutting it.

My question is: can the card linked below run 4 screens, and will it run MWO ok in 5760x1080?

http://www.ebuyer.co...s-gv-n760oc-4gd

My CPU and RAM are plenty good enough.

Edit: for clarity, i was intending to replace both cards i have currently with just the one above. I could also go for 2xGTX 660 or 2x750 Ti in SLI but as far as i know SLI isnt well supported in this game.

Edited by Widowmaker1981, 02 September 2014 - 04:03 AM.

[Flapdrol]

yeah, sli doesn't work yet, and the 750's dont do sli anyway.

a 760 will be able to do triplescreen and an extra screen afaik, at least it was one of the features they introduced with the gtx680. might need a displayport adapter unless one of your screens has it.

performance won't be that good at that res, but with some settings turned down I guess it'll be pretty playable, this game isn't that heavy on the gpu on low.

nvidia will probably release a new gpu in a month, so take that into account as well.

Edited by Flapdrol, 02 September 2014 - 10:15 AM.

[Odins Fist]

EVGA GTX 770 4GB V-Ram superclocked edition..

http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814130945

Save the extra for it... Trust me.

[Egomane]

http://www.geforce.c.../specifications

It can run up to four screens. I don't know if the performance will satisfy you though. I'd look more in the range of the above linked EVGA GTX 770 (or higher) or of a AMD R9 280X (or higher).

[Stickjock]

^^ That's what I'm running currently... dual 23" to the left and right of the center 32"... all powered by my EVGA GTX760 oc 2 gigs RAM...

I can only assume the 4gig oc'd 760 you linked would do just fine.

Granted, I don't run the game on all 3 screens (the size difference of the center made for some funky game play screens) but even with the game on the Center, TS and recording software running on the Left and Chrome pulled up to access Mechspecs/etc I run consistent 60FPS all the time...

[Egomane]

Stickjock, on 02 September 2014 - 10:56 AM, said:

I run consistent 60FPS all the time...

On a single screen. With two satellite monitors doings something else. If you put MWO in a triple screen resolution, I do not believe that you'll still get consistent 60 FPS. My card is a bit more powerfull and doesn't manage that (though I play on mostly very high settings).

With a triple screen resolution and one additional screen as a clone picture, I do not believe that the 760 will deliver a good performance in MWO. It might be possible, but I would not bet my money on it. At least not if the screens run the usual 1080p resolution.

Edited by Egomane, 02 September 2014 - 11:08 AM.

[Odins Fist]

[Oderint dum Metuant]

For reference I used to run tri screen on a 670 4gb and it hit 40-50 fps dips into 30s occasionally

So based on that 770 4gb and above only.

[Widowmaker1981]

Taking that on board ill go for at least a 770, the one linked above is out of stock though and im having trouble finding one for much less than £300. i can afford that, but id rather stay closer to the £250 mark. My budget doesn't really stretch to a 780 right now.

reading a lot of reviews saying the GTX 770 doesnt actually use the 4gb VRAM, its more for marketing purposes - Im wondering if that might be untrue for me given the huge resolution im planning on running though..

Edited by Widowmaker1981, 03 September 2014 - 06:38 AM.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

It depends what your playing and weather it needs 4gb of VRAM.
It can use it if need be however it's bit bus rate causes performance issues at near maximum usage.

But you'll be hard pressed to hit that limit at this time

Edited by DV McKenna, 03 September 2014 - 08:43 AM.

[Lord Letto]

Checking uk.pcpartpicker.com shows 7 2GB 770s for between 225-250 Pounds, there are 2 4GB 770 under 300 Pounds

IMO Best 2GB Under 250 Pounds:
MSI Twin Frozer http://uk.pcpartpick...rd-n770tf2gd5oc
Gigabyte Windforce: http://uk.pcpartpick...ard-gvn770oc2gd

the 2 4GB ones under 300 Pounds:
Gigabyte Windforce: http://uk.pcpartpick...rd-gvn770wf34gd
MSI Twin Frozer: http://uk.pcpartpick...rd-n770tf4gd5oc

[chaas]

The card is capable of running up to 4 screens, assuming you have the right cables and adapters. I'm flying the 4gb MSI Twin Frozer linked in Lord Letto's post, and I'd recommend it over two 2gb cards. My unit has the test results to confirm this too: Paired MSI Twin Frozer 2gb cards in SLI resulted in a substantially lower frame rate for my XO than my own frame rate on a single 4gb card of the same name. We're talking about double frame rates, I was in the triple digits and he was struggling to achieve 40-50 pretty consistently.

[Uparmored Rickshaw]

I run 3 - Acer 21.5" monitors and are pegged at 60fps, run on an EVGA GTX 780Ti. I only have Shadows and Textures off, until those are fixed.

[Odins Fist]

Widowmaker1981, on 03 September 2014 - 06:38 AM, said:

reading a lot of reviews saying the GTX 770 doesnt actually use the 4gb VRAM, its more for marketing purposes - Im wondering if that might be untrue for me given the huge resolution im planning on running though..

Yeah there is a lot of false claims of the GTX 770 4GB NOT using more then 2GB V-Ram.
It does, it will, some applications won't use much more then 2.75GB V-Ram, and others will use as much as they can.. The 256 bit memory interface on the card is the reason given by majority of detractors, but that is expected from people that scream AMD/ATI only for gaming and such.

If you're going to run multiple Monitors, then the more V-Ram the better... Always. (as long as it's not some low end budget card that trys to sucker you in with the promise of lots of V-Ram).

The GTX 770 4GB card is not a low end offering, it's a good card.

[Michael Abt]

I am using a Matrox TripleHead2Go for 6 years now, currently with my GTX680 and 3x 19" monitors which yields a resolution of 3840x1024.

[Fire and Salt]

I wonder - what would the system requirements be for UHD (3840x2160).

Would a GTX 780 handle it?

Its basically 4 1080p screens - 2 wide and 2 tall.




The reason I am asking, is that I am wondering if it would actually be CHEAPER to game at UHD (3840x2160) than at QHD (2560x1440).

I want a low-latency display with a fast pixel response time. (Sadly, there is no such thing as a QHD CRT).
I'm looking for 1 ms grey-to-grey AND low input latency.

There is the ASUS PB287Q however - which is a low lag UHD display. Sells for around $600. Its only 60hz, though.
http://www.displayla...-pb287q-review/

The only low lag QHD display is the super-expensive ASUS ROG SWIFT, which costs $800 and is out of stock basically everywhere. This one is 60hz/120hz/144hz ad it features G-Sync so it is basically the most responsive monitor that you can buy, except for possibly a $5 CRT which is sadly low-resolution by todays' standards.

[Widowmaker1981]

OK, well time passed and i didn't get round to buying a card until now, and now ive got a GTX 970 being delivered in a bit.. next question i have is how to get the game into the right resolution/FOV

My monitor setup is a little unorthadox - i have a 24" 1920x1080 in the center, with the 2 satellites being 22" 1680x1050 (1050 on a 22" works out almost identical in actual size to 1080 on a 24"). That gives me a total resolution of 5280x1050 (or 5220x1080, not sure which to use...)

Anyone got any advice on how to get that to work? some lines in a config file maybe?

[orcrist86]

NVIDIA has a surround view function in the driver menu "geforce experience" you select a 1X3 mode from the dropdown and it autoconfigures the resolution to a multiple of what all monitors share, note they must all be in the same card. You will also need to make sure the monitors are in the correct spots on the displayed diagram. 1680X1050 is a weird resolution, but if your main monitor can do it, then you will end up with 5040X1050.

I currently run 2 1600X900 monitors and a 1280X1024 center. The driver forces me to 3840X1024. I get wicked stretching on the wide screens, which asctually isn't to bas so long as they are used only for peripheral vision. I'm trying to pick up a third 1600X900 so I can get everything synced to 4800X900.

[JesterMWO]

I have a very similar monitor setup to you 1920x1080 27" centre and two 1680x1050 22" left and right. However, I have an AMD/ATI R9 280X running Eyefinity for the monitors so the below won't help you with your Nvidia setup but might be of interest to others reading this thread -

Previously I had to run it at the equivalent of 3x1680x1050 but the latest Catalyst drivers allow me to run all of the monitors at native resolution with the middle monitor having a 30 pixel black bar at the bottom. It also allows the picture to be pretty well aligned across all three. Games recognise the monitors as 5280x1050. Might not sound like much but having the middle monitor at native resolution and pin-sharp is great for the eyes.

Game runs at medium settings, DX11, 64 bit around 40-60 fps.

[Widowmaker1981]

yeah i figured out how to set up the nvidia surround but it looked terrible with the 1920x1080 center screen forced into 1680x1050 - so ive bought 2 replacement 1920x1080 monitors (yay for monitors being cheap these days)

So i know how to get it working - does anyone know a good FOV setting for 5760x1080?

I currently get ~80 fps in combat on very high in 1920x1080, so im thinking if i drop to high or medium it will run fine. Might need to look at overclocking my CPU a bit though i guess.