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Nvidia Surround - exceptions?

GoogalyMoogaly

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Hi,

I've just set up 3 monitors running off Nvidia 670.
I seem to have just about got Surround up and running, but I was wondering, is it possible to get it so some games only run on 1 monitor and the other continue displaying Windows.

I previously had a main monitor and a smaller secondary monitor. I only gamed on the main monitor and had the second monitor showing temps and such. Is there a way that I can do that with 3 monitors in certain games without having to change my whole setup?
 
im having a few issues which sound similar, I have a 670 running 3 x 24" Samsungs. 2 off DVI and the third on HDMI.

When I setup surround 5760x1080 I cant seem to mess around with any other settings without it mucking up the res, even with a 4th monitor on the Intel HD4000 output and a seperate GT520 I had lying around.

I think it might just be a limitation of the driver interacting with the OS, I havent found anyway round it at present.

Quality I can even run 5760x1080 on a single card though, properly impressed with this 670!
 
I'm also getting an issue with resolution. It says it's 5760*1080 but it looks more like 800*600!

Also, the 2 side monitors seem to stretch the image a lot. Is that how they're supposed to work?
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
I'm also getting an issue with resolution. It says it's 5760*1080 but it looks more like 800*600!

Also, the 2 side monitors seem to stretch the image a lot. Is that how they're supposed to work?
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No,what connections are you using and are all your monitors the same ie 60 or 120hz as if you mix its causes resolutions to chop and change? hope this helps

I found the best setup was with 2 x dvi and a display to dvi connector,if only 1 card used.From what i've found out myself and read up on the hdmi connector is basically for the 4th monitor,but we're all still learning.
Also gaming 3 monitors you really do need 2 cards to really get the full benefit.
 
I'm using 2 x 670s (was going to be 3, but that didn't work out well).
I'm connecting using 2 DVI ports on card 1 and 1 DVI port on card 2.
I'm using 3 of the 120Hz Samsung monitors that were on offer (S23A700D).

Cleeecooo, not so much fuzzy as blocky. Windows is fine, but not games.
Actually saying that it happens in Windows too sometimes, but if I re-select the resolution then it's fine.

Also, with surround, are the monitors supposed to be flat or are the two side monitors supposed to be angled?
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
I'm using 2 x 670s (was going to be 3, but that didn't work out well).
I'm connecting using 2 DVI ports on card 1 and 1 DVI port on card 2.
I'm using 3 of the 120Hz Samsung monitors that were on offer (S23A700D).

Cleeecooo, not so much fuzzy as blocky. Windows is fine, but not games.
Actually saying that it happens in Windows too sometimes, but if I re-select the resolution then it's fine.

Also, with surround, are the monitors supposed to be flat or are the two side monitors supposed to be angled?
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The outside two should be tilted in,it's trial and error to find what suits. Also have you used bezel correction as I find this helps, On my setup the outside screens seem slightly stretched, which is normal on all the setups I've seen on YouTube etc. Have you checked in Nvidia control panel that all monitors are set to 120 hz b4 to apply surround settings?
 
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I believe I've figured out what the problem is/was!

Due to the distance between the 3rd monitor and the base unit I bought new DVI cables.
I bought 3 as a friend said they should probably all use the same length cables to avoid latency to the monitor with the longest cable.

It seems as if these cables don't support 120Hz and when games or Windows tried to use 120Hz they went a bit wrong. Setting the games to use 60Hz fixes the blockyness issue, but still leaves the stretched look on the side monitors.

So has anyone successfully replaced the DVI cables and still got 120Hz? If so, which ones did you use?

Secondly, what can I do about the stretched picture on the side monitors?
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
So has anyone successfully replaced the DVI cables and still got 120Hz? If so, which ones did you use?

Secondly, what can I do about the stretched picture on the side monitors?
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1. any dual link dvi cable will work

2. lower the fov to minimise it but its always there, well except in iracing which has perfect triple screen support
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
I believe I've figured out what the problem is/was!

Due to the distance between the 3rd monitor and the base unit I bought new DVI cables.
I bought 3 as a friend said they should probably all use the same length cables to avoid latency to the monitor with the longest cable.

It seems as if these cables don't support 120Hz and when games or Windows tried to use 120Hz they went a bit wrong. Setting the games to use 60Hz fixes the blockyness issue, but still leaves the stretched look on the side monitors.

So has anyone successfully replaced the DVI cables and still got 120Hz? If so, which ones did you use?

Secondly, what can I do about the stretched picture on the side monitors?
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Sorry, should have thought of that you need dvi-d cables for 120hz.If you check the amount of pins on the cable ends you can tell the difference straight away.hope this helps
 
I did check and the description on the auction site said they were DVD-D Dual Link. I made sure of this before I bought them.

So either despite the number of pins they're not DVI-D Dual Link or not all DVI-Dual Link cables will work.

Is there a max length the cable can be for 120Hz?
Also, was my friend right, do they all need to be the same length?
 
GoogalyMoogaly said:
I did check and the description on the auction site said they were DVD-D Dual Link. I made sure of this before I bought them.

So either despite the number of pins they're not DVI-D Dual Link or not all DVI-Dual Link cables will work.

Is there a max length the cable can be for 120Hz?
Also, was my friend right, do they all need to be the same length?
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I suppose that would be down to what the cable is made of,as for length I would presume the shortest possible for quality. Have you tried the cables on a 1 card 1 monitor setup to ensure all of the cables are 120hz compatible? Apologies if you've already done this
 
Yeah, pretty sure none of them are 120Hz capable.

I'd buy a new one, but I don't know what went wrong with the last ones I bought and don't want to make the same mistake again.
 
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