New Setup

[mikekim]

After messing around with multiple cards on one system, and not getting the results I liked, I decided to go for the twin system route linked via keyclone and KaVoom KM.

Intial setup sees me running 60+ fps on the main and 40-50fps on each of the four slaves. the slaves are running off 22" widesreens that have been rotated through 90 to keep the aspect ratio correct.

Here are both pc specs and a shot of the setup

Main PC - specs

Gigabyte Aruora 3D Tower Case
Enermax Galaxy EGX850EWL 850W Modular PSU
2x NorthQ 92mm SilentFan BlueLED
Samsung SM-245B 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor (1,920 x 1,200)
Intel Q6600 G0 2.4Ghz Quadcore CPU
Asus Striker Extreme nForce 680 (Socket 775) DDR2 Motherboard
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 4-4-4-15
Tuniq 120 Tower CPU Cooler
XFX 8800ULTRA Extreme 768MB PV-T80U-SHE9 Graphics Card
150Gb Western Digital SATA, 10,000 rpm, 16MB Cache, “Raptor”
2x Pioneer DVR212BK 18x DVD±R/±RW (Black) SATA
Creative labs XFi Xtream Fatality Pro

Running Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit Sp1
Keyclone
kaVoom KM


Second PC - specs


Antec Sonata Piano Black Quiet Case
Hiper Type-R 730w Modular PSU
AcoustiPack Pre-cut Foam Kit For Antec Sonata
2x HP 2207h 22" LCD Monitor (1,280 x 1,024) connected via HDMI
Intel Q6600 G0 2.4Ghz Quadcore CPU
Asus P5K Motherboard
OCZ 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C4 800MHz Reaper HPC Enhanced Bandwidth Edition Dual Channel DDR2 4-4-4-15
BFG GTX 260 OC Graphics Card
Western Digital Caviar 250GB SATA, 7200 rpm, 16MB Cache
1x Pioneer 110D 16x DVD±R/±RW
Creative Soundblaster Audigy


Running Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit Sp1
Keyclone
kaVoom KM


Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse
SSeries Steelpad 5L Gaming Mat
5.1
Creative Speakers


http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/359/screenswi8.jpg

[moog]

Very nice setup... I have a similar 1 Main + 4 Secondary setup, using Kavoom, but only 1 monitor on the second PC... seeing yours, I'm tempted to add a second and rotate both :)

Ignore the second keyboard/mouse, this snapshot was a few days before discovering the wonders of Kavoom :thumbsup:

http://img208.imageshack.us/my.php?image=my41setupsf5.jpg

[mikekim]

quick update:


After spending the day running this setup i'm getting the following results
between 60-110fps (average mid-high 70's) on my main pc (1,920x1200 4xAA most things maxed out) and between 40-100fps (average mid 60's) on each of my other characters running on the second machine - makes the game very enjoyable. as the 4 other characters are running at 1050x840 (1xAA mimimum detail) , I don't have to use keyclone to swap screens,as everything is readable :thumbsup:


I recommend this type of setup to anyone looking to upgrade.