This was an experience. Three massive 21:9 monitors and a couple of Sapphire's 290X cards made this happen. Check out the video.
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The LG 34UM67 is an interesting monitor with limited Freesync abilities. The video review will be live tomorrow. It is also a very nice looking panel and the size is perfect for gaming.
We decided to really put the 8GB Sapphire VaporX to use. I think this resolution might be one of the best gaming justifications for the card.
Let us know what you think of the video and look for the full LG 34UM67 review in a day (about to hop on a plane now).
I could be wrong here but the RAM doesn't add and if you're using a 4GB and 8GB card in Crossfire it will only be using 4GB max.... Right?
Linus did this as well with three of the 21:9 1440p monitors with three of the 8GB Vapor X cards and only Shadow of Mordor pushed it over 4GB. I don't doubt that with textures and a really high resolution you need 8GBs of VRAM but right now...? Ehhhh.... Perhaps in a few titles like heavily modded Skyrim but beyond that I don't think so.
Cool video though and an interesting concept but just too wide for me and I really don't like bezels. I think one of the 21:9 with 1440 lines of vertical resolution would be perfect though. I think the 1080 is too narrow.
Would be interested to see how the 980 fairs in the same test. Considering at 1080p it is quite a bit faster but at 4K they are about the same.
A lot of people talk about why they do not like 2560x1080 but I find most of them have not spent much time using it. I have used it in a 29" and 34" panel as well as 3440x1440 and while the higher resolution was cool I did not feel it made any real difference in the gaming experience.
Now for general multi-tasking this could change but I have found 2560x1080 to be a dream to use. The wider screen gives more immersion while the lower resolution means you do not need a ton of video card to drive it.
After having used ultra-wide monitors for a while I can tell you 4K is dead to me, ultra-wide is a much better gaming solution.
Yeah in gaming I don't think it is much of a difference but for productivity and general use (especially document viewing) the extra resolution helps out a bit.
Ohh yeah the ultrawide is so much better than 4K. I don't care about 4K at all
I have 3 1080p screens mounted on a Ergotech triple mount (with telescoping arms), linus did a video on it, JayzTwoCents has the widegamingfourms version of it. Super cool to play elite dangerous with surround view, but also have great productivity while working.
You can see in my profile that I use a 4gb GTX 770. But it'd actually be cheaper to sell it and buy a 980 instead of buying another and SLI, although that was the original plan.
After the Linux hype, next up, the Eyefinity hype, so prepare to spend more $$$, cause you can't cheap it out on this unlike Linux, if you know what I mean.
Acer just released the XB270HU. 2560x1440p sweet spot with the most important thing a IPS panel with a crazy 144Hz refresh rate and also g-sync. It used to be 144Hz or IPS now they've finally come together. 1440p IPS 144Hz VRR. Im just waiting for some freesync variant as I got an AMD card.
Very timely video! I just picked up this exact monitor, flanked by 2 27" 1080p's. Currently I'm revamping the desk/mounts so I can sit in the middle and evening out the mounts - Here's a shot of my test run (slightly uneven) for those of you looking to do something similar:
Until there are 0.5mm bezels for a decent price, I cant see myself going with a multiple monitor setup. My OCD explodes when seeing that big of a border between screens.
Oh boy, I hope everyone jumps on the display tech topic bandwagon. I recently bought a used but as new condition Dell U2711, powered by 2x GTX 470s. Still handling most games well at 2560x1440. Now if only that trader gives me another one for free, I'd replace my Dell 24" with it. Which will meant that I would then have 2 displays that are needing a new spot; the 24" and my 23" 1080p monitor.
