eyefinity / nvidia surround

[niggyg]

I've read that for triple monitor setups each monitor needs to have matching res. But then I've also read conflicting info on this.

My plan was to run 1600x1200 | 1920x1200 | 1600x1200 so all 3 have the same vertical res. Would this be a problem for Red or Green team? Is there anything else I need to watch out for?

 

[niggyg]

Do you think it's worth doing as an experiment?

I can grab 2 Dell 2007fp monitors that are 1600x1200 for ~£60.

 

[niggyg]

Everything's worth trying as an experiment! For that price, you could probably sell them without a loss if you decide against it.

Where in the country are you based? If you're anywhere near Kent, I've got a couple of 2007fp's I use for LAN games weekends which you're welcome to borrow to try out without splashing any cash.

I originally ran 1920x1080(24") + 1920x1200(26") + 1920x1080(24") and loved it, even though at that time it meant running the middle screen at 1920x1080 and having everything stretched by 10%. I changed to matching 1920x1080 monitors before the 2014 improvements just because one came up at the right price, and I fancied switching to matching. Didn't make a huge different in real life, but I did find it less irritating knowing there was a problem with my setup that was irking me.

Thanks for the offer. I'm in Yorkshire, so a little to far away. I think I'll give it a go for ~£60. I'm currently running a HD7850 so I know it's going to struggle. It's a shame Nvidia doesn't seem to be an option as I think I might need more grunt than any AMD upgrade could provide (RX 480).

 

[niggyg]

So I got the 2 extra monitors setup. I like it a lot

Not surprisingly my 7850 struggles unless I whack all settings down when playing Battlefield 4/Battlefield 1 beta.

I'd quite like more grunt and I'd like to go for a 1070 but the lack of support for mixed monitor (resolution) surround is putting me off. I've seen people have this working unofficially but I'm thinking it's going to be a lot more hassle than it would be with an AMD card.

Should I get a 1070 and tinker?
Get a 480 that probably won't have enough grunt?
Or wait for AMD's faster cards?