Ok, this belongs in the fields of extremes but it is something I am actually building right now.
I have an application for which I will have 9 screens in a 270 degree circle. Each screen will have a window with it's own 3D context (Google Earth plugin). The 3D context plugin's are all placed side by side on a single browser page and controlled by javascript. I could do this with separate computers but the network lag is unacceptable to me. (Yes I heard of Liquid Galaxy but that is not quite what I am trying to achieve)
Tests have shown I can perfectly sync up 9 instances of Google Earth on my 3 screen computer be it that the whole contraption runs at a mere 4 fps using a HD7950
My plan is to build a Windows PC that contains three HD7970 cards. Attach 3 displays per card and have all displays in portrait and joining a single Eyefinity group.
I have many questions here:
1 -Were is the most likely bottle neck?
2 - Will the 3 GPU's all do work and if so, how does work get allocated to the GPU?
3 - Do I need to use Crossfire and if so, will Eyefinity still work. I heard rumors that it doesn't
4 - Is it even possible to attach 9 screens to the three cards and have them all working?
I would very much appreciate any input on this ridiculous but cool configuration.
I have an application for which I will have 9 screens in a 270 degree circle. Each screen will have a window with it's own 3D context (Google Earth plugin). The 3D context plugin's are all placed side by side on a single browser page and controlled by javascript. I could do this with separate computers but the network lag is unacceptable to me. (Yes I heard of Liquid Galaxy but that is not quite what I am trying to achieve)
Tests have shown I can perfectly sync up 9 instances of Google Earth on my 3 screen computer be it that the whole contraption runs at a mere 4 fps using a HD7950
My plan is to build a Windows PC that contains three HD7970 cards. Attach 3 displays per card and have all displays in portrait and joining a single Eyefinity group.
I have many questions here:
1 -Were is the most likely bottle neck?
2 - Will the 3 GPU's all do work and if so, how does work get allocated to the GPU?
3 - Do I need to use Crossfire and if so, will Eyefinity still work. I heard rumors that it doesn't
4 - Is it even possible to attach 9 screens to the three cards and have them all working?
I would very much appreciate any input on this ridiculous but cool configuration.
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