ETF2L – Latest activity in “Spec requierd to run Dual Monitor” https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/ Reply by iQue https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-2/?recent=91310#post=91310 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91310 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:51:20 +0200 Reply by lofty https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-2/?recent=91310#post=91300 yes its fine with one monitor everything on max but when i put the second on it goes down to 23 When you add a second monitor, you will get a second Video driver (8800GT 1 and 8800GT 2 or something like that). One will be one monitor, the other will be the second. Make sure you have it set to the right monitor, or you will be trying to run the game basically in software mode.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91300 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:34:48 +0200 Reply by elma https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-2/?recent=91310#post=91244 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91244 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:56:54 +0200 Reply by n00ne https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-2/?recent=91310#post=91174
(or if your a NVidia kind a guy) go with two of their cards (they probably call it some funky crap to but i dunno ^^)
SLi]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91174 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:27:35 +0200 Reply by Koeitje https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91173 i have a GT8800 512mb not GT 8000 as i origanly put will look at the rest again Should be able to run the game np. With like 50-100fps with everything high. Drivers?]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91173 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:17:58 +0200 Reply by Penguin_ https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91128 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91128 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 06:29:07 +0200 Reply by iQue https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91032 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91032 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:43:58 +0200 Reply by elma https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91026 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91026 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:10:22 +0200 Reply by Gniedler https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91025 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91025 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:06:43 +0200 Reply by baerbel https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91010 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91010 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:15:04 +0200 Reply by xtala https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91008 Ah okay, well your problem is your graphics card, it probably doesnt fully support dual monitors. Maybe upgrade? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56 Thats a good site to compare etc (prices are usually a lil high though but i trust them so I buy off them :)) Tbh for a good graphics card you should be spending a lil over £100 but it is possible to get some really good deals. Also if your motherboard supports it it might be a good idea to go crossfire / (or if your a NVidia kind a guy) go with two of their cards (they probably call it some funky crap to but i dunno ^^) If you write up a budget and what you need (if your willing to upgrade) I'm willing to bet we have some lovely helpful tech guys in this forum. Every (more or less recent) graphics card supports dual monitor. The problem with the 9500GT is that it's at the low end, hence the performance isn't very good. I wouldn't go for CF or SLI apart from a few cases where you actually do get extra performance that's the money your spending. Dual GPU don't scale all that well, although it seems like it's becoming better. A nice example is the HD4770, in CF it has the same performance of the HD4890, but at the time of it's release (no idea about prices right now) it was cheaper to uy 2 of those than a single HD4890.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91008 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:09:21 +0200 Reply by Mr.Magic https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=91006 Currently using - 1x 22", 1x 17" Q6600GT (quad) @ 2.4ghz 9600GT w/ 1gb Vram 4gb ddr2 ram Pre-Hat update, ran TF2 at solid 75fps (never ever dropped in 6v6) in windowed, -noborder mode. Post, it's variable between 50 and 75. Ordering a HD4890 soonish, so I'll let you know how that goes. Make sure you got mat_queue_mode 2 on. Made a huge difference for me (Athlon X2 7850) cus enabling "Multicore rendering" in the video settings didn't set the value to 2 for me but instead to negative values. On topic: I've always got dual screen with my monitor and TV through S-video even if the TV aint on and when I'm playing I've always got a shitload of stuff in the background like web browser, music apps etc. My specs are: GeForce GTX 260, Athlon X2 7850 and 3.25 GB DDR2 RAM running windows XP. My fps don't really improve much if I close the applications and turn off the dual screen but I've got it capped at 80, if I didn't it probably would differ a bit.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=91006 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:04:39 +0200 Reply by elma https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=90998 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=90998 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:29:42 +0200 Reply by eoN https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=90997 my spec is q6600 go stepping but not over clocked gt8000 512mb 4gb of cheap ddr2 ram one 22inch monitor one 17inch monitor Only getting 23fps in daul set-up with web page open and vent in other window Ah okay, well your problem is your graphics card, it probably doesnt fully support dual monitors. Maybe upgrade? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=56 Thats a good site to compare etc (prices are usually a lil high though but i trust them so I buy off them :)) Tbh for a good graphics card you should be spending a lil over £100 but it is possible to get some really good deals. Also if your motherboard supports it it might be a good idea to go crossfire / (or if your a NVidia kind a guy) go with two of their cards (they probably call it some funky crap to but i dunno ^^) If you write up a budget and what you need (if your willing to upgrade) I'm willing to bet we have some lovely helpful tech guys in this forum.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=90997 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:26:26 +0200 Reply by eoN https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/general/topic-5310/page-1/?recent=91310#post=90994 -w 1680 -h 1050 -window -noborder Set the w and h to your resolution and if you can get over 100 FPS always you should be able to get it with 2 monitors but im guessing some older GFX cards wont support dual monitors aswell as the newer cards, but you dont need THAT much to run two monitors.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=general&topic=5310&post=90994 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 16:22:06 +0200