triple screen and 4 monitor for MFCD

[LAB]

help for my cockpit .... I bought obutto R3VOLUTION with triplehead

 

right now i only use 3 monitors with nvidia surround .. but I want to use my 4 Monitor 22" with MFD cougar pack to show my MFD, CDU etc.

 

I am totally confused by all the guides

 

is that possible?? and which way is best

 

hardware:

 

i7 3820

16 gb ddr3 ram

2x GTX 670 SLI

3x 27 "BenQ monitor

TM warthog

saitek combat pedals

TrackIR 5 + ProClip

 

Lab

 

[_Dredd]

Certainly is possible. Unfortunately I think theres alot of threads on the subject you'll need to search for, as there is no real one thread sticky on the process.

 

Disable Nvidia surround(or you may be able to keep this scenario with an additional monitor screen)and start here on PeterP's thread. You'll need to start with learning the magic of SoftTH.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=71710&highlight=Multi+monitor

 

Also check out MadTommy's on DCS MultiMonitor Support

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1022117&postcount=1

 

Then move on to exports.

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=71831

 

Then move on to Helios when ready.

 

Take your time to read things, then read over, then read again. It can seem confusing, but in the end it really is simple.

 

Myself and others could probably set this up for you pretty quick, but I'm sure all would encourage you take a leap first and try configure this from your end first and foremost to ease explanations and questions you' ll have later. No hard feelings...

Edited April 29, 2013 by _Dredd

[LAB]

thanks for a good answer .. I'll try with softTH,

[metalnwood]

Softth is not a requirement to do it, Mad tommy's link is required and thats the only thing you need to do.

 

The third link is to EMC but it has not worked in some time.

 

I would just read the second link, forget softth as you have never used it before and then revisit it if you find you need to use it for some reason but you may save yourself a headache getting by without it first.

[_Dredd]

Unless you want three viewports for three screens instead of one that covers the three spanned, you should use SoftTH.

 

Otherwise when using TrackIR, your view axis will be all screwy when panning.

Plus you can't compensate for bezel margins.

 

Unless I've missed something completely?

 

 

Exports: here you go , this is better to look at:

http://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/145724/

Edited April 30, 2013 by _Dredd

[metalnwood]

I dont use nvidia, only ati but I think the featureset it the same.

 

He sets up nvidia surround and uses the built in bezel management. His fourth screen is arranged next to the wide screen and he sets the res in DCS to ~ 8000x1080 while exporting all things to the screen on the right - which just happens to be underneat physically.

 

You should never need to use the three viewports. Everything he wants to do he can do without softth. Not that softth doesnt have merit for some things but he hasnt asked for anything specifically requiring it so for a first timer it may be easier not to have to configure it.

[_Dredd]

Ah, yes that clears it you're right(my tired brain not thinking).

 

If you want to go Portrait , Landscape, Portrait; you'll need SoftTH for Bezel Management.

[tietze]

Just wondering a bit - does all the monitors have to be connected to one graphics card or can the screens be connected to both graphics cards?

[metalnwood]

You can set up dcs to run across multiple cards.

 

To do it basically you just need to have all your monitors set up as extended desktop and tell DCS to run in windowed mode and set the resolution to be the overall size of all your monitors.

 

It will look like it is running fullscreen.

 

I am not sure of the performance problems in doing this, if any, and this is potentially where softth could enhance performance. Not sure. It's certainly your only option if you want to run it in full screen.

 

Unless your two cards are nvidia and support NV surround together.

[SkateZilla]

Use the 670s for the mainviewports

 

then get a 650ti or some small single slot card, and use it for helios to the extra screens.

 

 

if you have no more space, Disable SLI and use the 2nd 670 for the helios screens and the main 670 for the Main 3 viewports.