I've currently got a 2 monitor system consisting of 2 x Acer X223W. I use the two monitor system for work stuff (mainly GIS mapping), but only use one for gaming.
I'm thinking of dabbling in Eyefinity - mainly because I've seen it used in 'Elite Dangerous' and it's spiked my interest (though I appreciate that there are still glitches in that game).
I was also thinking of getting a new higher res monitor as my main one in any case.
So, if I was going to get another 22" monitor to complement the two X223W's for Eyefinity what would people recommend?
I envisage using the new monitor as the central one, with the two older monitors on either side.
Main questions:
My system is pretty ancient (AMD Phenom II x4 9.5 3.2 gh; Gigabyte Windforce 7870; 16Gb RAM). I may be upgrading to a non-overclocked i5 setup in a couple of months though.
I intend to experiment with Eyefinity for Elite
angerous, Metro 2033 and possibly Skyrim. Due to the age of my system are any/all of those unrealistic?
Budget for a new monitor is £100, but ideally less.
So, any recommendations for a monitor and any advice gratefully received.
I'm thinking of dabbling in Eyefinity - mainly because I've seen it used in 'Elite Dangerous' and it's spiked my interest (though I appreciate that there are still glitches in that game).
I was also thinking of getting a new higher res monitor as my main one in any case.
So, if I was going to get another 22" monitor to complement the two X223W's for Eyefinity what would people recommend?
I envisage using the new monitor as the central one, with the two older monitors on either side.
Main questions:
- It needs to be 22" as my stand (a Duronic DM353) says that's the maximum size it can deal with.
- The X223W's have resolutions of 1680 x 1050, which is different from most modern monitors. Does that raise any issues?
- If I get 3 monitors, what do I need to get to connect them all to my graphics Card (a Gigabyte Windforce 7870) i.e. dongles etc?
- Similar to the third point, what's the way of connecting 3 monitors to my graphics card? Does the main (central) monitor need to be connected to a particular interface?
My system is pretty ancient (AMD Phenom II x4 9.5 3.2 gh; Gigabyte Windforce 7870; 16Gb RAM). I may be upgrading to a non-overclocked i5 setup in a couple of months though.
I intend to experiment with Eyefinity for Elite
angerous, Metro 2033 and possibly Skyrim. Due to the age of my system are any/all of those unrealistic? Budget for a new monitor is £100, but ideally less.
So, any recommendations for a monitor and any advice gratefully received.
Last edited: