LG W2363D Monitor what do i need ?

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LG W2363D Monitor what do i need FOR 3D Set up

im a bit confused what i need to have 3D working on a LG W2363D Monitor
at the moment my set up is 2X Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Cards but the monitor states nvidia 3D vision ready ,do i have to sell my ati cards and get Nvidia or can i buy a nvidia graphics card and run 3d of it and still run my two ati cards ,also do i need to buy the NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit ? if i am correct what card is best never had Nvidia before so i am clueless of what to get , computer specs below (building at the moment )

INTEL CORE i7-965 SLBCJ EXTREME 3.2GHz/8M PROCESSOR

Gigabyte X58 G1 Guerilla Intel X58 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard - Gaming Series ( https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-322-GI )

Corsair Vengeance 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 1866Mhz Memory Kit CL9 ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-292-CS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=1387 )

Corsair 120GB Force 3 SSD ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-021-CS&groupid=1657&catid=2101&subcat= )

2X Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 6950 TOXIC ( http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-274-SP&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1752 )

Cooler Master Cosmos S Full tower watercooled case

3X LG W2363D-PF LCD TFT 23" 3D Monitors
 
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I'm sure someone will be along with a specific suggestion but you're in a tough place now.

You're going to have to get rid of your current cards and go with Nvidia for a decent 3D gaming experience. You need SLI'd Nvidia GPU's to run 3 monitors.

And if you plan to have 3D at 5760x1080 you're going to need some serious GPU power.
 
It appears your monitor is only compatible with nVidia glasses kit, which requires nVidia graphics cards..

So if you want to use 3D you could buy a 3D TV as they seem to work with AMD cards or new GPUs.
 
Yeah unfortunately your graphics cards can only do 3D with monitors/TV's that come with their own 3D glasses, as Ati do not make any for their hardware.

Unlike Nvidia which have Nvidia 3D Vision kit which allows 3D to be used on monitors that do not come with their own 3D glasses. These glasses and 3D drivers (which is what Nvidia 3D Vision kits consist of) do not work with Ati hardware.

So your options are:

1) Get rid of you LG monitors and look for some monitors that come with their own 3D glasses, with these you can use Tri-Def DDD 3D drivers which work perfectly well with Ati cards. I've not looked at the smaller 3D monitors, i'm only interested in the 27" ones myself, and the only 27" ones that has its own non Nvidia 3D Vision glasses are the Samsung ones. These are much much more expensive than the LG's you currently have.

2) Get rid of your Ati graphics cards and get something by Nivida. If you plan to use 3 x 3D monitors in 3D Surround mode your going to need some serious power. Look at 2 x GTX580's for that kind of set up.

3) Do as numatic.nathan said look for a 3DTV instead. This is just like option one in principle as they come with their own glasses and you use the Tri-Def DDD driver on your pc. This again is going to be very expensive compared to your monitors, but you would get a larger screen size, but no 3 screen surround as your original spec suggests you want.

Another thing to keep in mind with option 3 is that using a 3DTV you can only play games in 720p. With a 3DTV you have to use HDMI1.4 to connect your pc and tv for 3D and the bandwidth limitation of HDMI1.4 means it can only output 60fps at 720p. At 1080p the max frames is 24fps, which is perfect for watching 3D blu-rays but no good at all for gaming. Option 3 is not a very good one.
 
As others have said to use the monitors you have nought you would need the nvidia vision kit + Nvidia gfx cards (as SLI would most deffinatelly be needed to run 3x3D)

Alternatively there are the new samsung monitors 23" Samsung LS23A750DS, 27" Samsung LS27A750DS or 27" Samsung LS27A950DS which should work with any 3D source and create 3D effect I believe and will work with ATI.

There is also the new 23" LG D2342P-PN Passive 3D Cinema LED which uses the same glasses you use in the cinema so don't need active glasses but not seen to many reviews so not sure how good it is but again should work with ATI.
 
@Surveyor , numatic.nathan , Greenja thanks for the info guys ,im more clued up now ,

@Greenja i am going for option 1 and go for one 27'' Monitor ,the two LG's have not been shipped out yet so i will get on the phone and cancel again many thanks for your help much appreciated

Andy
 
sypher365 said:
Alternatively there are the new samsung monitors 23" Samsung LS23A750DS, 27" Samsung LS27A750DS or 27" Samsung LS27A950DS which should work with any 3D source and create 3D effect I believe and will work with ATI.

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i have been looking at the samsung 27'' which i think i will be getting , i also see the LG has not got many reviews so i dont know about that one
 
SpecOps said:
i have been looking at the samsung 27''
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Both look very impressive and have what look like very thin bezels which will be good for eyeinfinity/tri-monitor set up its just a shame the LS27A750DS/EN
doesn't have a dvi port as not sure a dvi to hdmi cable will carry the same info as Dual Link DVI-D, but if your running single screen for 3D with ATI you do have the displayport so may not be an issue.

In fact would a displayport to dvi converter work the other way i.e. plugged into the monitors displayport and not the one on the gfx card?
 
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