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Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


I'm looking at getting either 2 2312hm's or 2 2412m's and have posted a few times in the monitor thread but I think this question belongs here. I currently have a 570gtx card and was wondering if that will be enough to power 2 of those monitors. I'd like to play in 1080p on one monitor while still being able to work on the other one. Will this card be enough or should I begin thinking about getting a 670 (which I already was after I stop being indecisive about monitors)?

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Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


movax posted:

If you just want to game on one monitor, the 570 GTX is plenty. If you want to do surround-gaming, in post 2, Factory Factory goes over some of the GPU options suggested for multi-monitor gaming setups.

Ok, I'm kinda computer stupid so I didn't know if I was supposed to combine the resolutions of the monitors and pick a card based on that or what. Thanks for the quick response.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Would a gtx570 be able to drive 2 of those Korean 27inch monitors? I would probably only game on one of them because I like to have a separate monitor for all my other stuff. I'd just like to know before I pull the trigger on 2 of them and discover my video card can't keep up. I currently am gaming at 1680x1050 so it would be a huge upgrade.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Factory Factory posted:

In terms of frames per second, it'd be a compromise. Lowered details, no AA, etc. You might even consider just setting everything to 1920x1080 with high details and letting the video card scale it up.

In terms of making the monitors show images, as long as the card has two dual-link DVI ports, it'll be fine.

Yeah, that's what I was planning on doing. Since I already game at such a low resolution (comparatively) I was just going to go to 1080p and leave it there. I just wanted to make sure I had enough juice to make the monitors go. I'm perfectly willing to go without AA and turn some details down. Thanks for the help buddy.

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


So I have a gtx 570 and recently I've been noticing that only in game cutscenes that the top half of the game is cut off and is black. The cinematic plays totally normally on the bottom half of the monitor but the top is sharply cut in half at the midpoint of the monitor horizontally. The monitors are 2 u2312hm monitors. Any idea what might be causing this?

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


lovely Treat posted:

Are you using windows 7??

Have a look here if you are, seems to be a recent update breaking stuff for people.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/236090/discussions/0/864973032857761296/

Specifically this one http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2803821

I am indeed. That looks like it will fix this issue exactly. Thanks a ton!

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


So my friend just spent a stupid amount of money on a lot more computer than he needs to watch porn and game on and wants to know what games right now can push the graphics the most. Any suggestions? I thought maybe the new metro?

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Those two posts back to back illustrate perfectly PC hardware at this point :laffo:

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


The Lord Bude posted:

That just means I can buy a new PC without fretting about whether I should wait another month just to be sure.

But what about those of us who are using 500 series cards and were gonna upgrade? Sooooo long now

Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


Kazinsal posted:

970s retail for $400-450 + tax (12%) up here so buying a nearly-new one from an idiot panicking about VRAM on Craigslist seems like a good idea (I only have $350 and I need to get a new CPU cooler as well to replace the open loop water system I have).

Why not get one from Amazon for 350?

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Ramadu
Aug 25, 2004

2015 NFL MVP


so i had a series of comical events ending with a nail gun on the roof breaking my 2080ti

is it worth the extra ~200 dollars to go from a 4070 to a 4070ti? 1080p gamer who will maybe at some point move to 1440 eventually

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