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Roger that. :rockout

It is now out. Bought it from *shudder* BB about 2 hours ago. Game set up recognized 5040x1050 as me desktop res, and thus was already sitting in the options.

However, once in game, the FOV is WAAAAAAYYYY too small.

Gotta feeling the fix to this may be identical ...

OK, let me lay the background here.

Start about two weeks ago. I saw that the Matrox W7 drivers were out, and because the L4D2 demo spat out a pop-up at me letting me know that my then-current config of Vista 64 & Nvidia driver 182.50 weren't going to cut it, I decided to do a fresh install of ...

Scav, apologies if I do indeed end up adding to the confusion. It is not my intent. And I agree with your point on the myriad variables. As a former F/A-18 Hornet maintainer, I understand the variables all too well, heh. :wink:

Currently I dual boot XP 32 and 7 64. I was dual booting XP and ...

1. NO
2. W7 64 bit
3. 2.06
4. 2.3.4
5. NVidia 191.07
6. Dell 2208 WFP (WPF?)
7. Intel Core i7 920
8. gigabyte board / intel X58
9. EVGA GTX285 x 3
10. N/A - wouldn't work
11. N/A

In an attempt to narrow down what's working for whom, pls post the following:

1. DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE 5040 WORKING? (YES / NO)
2. OS model & version
3. Matrox driver version
4. Firmware version
5. Graphics driver make & version
6. Monitor make & version
7. CPU make/model
8 ...

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Man, this is really beginning to get to me.
If you ignore the GXM utility and just right click on the desktop, select Screen Resolution, can you choose 5040x1050 from the inbuilt Windows resolution screen?

I found I couldn't get it in the Matrox PowerDesk but rather on the ...

W7 64 bit (as of an hour ago)
3 x Dell 2208WFP's
3 x GTX285
GXM 2.06
Firmware 2.3.4.t6.56
Nvidia driver: 191.07

It refuses to work. GXM will not install the 5040 modes. I get the dreaded red X. But here's what strange:

The GXM UI has changed for W7 dramatically. Takes a bit of ...

Doesn't matter which GXM/PWRDSK I use, it won't recognize the custom res 5040 made with the Nvidia CPL. The Vista "beta", intervening non-beta Vista versions, even the new W7, none works with 191.07.

What's more, because the GXM won't recognize it, it doesn't get reported to windows, therefore ...

Well, since the new W7 Powerdesk has hit, I decided to try the very latest Nvidia drivers and use the settings suggested in the link in my post above...

Whaddya know, it worked (55Hz) :roll: . Created the custom res in the Nvidia Control Panel (NCPL) and it stuck, first try :D . Nvidia drivers ...

OK.

First things first:

Vista x64
NVidia driver 190.62
GTX 285x3 Tril-SLI
3 Dell WFP2208 monitors
GXM 2.4.11

I am writing this with the NVidia cpl error box for the custom res mode test failure staring me in the face on my right hand monitor....buuuut, it didn't fail. Followed ...

Dope, this may have been asked and answered elsewhere, and if so I apologize buddy, but I was wondering if your Fixer is OS agnostic.

Reason I ask is because it looks like there will never be another Powerdesk put out by Matrox that is Vista compatible, other than the almighty "beta" of some, I ...

...on when NVidia is going to get off their collective rear end and produce a new driver that works for us TH2Go owners.

I'm not one to rock the boat, because if it's stupid and it works, it's not stupid, but 182.50 is getting pretty damn long in the tooth.

What's amazing to me is that ...

Dope,

Looks like this is the best I can do. It's better than nothing, and at least they are still open to talking to you and helping you out:

Note that this next section of the dialogue happened only a few minutes ago and starts where the last one ends, meaning right after I posted your PM ...

Here's what I ordered yesterday...

GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD5 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard

INTEL CORE i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 Quad Core Processor

OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory (times 2 = 12GB)

EVGA ...

Good to go. I will be looking for it.

Both of the 2 gb cards better have 1 gb's worth of bandwidth, or it's a total waste. 2 gb's of vram with a 512 bus is probably the very definition of not so smart.

You can see my reviews of the GTX 295, and some Ergotron reviews. I have 3x Dell 2208 (the silver one) on a DS100 arm. It's about at it's limit, but it works.

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Featured_Reviews

Nice review. I see you came to the same conclusion ...

Ibrin,

Thanks a lot man. Really appreciate that. Will definitely check it out.

semper fi,
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1078f3ba,
I'm going to send you a PM.

Thanks, I appreciate all the effort you're putting into this, and I think I might have a semi-explanation for the lack of responses I'm getting.

Hey Dope. Roger that loud and clear. I have received, taken action upon, and responded to your PM ...

Outstanding. Was a bit worried about frames, and all the reviews I've read about 295's say that they get seriously vram/memory bottlenecked at the higher resolutions and quality settings.

I hear you on the stand. Goodonya. I would be more prone to use a setup like yours, but I have an executive ...

Don't know if you're in the market, but check this out...

http://www.ergonomicbusinesssolutions.com/product.asp?specific=641

Only reason I am going with the Ergotron vice that one linked (Ergotech) is because the Dell's will actually fit even though the Triple Lift is spec'd to max on 3 ...