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Genseric
15-06-2007, 01:17 AM
Ive got two monitors, a widescreen with a native res of 1680*1050 and a 4:3 with a resolution of up to 1024*768.

I would like to use the 4:3 for my map, chat, etc and keep my widescreen for the real gameplay. If at all possible, I would like to keep my widescreen at its native res, but anything goes with the 4:3.

This would only be for WoW so how anything works outside of that isnt really a concern. Ive got 7800GTs in SLI.

Genseric
15-06-2007, 05:33 PM
Sorry for the double post but I would like to clarify my question. Is there any way I could get two monitors with different resolutions and aspect ratios to run WoW?

Kalos
15-06-2007, 06:23 PM
Yes, but not using SLI. You'd have to break the link to do it.

Genseric
15-06-2007, 06:45 PM
That would be fine. Im sure one 7800GT should be able to run the game at the settings Ive got. Im assuming I would use something like rivatuner to break up the screens. Is there anything you recommend?

Kalos
15-06-2007, 07:12 PM
Usually I recommend a powerful PCI-E graphics card for the primary display, and an antique PCI card for the second display, some form of Geforce 4 or such. I've found only with such a different in setup to have such avenues as different resolutions and aspect ratios to be possible. Ironically enough, today's parellelism is more restrictive and inferior than the older DIY style.

Genseric
16-06-2007, 05:25 AM
I cant really do that, I dont have any PCI slots open. My second 7800Gt makes the only one Ive got open un-usable.