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My Eyefinity setup

Amazing setup. I am scrounging money together now. :)

What do people think of 3 22" LCDs (1680x1050)?

I was thinking of picking up a Dell P2210 ($210 shipped) and another HYUNDAI X224W ($166 shipped) plus a new HD5850 ($270 shipped).

I know, mismatching monitors would annoy some, but funds are tight.
 
Alternately, you could get the $99 displayport adapter from Dell and 2 more of your hyundai monitors.. it would cost you about the same and you'd have 3 matching monitors.

That way if you ever wanted bigger or higher resolution monitors that didn't have displayport you wouldn't have to worry about it not working.
 
Zorachus said:
The only two games I tried, WoW and TF2 both easily had the option in the game menu under video to choose this resolution under 16:9, just clicked it like you would normally to match your desktop and monitor standard resolution, in my case it is 5760x1200
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so what we're waiting on is for dev's to patch their games and allow for different aspect ratios

as 1920x1200 is 16:10

but the 5760x1200 resolution is found under the 19:6 - which we all know that 5760x1200 is no where near a 16:9 aspect

more like 48/10 - so we're working with a very very wide aspect that, well none of the current crop of games were dev'd out for that...

but the data is there - the game engine is a virtual world that extends in all directions as all you have to do is flick the mouse and there's the new view

so it should be a simple thing for devs to just include a multitude of aspect ratios for all the various configs this new eyefinity can get into

i personally cant wait! :D
 
ClearM4 said:
Amazing setup. I am scrounging money together now. :)

What do people think of 3 22" LCDs (1680x1050)?

I was thinking of picking up a Dell P2210 ($210 shipped) and another HYUNDAI X224W ($166 shipped) plus a new HD5850 ($270 shipped).

I know, mismatching monitors would annoy some, but funds are tight.
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Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.. getting a nice center 24" IPS Panel monitor with 2 cheaper surrounds..

Not sure how it would look but it sure would save alot
 
which... when you think about it - it almost makes wide screen monitors not so important for gaming anymore...

think about it... 3x19" 1280x1024 monitors side by side is very very impressive...

these monitors can be found for just over $100 - and the 15:4 aspect ratio should fix a little of the fisheyeness you get with the ultra wide aspect of 3 wide screen monitors

3840x1024 for $350 or so...

eyefinity on a budget!
 
Can one of you with an eyefinity setup please help me out with something....let me know the size of the monitors you have and the angles which your side monitors are at.

I am trying to figure out what size monitors I can fit on my desk. I do not want the angles to be too steep but too wide either (planning to use cheaper TN panels...).

Thanks for any help!
 
jamhamm said:
which... when you think about it - it almost makes wide screen monitors not so important for gaming anymore...

think about it... 3x19" 1280x1024 monitors side by side is very very impressive...

these monitors can be found for just over $100 - and the 15:4 aspect ratio should fix a little of the fisheyeness you get with the ultra wide aspect of 3 wide screen monitors

3840x1024 for $350 or so...

eyefinity on a budget!
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IMO 19 square would suck. I havn't tried it personally, but it just seems like it would be way too much bezel at the center of your viewing. The immersion would seriously lack. I think if anything, wide screen monitors are more important to give you a nice big center screen and enough width to make more use of your peripheral vision.
 
Tbird87 said:
IMO 19 square would suck. I havn't tried it personally, but it just seems like it would be way too much bezel at the center of your viewing. The immersion would seriously lack. I think if anything, wide screen monitors are more important to give you a nice big center screen and enough width to make more use of your peripheral vision.
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well you get what you pay for... i think he said his 3 24s were close to $1000 and that was an amazing deal...

yet if you already have a 20" at 1600x1200 that is a considerable amount of desktop space... adding two more at $100 a piece means you invested $200+ in monitors and you have a 4800x1200 desktop space

if you go with the 19s then its less but still... you get what you pay for

not everyone has a cool $1000 to drop on the newest hottest 24" monitors

also those bezels are huge on the 24" yet the op says they blend right away / we dont know how much the slim bezel samsungs are going to cost...

but i know they make 19 and 20" monitors with some very thin bezels...

for what it's worth i just ordered a 5870 - im going to try it with 5:4 monitors and report back with my 'eyefinity for cheap' results...
 
jamhamm said:
well you get what you pay for... i think he said his 3 24s were close to $1000 and that was an amazing deal...

yet if you already have a 20" at 1600x1200 that is a considerable amount of desktop space... adding two more at $100 a piece means you invested $200+ in monitors and you have a 4800x1200 desktop space

if you go with the 19s then its less but still... you get what you pay for

not everyone has a cool $1000 to drop on the newest hottest 24" monitors

also those bezels are huge on the 24" yet the op says they blend right away / we dont know how much the slim bezel samsungs are going to cost...

but i know they make 19 and 20" monitors with some very thin bezels...

for what it's worth i just ordered a 5870 - im going to try it with 5:4 monitors and report back with my 'eyefinity for cheap' results...
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It's not 3x 19" or drop $1000 for 24"

There's a middle ground obviously. 22" DP monitor from dell is $200, that's $600 for 3, or $400 for 2 if you already have one. That's just one example.

I've been through this evaluation since I just got a 5870 and am currently deciding which path to take:

3x New Matching DP Monitors
2x New Monitors + Old One + dell adapter
3x New Monitors with 1 DP and 2 Non DP

None of these will cost me $1000. None of these are cheap 3x 19" either. The size options are 21.5, 22, or 23 inches.

Decisions, Decisions...
 
Intel_Hydralisk said:
It's not 3x 19" or drop $1000 for 24"

There's a middle ground obviously. 22" DP monitor from dell is $200, that's $600 for 3, or $400 for 2 if you already have one. That's just one example.
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$600 is still a lot more than $200 - more than twice as much actually

look guys im not saying its $1000 or bust

i am saying that many guys still have 19 and 20" lcds and you can pick up more for a song on ebay and craigs and even here on [H]

we all know there are special thin bezel monitors coming ... so why spend the big $$$ now when you're going to want to do it again here soon

if you could have a killer 3 monitor setup for $200 in monitors... why not?

wait until the 'meant for eyefinity' monitors start showing up before you invest the real money

one option out of many - im just throwing out ideas
 
Actually to me, the 3 Dell 2408WFP for the deal I got them at, a little over $300 each, could not be passed up. Coming from a single 30" monitor, 24" was the smallest I would drop down too. And man 3 - 24" screens is a lot bigger than I expected, freaking wide baby, I mean very wide, you better have a ton of desk space to handle this triple screen dragon :D I need to sit back further to be bale to see the whole thing, really is that wide.

But to me, the perfect option would be 3 - 27" displays of 1920x1200res, they would look even bigger than the 24", but still have the same resolution so games would still be playable, so three 27" setup would be the cats meow in my opinion, just perfect huge size, and game play would be smooth. But a nice 27" monitor is still rather pricey, like $700+ each.

But I also think 3 - 30" would be perfect. But two reasons it is not. #1 it is major $$, three 30" Displays would run at least $3,000+ to $5,000 :eek: #2 the resolution to game at 7680x1600 would bring most games to a crawl and be a slide show. Maybe when there is a Radeon HD 6870 later in 2010, it can run that, but I doubt even a Crossfire 5870 can play that res smooth.
 
jamhamm said:
if you could have a killer 3 monitor setup for $200 in monitors... why not?
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Because it's not killer. In fact, how would it only be $200 if you need $100 for a DP adapter. You can get 2 monitors for $50 each?

A 19" 1280x1024 isn't that much less than a 22" 1680x1050.

If i really wanted, I could just get 2x 22" for slightly more than 2x 19".
 
For Eyefinity the smallest screens I would go would be 1650x1080, I think that is pretty small still, but very affordable.

Personally a much better size is 3 - 1600x1200 20" monitors, but that size is outdated sadly, but would make a sweet triple screen game setup. 3 - Dell 2007FP's and buy one active adapter would look pretty killer, and be easy on the [H]ardware. But that would be pretty pricey if bought through Dell, that setup would easily run $1,000+, better off checking Craigslist.

I think most agree the Eyefinity standard and coolest setup is 3 - 1920x1200res displays Like I did, Kyle did, and most on the widescreengaming forums are doing.
 
Just a quick point of discussion: Is it just me, or are 90% of the multi-monitor gaming setups I come across set up incorrectly? It's my understanding that almost every game out there supports multi-screen rendering by simply adjusting the render resolution and aspect ratio. The problem here is that the rendering plane is still just that—a plane, so by tilting the side screens inward (versus having all screens lie on the same plane), the projection surface differs from the rendering surface, slightly screwing up the perceived geometric correctness on those side screens.

It seems to me that this kind of 'surround' screen setup can't be done correctly without the game having the flexibility to assign the screen deflection angles and such. And it's definitely not something that can be fixed with a FOV adjustment.
 
Just reinstalled good old Half Life 2 just now, and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD :eek:

The game looks un freaking real on three displays, very sharp and detailed, and smooth as butter at this extreme resolution of 5760x1200. But my Gosh the extra game world you can now see is insanely cool to say the least :cool:

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You're setup looks great! Congrats!

One question, though. How come everyone I see with a 3 monitor setup sets the bezels touching each other. Wouldn't they be slightly less intrusive if you overlapped them? Wouldn't sliding one bezel behind the other create slightly narrower gap? (i.e. 1 bezel thick instead of 2)
 
davidmi58 said:
You're setup looks great! Congrats!

One question, though. How come everyone I see with a 3 monitor setup sets the bezels touching each other. Wouldn't they be slightly less intrusive if you overlapped them? Wouldn't sliding one bezel behind the other create slightly narrower gap? (i.e. 1 bezel thick instead of 2)
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Not as easy as it sounds. I tried sliding one behind the other, but then the screens have a pretty big tapering gap between them, makes the screen further away. Remember the thickness of each monitor is like 2", so pushing it back 2" makes it worse actually.
 
Saw your reply in the Eyefinity review thread. I came across your thread first and was impressed, but still wasn't sure. After watching the video review and actually seeing it in action, I was SOLD! Congrats on the setup and enjoy :D
 
Zorachus -

Grats on your EF (Eyefinity) setup. It is what I had in mind when we created EF. Immersive fun and a step on the path to the Holodeck (as I said in my presentation on the USS Hornet). Your fun is the greatest reward for doing this. And there are so many opportunities to tune your own system for having fun, way more than in the past.

I hope most of you can find a way to get an EF setup. We launched the 5700 series today, and they also support EF. They are reviewed here on HardOCP.

We will be adding features to EF in the near future to add capabilities to the card you have already purchased, so more goodness and fun is to come.

Carrell

P.S. Take a look at the Dell P2310 monitors. Three of them would be ~$627. No adapter needed.
 
CarrellK said:
Zorachus -

Grats on your EF (Eyefinity) setup. It is what I had in mind when we created EF. Immersive fun and a step on the path to the Holodeck (as I said in my presentation on the USS Hornet). Your fun is the greatest reward for doing this. And there are so many opportunities to tune your own system for having fun, way more than in the past.

I hope most of you can find a way to get an EF setup. We launched the 5700 series today, and they also support EF. They are reviewed here on HardOCP.

We will be adding features to EF in the near future to add capabilities to the card you have already purchased, so more goodness and fun is to come.

Carrell

P.S. Take a look at the Dell P2310 monitors. Three of them would be ~$627. No adapter needed.
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Carrell thanks for the info, much appreciated :) Few things I hope you are all working on, I know all of us Eyefinity owners are looking for soon.


- Bezel management, so the image between the monitors is not so distorted and weird looking.

- Dealing with the game developers to create the correct aspect ratio or FOV (field of view) for these extreme wide resolutions. I play Team Fortress 2, at 5760x1200, that is 3 24" monitors, and in the TF2 game that resolution is under the 16:9 aspect ratio, but the side monitors make the game look very stretched out, and not real looking, that needs to be address somehow.

- Crossfire to work in Eyefinity, I am sure that already is in development, but that is very much needed for these extreme resolutions.

- Some 2d Desktop options that are easy to adjust ? Would love the center/main screen have the Windows start menu and taskbar clock on the center screen, but still have the 5760x1200res spanning across all three displays.

- Same with games, need the main character info put back on the center/main screen, not push far off the the left and right displays. But again I think that falls under the correct aspect ratio and FOV. I think game developers need to patch the popular games to allow for these huge resolutions and make it looks correct ?
 
Zorachus said:
Carrell thanks for the info, much appreciated :) Few things I hope you are all working on, I know all of us Eyefinity owners are looking for soon.


- Dealing with the game developers to create the correct aspect ratio or FOV (field of view) for these extreme wide resolutions. I play Team Fortress 2, at 5760x1200, that is 3 24" monitors, and in the TF2 game that resolution is under the 16:9 aspect ratio, but the side monitors make the game look very stretched out, and not real looking, that needs to be address somehow.

- Same with games, need the main character info put back on the center/main screen, not push far off the the left and right displays. But again I think that falls under the correct aspect ratio and FOV. I think game developers need to patch the popular games to allow for these huge resolutions and make it looks correct ?
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Yea these two things are on developers not on AMD. The reason why Eyefinity can work with so many games so seamlessly is because it tricks them into thinking that your three monitors are really one monitor. The games are programmed to put certain elements at the far edges of the screen for obvious reasons. As far as the game is concerned they are putting the health and other HUD elements at the edges of your single monitor.
 
Got a link to a Dell P2310? Google returns no results for that model, in search or in shopping.
 
With my Eyefinity setup 3 - 24" Dell 2408WFP's...I wonder if I should try them out all in Portrait mode ? Instead of 5760x1200res that would give me 3600x1920res ? That is the exact same number of pixels, but might look better for gaming ? Still a wide screen, but get a lot of vertical height, and maybe less of that fish eye lens ?

Anyone try this out on like WoW or TF2 ? And for desktop use, does it seem better ?
 
won't your eyes focus on the center monitor 99% of the time anyway?...that's why Eyefinity seems so gimmicky to me...your brain and eyes are trained to focus on the center monitor...plus in real life gameplay are the side monitors really improving your overall gaming skills?

in Kyle's review he brought up a good point about racing games where potentially you can see drivers coming up on your blind spot etc but in all other type of games I don't see the side monitors serving any real purpose
 
polonyc2 said:
won't your eyes focus on the center monitor 99% of the time anyway?...that's why Eyefinity seems so gimmicky to me...your brain and eyes are trained to focus on the center monitor...plus in real life gameplay are the side monitors really improving your overall gaming skills?

in Kyle's review he brought up a good point about racing games where potentially you can see drivers coming up on your blind spot etc but in all other type of games I don't see the side monitors serving any real purpose
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All I can say is, after installing the classic game Half Life 2 again last night and running around the 1st couple of chapters at 5760x1200res triple screen gaming, was completely breath taking :cool: HL2 seemed to show that wide screen pretty correctly, it did not look so stretched out on the side monitors, but opened up the game world so much more, really putting you inside.

Especially the outdoor scenes in the city, it was amazing to walk around and see everything and so much more. No gimmick in my mind, but a real technology break through, and I have been PC gaming for 15+ years, this is the real deal.

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Zorachus said:
All I can say is, after installing the classic game Half Life 2 again last night and running around the 1st couple of chapters at 5760x1200res triple screen gaming, was completely breath taking :cool: HL2 seemed to show that wide screen pretty correctly, it did not look so stretched out on the side monitors, but opened up the game world so much more, really putting you inside.

Especially the outdoor scenes in the city, it was amazing to walk around and see everything and so much more. No gimmick in my mind, but a real technology break through, and I have been PC gaming for 15+ years, this is the real deal.
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but don't you find yourself looking solely at the center screen the vast majority of the time?...especially in action heavy games...yes when wandering around admiring the scenery it can present a nice option but in the heat of battle or major fight I doubt you'll even notice those side monitors

not knocking your setup as it looks good but just wondering about the overall feasability of something like this for even the high end market
 
polonyc2 said:
but don't you find yourself looking solely at the center screen the vast majority of the time?...especially in action heavy games...yes when wandering around admiring the scenery it can present a nice option but in the heat of battle or major fight I doubt you'll even notice those side monitors

not knocking your setup as it looks good but just wondering about the overall feasability of something like this for even the high end market
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In Team Fortress 2, I can see the enemies approaching me from the side displays, I normally would not see until later, or have to turn my character around to see them, don't need to do that as much now.

For WoW or other MMORPG's, it makes the game world very immersive, really planting you inside that fantasy game world. Sure maybe doesn't help attacking bad guys too much in WoW, but brings the game to life in a way never before.
 
FranklyShankly said:
Depending on what monitor you are already using, a lot of people could probably get 2 more of their own monitor and the dell adapter for less.
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Clearly the best option is to buy 1 DP monitor + another non DP monitor if you already have a non DP monitor since the price difference between a DP vs. non DP is less than $100.

All the dell DP monitors are height adjustable so mismatching isn't a big deal.

But in my case, I'm considering a completely different size.
 
polonyc2 said:
won't your eyes focus on the center monitor 99% of the time anyway?...that's why Eyefinity seems so gimmicky to me...
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take it from someone who thought just like you... until i actually saw it...

when you're sitting in front of it the world changes / i played hl2 nfs shift and left 4 dead / all of them were new and amazing and worth playing again with the advent of an ultra wide aspect

dont trust reviews or anything you hear about eyefinity . you have to see it for yourself to understand
 
I want a setup like this so badly.. I already have 1x 24" viewsonic.. I'm not sure how 22s would look with my 24".. so I'd be tempted just to get a whole new set of a monitors when finances allow.

Since crossfire will be supported at some point, I'm thinking about just getting a 5850 for now instead of a 5870.. I'd really like to see someone run EF on a 5850 for comparison purposes.. I know it is 10-20% slower at traditional resolutions.. but I haven't seen comparisons for higher resolutions like those you get with eyefinity.
 
polonyc2 said:
but don't you find yourself looking solely at the center screen the vast majority of the time?...especially in action heavy games...yes when wandering around admiring the scenery it can present a nice option but in the heat of battle or major fight I doubt you'll even notice those side monitors

not knocking your setup as it looks good but just wondering about the overall feasability of something like this for even the high end market
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Even though you are staring at the center, the side monitors will still be in your peripheral vision giving you the immersion effect. It's really not that high of price if it can improve the immersion factor greatly, this is what most people are going for. People buy speakers and headphones that cost more than a quality 3 monitor setup. From the sounds of it, you are just worried about what it brings for competitiveness in fps's. While I can't say what effects it will do in this aspect, for me I could care less. If I still worried about that, I would hook up my old 19inch trinitron and game at 1024x768 to pwn sum newbs in 1.6.

Wish I could experience first hand because I just sound like some eyefinity fanboy atm. I think it would be amazing for any time of game. On how much it will help competitive wise who knows. I do know a couple times during cs scrims my cat will move under some clothes in the corner of my eye and I will look over just from instinct real fast and get shot when not paying attention for a fraction of a second :eek:. If I can pick up on things like that subconsciously while focusing on one spot in cs immensley, I think 2 extra monitors would be insane on immersion for most games. Also just from the Hard review on NFS:S when they mentioned you get a sense of how fast the car is going, I wanted to go out and buy 2 more monitors and a logitech wheel. I think I could survive living off tunafish sandwhiches and raman for a month or so, but sadly I can't give up my alcohol.
 
How big is your desk Zorachus? I'm wondering what size desk you would need for 3 Eyefinity displays that are 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 that are 24".
 
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