Only 2 monitors... Pah....

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I've just put another between my two U2410s...

Now running(from L->R) U2410 U2711 U2410

The U2410s - whilst nearly physically the same vertical size - now look like 1366 x 768 sized displays against a 1920 x 1080....

How did I manage before???? ;) :D

Is 6400 x 1440 (well, 1200 in places) desktop considered overkill?
 
Not overkill at all! I 'just' manage with my two pups.

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neil_g said:
why is there no photo.
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Tsk. I should have known you'd have wanted the computer porn...

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L->R

U2410, U2711, U2410, 13" HP i5 laptop sat ontop of a TP-Link 16 port switch. Underneath the right hand side of the U2711 is a Nexus 7 for size comparisons.

The only thing is, the graphics card that is driving the U2711 is a 610 (low spec) graphics card on a PCI-Ex4 connector. It shows.... I was intending to hang on until Haswell before upgrading... but <strokes chin>
 
better, thanks :D

you could pick up mid-range a twin DP + HDMI ATI card (with eyefinity :cool: ) for a reasonable amount..

(we've got that cordless headset on our reception..)

(and i had one of those MS mice until recently.)
 
neil_g said:
better, thanks :D
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You just wanted to check I had a clean desk :p

neil_g said:
you could pick up mid-range a twin DP + HDMI ATI card (with eyefinity :cool: ) for a reasonable amount..
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I had the card and Eyefinity means you have to drive all 3 monitors at the same resolution - which would have been fine if I had bought another U2410 - or another two U2711s....
 
OK Neil... I know nothing ATI related - can you spec me a mid range fanless ATI card with 3 digital outs.... (my turn to ask a question on here for a change :D).
 
Ta. The alternative is a new mobo with either 2x PCIex16 or one where I can use the video out of the 2600K.
 
Now that's some screen real estate!

Serious question Andy...

How do you use the three screens effectively - is one used to monitor processes/status updates and the other two allow you to have two applications open at full res at once?

Cheers
 
I knew times were tough for NASA, but I wouldn't have thought they'd have to outsource their entire command and control operations just yet ;)
 
Buck said:
How do you use the three screens effectively - is one used to monitor processes/status updates and the other two allow you to have two applications open at full res at once?
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Well... I only got the third monitor at lunchtime... Having said that....

Firstly, I have 4 virtual desktops, so my virtual desktop is 25600 x 1440 (ish) :D I am organised as:

  • Desktop 1: media work. Typically used for ripping anything, PC based playback and management/recoding of off-air recordings. Left screen media manager, window on my server. Right screen command line prompts (normally 3-4). Centre screen unused. When used for photo, right screen used for main LR display, centre screen used for the 2nd monitor display (or at least that's how I ran it earlier - I may well go centre screen main display, one of the others as a second monitor.
  • Desktop 2: General. Left screen unused so far, middle screen Chrome full screen, right screen thunderbird
  • Desktop 3: Work. Left screen powerpoint, middle screen Chrome (I do a lot of web based interaction) right screen spreadsheet.
  • Desktop 4: VM space. I now have 2 machines running as virtualisation servers (one is being built for Ms Andys' business - I don't YET need 2 virtualisation servers :D). I run ESXi on these so left screen my ESXi machine, right Ms Andys, centre screen used to have the VM windows up

Some observations so far

  • I love the smaller pixel pitch of the 2711s!
  • It's really nice having a centre screen (it is my home screen) as I'm no longer looking at a bezel
  • Something on my system doesn't like the 2 graphics card configuration - the second graphics card is running hot and using a lot of CPU whenever I am on the compose a forum post tab in Chrome plus I am getting visual artefacts as I open/close things - I will probably get the graphics card linked to above
  • I now have sidebar gadgets to the left and right of the "desktop". I always felt the 2 x 2410's didn't give enough screen estate to allow me to do that so only had them on the right before

Looking at the price of the 27" monitors, I'd say this was a real bargain at just over £500 delivered, although given the manufacture and ship date, it looks like there isn't a big demand for them so perhaps I'm alone on that... It's a nice screen which has the same look and feel of the 2410s (buttons/bezels etc...)
 
Slaphead said:
I knew times were tough for NASA, but I wouldn't have thought they'd have to outsource their entire command and control operations just yet ;)
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I do the early morning shift ;) :D
 
My, you must move your mouse pointer MILES in a day! :lol:
 
Thanks Andy

I guess with those three running you can configure your desktops to run just as you like to get the most out of them/ease of use.

PS I bet you never need the room lights on!
 
This graphics card will drive 3 digital monitors at different resolutions :)

Asus GeForce GTX 650 1058MHz 1GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI (£77+VAT from dabs)

We've got 2, one running 3 x 1920x1200 and the other running 2 x 1920x1200 and 1 x 1920x1080
 
Not overkill at all. Nice set up.

30" + a portrait 20" here. The 20" is the same horizontal res as the 30's vertical, so once rotated in portrait, both screens are 1600 vertical res. This gives me a 3760x1600. I'm looking for a decent second 20" 4:3 screen for the other side to give me 4960x1600.
 
I've no idea how people manage with just one monitor, I upgraded to three cheap IPS screens at the end of last year and I don't think I could ever go back to one. It's fantastic for gaming too!

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Not sure if I would bother with eyefinity if I wasn't gaming though.
 
Dale_tem said:
Asus GeForce GTX 650 1058MHz 1GB PCI-Express 3.0 HDMI (£77+VAT from dabs)
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But it has a fan on it!! As I don't game, quiet is where I am ;)

As I have free overclockers delivery, I've just ordered one of the 7750s - something is not right with the two Nvidia cards running together :)
 
rssmrry said:
I've no idea how people manage with just one monitor, I upgraded to three cheap IPS screens at the end of last year and I don't think I could ever go back to one. It's fantastic for gaming too!

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Not sure if I would bother with eyefinity if I wasn't gaming though.
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That looks like fun (is it F1 201x?). What graphics card have you got feeding them?
 
ZoneV said:
That looks like fun (is it F1 201x?). What graphics card have you got feeding them?
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Yeah F1 2012, at that point I had a single 7950, which worked great for F1 2012 at 5760x1080 but struggled with Far Cry 3 and a few other games on higher settings at that resolution, so I've stuck in another 7950 everything's running so much smoother at the higher settings.
 
rssmrry said:
Yeah F1 2012, at that point I had a single 7950, which worked great for F1 2012 at 5760x1080 but struggled with Far Cry 3 and a few other games on higher settings at that resolution, so I've stuck in another 7950 everything's running so much smoother at the higher settings.
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Great stuff, looks really immersive with 3 screens like that.
 
neil_g said:
Sorry got sidetracked.. 7750 should do the job :)

Wonder if the nvidias are trying to run in sli or something daft?
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No idea what is going on, but although it works, it definitely isn't happy.. Let's see what ATI are like - my last experience wasn't great but that was a few years ago now.
 
ive never had any bother with ATI to be honest.. got a saph 7850 now and its been excellent (although twin fan'd so you wouldnt like it :D, but you can firmware them up to GTX580 & 7950 levels), had xfx 5770 (single and crossfire), xfx 4650, saph 4550 passive (had a couple of those) and asus 3650 passive (that was a big b****r).

i think thats it?
 
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Just had inordinate problems with a laptop with ATI and their drivers some years ago (XP days). It was a works laptop (don't start me). I've never gamed so have never been in need of anything remotely high end so have always had passive cards (I currently have 5 PCs in the room here so any extra fans in the room are bad news).
 
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