6 monitor setup - Multiboxing in World of Warcraft and Beyond!

Grondir · 10-07-2009, 10:59 AM

Liking the idea of having a seperate monitor for each toon when 5-boxing. When I update my rig to an i7 platform with a triple SLi/Crossfire mobo, if I install 3 graphics cards do they all have to be the same if i'm not linking them? i.e. a HD5850 as main gpu and 2xHD4850 or 9600gt's for the other displays? Or would I need to get 3 identical cards?

Thanks in advance

ollee · 10-07-2009, 11:31 AM

If they arnt being linked they can be different, if they are being linked then they NEED to be the same...

in some rare cases 2 different cards can be compatible in SLI, however it is never a sure bet and the only way its near guranteed is if they are the same card....

Grondir · 10-07-2009, 02:45 PM

But WoW doesn't scale very well with linked cards does it? So purely for WoW would I be better with 3 linked HD4850's or 2 HD4850's and 1 HD5850 all unlinked?

Bubba · 10-13-2009, 03:07 PM

I think 2 monitors fo WOW is sufficient for a group of 5. Would like my second monitor to be bigger though. I just cant pay attention to more than one monitor anyways. Im just 2 boxing and my slave seems to get killed a lot because I have trouble with 2.

10-07-2009, 10:59 AM	#1
Grondir Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 128	6 monitor setup Liking the idea of having a seperate monitor for each toon when 5-boxing. When I update my rig to an i7 platform with a triple SLi/Crossfire mobo, if I install 3 graphics cards do they all have to be the same if i'm not linking them? i.e. a HD5850 as main gpu and 2xHD4850 or 9600gt's for the other displays? Or would I need to get 3 identical cards? Thanks in advance

10-07-2009, 11:31 AM	#2
ollee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 731 Blog Entries: 1	Re: 6 monitor setup If they arnt being linked they can be different, if they are being linked then they NEED to be the same... in some rare cases 2 different cards can be compatible in SLI, however it is never a sure bet and the only way its near guranteed is if they are the same card.... __________________ WAAAGH!!! http://www.justin.tv/ollee64/profile http://www.justin.tv/olleeolleeoxenfree Aim: Ollee64 Skype: Ollee64

10-07-2009, 02:45 PM	#3
Grondir Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 128	Re: 6 monitor setup But WoW doesn't scale very well with linked cards does it? So purely for WoW would I be better with 3 linked HD4850's or 2 HD4850's and 1 HD5850 all unlinked?

10-13-2009, 03:07 PM	#4
Bubba Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Arlington Texas Posts: 201	Re: 6 monitor setup I think 2 monitors fo WOW is sufficient for a group of 5. Would like my second monitor to be bigger though. I just cant pay attention to more than one monitor anyways. Im just 2 boxing and my slave seems to get killed a lot because I have trouble with 2.

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