Widescreen Gaming Forum

Yeah surround gaming isn't for the faint of heart. I started building my solution in march i think. It's finally just about finished and it's just a stop-gap even.

Basically i put all my money in my screens. They're going to last much longer than my cards and its also the direct interface between you and the computer. With that in mind I opted to not cheap out. My hope is that it will last long enough until SED screens hit the market.

You could always implement CRT until you work up the cash. Another thought is maybe you get 2 more 10x7 LCDs. That way you don't suffer from interpolation and your will be more apt to handle it until you commit to a DX10 system. Course then you'll want to upgrade to 3x12x10 so maybe thats not the best idea.

Thoughts?

EDIT: Just came back from newegg. They've got 17" 12x10 LCDs for $150 each. I'm willing to bet that's as cheap as your rebate plan. Thing about brick-and-mortar stores is they're prices start a lot higher. Often even with the rebate the total cost is going to be the same as a substitute online. Is this true in your case?

Doesn't it have dual GPU's on it, running in SLI? Can I run it in a non-sli compatible mobo? I haven't really read up on it.

1. SLI is an nVidia technology only. The ATI equivalent is called Crossfire.

2. The X1900XTX does not require Crossfire or a special motherboard.

3. An X1900XTX is an excellent choice for a single card to drive a TripleHead2Go.

OMG stay as far away from ATI as you can if you are serious about surround gaming. They are severly crippled when run in triplehead and basically do not work.

Repeat after me, nVidia, nVidia, nVidia.

Ati just doesn t support higher resolutions....was running 800 pro just fine with my triplehead2go except only at 2400 x 600.....tried contacted Ati on the matter but didn t get anywhere....so i now have 7900 gt and it works great too, but now have higher resolutions....

Oh, geez, I completely forgot about ATI's resolution limits. Sorry 'bout that. I'm a moron.

Yeah, stay away from ATI for triplehead gaming.

hey Jkeefe...Your just a few exits on rt. 78 from me...... i m exit 24 oldwick....

Your pc wont even think about handling the triplehead at 3840x1024. The cpu is borderline and the video card...forget about it. Higher end amd/pentium and 7900gt MINIMUM if youre serious about playable frame rates. I have a P4 3.6 HT with 7900gt O/C and 2gb ddr2 ram. Most games run great on my system in 3840x1024. FEAR is the only one that i have to run in 3072x768 and it runs ultra smooth at that setting. Its a slideshow at 3840x1024 though. Ill either be inheriting an FX-62 system or buying a conroe system around the time that vista and dx10 come out as most of the upcoming dx10 games im sure will not run at 3840x1024 on this system. Triplehead is not for midrange systems.

Triplehead is not for midrange systems

This is why I like these forums. Both widescreen and surround gaming take a certain amount of know-how and dedication. I think for this reason these forums tend to be on average more well behaved and insightful.

Your cpu is fine. TH needs GPU power. Sell that 7600GS once you get your mons figured out and reinvest. GL.

yeah Tucson is right...your cpu is fine for now(i have same cpui so i know) but its my overclocked 7900 gt that keeps me gaming at a decent level...(eye candy] Now i m more into sim racing (nascar racing 2003 papy) than fps but i still do my share of both....we all can t throw down 300 twinkies each for th2go, cpu, gpu....with wife and 3 kids thats a hard thing in a month..... :wink: