andy2004 Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 XFX 7800 GS AGP extreme edition , Monitor 1 (VGA connection) runs at 1680 by 1050 , monitor 2 (DVI Connection) runs at 1680 by 1050. I will have a mess around with cabling at the weekend. Im thinking either my computer cant handle these monitors at full res or there is a problem with the monitors. I find some webites in full screen cause a high usage of the cpu. For example if you go into neowin forums and move the mouse over those blue bars which highlight thread topics then there is a noticable lag when you go between them. Also flash can be very laggy. Like i said i admit this is my first venture into flat panels and dual screen setup so maybe this is normal. If i disconnect one monitor then i notice most if not all the lag disappears in fash animations and general browsing. Im still having to leave vsynch enabled to stop tearing in bf2 :( wish i knew more about flat screen monitors to know if there was an issue. I was quite happy on my crt but noooo i had to get a dell2007 :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inertia Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Yay Like it :) How well does the creative player work on OS X ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Here is mine. http://www.onlineregister.com/nvidia/clubs...rinfo&SLID=1601 I just upgraded to the FX and the mushkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxondale. Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Like it :) How well does the creative player work on OS X ? If you have all your tracks on iTunes sorted, then it works fine :) this program you use works with iTunes but it is a bit slow, so i still use WMP on my PC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazihouse Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well, I've gone... triple! :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifes Lemon Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Thats just my temp desk until I build my comp and get a new one :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMaster23 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 For once I see a non-iPod portable music player alongside a Mac! :D Very nice! my tought exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljames28 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Well, I've gone... triple! :rofl: Are all three monitors actually hooked up to one computer? Or just two of them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitster Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 Desktop Everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 (edited) XFX 7800 GS AGP extreme edition , Monitor 1 (VGA connection) runs at 1680 by 1050 , monitor 2 (DVI Connection) runs at 1680 by 1050. I will have a mess around with cabling at the weekend. Im thinking either my computer cant handle these monitors at full res or there is a problem with the monitors. I find some webites in full screen cause a high usage of the cpu. For example if you go into neowin forums and move the mouse over those blue bars which highlight thread topics then there is a noticable lag when you go between them. Also flash can be very laggy. Like i said i admit this is my first venture into flat panels and dual screen setup so maybe this is normal. If i disconnect one monitor then i notice most if not all the lag disappears in fash animations and general browsing. Im still having to leave vsynch enabled to stop tearing in bf2 :( wish i knew more about flat screen monitors to know if there was an issue. I was quite happy on my crt but noooo i had to get a dell2007 :( That video card should be able to handle both at full res without any problems. What are the other specs on your PC? The highCPU usage while you scroll over topics on Neowin is normal, you can change the skin to stop this behavior. Well, I've gone... triple! :rofl: I tried the same thing for a while since I had a extra CRT around. For me it was overkill, two LCD's are enough for me. Edited June 6, 2006 by Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dave164 Subscriber¹ Posted June 6, 2006 Subscriber¹ Share Posted June 6, 2006 WOOAH!! Cleaned (a tiny bit) And robbed Saxondale.'s dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifgut Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 mine wins :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des429 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 no it most definitely doesnt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazihouse Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 Are all three monitors actually hooked up to one computer? Or just two of them... They're hooked up to one computer: -My old Radeon 9600 SE via AGP (1 to LCD and secondary to TV) -2 CRT's via a Radeon 7000 PCI It's probably temporary since I kind of yanked it off my brother who is currently travelling, and yes, as Frank stated, it's overkill. On the other hand, it's becoming quite useful for end-of-year projects. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquid Posted June 7, 2006 Author Share Posted June 7, 2006 mine wins :p Nope. Only a 17" How does that win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 XFX 7800 GS AGP extreme edition , Monitor 1 (VGA connection) runs at 1680 by 1050 , monitor 2 (DVI Connection) runs at 1680 by 1050. I will have a mess around with cabling at the weekend. Im thinking either my computer cant handle these monitors at full res or there is a problem with the monitors. I find some webites in full screen cause a high usage of the cpu. For example if you go into neowin forums and move the mouse over those blue bars which highlight thread topics then there is a noticable lag when you go between them. Also flash can be very laggy. Like i said i admit this is my first venture into flat panels and dual screen setup so maybe this is normal. If i disconnect one monitor then i notice most if not all the lag disappears in fash animations and general browsing. Im still having to leave vsynch enabled to stop tearing in bf2 :( wish i knew more about flat screen monitors to know if there was an issue. I was quite happy on my crt but noooo i had to get a dell2007 :( sounds like somebody forgot to install there video card drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy2004 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 (edited) nah its not that ive definately got the video drivers installed as i downloaded the latest ones from nvidia website. It can run both monitors ok but its the little things like the blue bar which appears on the neowin forum, or at the top of the main page where you move the mouse over Main, apple, gamers, Software etc. Also in i tunes if i have i tunes on full screen and hover the mouse over the menu options theres noticeable lag. If i resize the window from 1680 by 1050 down to say 1024 by 768 (not changing the resolution but resizing the window) it runs fine. Also if i go to google video and watch any video in full screen there is a slight I dunno perhaps its just me. Looking at XFX website it does say the max supported rez with this card is 2048x1536@85Hz. It may just be because im using dual view. Im thinking perhaps if i ran both monitors in vertical span i may not see such a performance hit. Im happy with it anyway :) Other specs are AMD Athlon FX 53 socket 940 processor 2gb pc3200 corsair xms 2 * 10,000rpm 74gb wd raptor drives XFX 7800GS AGP graphics card They're hooked up to one computer: -My old Radeon 9600 SE via AGP (1 to LCD and secondary to TV) -2 CRT's via a Radeon 7000 PCI It's probably temporary since I kind of yanked it off my brother who is currently travelling, and yes, as Frank stated, it's overkill. On the other hand, it's becoming quite useful for end-of-year projects. :laugh: How do you find that with performance using a pci graphics card ? Edited June 7, 2006 by andy2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalN. Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 nah its not that ive definately got the video drivers installed as i downloaded the latest ones from nvidia website. It can run both monitors ok but its the little things like the blue bar which appears on the neowin forum, or at the top of the main page where you move the mouse over Main, apple, gamers, Software etc. Also in i tunes if i have i tunes on full screen and hover the mouse over the menu options theres noticeable lag. If i resize the window from 1680 by 1050 down to say 1024 by 768 (not changing the resolution but resizing the window) it runs fine. Also if i go to google video and watch any video in full screen there is a slight I dunno perhaps its just me. Looking at XFX website it does say the max supported rez with this card is 2048x1536@85Hz. It may just be because im using dual view. Im thinking perhaps if i ran both monitors in vertical span i may not see such a performance hit. Im happy with it anyway :) Other specs are AMD Athlon FX 53 socket 940 processor 2gb pc3200 corsair xms 2 * 10,000rpm 74gb wd raptor drives XFX 7800GS AGP graphics card How do you find that with performance using a pci graphics card ? did you have an ATI card prior to your 7800GS? if you did, I would reccomend using driver cleaner and starting over fresh. even if you didn't, I would reccomend it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy2004 Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 i will give it a go anyway see how it goes thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazihouse Posted June 7, 2006 Share Posted June 7, 2006 How do you find that with performance using a pci graphics card ? It's not that bad. Since I don't game a lot, performance is usually irrelevant to me, however it plays videos just fine on any of the 3 monitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0c Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 heres mine. dell xps with accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifgut Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 Nope. Only a 17" How does that win? for neatness man LMAO no need for 20" in a small bedroom, its hooked up to a tv :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitalsoft Posted June 8, 2006 Share Posted June 8, 2006 havent posted here in Yonks!, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helix23 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 ^ I always think that cologne stuff says the f word, but it is fcuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lifes Lemon Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 ^ I always think that cologne stuff says the f word, but it is fcuk No... Is that maybe why they named it that? :rolleyes: haha, sorry.. Just feel sarcastic atm :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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