Dual monitors?
I MClassic
Has anyone every played Guild Wars with dual monitors? Will the game take up TWO WHOLE monitors, or will it take ONE monitor, and allow me to look up windows (Wiki, etc) on another monitor? I'm getting a new video card pretty soon, and it supports dual monitor. I have a monitor already, and I was just wondering how Guild Wars works with dual monitors.
Game N Die
It will not play on two monitors at all. Plays on your main and let's you surf on the other...quite handy
Itokaru
It's how you set them up. I believe that you CAN run it on two monitors.
Snograt
Either.
A lot of people do exactly what you want - run GW on the main monitor (presumably in windowed mode) and Firefox on the other.
A lot of people do exactly what you want - run GW on the main monitor (presumably in windowed mode) and Firefox on the other.
Gift3d
It'll only take up one and leave the other one free to do whatever. I did this awhile ago... it's pretty cool i guess. I remember trying to use the windowed version and stretch it across two screens, but i can't remember if it worked or not... this was a long time ago
isamu kurosawa
You can do both depending on the dual monitor setup you use.
You can clone, extend or stretch your display.
Cloning makes both monitors display the exact same thing, so the game will appear as whole on each screen.
extending gives you a whole second desktop area without a taskbar to launch apps on. This is the best for running the game on one display and a web browser etc on the other.
Stretching can be done either horizontally or vertically and basically uses the two monitors as a single display. This will make one half of the game screen appear on one monitor and the other half appear on the 2nd monitor. Your displays will share a widescreen resolution.
Stretching doesn't work very well if each monitor/TV is of a different size though.
You can clone, extend or stretch your display.
Cloning makes both monitors display the exact same thing, so the game will appear as whole on each screen.
extending gives you a whole second desktop area without a taskbar to launch apps on. This is the best for running the game on one display and a web browser etc on the other.
Stretching can be done either horizontally or vertically and basically uses the two monitors as a single display. This will make one half of the game screen appear on one monitor and the other half appear on the 2nd monitor. Your displays will share a widescreen resolution.
Stretching doesn't work very well if each monitor/TV is of a different size though.
I MClassic
My brother is the tech-savvy in my family, and he wants to know what cards you guys use if you use dual. We're gonna get this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121094
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121094
Blackhearted
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My brother is the tech-savvy in my family, and he wants to know what cards you guys use if you use dual. We're gonna get this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121094 |
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814145146
I MClassic
Gah! Wish I had shown that to him. I just ordered the card like 5 minutes ago ._.
Brianna
Nooooo....
Ok, too late anyways.
That card will work with Dual Monitors anyways. But I'd prefer a card (like the 8600GT) that has Dual DVI Ports, so that I can run both monitors through a DVI connection without any pesky converters and such, plus DVI is better IMO. (But on the bright side it has one DVI port, better than none!).
Ok, too late anyways.
That card will work with Dual Monitors anyways. But I'd prefer a card (like the 8600GT) that has Dual DVI Ports, so that I can run both monitors through a DVI connection without any pesky converters and such, plus DVI is better IMO. (But on the bright side it has one DVI port, better than none!).
I MClassic
Thanks for all the answers ^ ^
Blackhearted
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Gah! Wish I had shown that to him. I just ordered the card like 5 minutes ago ._.
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isamu kurosawa
I'm poor atm so im running a standard pci-e x1650 pro. Works well enough though.
Etta
Stretch option works just fine, then when you in game you can pick a resolution like 2880 x 900. It look pretty good, and the expand of the view on the side is rather impressive. Although this is depend on the what type of the monitor you're using.
Because when you put 2 widescreen monitors next to each other, the monitor's frame will block the view of your toon. Unless you get one of this baby, Alienware 2880x900 Monitor.
Because when you put 2 widescreen monitors next to each other, the monitor's frame will block the view of your toon. Unless you get one of this baby, Alienware 2880x900 Monitor.
Snograt
...and two graphics cards to run it 
The Way Out
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Originally Posted by isamu kurosawa
You can do both depending on the dual monitor setup you use.
You can clone, extend or stretch your display. Cloning makes both monitors display the exact same thing, so the game will appear as whole on each screen. extending gives you a whole second desktop area without a taskbar to launch apps on. This is the best for running the game on one display and a web browser etc on the other. Stretching can be done either horizontally or vertically and basically uses the two monitors as a single display. This will make one half of the game screen appear on one monitor and the other half appear on the 2nd monitor. Your displays will share a widescreen resolution. Stretching doesn't work very well if each monitor/TV is of a different size though. |
http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/faq.asp
Good article! Enjoy!
Etta
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...and two graphics cards to run it
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Cyb3r
yes guys but turn sli off you wouldn't be the first to forget that (glances the nvnews boards xd)
pamelf
I run dual monitors... I set it up to play games over both screens once but honestly i don't recommend it because you lose a great deal of height in your gameplay. Even widescreen i'm finding bad enough. It's kind of cool for a little while, but then it gets vaguely annoying, especially since views are centred, which is exactly where dual screens meet. If you have three screens that isn't so much of a problem, but honestly, if you can afford three screens there's no reason why you couldn't afford just 1 ENORMOUS monitor which would play better, and look better anyway.
Snograt
That's a good point - it would be running at a 32:10 aspect ratio. Slightly better if you run two 4:3 monitors - about 27:10. Still a stretch.
What you really need is FOUR monitors set as a 2x2 video wall - retain your aspect ratio that way ^^
What you really need is FOUR monitors set as a 2x2 video wall - retain your aspect ratio that way ^^
Tamuril elansar
8 monitors just for the fun of it i geuss.
Blackhearted
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8 monitors just for the fun of it i geuss.
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Lord Sojar
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8? how about 24?
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That is disgusting and wrong on more then 5 levels....many more levels....
Blackhearted
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That is disgusting and wrong on more then 5 levels....many more levels....
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Cyb3r
lol oh and guildwars runs fine with dual screens aslong as you keep it in windowed mode
Raiin Maker
Dual screens, when i first got them it was a novelty, and i rarely used my second screen, however now i find it very very difficult to live without them.
Guild Wars, maximized will not let you move your mouse over to the other screen, and thus it has to be run in windowed mode. Other games however (WoW is one for example) WILL let you move your mouse over onto the other screen, it varies from program to program.
If your going to use two monitors get 'Ultramon'. This handly little program adds a taskbar to the second screen, as well as allowing you to have dual screen wallpapers and easily switch programs from one monitor to the other, or extend them over both. The program is a trial, and runs out after 30 days, after which i just re-install it.
Performance wise i use a 8800 GT, and can run all my games at max, TF2, 16x AA etc and it runs fine. My old card a 7600 GTS was fine at running dual screen too, allowing me to have med-high graphics.
Enjoy your second screen, because soon you won't be able to live without it.
Guild Wars, maximized will not let you move your mouse over to the other screen, and thus it has to be run in windowed mode. Other games however (WoW is one for example) WILL let you move your mouse over onto the other screen, it varies from program to program.
If your going to use two monitors get 'Ultramon'. This handly little program adds a taskbar to the second screen, as well as allowing you to have dual screen wallpapers and easily switch programs from one monitor to the other, or extend them over both. The program is a trial, and runs out after 30 days, after which i just re-install it.
Performance wise i use a 8800 GT, and can run all my games at max, TF2, 16x AA etc and it runs fine. My old card a 7600 GTS was fine at running dual screen too, allowing me to have med-high graphics.
Enjoy your second screen, because soon you won't be able to live without it.
Lord Sojar
I run SLi, I can not has dual moniturz... 
sad pandaz iz I.
sad pandaz iz I.
Brianna
You can't run Dual Monitor's in SLI?
I figured the contrary.. that you would be able to support up to 4 (Assuming your card's have Dual DVI ports, all do now anyways.)
I figured the contrary.. that you would be able to support up to 4 (Assuming your card's have Dual DVI ports, all do now anyways.)
Lord Sojar
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You can't run Dual Monitor's in SLI?
I figured the contrary.. that you would be able to support up to 4 (Assuming your card's have Dual DVI ports, all do now anyways.) |
SLi works by using both (or 3 or 4) cards to render a section of the screen.
In 2-way SLi, the top card renders the top part of the screen (56.3% on average) while the bottom card renders the bottom half of the screen (46.1% on average). Thus, if you tried to do dual independent monitors, you would have one monitor displaying the top part of one screen, and the other monitor displaying the bottom part of the other screen.
Brianna
Ahh, I understand the second part.
But what is a Dual Linked DVI Monitor?
But what is a Dual Linked DVI Monitor?
Snograt
A great big one that's too big for one GPU to handle, basically.
(That's a true statement)
(That's a true statement
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Brianna
Ohh.. wow, yeah I could believe it!
But then, with one that big, having two monitors would be moot.
I wonder how big? I'd figure a single card could handle up to like.. a 26 inch monitor? Needless to say, that is money I don't want to spend!
But then, with one that big, having two monitors would be moot.
I wonder how big? I'd figure a single card could handle up to like.. a 26 inch monitor? Needless to say, that is money I don't want to spend!
Snograt
I think that 26" is about the limit. Anything bigger is going to benefit from dual linking.
Boy, am I going to be embarrassed if I'm totally wrong about this - I'm off to research the intarwebs...
That.
Boy, am I going to be embarrassed if I'm totally wrong about this - I'm off to research the intarwebs...
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The Digital formats are available in DVI-D Single-Link and Dual-Link as well as DVI-I Single-Link and Dual-Link format connectors. These DVI cables send information using a digital information format called TMDS (transition minimized differential signaling). Single link cables use one TMDS 165Mhz transmitter, while dual links use two. The dual link DVI pins effectively double the power of transmission and provide an increase of speed and signal quality; i.e. a DVI single link 60-Hz LCD can display a resolution of 1920 x 1200, while a DVI dual link can display a resolution of 2560 x 1600.
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