Monitors for Flight SimsPost Date: 2015-11-23 |
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m303803
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Topic: Monitors for Flight Sims Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 1:56am |
So I have to admit I know very little technically about what the differences in specifications actually mean to performance for almost anything related to displays. My experience in recent years has basically been plug and play and hope for the best, which has been enough to have great fun since I bought my ODE V3 last year. But now since I just sold a house and got a windfall of cash, I want to get serious with my home made flight sim. I'm planning on working to get the three-monitor setup I've been wanting since I bought this machine, and my new house has a workshop which means I will have the space to build a good structure to make this a reality. So - looking for insight.
I play MS Flight Sim FSX acceleration basically exclusively on my machine. I plan to upgrade to Prepar3d next year. I fly on Boston Virtual ATC. And I am wondering how I go about setting up 3 screens, one center, one left, on right with my present machine. What cords do i need ? Will The TVs i'm thinking of buying work ? it looks like somehow i would need to end up with 3 HDMI ends on the TV side, yet I don't see 3 HDMI outputs on my computer... Link and background info on my computer below. THANK YOU! http://www.vizio.com/e320ib2.html the back of my computer has these types of outputs: Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Digital Storm ODE V3 Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50 GHz (Unlocked CPU) (Quad Core) Motherboard: ASUS Z87-C (Intel Z87 Chipset) System Memory: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance Power Supply: 750W Corsair CX750M Expansion Bay: - No Thanks Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x) Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (120GB Samsung 840 EVO) Storage Set 2: 1x Storage (1TB Seagate) Storage Set 3: - No Thanks RAID Config: - No Thanks RAID Card: - No Thanks Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections) Graphics Card(s): 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 3GB (Includes PhysX) Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio HPC Processor: - No Thanks Extreme Cooling: H20: Stage 2: Digital Storm Vortex 120mm Radiator Liquid CPU Cooler (High-Performance Edition) H20 Tube Color: - Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans Internal Lighting: - No Thanks Airflow Control: - No Thanks Chassis Mods: - No Thanks Noise Reduction: - No Thanks LaserMark: - No Thanks CPU Boost: Stage 1: Overclock CPU 4.0GHz to 4.4GHz Graphics Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s) Memory Boost: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory OS Boost: Yes, Disable and tweak all of the non-crucial services on the operating system Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64-Bit Edition) Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows CD) |
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Snaike
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Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 2:27am |
Hey M303803...
Moved your questions to your own thread so they won't get buried. Besides, there's a regular or two here that just love their flight sims and want them to get a chance to get you going in the right direction... |
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bprat22
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Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 2:48am |
The TVs you listed are 1366x768 resolution. Unless you're going for just the 32" size I would rather get 24/27" monitors at 1920x1080p. Much better colors and resolution.
Your single 780 will drive the 3 TVs or monitors but performance will suffer as you add the extra screens. More work for the video card. For connections, you'd need to get adapters like an HDMI to DVI or HDMI to Displyport. Hope this helps. |
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db188
DS Veteran Joined: 29 Jul 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2115 |
Quote Reply Posted: 23 Nov 2015 at 1:49pm |
you've got: 1xdual link DVI-I, 1xdual link DVI-D, 1xHDMI and 1xDP connections on your vid card. you would need: 2xdual link DVI>HDMI, 1xDP>HDMI and 1xHDMI>HDMI adapters if connecting 4 monitors/tv's.
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