My Eyefinity setup

Unknown-One said:
Sure, you just disable Eyefinity SLS mode and use Windows native multi-monitor instead. This allows Windows to see that there are three separate screens attached instead of one large one.

If ATi designed this right, it should automatically flip back into eyefinity mode when a game requests an eyefinity resolution.
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I haven't used eyefinity myself, but I imagine you can just save it as a profile for when you run a game and use normal multi monitor setup for the desktop.
 
Zorachus said:
Ok last major " Eyefinity " question.

So I have the three screens and Windows 7Pro, the start button and stuff is on the far left monitor, and the clock and taskbar tray icons on the far right monitor. I would rather have all those all on the center/main screen, is that possible somehow ?
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Basically all of your concerns so far (Fisheye/stretching, HUD locations, Start Menu) are a result of what Eyefinity is. The computer treats the three displays as a single large screen, or basically a single ultra wide monitor. So basically you need to treat your questions as:

"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and my HUD icons are displayed way off to the side, how can I move these icons to the middle of my screen?"
"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and some games are really stretching stuff near the edge of the screen, how can I change this?"
"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and the start menu is just too long, how can I make the start menu only take up the middle portion of the screen?"


All of your issues aren't an AMD specific thing, they are simple side effects of the fact that games and anything for that matter haven't been designed (yet) with these types of resolutions in mind.
 
Zorachus said:
Any tips to which ones ? I have hear of some called Move anything ? or Fluid ?

I just want to custom move my character avatar and world map and quest tracker to the main center screen.
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Depending on what you want I may be the wrong person to ask about wow mods because I have a ton installed. :p

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At the very least you want to install something like MoveAnything! so you can move the default UI windows/frames back to your main screen.
 
Your EyeFinity is way cool.
I just got a 5870 and I'm VERY impressed with the power and smoothness of the card. It just flat out whips my GTX 285 SLi stuff.
I have one Dell 2408 and one 2405 currently set up and am waiting to eBay a second 2408......probably in a few weeks.

I'm thinking EyeFinity is the schizzle.
 
can you used this eyefinity feature with all games or is this feature only for game that have the eyefinity avaliable?
 
Awesome dude. I would love to do this, but don't want to shell out the cash......soooo tempting.
 
Ron Mexico said:
Awesome dude. I would love to do this, but don't want to shell out the cash......soooo tempting.
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If your a true gamer it is for sure worth the investment. In my 15+ years of PC gaming this is hands down the coolest upgrade ever. I feel like the early stages of the Wright Brothers creating the airplane and now there are F22 Raptor fighter jets. This Eyefinity is the like the Wright Bris and the ultimate goal is the Holodeck from StarTrek, this feels like the early development if getting to the Holodeck

I really mean that, with the three large displays almost surrounding you it is an experince you will not believe until sitting in front of one. To say it us breathtaking is an understatement for sure. It is unreal to play games like this
 
Oh, trust me, I believe you lol

I just don't know what to do. Right now, I'm using a Sharp 32 for my monitor. I got it on sale for around $500.....now I can't find them that cheap again even if I wanted to spend that much.

But then again I don't know if I want to go back to 24's.......that's on top of the fact I have to buy the card too.

I'll have to see how things are shaping up after Christmas I guess...

Still, very nice setup man...Im super jealous. :)
 
I'm thinking about selling my 30" dell and doing the same thing with 3x24". My only fear is a big drop in framerate. Can post the changes in frame rate of your games?

30": 2560x1600= 4,096,000 pixels
3x24": 1920x3600= 6,912,000 pixels
 
perrosky said:
umm.. I don't get that quite well how do I know if the game support non standard aspect ratios?
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there's a much easier way to understand eyefinity. Eyefinity takes multiple monitors, and makes your computer think it's one giant monitor.

So games (or even OS for that matter) don't even notice they're outputting to 3 separate monitors, they output to ONE MASSIVE WIDESCREEN.

so the only thing you have to make sure is that the game will support such a rediculous resolution. I'm not sure how easy this is without actually getting a weird resolution monitor first, because a lot of games actually take the resolution list your monitor supports from windows.

I think there is a list of confirmed games that support eyefinity

edit: magoo beat me to it: http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTI1NDE2Nzk2NjBpOFVuVWt6c0RfMV8xNl9sLmpwZw==
 
ok you just suck. lol. ive been wanting this for years now.... looks really good. guess im gonna have to look into this come tax refund time. although i hope nvidia comes up with their version.
 
i can see how the slimmer bezel designs of the samsung monitors are going to make this shine - they are going to be about half the size of what you have there...

damn the wait!
 
jamhamm said:
i can see how the slimmer bezel designs of the samsung monitors are going to make this shine - they are going to be about half the size of what you have there...

damn the wait!
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How much will it cost though...

I wasn't actually considering Eyefinity until I saw how little it could potentially cost...
 
that's slick.... I think this would be the biggest reason for me to jump on team red's wagon. :)
 
I bet a space game developed for this platform would be the ultimate expose for Eyefinity. Maybe a Star Trek title or something. Maybe Futuremark's Shattered Horizons will be the one to pop the cork, although it's undoubtedly going to be a TWIMTBP title, any space oriented game should be a VERY immersive experience with Eyefinity.
 
Have you tried to run any games in portrait mode? For me this would be the ideal essentially giving you one, gi-normous 16:9 screen, but I've heard it only works with 1-2 games correctly. Pretty much the only think holding me back from buying 3 2408WFP -- that, and the fact that crossfire doesn't work yet with Eyefinity.
 
harmattan said:
Have you tried to run any games in portrait mode? For me this would be the ideal essentially giving you one, gi-normous 16:9 screen, but I've heard it only works with 1-2 games correctly. Pretty much the only think holding me back from buying 3 2408WFP -- that, and the fact that crossfire doesn't work yet with Eyefinity.
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The [H] review reviewed the portrait mode setup. It looks alright, but the bezzels are a bigger problem in portrait.

Also, 3 16:9 (1.78) monitors in portrait = 27:16 (1.69), 3 16:10 monitors in portrait = 30:16 (1.88). Yea, I'm nitpicking but my math senses flared when I read the "gi-normous 16:9 screen".
 
Pretzel said:
I'm thinking about selling my 30" dell and doing the same thing with 3x24". My only fear is a big drop in framerate. Can post the changes in frame rate of your games?

30": 2560x1600= 4,096,000 pixels
3x24": 1920x3600= 6,912,000 pixels
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I can say first hand, coming from the Apple 30" Display which was a very nice monitor with awesome clarity, the 3 - 24" blow it out of the water as far as gaming goes, it is night and day more immersion on the smaller triple screens, compared to one large screen. The game world now surrounds you, with the two side monitors angled towards me, making the game jump right out to you, or actually feels more like you jump right inside the game, no bullshit.

As far as how it runs, surprisingly WoW can handle 8xMultisample easier it seems now with the 3 -24" as opposed to the single 30". I have the game cranked to Ultra settings and it is very smooth. Same with Team Fortress 2, plays very smooth. But both these games are older engines, it is no Crysis, but then again I could care less about Crysis, I play "fun" games.
 
does the 5850 do this ass well? I'm about to get the asus one in newegg just need to know how long the warranty last and if is capable of eyefinity as well.
 
perrosky said:
does the 5850 do this ass well? I'm about to get the asus one in newegg just need to know how long the warranty last and if is capable of eyefinity as well.
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Oh yeah it can easily do this too, and not much slower, maybe 15%, but way better priced
 
Suicidal Insanity said:
Most of the cards I have seen have DP, HDMI, and 2 x DVI... anyone know if I can use 2 x DVI + hdmi for this?
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No matter what one must use Display Port or it just will not work, and the other two don't matter it could be HDMI or DVI-D or combination of the two

Now if you don't have a monitor with DP an active powered adapter will work
 
Do all monitors have to be running the same resolution? I have to 20's (4:3) and was thinking of adding a 30" to my setup w/ the 20's. I read AMD's white paper and didn't really find a clear answer.
 
flippin_waffles said:
I bet a space game developed for this platform would be the ultimate expose for Eyefinity. Maybe a Star Trek title or something. Maybe Futuremark's Shattered Horizons will be the one to pop the cork, although it's undoubtedly going to be a TWIMTBP title, any space oriented game should be a VERY immersive experience with Eyefinity.
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I got a chance to play Jumpgate: Evolution on a curved 42" (i think) wide dlp at PAX, and it was awesome. I plan on having an eyefinity setup before that game comes out.
 
That's pretty sick! Now I'm seriously considerng buying a new desk that can accomidate 3 24" monitors.
 
frewtz said:
Do all monitors have to be running the same resolution? I have to 20's (4:3) and was thinking of adding a 30" to my setup w/ the 20's. I read AMD's white paper and didn't really find a clear answer.
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Yes they all have to be the same rez at this point. there is some speculation that they will later be able to use run different res monitors. Till it can do it though.. i say its vapor.

You see a lot of people ditching their 30s now and going with with 3 24s

Its really put me off on buying a new monitor. I was set on getting a 24 that was decent but not totally expensive.. now I am having to go back and be sure to get one that has displayport on it and that really limits the choices.
 
Erasmus354 said:
"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and my HUD icons are displayed way off to the side, how can I move these icons to the middle of my screen?"
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There are HUD Mods for a lot of games to put everything back on the center monitor. Any game that uses a fairly open engine such as Source, Gamebryo, IDTech4, or otherwise, is fairly easy to fix.

Erasmus354 said:
"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and some games are really stretching stuff near the edge of the screen, how can I change this?"
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The same way you fix it when you see fisheye on a single 4:3 screen, turn down the FOV.

Erasmus354 said:
"I have a single 44 inch ultra wide screen monitor and the start menu is just too long, how can I make the start menu only take up the middle portion of the screen?"
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Disable SLS mode so Windows can see three screens and adjust the desktop accordingly (this will put the taskbar ONLY on the primary monitor).

zeekle said:
Yes they all have to be the same rez at this point. there is some speculation that they will later be able to use run different res monitors. Till it can do it though.. i say its vapor.
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SofTH will let you run different resolutions on each monitor, as well as combinations of portrait and landscape screens (a few people are running a 30" center monitor, and two 20" screens in portrait mode on either side).

ATi should be able to add in the ability with a driver update.

zeekle said:
Its really put me off on buying a new monitor. I was set on getting a 24 that was decent but not totally expensive.. now I am having to go back and be sure to get one that has displayport on it and that really limits the choices.
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You can always pick up an active Displayport-to-DVI adapter ($100) instead of getting a screen with DisplayPort.
 
frewtz said:
Do all monitors have to be running the same resolution? I have to 20's (4:3) and was thinking of adding a 30" to my setup w/ the 20's. I read AMD's white paper and didn't really find a clear answer.
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I dont have a convertor/adaptor, or a third mon with DP. So I just tried pairing a 1920X1200 mon and a 4x3 20" Dell 1600x1200 mon, and they work together great, all the setups were the same. Mind you, dont try a 2 monitor setup for shooters, the target is in the middle of the bezel, lol. But the game settings abd windows had no troubles with this "mixed" resolution. I'm going to borrow another 20" 4x3 Dell and do a test when I get my adapter.
 
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