6 Monitors, 1 GPU: World's WORST Multi-Display Gaming Setup
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 มี.ค. 2022
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Dawid actually bought that card when it was brand new and it's just now getting to him. Crazy how he bought it for a video years before he even became a successful TH-camr. Playing the long game, Dawid. Well done.
I knew one day it would come in handy. 😂
@@DawidDoesTechStuff it gave you a handy??!!!?? Hahaha
This is why I'm saving my pcie sata adapter
@@DawidDoesTechStuff I can't wait to see the stuff you've ordered lately!
Sucks I'll have to wait a couple more years to see it :)
Maybe by then we'll be able to afford an old, second hand 3080 for $2000
@@jonbanfill huh?
Needs more monitors of wildly different sizes to be complete.
In all fairness, I did initially they were all different sizes. I was pretty disappointed when I realised they were all 22 inch. 😂
@@DawidDoesTechStuff I have a 19 inch monitor and a 26inch monitor with thicc boarders
And mismatched resolutions and aspect ratios!
needs more CRT
And then make Jay react to it
I love it when the crosshair is spread over a 2-inch gap :'D makes for such an epic challenge
hi anna! 👋
its the "gaming through prison bars" experience lol
It's like the most extreme version of the Screen Door Effect.
Is it really 2 inches??
More like 8
I remember the time i did a multi monitor setup on my grandpas Windows XP desktop and all the games ran at 15fps yet i still enjoyed myself
Those times…
Now I get a headache while trying to play at 60 fps
I found there is something about multi display setups that mean the low FPS doesn’t bother me that much.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff it's called settling Dawid
@@iosuamuresan3935 When 120fps wasnt so necessary for gaming
sounds like a card for 2D use like video surveillance or system monitoring, which is probably a decent way to sell off buckets of otherwise useless ancient GPU chips
that's how I sell so many 550 tis
Oh for sure! It’s good that these GPU still have a use though. At least their not in a dump somewhere.
Either that, or for coders or designers that can benefit from the multiple monitors for managing multiple tasks.
@@AceMcCrank finnaly, a use for the shit ton of sub 10$ vga monitors my local thrift store has
Yes, there is probably a lot of older equipment out that is controlled with a PC and uses, for example, 4:3 CRTs. Medical, industrial or other specialist stuff can be pretty expensive to replace and it is kind of a shame to replace fully functional gear just because something on the PC died and getting parts is getting too difficult.
"It makes me feel a little bit like I'm a bee that's taken acid" --- Dawid, immediately selling his audience on the premise
imagine if he had used an rtx 3080 would have handle all those monitor's
Too many TH-camrs review the nicest, fanciest and most expensive stuff.
I've always loved that you do the opposite. It makes for a MUCH more entertaining video.
Love seeing you explode on TH-cam!
I wonder how well it would work if he got two of those gpu's and had each run 3 of the monitors
blud said a 12400f is bad lol i have a 10400f
The perfect card to run a 6 monitor CRT setup XD
That's exactly what I was thinking
@@NatInTheHat49 He'd probably enjoy the pain. He seemed pretty happy when Anna kept shocking him.
@@izzieb but its a different kinda pain the whole shock thing i understand but being brutally bludgeoned by a crt that weighs as much as a large child i think is another thing
That’s true! I can imagine it would be fun trying to mount a CRT on the second row.
@@DawidDoesTechStuff One does not simply mount a CRT on a vesa stand. Pretty much the only thing that can support a CRT is another CRT.
What I love about your channel is the chaos that invariably follows the tech.
It’s the only way I know how. 😅
This is strangely amazing. Thanks, dude.
The monitors all being different models is kinda triggering though. Thanks for that too!
Haha!! Yeah all the different colour hues was really weird to behold. 😂
You should see my computer lab at school you won't ever find two identical monitors next to each other
Dawid is such an underrated tech youtuber.
That’s very kind of you to say. 😁
@@DawidDoesTechStuff What an awesome time we live in ay. Keep up the good work! Your videos always equal fun time.
to avoid bezels in the center of view, you need to go 9 monitors!
don't you hate it when your 6 monitor arm is upside down?🤣
yeah makes sense i agree and sitting just 1 meter away from the monitors
@@tyrannical3579 with an rtx 4090 powering the graphics into those monitors muhahahaha Dawid is now living the life🤣
@@raven4k998the 4090 can only do 4 monitors. So triple 4090 here we gooo!!!
@@toxicturkeyy no no no quad 4090's one to run each monitor by itself imagine the power you will wield then muhahahahahaha
So glad linode is back. Been saying it without dawid for weeks now
I’ve also really missed it. 😂
@@DawidDoesTechStuff l was in my kitchen making dinner yelling LINOOOOODE at the top of my lungs all by myself
Dawid needs a Linode theme tune to sing everytime the advert comes on.
Likewise
To be honest, I kinda see this card not being that useless. I might see this being used in some industrial environment, or being a nice little surveillance multi-cam setup.
True
Probably it's original intended use.
These cards are used for presentaitions with big monitor walls on exhibitions.
Useful for day trading.
When i started following Dawid he had like 10k subscribers now he's almost at a half million. Still he makes content as he was doing many many years ago, testing crappy cheap stuff. Man i love this content, so stupid but so good!
goes to show he knows how to make great content to watch!
Reminds me a lot of the setup I had at my workplace back when I worked overnight security. Having that many monitors felt pretty badass, even if they *were* old and mismatched
well just buy yourself a few more monitors and get it setup and you can live that life once again🤣
This setup should've been co-sponsored by your local chiropractor & optician 😄 Surely you could've employed your trusty Vileda.
😂
There's GN Steve mumbling Linode, and then there's Dawid bathing us in his velvety Linooooooddde.
Tangentially this video helped me so much! I recently needed to get a cheap monitor for my kids and this video helped remind me to check discount electronic stores!
Goodwill and thrift stores are also good places to check out. Me and one of my friends are both poor af but are still running multi monitor set ups thanks to $5-9 Goodwill monitors. They're all VGA so we also needed to get adapters but they're cheap ($5 HDMI to VGA and $7 DVI to VGA) at Walmart and our local store keeps them in stock.
I’m glad to hear that! Those places are super useful.
1080p monitors have come WAY down in price, hell a cheap 1080p TV with an HDMI, depending on how old your kids are. But for sure you can find something at Goodwill for 30ish dollars.
Hey man love the channel. Keep doing videos. It may feel like you cant keep up with the mainstream youtubers, but you are complimenting the Tech scene perfectly. Keep it up.
He is a mainstream TH-camr what the hell are you talking about lmfao 😂😂
Running GTA at DX10 would've netted you a noticeable performance boost as it frees up a lot of VRAM and is also generally less intensive. It probably also helps that grass is literally non-existent with DX10 😂. It's just a green floor.
it's like I'm a bee that has taken acid🤣🤣🤣
Its so much sweeter that the "Life's Good" logo is your crosshair in FPS's, very fitting
I used to run a triple monitor setup with 900p monitors and loved it. When I finally upgraded, I went for an 48” OLED TV, it has all the immersion for games and you can still multitask with Powertoys FancyZones, but without the bezels.
For someone running triple monitor setups for ages I can tell you that I really enjoyed this video! As it turned out, using similar displays helps a lot.
Btw, to get the rest of the LG´s stand off, you have to take the whole rear cover off - which in addition to its screws has around 4.2 billion plastic tabs and clips.
Ahhhh...the return of Linode. Hearing Dawid say Linode is like chicken soup for my soul
could be worse could be 6 monitors on a gt 210🤣
You should give this to a computer repair warehouse so someone can actually get use from this abomination. 🤣
oh crap it's upside down that was hilarious🤣😂🤣
Thanks for digging into the chips used for the VGA adaption. That was cool.
Got 3x Dell S2721DGFA, love it. Took days to match the colors though, same with the 3x BenQs before it. Every time I get ips multi-screens I end up purchasing 1 too many to return 1 that can't be saved, a nasty hue or some other artifact. On TN the worst I got is a dead pixel
I'm thoroughly shocked! I was for certain thinking that you would've had like 2 to 3 dead VGA ports or if the card would actually even work at all. But I'll be damned, the darn thing works better than expected! Great work setting it all up!
meh it can handle it she's a beast of a gpu when you really want to push her like that🤣
I’m disappointed that you didn’t find an old copy of Solitaire to have the cards bounce a ridiculous distance, always wondered if there’s a maximum screen resolution this works on.
Oh my… I feel like we have to rebuild the monitor set-up just to test this out.
spoiler Solitaire would run with higher fps then GTA-V
I thought that looked like one of our mounts in the thumbnail! We're glad it worked to get your setup together for the video!
Gaming on 6-monitors is questionable as you've found, but this type of setup can work very well for power-user workstations or security camera setups.
I cannot get enough of your videos.
Your consistency with the music you use, the format, it's such a pleasant viewing experience.
There was absolutely no need for this but Dawid delivered anyway lmao
Love me some Vivo monitor arms. Easily best bang for the buck. Using 2 right now for my setup, but I've used a handful of them over the years, never had issues with them
My favourite video of yours in a while. A great, creative and chaotic idea! Keep it up Dawid!
I like how a few days ago I was in your Discord asking about how to get more display outs so I could run a multi monitor setup with a bunch of cheap VGA monitors and now you've posted this. Really it seems like every time I have an idea for something for me to do seriously because I'm poor, a few days later you're posting a video of you doing it ironically because it'd be funny (it also happened with you gutting the Optiplex case for modern hardware except I'm putting a 5700G systen in mine as soon as I stop being lazy) and I fucking love it because it helps me figure out how to get my idea to work or if they'd even work at all without me having to spend money on shit that won't work.
Interesting video. I considered having a two or monitor set up but ended up getting an ultra wide. Definitely a more immersive gaming experience and it is better than dealing with the mutliple bezels affecting the stuff being displayed.
I watch the entire Linode commercial, just to hear Dawid say "Linode".. thank you Dawid.
Pretty sure these cards are for businesses running multiple displays like McDonald’s menu’s and grocery’s stores running a bunch register monitors and they use the ports for reliability and they don’t become unplugged as easily.
Man I love these crazy videos you do. So good!
Dawid, this was a very cool and interesting video. Ya see, THIS is why we love you bro. I never miss a video you post, good sir!
Thank you very much! I’m glad you enjoyed it. 😃
This is the greatest and most original idea I've ever seen
Nice video showing setup multiple 6 monitors with old school style. I remember couple years a go Asus release a GT730 with a 4x port HDMI, a good value GPU for 4 monitor setup.
I have 2 PC with dual monitor setup, the big one in landscape mode, the little one in portrait mode, a good setup for me, can do a mutitask appl.
A lot my friend dont understand how to setup 2-3 monitor with 1 PC, and asking me how to do it. I know to setup multiple monitor since WinXP with a CRT Monitor, now with Windows 10-11, is more easy than before,
Your humour is just the best. And watching that i5 run completely idle when playing Dirt Rally was the icing on the cake.
Can just imagine some super chad somewhere with this setup 2 inches away from the screen[s] corner camping in every FPS
Amazing setup 🤣 Thanks for the laughs, Dawid!
Like a cool breeze blowing in during a blazing summer day, Dawid has delivered me relief with abother satisfying LINODE fix!! Keep fighting the good fight!
4:54 I blame the display port to Mesozoic Era converter. VGA still looks crystal clear on my old 1366x768 Vizio TV from 2011.
Thank you Dawid for answering the questions no one has ever asked.
Epic. I need that. definitely for school…
Lol my first multiscreen setup was with CRT's, think I had 3 NEC multisyncs 19" which were thrown away at a company I interned at. Just getting them home was a chore... Then I needed to reinforce my Ikea desk... Also luckily I had a 80cm deep desk and it was off the wall a bit so I had more space left then I first thought. However driving these screens was a whole different story. I can't exactly recall what GPU's I had but gaming was limited to just 2 back then. Windows desktop worked fine. Now I got 27"+34"+27" Samsung screens and I love it. RPG's are amazing however the switching around with the Nvidia screen stuff is annoying though.
The GCN cards in general run quite well. I have a simlar R7 360 running inmy HTPC and it has no problems with anything I put to it. Using a n Athlon II X4 640 w 8 GB DDR1600 and a bunch of local drives for storage. The card runs about 40C and the CPU runs about 30C so neither is heat producing oven.
Our school still has those vga ports on every pc/monitor/laptop. The worst thing is that the screens are 1:1 aspect ratio 🤣
No way! 1:1 is properly retro.
I'm pretty sure they are 5:4 (1280x1024) because that was really common for 17" and 19" monitors in the 00s. 1:1 monitors are quite rare.
Even though 5:4 and 4:3 monitors might look a bit like a square in reality they aren't anywhere near 1:1
@@Pasi123 you are probably right.
What do they run ? Windows 2000 ?
@@Gatorade69 they run a linux with our schools crappy skin 😅
Worst os ever.
Would you be able to use another video card to drive graphics and just output through that card? I may be wrong but I think it could be done in windows
I suffered that horrible six monitor Amazon stand for a month before I dumped it in favour of 3 separate dual monitor cantilever stands. I've always wondered what it would be like to have all 6 monitors connected to 1 pc, now thanks to you I know I'm not missing anything.
Love how the wanted rating is all on its own in the upper right corner monitor :)
I'm triggered by the port "spines" along the Triceratops' back. Can't you just have used a Stegosaurus like everyone else, Dawid?!
You come up with some of the wackiest shit. I love it. Another great video filled with snark and humor. Pretty impressed with that graphics card, didn't think it would even handle 3 monitors, let alone 6.
I kinda spoiled myself years ago by starting to use a 40" monitor for my center display, I REALLY like that. For a long time I did dual, but upgraded to triple display (two 24" monitors right now). Its nice having one large central monitor to display the main thing you are working on and of course extra monitors allow you to multi-task very well.
I've been waiting for a very good 4k 120/144hz monitor with great response times that is 40" to replace the main monitor... as well as for computer parts pricing to go back down to rational to get a graphics card to push that because right now my aging hardware wouldn't be able to push 4k good enough to bother.
Hi Dawid,
I just wanted to say, I think you have the best tech channels out there, I watch almost every single video. I love the sarcasm and general sense of humor. It really brings a lot to my day, every day. Thank you for making and keeping your channel.
Dawid literally has the most entertaining tech content
Man, just keep buying monitors and monitor-arms, and a couple more R7 350's, and you could probably create a VR setup *inside* it...
Dawid really makes some amazingly funny content, keep it up!
Brilliant idea Dawid! I know it wouldn't be as entertaining but i would really love to see this done with a high quality graphics card solution and LCD panels.
More monitor outputs = more betterer
Therefore this videocard is better than a 3090
Already just by looking at that thumbnail, you should have used 9 monitors, its the same way you use 3 instead of 2 to have only 1 monitor as the centre unit
But the card only has 6 outputs
@@darrenfalconer3267 usb graphics adapters.
@@Mills_Official yeah but the point was the graphics card
@@darrenfalconer3267 yeah I know but my point was I said “just by looking at the thumbnail” meaning I knew 6 monitors wouldn’t be ideal
@@Mills_Official Ah yeah I see your point
I remember the days when Matrox's selling point was that it offered 3 video outs instead of 2 like everyone else! Man, but this one takes the cake. This is definitely used for the specialized use case of a single DVR to output to 6 surveillance TVs or perhaps even 6 digital signage displays where it really doesn't matter how sharp the image is. Thanks for sharing and going into all the trouble of actually building a multimonitor setup to try gaming on this. XD
Everytime I watch your videos I laugh at least 4 times. I love the geek humor. it warms my heart that other people in the world have a similar level of humor, big ups +1.
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10:05 I'm sitting here lmao the way you call that piece a "dangler"
As someone that enjoys multi-monitor gaming this gave me a good laugh, heck I even had some of those LG flatrons you had on the top row, good times.
Currently rocking 3 matched Dell 24" 1080p 144hz monitors paired with an RTX 3090, it's a lovely experience though I do wish I had smaller bezels.
god I love it when linode sponsors these it's such a satisfying word to hear
time to see how the tinned card performs
Your channel is so charming. I could (and sometimes do) watch it for hours.
we took 6 identicle panels and removed the plastic shell and created a holder for them out of wood so we could make 1 big 6 panel display, you could barely make out the lines if you blurred your eyes. i didnt get to keep it cause obvious reasons but i heard its still being used at the jobsite.
Dawid I love you, I was actually laughing for like half of this video and no content makes me do that😂😂‼️ keep up the grind
Dawid's content is legendary because of the brilliant sarcasm. Love it :D
The r7 350 was my first gaming GPU. It was inside my Optiplex 360 with 4gb or ram and a q6700. Course mine didn’t have 6 VGA ports. I was wowed with the performance coming from my AMD A6-5200 laptop.
You need to do this with a NVS 810 it has 8 mini-DP outputs and it has twice the vram so it might be usable
Buddy of mine worked on a six monitor set up for CSX Railroad. Used to run switch and navigation automation remotely. This was like more than 10 years ago. Probably used something like this. All the programs were low resource and old Linux coded.
6:22 that hp monitor is the same monitor im using as my secondary monitor and i understand your point completely.
When Dawid was knocking that Vivo monitor stand I glanced over at my setup and sighed heavily at my Vivo twin monitor stand thats barely holding onto my 2 Alienware 24" monitors
Some comments.
Because of the way the camera projection works in FPS games, it expects to draw to a single flat surface. Doing so makes the FOV at the extreme edges look stretched. Curving the monitors (as you did there) exascerbates the problem. NVidia were touting a "Multi-projection" system that would map the virtual cameras to match the IRL screens, but it never went anywhere.
Also, one of Eyefinity's Top Tricks was running in 5x1 - That is 5 monitors in portrait mode, all side-by-side, which means you'd get a 5400x1920 display.
And yes, running an even number of screens in any direction is a bad idea as the center gets chopped by bezels. I know Matrox and NVidia had "Bezel Compensation" that would render (and hide) the space behind the bezels for a more even and straight display, but that had the disadvantage of hiding the pixels that are in the gaps, like looking through window panes.
To be fair, that cars is a hell of a value if you're looking to put up a multi display array for a store or something like that, and even more if you want to have it be an SFF or at least micro ATX build, where you could only have 2 cards, and some of the cheaper cards have only 2 ports, so you'd have more with this. O ly thing is that you'd have to use VGA, which doesn't look the best (although, for a store display, you don't need high fidelity video, really)
ive got that monitor holder with just 2 screens, because it was dirt cheap. Found abit of lock tight in the threads sorted 90% of the bad parts of it.
Your videos always put me in a good mood and give me a heck of a laugh . I love your channel never change.
I have a couple of those LG monitors. I've been trying to give them away for ages.
Thought I'd got rid of one last week but couldn't find my stash of VGA cables.
Anyway, think you should rip the bezels off and try to get the actual panels closer.
I think there is still use for a 6 port vga graphics card. For example in a 112 emergencycsllcenter where they have to have everything possible on sight. And of course in a securitycamera monitor room
I've gotten so used to hearing the deep voice ASMR Sponsor that every time Dawid gets sponsored by anyone else it feels wrong
So much sketch and jank. Bravo Dawid, farking excellent work.
I did some quick research, and to make it short, it seems that the card's use is for camera monitoring for security booths
I had a 2 screen setup in like 2005 but the Dell monitors had bezels so wide it was just a big black bar in the middle
I very well understand why they thought this was a good idea! Me from a few years ago would love this. Going for that control room vibe for cheap with free VGA monitors from the local e-waste was definitely something I'd do
oddly i have used those LG monitors before, to get the stand part off you actually have to take off the plastic back.
I feel like this would probably work great if you have a load of system RAM, and enough threads to do 'background' applications full screen, then just dedicate one of the monitors for the game you are playing.
for instance, minecraft on one monitor, the wiki for minecraft on another, a youtube video of a lets'play of minecraft running off of internal graphics, and then you've still got 3 monitors for 'that book you were writing', the excel spreadsheet your boss wanted you to edit and a Database/web browser.
otherwise known as the traditional EVE online set up. I have once heard the phrase, "what you don't have 6 monitors laying around you could use?" when I was talking to a EVE player IRL.
Those 2 flatron LGs are really similar compared to my Flatron E1942C-BN, but they have DVI too.
I've tried 3 and 4 monitors hooked up before. Found that it's too much real estate; and getting neck whiplash from moving one's head, especially anytime that you look at the monitors that are way above the natural forward point. Even left and right with three monitors is a bit of a pain. It feels like whip lash to a degree. For the most part, I settled back to two monitors using the one monitor as the primary, with the secondary just as for a "reference" monitor - a monitor where I'll have reference material available for viewing. I should note that for a while, with three monitors, I used two monitors in landscape, and one in portrait - which worked the best for reading detailed instructions, PDF files, and taking screenshots of landscape oriented data.
Actually have been considering pulling the monitors completely, and switching to a 4K projector although I figure that'll probably turn out poorly. Maybe I'll just go out and find a nice 4K monitor of a larger physical size and be done. Still debating the approach to take.
Maybe it could be used as the video out on a multi-user remote pc setup? I bet it could probably manage streaming media 6 ways. Or maybe you just use it to copy the display at multiple locations so you can do what you need wherever you may be in your shop?
Quick note, that graphics card can be useful to other activities such as surveillance, when you wanna hook up multiple screens on a budget.
You can get rid of that blurry shimmer by displaying a checkerboard 2 color (Typically black and white) pattern on the screen and pressing the auto adjust.
I'm honestly kinda shocked that the games ran as well as they did... and the flying section in GTA looked really awesome. Novelty for gaming, sure, but it's cool that someone is repurposing these GPUs for something different. Dope vid! Thanks for all the hard work you put into these.
Given the monitor vintage, it doesn't matter much, but flipping the top ones could get rid on some bezel.
I've still not found a truly bezel-less monitor. The best I have right now is an Acer with a .25 inch outer edge to image gap of "no" bezel. I'm not about to spend $1000 per monitor, and I do have rather tight size constraints, as the PC desk is tucked into what used to be a closet. I figure I can run a pair of 24" screens here, when I find a deal on something better than what I have.