Would it make sense to setup a large lcd (30" dell) with a pair of 19" lcds (one on each side) in portrait mode. My thought was to have 2 graphics cards (like 8800 gtx or the new nvidia card comming out in Nov 07) set up in a Sli configuration with the main GPU connected to the large lcd and the second GPU connected to the 2 smaller lcds. Would you be able to switch back and forth between having just the large LCD running in Sli mode (for games) or all 3 lcds running with Sli turned off (for internet browsing). Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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Triple lcd question
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SLi only supports one monitor, you'd need a secondary GPU for theothers.
I would use an 8800 for the 30", and something like a 6800/7600 with dual DVI for the other 2.
I would use an 8800 for the 30", and something like a 6800/7600 with dual DVI for the other 2.
When I have the large 30" dell working alone (for gamming) the graphic cards would be in Sli configuration and the 2 19" lcds would be disabled. When all 3 lcds are enabled, Sli would be disabled. I think you can turn Sli on and off via some software supplied by nvdia. This way you would have the best of both worlds. Super fine graphics on one large screen for gamming plus the ability to run 3 screens at a slightly reduce resolution for browsing the internet. I do not believe the cables would have to be changed to do this.
Agreed.
20" displays for the second and third screen will look much better.
Yes you can use a SLI style set up for this. When gaming you turn SLI on. When you want to use the web turn off SLI... All done within windows. I did it for over a year and it worked fine.
Use 1 to 3 DVI splitter: one DVI output to 3 LCD monitors - a single desktop spread over 3 LCDs.
Matrox TRIPLEHEAD2GO Graphics Expansion Module Digital Edition 1XVGA in 1XDVI in 3XDVI-I Out
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25198&vpn=T2G-D3D-IF&manufacture=Matrox&promoid=1020
Matrox TRIPLEHEAD2GO Graphics Expansion Module Digital Edition 1XVGA in 1XDVI in 3XDVI-I Out
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25198&vpn=T2G-D3D-IF&manufacture=Matrox&promoid=1020
Use 1 to 3 DVI splitter: one DVI output to 3 LCD monitors - a single desktop spread over 3 LCDs.
Matrox TRIPLEHEAD2GO Graphics Expansion Module Digital Edition 1XVGA in 1XDVI in 3XDVI-I Out
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=25198&vpn=T2G-D3D-IF&manufacture=Matrox&promoid=1020
although that seems like a great idea. It does not work well at all. I've been there before. I was limited to 1280x1024. and it was very picky.
This is the new digital version. It could do 3 x (1280x1024) or 2 x (1920x1200).
I read in another thread that the Matrox TRIPLEHEAD2GO does not work as 3 seperate windows but as just one big window spread out over the three screens (you only use one output from a single graphics card). It sounds like 2 graphics cards would be better but more expensive.
From what I read, it looks one big windows spread out over 3 (same resolution) screens. This is good for some first person shooter or flight simulator that allow you to set really wide resolution so that you actually see more (to the side). It works with Halflife 2 I believe.
Indeed. I've been using it for a few years, really ever since i've had more than one screen.
The smart Taskbar alone is awesome, but all the other features make it a must have if your running dual tri or however many screens.
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the 1680 would be close but why not get the 20" non wide and actually have 1600?
Actually, there is a long list of supported games, but the really question is if you have 2 video cards with dual DVI outputs, wouldn't you also can have up to 4 monitors hooked up and stretching the windows desktop across? Would that work in those games as well? Some new motherboards actually have 3 16x/8x PCI-E slots, so theorectically can hook up to 6 monitors. I suppose this TripleHead2Go module is good for notebook computer where you cannot add another video card to it unlike the desktop.
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/jp/gxm/products/th2go/gaming/list.php
List of known TripleHead2Go: Supported games
Age of Empires 3
Age of Empires 3: The Warchiefs
Age of Mythology
Alien vs Predator 2
Alien vs Predator 2: Primal Hunt
Alpha Prime
ANNO 1701
Apocalyptica
Army Men Sarge's War
Asheron's Call 2
ATV Mudracer
Auto Assault
Ballistics
Bandits: Phoenix Rising
Bet on Soldier
Black & White 2
Black & White 2: Battle of the Gods
Blazing Angels Squadrons of WWII
Blitzkreig
Blitzkreig: Rolling Thunder
Bloodrayne
Brother's In Arms: Earned in Blood
Brother's In Arms: Road to Hill 30
Call of Duty
Call of Duty: United Offensive
Chaser
City Life
City of Heroes
City of Villains
Civilization 3
Civilization 4
Civilization 4: Warlords
Clive Barker's Undying
Combat Flight Simulator 3
Command & Conquer: Firestorm
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Commandos Strike Force
Company of Heroes
Cossacks 2: Battle for Europe
CounterStrike Source
Cross Racing Championship
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
DarkStar One
Day of Defeat Source
Dead Man's Hand
Deadly Dozen Pacific Theatre
Deus Ex
Dirt Track Racing 2
Dogs Playing Poker
Doom 3
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
Duke Nukem: Manhatten Project
Dungeons & Dragons Online: Stormreach
Earth 2160
Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and Expansion Packs
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion + Expansion Packs
Enclave
EVE: Online
EVE: The Second Genesis
F.E.A.R
F.E.A.R.: Extraction Point
F1 2002
Far Cry
Firestarter
First Battalion
First Eagles: The Great War 1918
Flight Simulator 2002
Flight Simulator 2004
Flight Simulator X
Freedom Fighters
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs The 3rd Reich
Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords
Gangland
Gore
Gothic 3
Grand Prix 4
Grand Prix Legends
GT Legends
GTR Racing
GTR2
Guild Wars
Guild Wars: Factions
Guild Wars: Nightfall
H-Craft Championship
Half Life 2**
Half Life 2: The Lost Coast
Half-Life 2: Episode 1
Hard Truck: 18 Wheels of Steel
Heavy Metal: FAKK2
Hover Ace
Hunting Unlimited 3
IGI2: Covert Strike
IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles
IL2 Sturmovik: 1946
Jade Empire
Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast SP
Juiced
Knight of the Temple
KUMAWAR
Lego Drome Racers
Liesure Suit Larry: Magna Cum Laude
Line of Sight: Vietnam
Live For Speed S2 Alpha
Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Lords of Everquest
Mafia
Marine Heavy Gunner
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Breakthrough
Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Spearhead
Miami Vice
Micro Flight
Midnight Club 2
Mobile Forces
Moto GP
Moto GP 2
Moto GP 3
Motocross Madness 2
Nascar Racing 2002 Season
Nascar Racing 2003 Season
Neverwinter Nights 2
Neverwinter Nights and Expansion Packs
Nitro Family
No Limits
Operation Flashpoint: Resistence
Outrun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
Overlord
Painkiller: Gold Edition
Pariah
Planetside
Postal 2
Prey
Pro Race Driver
Quake 3 Arena
Quake 3 Team Arena
Quake 4
Race Driver (PRO-DTM-V8)
Racer
Return to Castle Wofenstein: Enemy Territory
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: SP
Revolution
rFactor
Rise of Legends
Rise of Nations
Rune
Saturday Night Speedway
SCAR
Scarface: The World is Yours
Serious Sam
Serious Sam 2
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Shadow Ops: Red Mercury
Shadowbane
Shadowgrounds
Shark Tale
Silent Storm Sentinels
Sim City 4
SiN Episodes: Emergence
Soldier of Fortune 2 Gold: SP
Soldner: Secret Wars
Spider-Man 2
Star Trek Legacy
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force II
Star Trek Voyager: Elite Forces - SP
Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight:Jedi Academy
Strike Fighters: Gold Edition
Strike Fighters: project 1
Supreme Commander
SWAT 3
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror
Taxi Mayhem Berlin
Terminator 3: War of the Machines
Test Drive Unlimited
The Gladiators: Galactic Circus Games
The Lord Of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
The Sims 2 + Expansion Packs (except for Pets)
The Sims 2 + Stuff Packs (up to Celebration Stuff)
The Sims 2: Pets
The Sims 2: Seasons
The Sims: Life Stories
The Wheel of Time
Titan Quest
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon and Mission Packs
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation: Kingdoms
Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency
TrackMania Nations
Trainz
Tribes 2 (Online)
Tribes 2 (Solo & Lan)
Ultimate Spider-Man
Unreal 2: The Awakening
Unreal Tournament 2003
Unreal Tournament 2004
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes
Vietcong
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos
Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot
Wings Over Vietnam
World of Warcraft
World Racing
World Racing 2
X-Men: The Official Game
X-Plane v8.50
X2: The Threat
X3: Reunion
XIII
I play mostly Halo and that is not on the list. Also, I believe the resolution (fps, etc.) would be better if I had 2 high end graphic cards hooked up to the 3 lcds via 3 seperate cables instead of one cable from the graphic card and having the Matrox TRIPLEHEAD2GO then splitting the signal to 3 lcds. I guess I would rather put $300 towards another graphics card then a splitter. Thanks for the insight tho.
One more question if anyone can help. I noticed on these forums that most multiple monitor setups are made up of the same size lcds. I am thinking of one large lcd (30") in the middle and 2 identical smaller (19") lcds, one on each side. This makes more sense to me as I will be doing all my work on the middle lcd and the side ones are there just to see what is going on (email list, stock list, etc.). I know this setup will cost more that 3 lcds of the same size. Is there anything I am missing? Why don't I see any setups like what I am describing? Thanks.
Do non wides do portrait mode? Plus they are more expensive.
Keep looking, I know I saw one a few weeks ago.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=862341&page=418
that thread will show many people with various set ups...get whatever size you want
yes, yes
Just about no game is designed for that, but people at wsgf are consistently getting games to work on it. They had Bioshock working. Check their wiki.
You're comparing SLI + 1 monitor to non-SLI + 3 monitors. I'd just like to point out that there's no reason why you can't SLI + TripleHead2Go. There is no adverse effect to running 3 monitors off 1 port/cable provided that the resolution is supported. But you're right, it won't do a 30" monitor.
Finally, back to the original question. Yes you can do it, but it is probably a huge pain to switch back and forth. I'm guessing: your icon placements will be all messed up; you'll need to set your 2 19" back to portrait mode; you'll need to reorder your monitor placements; and you'll probably need to restart.
With your kind of budget I would suggest running your 2 19" off a cheap nVidia PCI graphics card like a 6200. You can still SLI your 30" if you want. I don't guarantee it will work since I've not tried it. Perhaps someone with 3 monitors running off 2 graphics cards can tell you what the behavior is going in/out of games.
Someone already has. No restart needed. Icon placement was fine. You enable or disable SLI as you feel like gaming.
edruns69 I have setup that does not use the same size lcds.
I have a Dell 3007WFP-HC centre, with 2 Dell 2007FPs, the resolutions are
1200x1600 (Portrait) + 2560x1600 (Landscape) + 1200x1600 (portrait).
The exact vertical 1600 res is important to me because of using Remote Desktop Client in spanned mode requires this. I use that a lot for work. And off course, it just looks better ;-)
The vertical physical dimensions of the lcds are almost the same which is somewhat important but not essential for me 17.7" for 30" and 17.6" for the 20".
Until this week I was using 2 XFX 7600GT XXXs. This worked really well. 80% of the time it would be non SLIed for my work.
When I wanted to play games I would turn on SLI and game away on the 30". SLI on/off worked really well. No reboot required.
Off course 7600GTs even SLIed dont let you game at 2560x1600 with everything turn on, but honestly I was ok with that. 30" gaming is just awsome. If I wanted more eye candy, like in FEAR I would just lower the res and turn up the eye candy. It is just awsome.
But my birthday was last week, so I could not resist a sale on the eVGA 8800GTX
This gives me 3 lcd always on which is great and better performance than the 2 7600GTs in SLI.
One big surprise I got this week, is that I installed XP\Vista dualboot because I was told you could not mix 7 and 8 series cards in XP. Which was true, until nVidia released their new drivers. Right now I have both XP and Vista using this setup and Vista looks really good. I may switch to Vista soon as things improve there.
I thought of getting the Triplehead2GO but I decided not to, because I wanted the hires that it does not support (2560x1600). But triple gaming sure would be nice. Unfortunately nVidia drivers do not support spanned mode across 2 GPUs. If they did, it would be awsome!!!
Good luck.
BTW I personally would not get 2 High power GPUs and SLI them, unless off course you can afford 2 GTXs or 2 Ultras ;-). The 2 20" dont need a powerfull GPU, so get a cheap dual DVI card for that (even the 7600GT is overkill), and the most powerfull GPU for the 30".
I got the eVGA so that if they do come out with a High performance next gen card in Nov (total speculation), I could use the step up program. If not, well I am already enjoying FEAR and all my racing games at full res and full eye candy, except off course for DiRT.
Good luck, and hope it helped.
Edit: I had no issues whatsoever witht the SLI on\off, icon placement, lcd orientation. It worked really flawlessly.
I have a Dell 3007WFP-HC centre, with 2 Dell 2007FPs, the resolutions are
1200x1600 (Portrait) + 2560x1600 (Landscape) + 1200x1600 (portrait).
The exact vertical 1600 res is important to me because of using Remote Desktop Client in spanned mode requires this. I use that a lot for work. And off course, it just looks better ;-)
The vertical physical dimensions of the lcds are almost the same which is somewhat important but not essential for me 17.7" for 30" and 17.6" for the 20".
Until this week I was using 2 XFX 7600GT XXXs. This worked really well. 80% of the time it would be non SLIed for my work.
When I wanted to play games I would turn on SLI and game away on the 30". SLI on/off worked really well. No reboot required.
Off course 7600GTs even SLIed dont let you game at 2560x1600 with everything turn on, but honestly I was ok with that. 30" gaming is just awsome. If I wanted more eye candy, like in FEAR I would just lower the res and turn up the eye candy. It is just awsome.
But my birthday was last week, so I could not resist a sale on the eVGA 8800GTX
This gives me 3 lcd always on which is great and better performance than the 2 7600GTs in SLI.One big surprise I got this week, is that I installed XP\Vista dualboot because I was told you could not mix 7 and 8 series cards in XP. Which was true, until nVidia released their new drivers. Right now I have both XP and Vista using this setup and Vista looks really good. I may switch to Vista soon as things improve there.
I thought of getting the Triplehead2GO but I decided not to, because I wanted the hires that it does not support (2560x1600). But triple gaming sure would be nice. Unfortunately nVidia drivers do not support spanned mode across 2 GPUs. If they did, it would be awsome!!!
Good luck.
BTW I personally would not get 2 High power GPUs and SLI them, unless off course you can afford 2 GTXs or 2 Ultras ;-). The 2 20" dont need a powerfull GPU, so get a cheap dual DVI card for that (even the 7600GT is overkill), and the most powerfull GPU for the 30".
I got the eVGA so that if they do come out with a High performance next gen card in Nov (total speculation), I could use the step up program. If not, well I am already enjoying FEAR and all my racing games at full res and full eye candy, except off course for DiRT.
Good luck, and hope it helped.
Edit: I had no issues whatsoever witht the SLI on\off, icon placement, lcd orientation. It worked really flawlessly.
Have you ever had the problem with SLI turned on but you still running in the single card speed? When I had my 7800GT SLI setup, sometimes with SLI just turned on, 3D gaming is not running in SLI speed so I have to run 3Dmark 06 first before running game such as Battlefield 2. Since you turn on and off SLI quite often, just wondering if you have noticed something like this happening?
No I have not had those issues. As a matter of fact during the 1st week I had the 3 monitor setup, when I went in SLI, I would turn on that SLI green bar, and in all the games I played they were both running.
Mind you I dont have Battlefield 2, and I have read in some threads that some games just dont work with SLI. But I have not run into those.
Mind you I dont have Battlefield 2, and I have read in some threads that some games just dont work with SLI. But I have not run into those.
Man, I am jealous. At that price I would definately get it.
I dont have a PS2 or 3 either. I use it only for the PC. It works great in all the racing games and sims I own, GT Legends, GTR2, DiRT, EA F1 series. Someone else told me that the G25 absolutely rocks with Live for Speed.
So if you like racing games and can afford it, it is definatly worth the price.
Not trying to rain on your parade but what you're trying to do is exactly WHY the Matrox Triplehead2GO was invented. Right now, you can't have that one game signal be split across three screens since you cannot have 3D acceleration across all three screens( If you dont believe me, try hooking up the three monitors, run a game in windowed mode and stretch it across all three screens and watch the slideshow). If you want a game to be displayed on all 3 screens, you need this. If you dont want to game on all screens but just want to run different apps on each (web pages, etc) then buying an extra videocard will do to run 3 monitors. With the Triplehead2GO, the computer thinks it's hooked up to one Ultrawide monitor
Thanks, just ordered one. The only racing game I have right now is GP Moto 2? (old motorcycle racing game). I will probably grab Dirt (newer game) and Need for Speed ProStreet when it comes out in October.
But of course you can! using SoftTH. Look GTR2:
Sorry to post this in more than one thread, but you cant believe how excited I am to get a game running across the 3 monitors!!!!
Impressive! I see you are not using the 6 speeds (double green lights).
I have tried demos of Dirt, GT Legend, GTR2, Race 07, Need for Speed Carbon, and rFactor. I found Dirt, Race 07 and rFactor are more up to date. rFactor can be set for 6 speeds.
The problem I am having with G25 is the break is very hard to push (stronger spring action than throttle and clutch), and the car doesn't response well when making a sharp turn. It just skids off the road. Probably that is the realism of high speed turning sharp corner.
Which driving game you like the best?
I have tried demos of Dirt, GT Legend, GTR2, Race 07, Need for Speed Carbon, and rFactor. I found Dirt, Race 07 and rFactor are more up to date. rFactor can be set for 6 speeds.
The problem I am having with G25 is the break is very hard to push (stronger spring action than throttle and clutch), and the car doesn't response well when making a sharp turn. It just skids off the road. Probably that is the realism of high speed turning sharp corner.
Which driving game you like the best?
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couple of questions
1. what is th max resolution with 3 lcd's with softh? Can it do native wide screen resolution?
2. Can i use softh along with 2 nv gpus? so that i can have 3 monitors and not get a bit fps hit?
3. Is there a max resolution that xp will allow?
I have a th2g-d right now but havnt put it together and still not sure that is the direction i want to go..
rb30... what type of car are you driving? You say it just goes off the road on low speed tight corners-- man there are soooo many things you can adjust to help that.. raise rear right height-- lower rear springs-- lower rear sway bar--- raise your coast diff--- raise your dampners-- raise your rear wing-- lower your front wing-- raise your front sway bar-- camber-- rear toe-- -lol need i go on ? What have you tried-- get in there and play-- you can make those cars turn on a dime and hold-- if you just play with it long enough..
Also-- are you using your clutch or just using the paddles? Cause if your not using the clutch-- just map the brake to the clutch pedal-- it will give you more room along with the easier thow on the pedal.... if you do use the clutch then you can open up the pedal set and swap the spring from the brake to the clutch and or just go to the hardware store and get a new spring... Take a look at rsc --there are tons of threads there regarding g25 mods and setups...
1. what is th max resolution with 3 lcd's with softh? Can it do native wide screen resolution?
2. Can i use softh along with 2 nv gpus? so that i can have 3 monitors and not get a bit fps hit?
3. Is there a max resolution that xp will allow?
I have a th2g-d right now but havnt put it together and still not sure that is the direction i want to go..
rb30... what type of car are you driving? You say it just goes off the road on low speed tight corners-- man there are soooo many things you can adjust to help that.. raise rear right height-- lower rear springs-- lower rear sway bar--- raise your coast diff--- raise your dampners-- raise your rear wing-- lower your front wing-- raise your front sway bar-- camber-- rear toe-- -lol need i go on ? What have you tried-- get in there and play-- you can make those cars turn on a dime and hold-- if you just play with it long enough..
Also-- are you using your clutch or just using the paddles? Cause if your not using the clutch-- just map the brake to the clutch pedal-- it will give you more room along with the easier thow on the pedal.... if you do use the clutch then you can open up the pedal set and swap the spring from the brake to the clutch and or just go to the hardware store and get a new spring... Take a look at rsc --there are tons of threads there regarding g25 mods and setups...
Thanks for the compliment.
Good catch on the double green lights. Yes we had just installed GTR2 on Vista with SoftTH to see if it would work, and had not customized the controller to use the stick, but GTR2 does allow you to do this. We use in in XP.
My fav sim is GTR2, because I find it realistic and performs really well on my system. DiRT is a game, arcade like, but it just looks great and is a whole pile of fun. Specially the crashing is great because all sorts of things brake off ;-) But off course the performance of the game just sucks. i have to turn down settings and resolution :-(
The Kid likes Carbon the best. I do have to admit it looks pretty kool.
rFactor came with my G25 but I have not even had the chance to install it, and Race 07 does not come out till Oct in Canada, but I will be 1st inline to buy it because it has the Macau track. I am originally from macau and never missed a race!!!
Personally I love the strong spring of the brakes on the g25, it does make it a challenge for me because the chair you see on the pic has wheels ;-) If am going to play for a bit, i ususally bring a diff chair or I typically rip the wheel right of the table.
Sounds like you are either going in too hot into the turns or your car is setup for too much understeer.
How do you like the g25 so far?
I am not sure what the max res is, because I am a n00b at this stuff. This is my 1st gaming build and learning slowly ;-)
But in a diff forum (wsgf) they mentioned that with an 7xxx series the max res is 4096x4096, and for 88xx series the max res is 8192×8192. I dont know if softTH imposses a limit.
remember that the softTH solution requires at least 2 gpus, so I guess it is technically possible to use SLI for the main rendering and a cheapo PCI card to display the side screens. But I have not found any reference that this has worked, but lots that say that it did not work for them.
Mind you it still needs to copy the image to the side screens so there will be fps hit regardless.
So for softTH looks like the best setup is to get as fast as possible gpu for the main card, and a cheapo for the 2nd GPU. But you can always get a SLI config for standard 1 screen, and then turn off SLI to use in those games with SoftTH.
No sure but I can confirm that it works at 4960x1600, and also 5040x1050. And since the 8800s can do 8192x8192, you could do 3 x Dells 30"
I wonder if someone on this forum has a 3x30" setup to try this? Mind you I am sure the gpu and image coppy process would make the thing unplayable FPS wise.
Just what res do you have in mind???
Oh just looked at rsc. Lots of good info, thanks for the reference. Man, I am just happy to add a bit of front wing to reduce understeer. You can really spend a lot of time tuning your sim. That is just crazy!!! Cant wait to see.
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speedy i just posted over at wsgf... -- lol good to see you here also... for you other guys reading this-- its widescreengamingforum.com-- if you have wide screen questions..
speddy--remember there are 2 ways to fix understeer-- fix the front or fix the back-- -- in other words you can add wing up front or take it off the back-- remember anything you do to either end of the car effects the other end also..
also not sure if you know about rfactorcentral.com-- but its the best place to get mods and tracks for rf..
time to get rfactor installed-- i like it better then gtr2 only cause there are soooo many mods--tracks-- and cars to try and play with.. they have a great champcar mod now.. Come on over there-- and lets run some laps-- ill help ya with setup if you need any...
as for the softth--- maybe the way to go woudl be get a new bonetrail board.. with 3 pci-e2 slots.. get 2 quad cpu's and 3 new nv cars-- dont run them in sli--- so each screen gets their own gpu... then run 3x24 or 3x30 screen-- hehe-- yummmy
speddy--remember there are 2 ways to fix understeer-- fix the front or fix the back-- -- in other words you can add wing up front or take it off the back-- remember anything you do to either end of the car effects the other end also..
also not sure if you know about rfactorcentral.com-- but its the best place to get mods and tracks for rf..
time to get rfactor installed-- i like it better then gtr2 only cause there are soooo many mods--tracks-- and cars to try and play with.. they have a great champcar mod now.. Come on over there-- and lets run some laps-- ill help ya with setup if you need any...
as for the softth--- maybe the way to go woudl be get a new bonetrail board.. with 3 pci-e2 slots.. get 2 quad cpu's and 3 new nv cars-- dont run them in sli--- so each screen gets their own gpu... then run 3x24 or 3x30 screen-- hehe-- yummmy
So SoftTH works in full screen mode and not windows mode, right? And you can hook up main video card to centre screen, and 2 ports from secondary video card to 2 side screens?
My fav sim is GTR2, because I find it realistic and performs really well on my system. DiRT is a game, arcade like, but it just looks great and is a whole pile of fun. Specially the crashing is great because all sorts of things brake off ;-) But off course the performance of the game just sucks. i have to turn down settings and resolution
My gaming computer is only AMD X2 2.86GHz + eVGA 8800Ultra, so running DiRT demo, the CPU usage is at constant 100%
Then your Kid should like the new Need for Speed ProStreet, which is about to come out in November. No Demo yet.
Race 07 is made by the same company that made GT Legend or GTR2. rFactor uses the same engine as GTR2, so you should be very familiar with it. rFactor that came with G25 is only version 1.14 and is a trial version. You can download the version 1.15 demo on www.gamespot.com or the following link: http://www.gamespot.com/pc/driving/rfactor/download_6164891.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=files&tag=files;title;1
Race 07 demo link: http://www.gamespot.com/event/download/race07/
I have been to the Indy(?) racing in Toronto back in '80s or '90s, and couldn't even see a thing because cars were going too fast. They just zoomed by. I remember Vancouver also had Indy or Formula One racing a decade ago. What happened to it?
I used to have a Toyota Celica GTS manual transmission back in Toronto. If I remember correctly, the brake had stronger spring than clutch and throttle paddles. So G25 is actually correct in making brake stiffer. My regular computer chair is not suitable for G25 because it is bigger taller and has arm rest. Reaching for paddles are strain to my ankle. I have to use a smaller office chair without armrest for G25. Also the gear box couldn't clamp to the desk properly because my desk got a support bar underneath. Mind you though, putting gear box on the same level with Wheel is too high anyway. So I clamp the gear box to a small file cabinet, which sits underneath the desk, which is more suitable height.
Yes, I have to get use to simulation driving.
G25 is simply awesome. It is so much like driving a real car with force feedback and gear box. The leather padded wheel, gear box, and metalic peddles feel very solid and realistic. I like it very much. Thank you for recommending. Kind of remind me of college days, roaming around Greater Toronto area. Now I drive sedan and SUV, and live in Richmond BC. There are no real freeways except part of Highway 99 and 91. Once cross the bridge to Vancouver, it is all local roads.
Thanks, I am still running the trial version of rFactor, just want to get the feel of it before committing hard cash.