Curious about multiple monitors

[Damage Inc]

Hi guys,

Just a quick question. If you own a good graphics card...lets keep it to say the ATI X1900 XTX or Nvidia 7900 GTX just for simplicity...

What resolution will they support in terms of a TFT monitor? I know this is a daft question but I honestly dont know. How high above 1280x1024 will these cards go? And therefore how big a TFT monitor will they happily run on?

Next question...how high a res will these kinds of cards comfortably play games in? ie will a card like these run a modern game like Doom3 in these super high res? (i guess this question is simply comparing windows performance with games performance)

Lastly - and the biggie for me i guess...running two monitors side by side. how feasable is this on these cards and would they have a hope of playing a modern game across two screens and if so what kind of res is possible without hideous frame rates?

Sorry for so many questions all at once...thanks for any meaningful replies!

Dam.

 

[Damage Inc]

I appreciate that Mav, but it didnt really answer the question lol. The real world that my eyes see is a lot wider than that which I can look at. Whilst I appreciate we only focus on a small area at once we are designed to react to cues over a much wider peripheral area so two monitors (if you have the dollar) arent a waste of time in my humble opinion.

This is more about theory than practice (tho anyone with practice please let me know) - Im trying to find things out regarding real world tests. Would appreciate to hear from anyone with big LCD's or multiple monitors.

Dam.

 

[Damage Inc]

For the sake of argument assume a system with 2 gig of ram, an E6600 thats been clocked a bit and a top end single graphics card (X1900XTX or Gforce 7900GTX). Im deliberately avoding SLI or Crossfire becasue I want to know how far a single but high end card can push things along.

Dam.

 

[Damage Inc]

Well that depends on how far away your sitting.

Wise words...