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Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« on: October 05, 2006, 07:41:54 pm »
I have set up duel monitors (one monitor plus a projector for ps) and am get some lag when I play ps, am I right in thinking im gona need more ram and a faster gfx card?

current setup:

P4 2Ghz
2x 512MB DDR266 PC2100 MEMORY (1 gig)
128 Mb GeForce FX 5200
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2006, 07:47:54 pm »
quite possibly, sorry i cant give you any definate answers,

i sometimes use dual monitors for WoW and other things, like dvd or irc, and the only problem i encountered was a small drop in fps in WoW, think it may have been running in windowed mode that was causing that though >.>
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2006, 02:52:32 am »
I think a faster gfx card would help you out tons.
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2006, 02:55:07 am »
7950 ftw!!!

Althought I think that ATI may actualy be winning in performance per buck
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2006, 03:01:50 am »
Quote from: Nurahk on October 06, 2006, 02:55:07 am
7950 ftw!!!

That is such a sweet card. I own one. Muhaha, weeee, etc., etc.

But you don't need 512MB - something further down and perhaps more RAM will go a long way.
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2006, 03:06:51 am »
XFX 5200 256mb, one up from Kecey's current basically, works perfectly fine with the rest of my machine no visual performance drops
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2006, 03:25:56 pm »
Druels over the 7950.... I should be able to strech to a 256Mb Geforce 7600 GS Card unless anyone can recomend a card for around £80 max
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2006, 04:49:35 pm »
meh i ran this game on a gf3 titanium 500 64mb and it actually ran beter than my new card sometimes :P
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2006, 05:41:55 pm »
Quote from: Kecey Ghost on October 06, 2006, 03:25:56 pm
Druels over the 7950.... I should be able to strech to a 256Mb Geforce 7600 GS Card unless anyone can recomend a card for around £80 max

agp, pci-e?
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #9 on: October 07, 2006, 02:13:16 pm »
agp
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #10 on: October 07, 2006, 02:55:13 pm »
You may want to check out some other lesser known manufacturers, Take a look at this. Toms Hardware guide, has lots of great reviews and links for products.

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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #11 on: October 11, 2006, 04:28:21 pm »
512MB 7600GS Geforce Gfx card on order, that should clear the lag at my end.  went over £80 but im like that...

Edit: Cards in and had done the trick
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Re: Duel monitor, one for ps and one for windows
« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2006, 03:20:13 am »
Kekeke.... I have a ATI x1950 PRO. 60FPS in planeshift (because of LCD screen-cap)... but here's the REAL FPS-


Oblivion...

HDR
AAA (adaptive AA)x8
1600x1200
all sliders to right
Quarl's 4096x4096 tex replacer
Open Cities
Beuty Pack from Gamespot

FPS- 34 Outside, 89 inside capped at 60 (because of LCD screen tear)

All topped with a athlon 3800+.... wheee!!!
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