The Official Graphics Card and PC gaming Thread

One of my HD4870s will run Left 4 Dead admirably at 2560x1600 though, not with AA. Two of them do a far better job when the AA is enabled though, and 8xAA ups the minimum frame rate from 40 to about 65 (even though the average is at least 100 with only two GPUs).
Left 4 Dead isn't the most demanding game out there at the moment, nowhere near it.

 

DVI..I set the TV the same 1024x768

 

Ive had GTA IV averaging over 50. But it wasn't the highest highest settings either. Windows 7 seems to be running even better this time around. Gonna have to install that tomorrow, and see how ITS doing LOL! I think XP with its outdated Direct X, and minimal Ram, just wasn't enough.

 

Then it's simply a case of using two monitors at once? All you need to do to do that is right click->properties on your desktop and go to the settings tab. Click the number 1 or 2 and you see two tickboxes:

Use this device as the primary display
Extend my windows desktop onto this display

If neither are ticked, you won't see a signal on the screen. If both are ticked it becomes the display for windows, with your taskbar, desktop icons etc.

 

I've done all of that...It just won't f@#king work

 

I wonder how much more demanding Left 4 Dead II is gonna be?

 

Rick: How exactly have you connected it? TVs don't have DVI ports, so I assume you're using DVI to HDMI?

Omega: Same game engine, L4D2 shouldn't be much more demanding at all.

 

On the TV its called VGA..Look just like a reg monitor hook-up

 

That's VGA then, not DVI... You're using a DVI to VGA adapter?

 

YES...
its a Saphire ATI Radeon X1900GT CARD

 

In catalyst, in the displays manager section, do both the displays show up in the diagram? The 'attached displays currently disabled' box should be empty.

 

It shows both Displays 1 as monitor 1 as TV. As I stated I read thoroughly put all the proper checks and clone... I've tried every conceivable Combination the can be found

 

so what happens then? with the graphics drivers installed the screen is blank, with nothing installed it's a clone of what's on the monitor?

 

My Monitor displays...The TV is BLACK

 

When though?

 

Have you EVER gotten a signal through the secondary port?

 

sammorris : When though?
omegaman7 : Have you EVER gotten a signal through the secondary port?
If your talking to me I don't understand
B4 I installed THE ATI Catalyst & Drivers the Monitor and TV both worked
But the Monitor was not as crisp, I guess the TV looked OK..But I have nothing to compare it to as it will not work with ATI Catalyst & Drivers

 

Well...Im afraid ive been chiefly nvidia throughout my computer endeavors LOL! No, im not a fanboy, ive simply felt that there was no need for change, AMONG OTHER THINGS. I have been tempted by ati multiple times.

If I were you, I would do a complete uninstall of ALL ati. Anything pertaining to ati, remove it. I would even comb the registry! But I don't know. Perhaps there is an easier way out there...

Im afraid ive never dealt with anything like your dealing with now. Be quite the coincidence at this point, to be hardware related!

 

Irrelevant

 

The TV should still show up before windows loads, whether or not there are graphics drivers installed. Does it?

The amazing thing about all this is that ATI actually have better HDTV than nvidia, and I'll be honest, with VGA it's usually an absolute cakewalk.