Dual monitor SLI

[tpe-331]

Hello to fellow members, I just joined site on the recommendation of my buddy, I am glad that he sent me here. I just bought two Asus GTX 480s that I plan to SLI. I also have two 22 inch monitors that I want to use. Is it possible to run a dual monitor setup while in SLI mode? Thanks again, nice to be apart of this community.

 

[loneninja]

I might be wrong as I haven't used SLI/Crossfire personally, but I believe all the displays work as long as they're connected to the primary video card.

 

[Petey1013]

Of course you can use 2 monitors. Only 1 will be for gaming though.

 

[tpe-331]

Petey, so what you are saying is, when I'm gaming, only one monitor will display the game? Why wouldn't both monitors display the game? Thank you guys for the replies.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Scrub that, Surround vision does not support a two display config.

 

[Mousemonkey]

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/nvidia.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=2673&p_created=1277330337&p_sid=*I-5luck&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_srch=1&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NDAsNDAmcF9wcm9kcz0xMzImcF9jYXRzPTAmcF9wdj0xLjEzMiZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9c3Vycm91bmQ!&p_li=&p_topview=1

 

[deweycd]

Follow mousemonkey lead, if you want dual monitors for gaming you would need ATI eyefinity.

 

[Mousemonkey]

According to what I can glean from the Nvidia site you can game on either one screen or spread over three screens but not two. If anybody wants to send me a couple of 4xx cards I'm quite happy to experiment for them though.

 

[tpe-331]

According to what I can glean from the Nvidia site you can game on either one screen or spread over three screens but not two. If anybody wants to send me a couple of 4xx cards I'm quite happy to experiment for them though.

Thanks mousemonkey, very helpful info.

 

[deweycd]

According to what I can glean from the Nvidia site you can game on either one screen or spread over three screens but not two. If anybody wants to send me a couple of 4xx cards I'm quite happy to experiment for them though.

I have the opposite problem, I have two 5850s but only one monitor to test out ATIs multi-monitor gaming(eyefinity)

 

[tpe-331]

Follow mousemonkey lead, if you want dual monitors for gaming you would need ATI eyefinity.

Okay thanks. I used to have a set of 5870s in tri-fire that I ran with eyefinity but, I didn't care for ATI's drivers so, I sold that gaming rig.

 

[deweycd]

I guess you might just have to go with Tri-Monitor instead of Dual-Monitor.

 

[tpe-331]

@deweycd, lol, I think if I spend any more money, the wifey will kill me. over $800 in graphics cards last week and, a $200 SSD yesterday. If I bought a third monitor, she would most likely divorce me. lol!

 

[deweycd]

Who can argue with valid reasons to upgrade??

 

[Mousemonkey]

the monitor or the wife..?

:lol:

 

[tpe-331]

the monitor or the wife..?

I knew I should of stayed single You guys have been a big help. After coming off an ATI setup, all the Nvidia stuff is new to me.

 

[Mousemonkey]

The plus point with the Nvidia setup and three screens is that you won't need to mess around with DP adapters, just plug your DVI's in and go!

 

[geofelt]

As I understand it, Nvidia sli will support dual monitors if the game is multi monitor aware like FSX.

If a game can run in windowed mode, could you not extend it across two monitors?

 

[geofelt]

If it is a strategy game, perhaps not much is needed. For a fast action shooter, then much more will be needed.
Two 1080P monitors is about 4million pixels to manage. That is just about what a 30" 2560 x 1600 monitor has, and we know that it takes something strong to manage that with top frame rates. Three such monitors will be half again more!