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    multiple monitors

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dellienware owner, Jul 2, 2012.

  1. dellienware owner

    dellienware owner Notebook Evangelist

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    i wanna use multi monitors for bf3 any idea on how to use this with gtx260m sli and 9400m, i know this can be done with eyefinity
     
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    Well, atleast with the 5870m crossfire on my old m17x r2.. you had to disable crossfire to get eyefinity to work and then it wasn't powerful enough to run any powerful games on three monitors. I did have fun playing angry birds in eyefinity though, and team fortress.

    I wasn't aware that anything pre-6 series nividia that could do multimonitor gaming without the use of matrox triplehead2go.
     
    daveatx, Jul 2, 2012
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    I wasn't aware that anything pre-6 series nividia that could do multimonitor gaming without the use of matrox triplehead2go.

    so all i can do is extend my displays?
     
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    Yes, you are right, only extended desktop would work on that one.
     
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    seriously? Dang
     
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    Unfortunately yes.
     
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    wow, how come eyefinity works this way but not nvidia cards?

    booo nvidia
     
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    Eyefinity can do it but the performance is not amazing, you can set it up but disabling the crossfire which would seriously cut it.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jul 2, 2012
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    ok i just saw where someone was able to on an nvida gtx260 desktop version

    can i use sli with an hdmi output?
     
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    i got sli working just had to disable both options in the bios
     
    dellienware owner, Jul 6, 2012
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