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by metalnwood
04 May 2012, 01:29
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: The Asus HD7970-DC2-3GD5 and MSI R7970 Lightning; the solution for tearing in the 79XX family
Replies: 220
Views: 77878

Hmm, I currently have 2

Hmm, I currently have 2 active mini display port to dvi adaptors.

It looks more likely that I need to buy three entirely new regular DP -> dvi adaptors at around $160nzd on top because I can't source any adaptors that will let me use them in this card..

That puts a damper on it as the ...
by metalnwood
04 May 2012, 01:20
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: The Asus HD7970-DC2-3GD5 and MSI R7970 Lightning; the solution for tearing in the 79XX family
Replies: 220
Views: 77878

I am thinking about this card

I am thinking about this card to get rid of tearing as well as hopefully improved AA over the 6970 series (dont know if I will get that?)

Right now I use 2xdvi and one dp with an active adaptor.

How do I hook this up? I guess I need another 2 active adaptors of DP->DVI and 3 three adaptors ...
by metalnwood
26 Apr 2012, 01:49
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: 3x1 eyefinity tearing fixed in latest drivers.
Replies: 6
Views: 3360

Bad luck, I have had one

Bad luck, I have had one report of it working so I guess it's not consistent.

I am going to put in another rig dedicated to flying and keep my current one for racing. I will need another graphics card so I might try the nvidia with 2xdvi and 1 hdmi.
by metalnwood
25 Apr 2012, 21:37
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: 3x1 eyefinity tearing fixed in latest drivers.
Replies: 6
Views: 3360

3x1 eyefinity tearing fixed in latest drivers.

Or so say the release nots for 12.4. I wonder if it works?
by metalnwood
04 Apr 2012, 01:20
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: The Asus HD7970-DC2-3GD5 and MSI R7970 Lightning; the solution for tearing in the 79XX family
Replies: 220
Views: 77878

So I am guessing that none of

So I am guessing that none of the other 7970 cards have enough clocks to use the 2xdvi's and the hdmi together?

Looks like my country may be out of stock of the asus EF6 until beginning of next month. Hoped there would be another option!
by metalnwood
29 Jan 2012, 11:11
Forum: Other Multi-Monitor Solutions
Topic: 3 Projector Build
Replies: 34
Views: 23215

reuben.ahmed wrote:Thanks for

Thanks for the information.

I even started looking into motion seating that creates G forces, but most of those chairs are 7-12K in cost! A normal chair and force feedback wheel is good enough for now, LOL.

Thanks,
ELmO

This one is $1800 and has had good reviews that I have seen ...
by metalnwood
29 Jan 2012, 10:55
Forum: Other Multi-Monitor Solutions
Topic: My foray in to multi projector simulators.
Replies: 3
Views: 3031

Thanks for the reply. I

Thanks for the reply. I made a few errors in my initial post, like saying the radius was the diameter! its actually a 86" radius and I would sit at about 3.3 ft and want around 125 deg fov.

Even so your comments are in the right spot. I see now that I can go with two projectors, I was thinking ...
by metalnwood
28 Jan 2012, 23:35
Forum: Other Multi-Monitor Solutions
Topic: My foray in to multi projector simulators.
Replies: 3
Views: 3031

My foray in to multi projector simulators.

Hi all, I am thinking of going with a curved screen and three projectors to replace my current setup which is 3x42" 1080p screens and a 23" touchscreen for flight simulator controls/gauges etc.

In some ways this is a bit of a leap of faith as I will be going from three good quality crisp 42 ...
by metalnwood
03 Nov 2011, 05:07
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: 1920x1080, only want middle monitor not duplicates on sides.
Replies: 2
Views: 1957

1920x1080, only want middle monitor not duplicates on sides.

I tried to sum it up in the subject, this is driving me nuts.

Some games I need to play on one monitor. When that game switches to 1920x1080 I want it on the middle monitor but I don't want to have to turn off the side monitors to stop the distraction of having the same image on each side ...
by metalnwood
01 Jan 2011, 22:29
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.
Replies: 6
Views: 2469

Re: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.

Phew, a system restore to a point before the tabbing out of game has fixed it. Some setting must have got corrupted.

Glad it takes them by default as I have never played with system restore before.
by metalnwood
01 Jan 2011, 12:01
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.
Replies: 6
Views: 2469

Re: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.

Actually, I can plug it in to my laptop and that in to my 30" to see if the adaptor is the problem. In some way I wish it ws stuffed so at least I know where the issue is and I can get another, and play! :)
by metalnwood
01 Jan 2011, 11:25
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.
Replies: 6
Views: 2469

Re: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.

unfortunately not.. I have exhausted all my tricks now and no one I know has an active adaptor to try it out with to test if mine is faulty.. What a bummer.
by metalnwood
01 Jan 2011, 11:21
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.
Replies: 6
Views: 2469

Re: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.

OK, I will give that a go, I have tried everything else..

Yes I am using the apple active adaptor, its been working since I got the card. I sure hope nothing is busted, or if something is it's just the adaptor. It's very sad as you can imagine, I cant play my current favourite game :)

The ...
by metalnwood
01 Jan 2011, 10:38
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.
Replies: 6
Views: 2469

Eyefinty good for a year, today it wont work.

I am a bit stuck! I have had eyefinity going since october 2009 on my 5970 and apart from the early struggles its been working fine.

For over a year I have had it going at 5760x1200, at times I have disabled the group and recreated with no issues at all. Today I was playing DCS A10 and I ...
by metalnwood
21 Dec 2010, 06:46
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Current state of eyefinity with multiple cards not crosfired
Replies: 2
Views: 1481

Re: Current state of eyefinity with multiple cards not crosfired

By accident I got a 5770 and it was bigger than I imagined. It's also a double slot card so the pc is fairly full with that and the double slot 5970.

The good news is that it seems to work, 3x1 eyefinity on the 5970 and a single monitor on the 5770. It took a little tweaking and I wont know ...
by metalnwood
20 Dec 2010, 08:00
Forum: AMD Eyefinity Discussions
Topic: Current state of eyefinity with multiple cards not crosfired
Replies: 2
Views: 1481

Current state of eyefinity with multiple cards not crosfired

Hi all, I really want to get the new A10 working with gauges/mfd's on another monitor. The way the game works it has to be a monitor attached to the same computer.

I currently have eyefinity running on a 5970 with 3x1 and I am not sure if I can add another cheaper card like a 5450 to attach a ...
by metalnwood
07 Jun 2010, 06:22
Forum: Battlestations
Topic: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here
Replies: 1436
Views: 630978

Re: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here

Yeah, kids are wonderful. I have a number of unique things that I will always know are mine if they get mixed up with others :)

Not sure what it weighs, the tray comes off, the triple mount unbolts and the seat unbolts. The triple mount probably weighs a few kilos and then the frame which is ...
by metalnwood
06 Jun 2010, 01:00
Forum: Battlestations
Topic: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here
Replies: 1436
Views: 630978

Re: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here

metalnwood, that is absolutely beautiful.

Thanks for that. It's worked out better then I expected. It was going to be for racing only and I was going to use my old setup for flight simming and fps.

It's turned out that that tray is in just the right position and size to be able to do ...
by metalnwood
06 Jun 2010, 00:13
Forum: Battlestations
Topic: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here
Replies: 1436
Views: 630978

Re: Post your "Command Centre" Pictures Here

I made this one a couple months ago. I used to have a set up with tons of button boxes etc so there were bits all over the place. I got an ipad and have written software to interface with my sims so I thought a simpler cleaner setup would be better, thats how this came about. It looks a bit strange ...
by metalnwood
14 Dec 2009, 09:18
Forum: Multi-Monitor Gaming
Topic: Any pics of mods to remove monitor bezels?
Replies: 3
Views: 1713

Re: Any pics of mods to remove monitor bezels?

Thanks guys, I didnt even realise anyone replied!

I looked at his pictures and I don't think it's worth the effort. I was really hoping that there would be a lot less bezel and I assume he did his best to get the minimum bezel width. As I currently overlap the monitors and am happy with that I ...