Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hey all

I'm new to Eyefinity but I'm now using a Radeon 5870 2gb w/eyefinity 6 gpu, and I'm hoping to go
that direction-at least with three monitors, not six. Currently I'm still using my Samsung LN-T2642H tele 1366x768, but I want to move to a higher resolution. I play mostly shooters and
I've got a fairly OK system with i7 930 overclocked @3.8,win7/64 home premium, 6gb ddr3 @1600 ram,850w power, and was hoping to get a suggestion on which monitors. The recent Ergo monitor stand review looks great.

And as a second question if I just choose to go with a single monitor with a better resolution and hold
off the multi monitors until the bezels shrink a bit more--what would you suggest I look at?

Appreciate any suggestions

Tom

If I had that video card, here's what I would do. I would only consider monitors that have NATIVE DisplayPort input. I would not even consider going with anything that requires adapters of any kind.

If you're considering later upgrading to monitors with smaller bezels, I would wait a few months and see how the market is responding to the demand. Might be some good deals around the Holidays.

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I agree with Dyre Straits that one should use monitors with native DisplayPort input with the Eyefinity 6 graphics card. It keeps things simple and avoids any issues with adapters.

I play mostly shooters and racing simulators and I currently use triple Dell U2410 monitors, 1920 x 1200 resolution, connected to an Eyefinity 6 card, similar to the setup that you mention in your other thread:

http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=19879

I recently upgraded from triple 22" 1680 x 1050 resolution TN panel monitors (Viewsonic V2262wm), and the improvement in video quality amazed me. I am very pleased with the upgrade.

I often select single-monitor mode when I am not multi-tasking, and I experience none of your concerns regarding viewing distance. Your described seating arrangement should work fine; choose the sight distance that works best for you.

I often play the shooter Shattered Horizon on single monitor because it is not multi-monitor capable. It looks astounding with the increased resolution and detail.

Overall, reasonably sized bezels do not annoy me. The bezels on the Dell U2410 are about 25% thicker than those on the 22" monitors I used before. I thought this might be a problem, but the U2410 bezels are no problem for me.

Again, I agree with Dyre Straits concerning choosing now or holding off to see if thinner bezel monitors become available. You might be disappointed with tedious and/or unsuccessful color-matching of monitors if you buy one monitor model now and 2 more monitors of a different model later.

It may be worthwhile to arrange a demonstration of monitors at a nearby specialty electronics shop to see what monitor size, bezel size, and seating arrangement best suit you.