Multiple Monitor Setup

[Frappuccino]

I'm set up with FTL - so swapping in a PVP situation isn't an issue, I just need to move my mouse to what ever windows I want to change to. The 'extra work' is just when starting the sessions up, it's fine when they're going.

@ Rob - no unfortunately I can't use PiP as Keyclone thinks they're all running on the the same monitor. Any change in my roundrobin/do not pass set up means I need to restart all sessions. Not rly important but you may be able to get away without restarting the sessions if you change the primary monitor > unmaximise > remaximise, hence you aren't 'crossing the beams' but 'teleporting' the session (not that it really changes much:P)

I'll post some pics when i get home from work.

[Frappuccino]

I've got 3 monitors and 2x gtx 280's (H setup), my maximiser settings are set to open all 5 sessions on teh same monitor, but I need to change the primary monitor every time I open each wow session to their specific area. I have 2 on the left vertically stacked, monitor conencted to secondary vid card, 2 vertically stacked on the right monitor, connected to primary vid card, one in the centre, on the primary card too. As long as you change each monitor to the primary one in your display options you won't have a problem.

ok.. first, please screenshot the whole desktop into one pic and show us? how about a camera pic of the monitors in action?

also.. what is this about setting something to primary monitor before launching wow? does that establish the graphics memory/card that wow will run on? and can you 'pip swap' screens after they are laid out? (i'm guessing not, for the 'crossing the streams' issue mentioned earlier)

thanks,

Rob

Re the setting something to primary monitor. here's my understanding of it: The video card that is running the 'primary monitor' as set in windows, can render properly. Secondary cards cannot. If you change the primary monitor to a monitor on a 2nd (or 3rd..) card, the ability to render goes with it. Once you move the primary monitor setting back to how you originally had it, the 2nd card doesn't loose the ability to render the sessions that are running, it just keeps chugging away.

[zanthor]

You can use InnerSpace to launch wow on a specific video card - this would allow you to build 2 WoW profiles and launch them with a single click instead of a bunch of monitor voodoo!

[Frappuccino]

PIX

And those are vitamins and amino acids btw, not crazy pills !!


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[mikekim]

here's the thread on my 2 pc 3 screen setup Link to original thread i initially tried to run all three screens off one machine with a 8800 Ulyra XT and GTX 260 but the FPS was really poor on the second card, so I bought a second machine.

I'm still getting 50-60 FPS through Northrend and no problems with swapping lead character, as each instance of wow is large enough to be useful. (1050x840 on the slaves)

[Pwnzor]

OMG! 16/9 Screenz, KILL THEM! :thumbsup:
gimmi ur pillz

[zanthor]

PIX

And those are vitamins and amino acids btw, not crazy pills !!


http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/146/img0338l.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2127/5wows.jpg

Once my 7900gt gets back from warranty repair (3rd times the charm?) I'm going to have to give this a shot, see if I can't get my two 22's running on either side of my 28" lcd...

[zanthor]

Once my 7900gt gets back from warranty repair

Is it a BFG card? Thier GT series are notorious for dying in my experience.. (3 cards myself I think). Warranty is always good though, so I can't complain too much.

It's an MSI, each time they've developed artifacts after about 18 months... I think they don't cool their ram sufficiently.

[MiRai]

Once my 7900gt gets back from warranty repair (3rd times the charm?) I'm going to have to give this a shot, see if I can't get my two 22's running on either side of my 28" lcd...

I would've thought that it would've been cheaper for MSi to just give you a new card by now. ?(

PIX

And those are vitamins and amino acids btw, not crazy pills !!


http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/146/img0338l.jpg

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2127/5wows.jpg

Well when the time comes this could help me on my secondary computer having multiple video cards to help me see 10 accounts better

[zanthor]

I would've thought that it would've been cheaper for MSi to just give you a new card by now. ?(

This card started it's life as a 7800gtx, first rma they gave me a 7900gt back, after that another new or refurbed 7900gt... so we'll see what I get THIS time.