I'm sure 5870X2 will have a lot of horsepower, but I hope it won't be in MCM.:shrug:
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It won't be MCM, I'm willing to put money on it. It does ATI no good to develop and produce two separate packages when just placing two of the same package on one PCB is probably more cost effective in the end. Two separate chips is better from a cooling standpoint, too, since you don't have two die in close proximity to one another.
EyeFinity is only useful for 3+ monitors usage, you can already use dual monitors with virtually any discrete GC.
So, who the hell is going to put 3 screens on it's desk to game?
The driving and flight simulator people.
What about the others? They will just stick to one screen as usual, beacause that option gives you less problems and more comfort, and that's what a gamer wants.
It's a nice feature, but it's nothing but that.
Yeah I am one of those gamers. I have a spare ones in the closet that I picked up just for cheap to turn around and sell.
They're really affordable now just look here as an example. Even without the rebate hassles.
Cryengine 3 on HD5870 http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,6...-full-HD/News/
IPS isn't suitable for gaming, but I am unfamiliar with 30" TN panels. However, stacking three TN panels horizontally presents no problems, as you can simply angle them to get them back to the sweet spot.
http://www.twenga.co.uk/prices-SyncM...nitor-399274-0
I did a brief, cursory search and found a 'suitable' (?) TN panel that would be OK for gaming. Ignoring the fact that apparently higher resolution monitors don't have RTC yet, the nominal power consumption is also 100 W, more than 3 19" chain together which would offer a different (and better, IMO) experience.
If the panels are not identical problems will arise,diff input lag and such.Looks like Samsung needs to make them alot thinner before this takes off,I would like to have 3*30 myself. :up:
not for good gaming
I can't stand 8 ms response time on my mouse
the monitor itself won't have 8ms response it will most likely have much higher... even 2ms tn panels in reality have like 20ms response times
You mean input lag.
http://www.lesnumeriques.com/duels.p...&p2=3386&ph=12
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1285719 It gets noticeable above 50ms it seems. I'm not too sure.
it's not that much about response time, but input lag. usually ips panels have a quite huge input lag, which kills the gaming experience especially in fast paced fps.
however, i've got two panels here: a 19" viewsonic va902 with 8ms and a 22" widescreen lg l227wt with 2ms. the 8ms response time of the viewsonic are completely unacceptable for gaming. when moving the mouse in a fps everything is soo blurred and fuzzy. you can hardly see any details while moving around. for me that's definately a nogo for gaming... a friend of mine has a 24" with 5 ms and even these 5ms look a lot worse than my l227wt with 2ms, else i'd have already swapped my 22" for a 24" display.
i really do think overdrive is doing a damn good job on these 22" 2ms panels. there's definately a huge difference between 2ms panels with good overdrive and ones with more response time.
however, different people have a different perception. so 8ms might be ok for you, but not for others.
i still think the whole tft/lcd market is still in the stone age when it comes to refresh rates, response time, input lag, etc... we definately need a change in this market, the companies are selling monitors with the same specs for a long time already. give us smth really new ffs! ;)
especially monitors with a thin bezel for multi-monitor setups like it's possible with eyefinity now.
NEC 2490/2690/3090 owners represent! :D
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And just wanna add, black levels of top quality H-IPS panels are just as good if not better than TN or PVA based panels. You don't actually believe the 20,000:1 contrast ratio advertised on your $200 Samsung LCD, do you? Measure it with a colorimeter and it won't come up any higher than 600:1, tops.
Anyone know what the response time on OLEDs are?
I want a 20" 1080p OLED monitor. Would be perfect for me.
OT: I just wanna see some benches between the 5870x2 vs the g300... whichever is better is what i'm getting (first time in history i'm actually going to get the best card :))
AMOLED, 1920x1200 or 1920x1080, 20" or 22", 120Hz. Even if it costs 1000€.
Why you want a 16:9 monitor?
16:10 already is pushing it height wise.
hahah, just checked the news section and thought hmmmm i cant remember starting thins thread? ^^
good to see all 5000 topics merged ... :)
because typin 1080p is easier than typing 1920x1200
I could type 1200p but not everyone knows that
I would prefer 16x10 but it doesn't matter, and I personally like widescreen a lot more than 4:3 or 5:4
28 pages and no leaked benchs? ohhh what a disapointment :P
Hope this cards are great i'll change to the red side (HD 5850) :)
Wether a monitor is suitable for gaming or not is SUBJECTIVE. It's like me after using SSD saying HDDs are not suitable as OS drive.
inb4 competitive gaming