I currently have one 24 inch monitor with a gtx 460. Is a triple monitor setup worth the money? I will probably need a 6970 and three new 24 inch monitors and a triple monitor stand. Is gaming really that much better for the money?
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jonleeprice
if you use 3 monitors, which is what most people consider eyefinity to be and what the Op said he was thinking about getting, there is no black bar in the middle.
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jpm27
if you use 3 monitors, which is what most people consider eyefinity to be and what the Op said he was thinking about getting, there is no black bar in the middle.
Er........what, where do you get monitors with removable sides?
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jonleeprice
if you use 3 monitors, which is what most people consider eyefinity to be and what the Op said he was thinking about getting, there is no black bar in the middle.
Er........what, where do you get monitors with removable sides?
er...you don't but the bars in a 3 monitor setup aren't down the middle
if you use 3 monitors, which is what most people consider eyefinity to be and what the Op said he was thinking about getting, there is no black bar in the middle.
jpm27
Er........what, where do you get monitors with removable sides?
er...you don't but the bars in a 3 monitor setup aren't down the middle
Wow talk about being picky, you know exactly what i mean.
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jonleeprice
You're right you don't understand the appeal of eyefinity. The purpose of eyefinity is to immerse yourself into the game by covering your periphrial vision with the side monitors. A lot of people think the image just stretches across the three, six or 10 screens but in fact it doesn't. It adds more field of view. I've been playing my eyefinity rig for over a year now and i will never go back. Playing any game to me is instantly better. Flight sims and racing games while in cockpit view are freaking awesome! FPS and strategy games offer a much wider view of the playing field and suck you into the environment. You don't look at the entire screen as a whole. You still only play the center monitor which is why the bezels don't mean anything. The side monitors just add to the immersion of haveing you're side vision engulfed by visuals and not the white wall. LOL Watch my BF3 video and you can see the added field of view. Where the HUD ends is the center monitor the additional view is what the side monitors add.
I used to work with a guy who has a 3 monitor setup and from the games he should me it was pretty awesome. I'd say if you have the cash and want 3 monitors why not? You can also shut 2 off from CCC if the games is behaving weird or just doesn't seem to work with it.
[QUOTE="jonleeprice"] Er........what, where do you get monitors with removable sides?jonleeprice
er...you don't but the bars in a 3 monitor setup aren't down the middle
Wow talk about being picky, you know exactly what i mean.
I guess you could look at it as being picky but I look at it as being accurate. I can only go by what you typed, I can't get in your head and infer what you meant. Also, there are other people that read these threads to learn, if there were someone other than the OP coming here looking to learn about eyefinity they could easily have misunderstood what you typed and thought there was some issue other than the montor bezels. Sorry to have offended you
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
streetridaz
You're right you don't understand the appeal of eyefinity. The purpose of eyefinity is to immerse yourself into the game by covering your periphrial vision with the side monitors. A lot of people think the image just stretches across the three, six or 10 screens but in fact it doesn't. It adds more field of view. I've been playing my eyefinity rig for over a year now and i will never go back. Playing any game to me is instantly better. Flight sims and racing games while in cockpit view are freaking awesome! FPS and strategy games offer a much wider view of the playing field and suck you into the environment. You don't look at the entire screen as a whole. You still only play the center monitor which is why the bezels don't mean anything. The side monitors just add to the immersion of haveing you're side vision engulfed by visuals and not the white wall. LOL Watch my BF3 video and you can see the added field of view. Where the HUD ends is the center monitor the additional view is what the side monitors add.
Yea i see what ya mean, but when it looks good is when its an in game view and we don't see the bezels anyway. I can see the appeal for flight sims and racing games but anything else would feel like i was playing it through the bars of a cell.
er...you don't but the bars in a 3 monitor setup aren't down the middle
jpm27
Wow talk about being picky, you know exactly what i mean.
I guess you could look at it as being picky but I look at it as being accurate. I can only go by what you typed, I can't get in your head and infer what you meant. Also, there are other people that read these threads to learn, if there were someone other than the OP coming here looking to learn about eyefinity they could easily have misunderstood what you typed and thought there was some issue other than the montor bezels. Sorry to have offended you
lol im not offended just carnt be doing with pickyness
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jonleeprice
You're right you don't understand the appeal of eyefinity. The purpose of eyefinity is to immerse yourself into the game by covering your periphrial vision with the side monitors. A lot of people think the image just stretches across the three, six or 10 screens but in fact it doesn't. It adds more field of view. I've been playing my eyefinity rig for over a year now and i will never go back. Playing any game to me is instantly better. Flight sims and racing games while in cockpit view are freaking awesome! FPS and strategy games offer a much wider view of the playing field and suck you into the environment. You don't look at the entire screen as a whole. You still only play the center monitor which is why the bezels don't mean anything. The side monitors just add to the immersion of haveing you're side vision engulfed by visuals and not the white wall. LOL Watch my BF3 video and you can see the added field of view. Where the HUD ends is the center monitor the additional view is what the side monitors add.
Yea i see what ya mean, but when it looks good is when its an in game view and we don't see the bezels anyway. I can see the appeal for flight sims and racing games but anything else would feel like i was playing it through the bars of a cell. Your brain doesn't even notice them. Play a setup like mine one day if you ever get the chance and then try not to slap your home computers monitor right off the table. LOL
Eyefinity is a gimmick in the same way Nvidia 3D is. I feel bad for people who actually buy into this crap and purchase two additional monitors just to have a bit more horizontal vision.
Eyefinity is a gimmick in the same way Nvidia 3D is. I feel bad for people who actually buy into this crap and purchase two additional monitors just to have a bit more horizontal vision.
Eyefinity is a gimmick in the same way Nvidia 3D is. I feel bad for people who actually buy into this crap and purchase two additional monitors just to have a bit more horizontal vision.
ShimmerMan
Eyefinity does have its practical uses too. Multi-monitor setups can be used for productivity purposes as well. From what I've experienced with them, it works really well.
Eyefinity is a gimmick in the same way Nvidia 3D is. I feel bad for people who actually buy into this crap and purchase two additional monitors just to have a bit more horizontal vision.
streetridaz
Have you ever tired it? My bet would be no, probably hasn't even tried the 3D offering from Nvidia haha.
Yes I've tried both, they're all gimmicks. I use to play games on a game boy when I was a child and I was completely immersed. Why would I need THREE monitors to enjoy a "good" video game, or a pair of camp 3D glasses - no thanks. These whole concepts are completely ridiculous.
Also..
Games typically are not built well for Eyefinity, the extra field of view usually ends up looking at something completely pointless such as a wall. And the few games it does work well in (such as open environments like Skyrim for example). Then the field of view ends up looking unrealistic and it looks like the player has a head like a hammershark. The hands and weapons are in the centre of the screen, and there's miles of horizontal view on the side.If you put your arms in front of you in real life is this how yourperipheral vision is? No... So why the heck would you want this in a first person video game. As I said gimmick.
Eyefinity is a gimmick in the same way Nvidia 3D is. I feel bad for people who actually buy into this crap and purchase two additional monitors just to have a bit more horizontal vision.
xXDrPainXx
Have you ever tired it? My bet would be no, probably hasn't even tried the 3D offering from Nvidia haha.
If 3D is a gimmick or like he said Eyefinity is a gimmick.......then Iguess Surround Sound is a gimmick too. It has to be by his standards and everyone elses that say 3D is a gimmick because like Eyefinity it adds so much to immersion that you don't enjoy experiencing a game without it once you've tried it.
Yes I've tried both, they're all gimmicks. I use to play games on a game boy when I was a child and I was completely immersed. Why would I need THREE monitors to enjoy a "good" video game, or a pair of camp 3D glasses - no thanks. These whole concepts are completely ridiculous.
Also..
Games typically are not built well for Eyefinity, the extra field of view usually ends up looking at something completely pointless such as a wall. And the few games it does work well in (such as open environments like Skyrim for example). Then the field of view ends up looking unrealistic and it looks like the player has a head like a hammershark. The hands and weapons are in the centre of the screen, and there's miles of horizontal view on the side.If you put your arms in front of you in real life is this how yourperipheral vision is? No... So why the heck would you want this in a first person video game. As I said gimmick.
ShimmerMan
My next question after reading that is do you know what Periphrial Vision is? LOL
Peripheral visionis a part ofvisionthat occurs outside the very center of gaze
I could ask you the same question. "LOL" "Roflcoptor" look I'm typing uneeded laughter because I'm attempting to troll but failing miserably.
Edit: also good job completely avoiding the points I brought up in the post and instead looking for a pathetic fault. Also good job wasting money on your three monitor setup which probably uses more electricity than the local power station. And you probably also have a worse eco-foot than a hollywood star.
Peripheral visionis a part ofvisionthat occurs outside the very center of gaze
I could ask you the same question. "LOL" "Roflcoptor" look I'm typing uneeded laughter because I'm attempting to troll but failing miserably.
ShimmerMan
okay Corky i didn't have to look up the definition but you're last comment made no sense at all with periphrial vision in mind. Either way fine you don't have to get snickery, S***** about it. So like I said.......If 3D and Eyefinity are Gimmicks........Do you think Surround Sound is a gimmick?
I just started playing with Nvidia Surround two weeks ago and i actually love it. I have a GTX 460 SLI set up so I can't play the most demanding games at 5760 x 1080, but I play a lot of newer games and older games just fine. I'm saving up for an HD 8970 Crossfire set up, for now I'm super happy with it. You don't notice the bezels when playing either.
I also have my PS3 connected to my right monitor and my 360/Wii connected to my left monitor. So I can play on my consoles whenever I want without hassle and leaving my computer desk. When I want to play or use triple monitors for computer, it is just a [Windows + P] key away.
Surround sound has nothing to do with Eyefinity, why even bring it up. This is like someone bringing up rap music at a art convention.
ShimmerMan
Okay so that was the most obvious answer in the world. You don't think Surround Sound is a gimmick so why would you say that 3D and Eyefinity are gimmicks? They all add to immersion. Is it because since you don't like them they are instantly gimmicks and unworthy to any and everyone. You're one of those my opinion equals fact kind of guys aren't you.
Only this forum does a thread escalate to personal insults so quickly...
Shimmerman's points are valid, as the monitors that are representing peripheral vision do show images that are distorted (think fish-eye effect). Some people can tolerate it, others (including me) cannot. It's a matter of preference.
To be honest, I'm actually perplexed as to why this hasn't been fixed yet.
I don't think anyone's paying extra for Eyefinity. Most video cards are capable of multimonitor (since the late 90's for me) so long as they have the ports or if you have multiple video cards.
I was very skeptical about Eyefinity until I had to opportunity to try it at a local LAN event. I must say that it's quite a lot of fun, and the extra FOV made me feel like I'm almost cheating in FPS's. I only managed to squeeze in ~45mins of gameplay on it, so I can't say how it affects you after a long use, though I can see how the "fish-eye" view could be nauseating to some people as the other poster mentioned.
Would I spend money on it (i.e. purchase a couple of monitors identical to the one I've got)? Yes, if I had the money to spare. My system is in a dire need of an upgrade right now, so I'm far more likely to purchase a new processor or a new videocard as money presents itself.
I'm using three monitors myself, and I can see the appeal. If you want to play Tribes or Battlefield, those extra screens give you a better view of your environment. They also let you run miltuple clients such as two instances of EVE Online and something else.
Should you go as far as to call it wasted? It depends on what you use them for. I don't know where I'd be with only one or two monitors because they don't suit my interests.
Yes I've tried both, they're all gimmicks. I use to play games on a game boy when I was a child and I was completely immersed. Why would I need THREE monitors to enjoy a "good" video game, or a pair of camp 3D glasses - no thanks. These whole concepts are completely ridiculous.
Also..
Games typically are not built well for Eyefinity, the extra field of view usually ends up looking at something completely pointless such as a wall. And the few games it does work well in (such as open environments like Skyrim for example). Then the field of view ends up looking unrealistic and it looks like the player has a head like a hammershark. The hands and weapons are in the centre of the screen, and there's miles of horizontal view on the side.If you put your arms in front of you in real life is this how yourperipheral vision is? No... So why the heck would you want this in a first person video game. As I said gimmick.
ShimmerMan
Agreed. I have used Softh for years and the only games where three screens really provide a tangible benefit for me are open world games like Stalker. When you are outside it really allows you to see alot of the gameworld, but in most games including Stalker once you get into a confined area then it's just a waste. Basically both you side screens become filled with a wall or something. It's nice when it really works, but it's not worth it in my opinion. I'd rather have a nice 30" at 2560x1600 or 1440. Better yet, just save the dough and get a 24" at 1920x1080 and call it a day. Easier to maintain. no driver issues, and cheaper to keep playing games maxed out.
Never understood the appeal when it comes to gaming, having 2 black bars down the middle of your games a bit s##t if you ask me just get a big ass 1080p tv
Multi monitors is good for multi tasking though.
jonleeprice
You're right you don't understand the appeal of eyefinity. The purpose of eyefinity is to immerse yourself into the game by covering your periphrial vision with the side monitors. A lot of people think the image just stretches across the three, six or 10 screens but in fact it doesn't. It adds more field of view. I've been playing my eyefinity rig for over a year now and i will never go back. Playing any game to me is instantly better. Flight sims and racing games while in cockpit view are freaking awesome! FPS and strategy games offer a much wider view of the playing field and suck you into the environment. You don't look at the entire screen as a whole. You still only play the center monitor which is why the bezels don't mean anything. The side monitors just add to the immersion of haveing you're side vision engulfed by visuals and not the white wall. LOL Watch my BF3 video and you can see the added field of view. Where the HUD ends is the center monitor the additional view is what the side monitors add.
Yea i see what ya mean, but when it looks good is when its an in game view and we don't see the bezels anyway. I can see the appeal for flight sims and racing games but anything else would feel like i was playing it through the bars of a cell.
well to be honest you don't notice the bars when you're gaming...
hey streetridaz what kind of table do you use for the eyefinity setup? Im trying to find one that fits 3 monitors and at the same time isn't too expensive and honestly its been a major pain in the arse. Also would you recommend a triple monitor stand??
hey streetridaz what kind of table do you use for the eyefinity setup? Im trying to find one that fits 3 monitors and at the same time isn't too expensive and honestly its been a major pain in the arse. Also would you recommend a triple monitor stand??
blaznwiipspman1
I just bought a "L" shaped desk and custom built the shelves to raise the displays up higher to my eye level.
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