Bad Company 2 Multi-Display Support

damn HUD in middle

much love to DICE even though eyefinity isn't within my budget
 
the beta worked flawlessly with softTH. With one GTX280, I was able to max out all the settings. Pretty good considering the detail of this game. I posted my own setup here a while ago.

It helps a great detail to play in surround.
 
How much additional CPU load is there from using this? Or can you just buy a faster GPU to handle the extra load?
 
I'm not sure what I'm looking at. When the video is split top and bottom, what is the other picture? Or is that just a 6 versus 3 screen comparison? Game looks sweet btw
 
conscript said:
I'm not sure what I'm looking at. When the video is split top and bottom, what is the other picture? Or is that just a 6 versus 3 screen comparison? Game looks sweet btw
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Was showing you a 3/1 view as it would appear to the game (sans bezels.) the other time I think it was 3/1 portrait vs 3/1 landscape... but not sure. Either way, I want Eyefinity, tho it looks like I won't be on board this generation of cards (unless I catch the tail end.)
 
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I guess I'm a "normal" gamer cause I don't use eyefinity :rolleyes: ROFL "normal gamer" what a joke! Sorry ! It takes eyefinity to be an enthusiast. I instantly couldn't even watch through the rest of the video because such a statement. For some reason the word "pompus" keeps coming to mind?!
 
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That would be amazing...If that is what you actually saw..

Shame those massive bezels completely ruin the effect, distort the image and generally show you anything but what that video shows. :rolleyes:
 
Bet you girls hate riding in cars because of the lines between doors and windows too :rolleyes:



DICE, showing other developers how it's supposed to be done, since 1988.
 
Dekoth said:
That would be amazing...If that is what you actually saw..

Shame those massive bezels completely ruin the effect, distort the image and generally show you anything but what that video shows. :rolleyes:
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Sigh, when your playing I can assure you you really don't notice the bezels after about 5 mins, distortion? where the screen don't exactly meet up? Going to be addressed in the next driver revision out sometime in march.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/02/17/amds_ati_catalyst_102_103_preview/
 
Dekoth said:
That would be amazing...If that is what you actually saw..

Shame those massive bezels completely ruin the effect, distort the image and generally show you anything but what that video shows. :rolleyes:
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i dont think he was even using the bezel management in that recording because the images look all wrong where the bezels are..

eric_bazile said:
I guess I'm a "normal" gamer cause I don't use eyefinity :rolleyes: ROFL "normal gamer" what a joke! Sorry ! It takes eyefinity to be an enthusiast. I instantly couldn't even watch through the rest of the video because such a statement. For some reason the word "pompus" keeps coming to mind?!
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ya need to learn how to embrace technology.. its the same crap between running SLI and non SLI as well.. when SLI first came out you were considered an enthusiast gamer when you ran SLI vs not running it.. i guess people these days are to short minded to remember those days anymore.. its the whole point of being an enthusiast gamer.. always pushing above and beyond what others are doing or have..
 
Simply Amazing

Cannot wait for tuesday :)

Since i got 20 hours Overtime this weeks, looks like I should have my eyefinity setup done by the begining of April WOOT!!

P.S. 32 man BC2 server in SIG, Will be up Tuesday when the game goes live!
See you there
 
bad company 2's developers actually still LIKE the pc, its a shame others can't get on board
 
tubular said:
bad company 2's developers actually still LIKE the pc, its a shame others can't get on board
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I think the reason they still like the pc is that they are not based out of north america. PC is the console of choice for the rest of the world. Why do you think our kids are getting dumber? Consoles don't teach our kids shit except for instant gratification.
 
Dekoth said:
That would be amazing...If that is what you actually saw..

Shame those massive bezels completely ruin the effect, distort the image and generally show you anything but what that video shows. :rolleyes:
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Shame you just want to hate on surround gaming without ever trying it. You just might like it :rolleyes:
 
Does the game not work with eyefinity? I remember being pissed because BF2 and 2142 did not support true wide-screen aspect ratios because they felt it gave wealthier gamers a game play advantage. Now everyone has a wide-screen LCD. I am Glad EA decided to listen ot their audience for a change. In addition gamers with better equipment or who play longer and have mroe skill/practice often have an advantage. That;s kind of the point of having a gaming PC. TO have the best experience you can. through well thought out hardware choices. Sometimes a $1300 PC can be faster than a $2000 in games. I look forwards to HardOCP on BF bad company 2. I am a huge fan of the Battlefield series since 1942.
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
ya need to learn how to embrace technology.. its the same crap between running SLI and non SLI as well.. when SLI first came out you were considered an enthusiast gamer when you ran SLI vs not running it.. i guess people these days are to short minded to remember those days anymore.. its the whole point of being an enthusiast gamer.. always pushing above and beyond what others are doing or have..
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Personally I always considered SLI to be pretty unnecessary for my needs, because I was never gonna invest in a 30" screen (and I only ended up w/the 24" I have because Costco priced it down to the same level as the 22" I was looking at)... However I'm quite eager to jump on the Eyefinity bandwagon. Just waiting for some GPU price drops and maybe HP's new IPS models...

I dunno, spending $800+ on a 30" screen and twice as much as I normally would on multiple GPUs just to play at a higher res never appealed all that much to me... But I find myself very willing to pay just as much for multiple screens given the various options it affords me. Super wide viewpoint, or one large screen w/super high res if I go portrait mode (tho I'm unsure how well this works w/TN screens), plus the ability to still use this setup for work...

I've been using multiple displays for work for a while tho... I dunno why some people are so hung up on the bezel, altho I haven't seen very many people (if any) complain about 'em once they've tried it out first-hand.
 
Impulse said:
Personally I always considered SLI to be pretty unnecessary for my needs, because I was never gonna invest in a 30" screen (and I only ended up w/the 24" I have because Costco priced it down to the same level as the 22" I was looking at)... However I'm quite eager to jump on the Eyefinity bandwagon. Just waiting for some GPU price drops and maybe HP's new IPS models...


I've been using multiple displays for work for a while tho... I dunno why some people are so hung up on the bezel, altho I haven't seen very many people (if any) complain about 'em once they've tried it out first-hand.
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it's never about needs man it's all wants :D

+1 on that last bit
 
I think it's kind of like complaining about having to use 3D glasses at a 3D movie, you're not really gonna notice it 10 min. into the movie (unless the movie blows!)... And some of the frames they're using for 3D glasses are pretty bulky/boxy. Then again, I've also worn glasses since like the 3rd grade so I'm pretty used to it. :p

Seriously tho, have you ever noticed how someone that wears glasses has adjusted to their slightly diminished periphery vision? (since if you look out the side of your glasses it's just... blurry/not right) They just turn their friggin' head more, unconsciously. It's never bothered any of us, 'cept maybe during sports, and that's actually the only reason I ever started wearing contact lenses (skiing/basketball). The bezels are like a foot or two from your eyes, doesn't even take any head movement to get past them...
 
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honestly I would have never spent money on crossfire and monitors, but now I am totally in for crossfire to play at those resolutions, I mean I never needed two cards and couldn't justify spending money on just 1080p, I got my third monitor coming tomorrow and I am about to go grab another hd 5870 next week, I know I am spending money that I can save but I promised myself, once I have this setup, no more computer upgrades.
 
triple screen IN this particular game is crazy good. Even if your bezel is off, you should try playing with three monitors and then turning off the side ones after 15 minutes of play. You wont want to go back. Seriously adds to the immersion factor. This game embraces the technology.
 
cant wait for this to be released on friday (UK) and that video looks sweet. As said the bezels dont get noticed afer 5-10 minutes anyway so its all good :D
 
eric_bazile said:
I guess I'm a "normal" gamer cause I don't use eyefinity :rolleyes: ROFL "normal gamer" what a joke! Sorry ! It takes eyefinity to be an enthusiast. I instantly couldn't even watch through the rest of the video because such a statement. For some reason the word "pompus" keeps coming to mind?!
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Get over yourself now, there is nothing wrong about calling multi display setups "enthusiast" and single monitor gaming "normal". Feeling enthusiastic about gaming has nothing to do with gear luckily, so watch the video and remain enthusiastic :D
 
Dekoth said:
That would be amazing...If that is what you actually saw..

Shame those massive bezels completely ruin the effect, distort the image and generally show you anything but what that video shows. :rolleyes:
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Did you actually watch the video? They showed you EXACTLY what you would see on 3 monitors. They even showed the monitors in their entirety, bezels and all.:rolleyes:

Once again, yet another thread showing off multi-monitor gaming to those who care, and a bunch of trolls and jealous whiners crawl out from under their bridges to thread crap about bezels.

We get it, you don't like bezels. All this bezel nonsense only fills threads with mindless chatter that gets nothing accomplished, SO WHY CONTINUE TO POST IT? Until there is a bezel-less monitor available, you will have to deal with seeing it presented this way. Until then, stop thread crapping every multi-monitor gaming thread about how "the experience is ruined by bezels". Be happy that the Video card companies are pushing this tech now with the realization that they may push the monitor companies to innovate more. Until then, stop spreading FUD.
 
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Cool, now I just need another desk and $1600 in IPS monitors and I'm good to go!

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Sigh, I need a bigger home office; a 24" and a 27" is already pushing it for me. :(
 
tubular said:
bad company 2's developers actually still LIKE the pc, its a shame others can't get on board
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Are you high? No open deti server support. No LAN support resulting because of this. No mods. This is them "liking" the PC? :rolleyes:
 
STOP POSTING THIS CRAP

I can't afford 3 monitors :)

Namakan great pic


NEED A POLL 3X20 3X22 3X24 what is everyone running?
monitors make and model used?
Did you have to use some adapter?

I have a 24 and a 22 now has anyone looked at using it with 2 22's on the sides?
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
i dont think he was even using the bezel management in that recording because the images look all wrong where the bezels are..




ya need to learn how to embrace technology.. its the same crap between running SLI and non SLI as well.. when SLI first came out you were considered an enthusiast gamer when you ran SLI vs not running it.. i guess people these days are to short minded to remember those days anymore.. its the whole point of being an enthusiast gamer.. always pushing above and beyond what others are doing or have..
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those of us who ran Matrox TH2Go were considered oddballs by many in the gaming community and accused of being cheaters. It took AMD to bring it mainstream.

Much as I love Eyefinity, Matrox showed them how to do it right.
 
Oppy said:
Sigh, when your playing I can assure you you really don't notice the bezels after about 5 mins, distortion? where the screen don't exactly meet up? Going to be addressed in the next driver revision out sometime in march.

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/02/17/amds_ati_catalyst_102_103_preview/
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kllrnohj said:
Shame you just want to hate on surround gaming without ever trying it. You just might like it :rolleyes:
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I run a triple monitor setup for work since my computer is both a work machine and my gaming rig. I disabled Eyefinity after two days because I hated it and the experience was anything but good. Sorry you made the incorrect assumption that I had not tried it. You may have yourself convinced you don't notice it, but sorry I notice it and it becomes more and more irritating the longer I looked at it.

CaptNumbNutz said:
Did you actually watch the video? They showed you EXACTLY what you would see on 3 monitors. They even showed the monitors in their entirety, bezels and all.:rolleyes:

Once again, yet another thread showing off multi-monitor gaming to those who care, and a bunch of trolls and jealous whiners crawl out from under their bridges to thread crap about bezels.

We get it, you don't like bezels. All this bezel nonsense only fills threads with mindless chatter that gets nothing accomplished, SO WHY CONTINUE TO POST IT? Until there is a bezel-less monitor available, you will have to deal with seeing it presented this way. Until then, stop thread crapping every multi-monitor gaming thread about how "the experience is ruined by bezels". Be happy that the Video card companies are pushing this tech now with the realization that they may push the monitor companies to innovate more. Until then, stop spreading FUD.
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Yep, i watched it. The majority of the video was showing a seamless screen like what you would see if it were one monitor. I will stop posting "Crap" like this when misleading crap like this video quits getting posted. The experience being lauded by things like this video are far from the actual user experience, and if this were an official advertisement would fall under false advertisement.

We get it, a handful of you don't mind a broken up display experience when gaming. Now quit posting like it is the second coming of christ and trying to shove it down everyone elses throat.

Once again, the concept of eyefinity is a great concept. It is simply technology ahead of its time and not ready for mainstream yet. Until they start producing bezel less monitors that are affordable and or super wide aspect monitors, it remains basically something that only a few can convince themselves it isn't as bad as it really is.
 
I'd been playing the beta in eyefinity with my setup, it runs really good and everything works perfectly across the 3 screens. Definitely the best eyefinity support i've run in to so far.
 
Bezels, bezels, bezels. Note the seamless picture used to show off the bezel interfered view? Why? BAH! I'll take one large format display vs 3-6 with bezels.

Eyefinity? 3D Vision Stereo? Both useless. Call me when you can buy 3 - 30" monitors put together without bezels (ok, 24"-26" will work too, but I'd prefer 30 like my LG) otherwise I'll just wait for true higher resolution displays. Won't be that long and I'll be able to get a 4k 50-65" LCD and run similar to my friend's setup: 24" main PC display, 55" LCD for gaming.

You can keep the bezels, I'll take big and beautiful without them.
 
Dekoth said:
I disabled Eyefinity after two days because I hated it and the experience was anything but good.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. You are in a HUGE minority though. I think you are the second person that has used Eyefinity that has not liked it that I have been exposed to.

I LOVE my Eyefinity experience. I even watch movies on it. :)

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But then again, I like my guns as big as my gaming experience so I may be a little nuts. :)

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