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4890 or wait for gtx275 prices to drop

Same with Soft TH.

And wont run as good wihout either.

with 3 screens that is.

Note: Btw my original comment was made towards the 3 monitors not in general.
 
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unknownsock said:
Same with Soft TH.

And wont run as good wihout either.

with 3 screens that is/
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If you look at what has been said in this thread no one said anything about using ether method to drive 3 screens.
And the way you put it across in general terms could lead people to believe that ATI cards are limited to that res on 3 screens period.
 
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Final8y said:
If you look at what has been said in this thread no one said anything about using ether method to drive 3 screens.
And the way you put it across in general terms could lead people to believe that ATI cards are limited to that res on 3 screens period.
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Sxndy mentioned 3 monitors for Eve online.

I wouldve thought youd be using some sort of method like that, unless im wrong and Eve can support that method without which is rare as it is.

So i just presumed, my bad if so..

Also my post only looked generalised once it had been picked at, all together it makes sense.
 
unknownsock said:
Sxndy mentioned 3 monitors for Eve online.

I would've thought you'd be using some sort of method like that, unless im wrong and Eve can support that method without which is rare as it is.

So i just presumed, my bad if so..

Also my post only looked generalised once it had been picked at, all together it makes sense.
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Ill fix it for you
Hmm ive been a ATI user since last month?

ATI is limited to 3x standard 19" on TH2GO

Nvidia can go up to 3x 22" 1680x1050.

Fact
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There is no mistake at what your talking about.. the term is called idiot proofing.
Dont presume that everyone on this forum will know that you were referring to the TH2GO.
There are people who have never had an ATI card.

And look at the first reply to what you said if it was obvious
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If its overclocked no.

But DONT get 2x5xxx....If it aint in CF, it doesnt make a difference what your second card uses, its a complete waste of money.

And also a 5xxx series would be completely overkill for eve.

And keep in mind ATI's resolutions are very limited compared to nvidia's :).
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Is this just more fanboy drivel? What resolutions can Nvidia select that ATI can't?
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Thanks for the replys and advice.

Right now I have 2 x 22" monitors with an EVE online character running on each. My current card is a 4850 with a third party passive cooler fitted; it handles the game no problem.

I want to add a third 22" monitor with a res of 1680x1050 (same as the other 2). This monitor will be use for my 3rd character (which is usually minimised most of the time atm).

This means I will need an additional card, but instead of buying another 4850, I want to upgrade. I was looking at buying 2 x 4890s but then I read here about the new 5000 series.

I really just wanted to know if my Q9550 would bottleneck the 5000 series. unknownsock stated that it would be ok if I OC, this is fine and what I needed to know.

I know the setup would be a bit overkill for EVE, but I built this PC around a year ago after getting great advice here and I'm chuffed to bits with it. The main thing I want to do is max it out to its full potential, then I can relax and start planning my next build.
 
sxndy said:
Thanks for the replys and advice.

Right now I have 2 x 22" monitors with an EVE online character running on each. My current card is a 4850 with a third party passive cooler fitted; it handles the game no problem.

I want to add a third 22" monitor with a res of 1680x1050 (same as the other 2). This monitor will be use for my 3rd character (which is usually minimised most of the time atm).

This means I will need an additional card, but instead of buying another 4850, I want to upgrade. I was looking at buying 2 x 4890s but then I read here about the new 5000 series.

I really just wanted to know if my Q9550 would bottleneck the 5000 series. unknownsock stated that it would be ok if I OC, this is fine and what I needed to know.

I know the setup would be a bit overkill for EVE, but I built this PC around a year ago after getting great advice here and I'm chuffed to bits with it. The main thing I want to do is max it out to its full potential, then I can relax and start planning my next build.
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If you need to build it now then 2x4980 will be enough.
As for the 5xxx series until we know what the range has to offer who's to say that all of the range will be more powerful than a 4980.
EvE may in the future take advantage of 5xxx features but i would not hold my breath.
 
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Ok sorry for any confusion earlier, etc.

But correct me if im wrong but if your going to add another graphics card which isnt in CF, im pretty sure this graphics card wont be used for anything BUT the DVI port, so buying another top end graphics card would be a waste of cash.
 
unknownsock said:
Ok sorry for any confusion earlier, etc.

But correct me if im wrong but if your going to add another graphics card which isnt in CF, im pretty sure this graphics card wont be used for anything BUT the DVI port, so buying another top end graphics card would be a waste of cash.
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He could use the 4850 for the 3rd monitor client & use 1 4980 for the other 2 monitors as the 4980 will be driving 2 clients.
But then crossfire would be out of the question for other games realistically.

If the 4850 drove 2 clients at his res smoothly in the first place then i would buy another 4850 & get the benefit of CF on a single monitor on other games or for games that have built in multi screen support.
 
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Final8y said:
He could use the 4850 for the 3rd monitor client & use 1 4980 for the other 2 monitors as the 4980 will be driving 2 clients.
But then crossfire would be out of the question for other games realistically.

If the 4850 drove 2 clients at his res smoothly in the first place then i would buy another 4850 & get the benefit of CF on a single monitor on other games or for games that have built in multi screen support.
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Well if this is only for eve, i would just get one 4890.
and use the 4850 for the third port.
If other games will enter the equation at some point getting another 4850 would make sense.

Also as the Second card doesnt use any processing power etc, just for the port, ive heard of people using there onboard port for their third monitor, possibly something to look into? This shouldnt effect any quality.

And this would leave room for you to plan your next build with dx11 cards etc and save you some cash in the long run.
 
unknownsock said:
Well if this is only for eve, i would just get one 4890.
and use the 4850 for the third port.
If other games will enter the equation at some point getting another 4850 would make sense.

Also as the Second card doesnt use any processing power etc, just for the port, ive heard of people using there onboard port for their third monitor, possibly something to look into? This shouldnt effect any quality.

And this would leave room for you to plan your next build with dx11 cards etc and save you some cash in the long run.
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Are you sure your not getting confused with Soft TH with other cards just buffer rendering & not processing on the other cards.
On normal set-ups each gpu does the work for each port that a monitor is connected to.
 
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Yeah, I see what you guys are saying and am tempted to go down the road of adding another 4850.

But, I'm thinking along the lines that my PC is now around one year old and If I upgrade to two 4890s It should be good for another couple of years before it starts to show its age. And then it would be better to build new and pass this one down to a family member.

I'm guessing that a 4890 is around 20% better than a 4850 in f/s. This would be worth it for me as I play other games off and on and would like a PC that can manage the newest of games in at least a years time with really good performance.

I think around £500 would get me the new graphic cards and monitor. And to be honest, I prolly love this PC more than I love my wife, and no-one bats an eyelid when their wife blows all their cash :))
 
I prolly love this PC more than I love my wife, and no-one bats an eyelid when their wife blows all their cash )
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Legendary quote!

Right well if you play games on and off etc, i definitely would go 2x4890.
Can't see those cards being pushed to their limits for a few years now.
Even the 4870x2 is no were near its limits yet :)
 
unknownsock said:
Are you sure? ive always thought it to be useless even before i knew about TH2G and soft TH.

I'm gonna have to do some reading..
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Both methods are possible depending on the clients.
EVE allows you to choose the master GPU for each client regardless of the screen its running on.

So he can choose GPU1 to render client 1 & 2 windowed & GPU2 to render client 3 windowed.

Just been testing it now with a 3870 & 1900xt & 2 1920x1080 screens.

If both are on the same GPU it becomes a sideshow at 1920x1080 8XAA 16XAF.
 
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Final8y said:
@sxndy what corp are you in ?
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Sry, I missed this

I've been in Snuff corp for over a year. We are a small but very successful pvp Corp, this said, my main character "sxndy" is pure pirate. Please look me up and say Hi.

My second character is my carrier pilot, he helps me make isk and is used a lot on Hot Drops ......... lots of fun! I also use him to give warp disrupter range bonuses to sxndy ...... 97km range if sxndy is in his arazu fitted with a republic fleet disrupter.

My third character is my prober, maxed out probing skills and a full sisters virtue implant set. He also has 11.5mil sp in leadership and flies EOS and Damnation, he will have the other 2 command ships soon. I use him to give bonuses when we are taking down other peoples POSs and large pvp ops.

I've been playing the game for nearly 3yrs and as you can see, I love it.

Thats why I want a PC that can handle 3 EVE chars, run FRAPS, play music, run vent and anything else I am doing without whining and groaning :)

All I need is one more monitor and 2 new graphics cards and I have my EVE command station complete.
 
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