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Author:  roxiedog13 [ 05 Mar 2014, 22:03 ]
Post subject:  DO I NEED Matrox TH2Go
I have a GTX 285 and also GTX 570 just purchased. Can I run four monitors with flight simulator, 3 for visual 1 for instruments?

I did have the Matrox TH2Go with the 285 and four monitors and it ran fine. The Matrox has stopped working but I now have the second video card.

Figured I could save a dollar if I don't need the Matrox.
Author:  roxiedog13 [ 06 Mar 2014, 14:22 ]
Post subject:  Re: DO I NEED Matrox TH2Go
roxiedog13 wrote:
I have a GTX 285 and also GTX 570 just purchased. Can I run four monitors with flight simulator, 3 for visual 1 for instruments?

I did have the Matrox TH2Go with the 285 and four monitors and it ran fine. The Matrox has stopped working but I now have the second video card.

Figured I could save a dollar if I don't need the Matrox.


The information I have read indicates I can use the 285 for support only as a physx card not to run additional monitors. If this is the case should I then reinstall the
285 with the 570 for support or is that too complicated? I only run flight simulation with a three monitor/matrox system and a fourth monitor for instruments. The system
does seem to struggle with the one card now, maybe the second will help. On the shelf it is not helping out at all :thumbup:
Author:  scavvenjahh [ 06 Mar 2014, 16:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: DO I NEED Matrox TH2Go
PhysX is very specific middleware. FSX (or any other MSFS for that matter) does not have one bit of PhysX in it, so a dedicated PhysX card would serve no purpose !
Using an older Nvidia card for PhysX would only make sense with games from this list: http://physxinfo.com/index.php?p=gam&f=gpu

Unfortunately I am not familiar with FSX and the way it handles multiple displays. (All I know is that Nvidia Surround on this GPU would require two 570s running in SLI and would NOT allow for a fourth monitor without an additional card.)

As a former TripleHeader, I wish I could be of more help :wave:
Author:  roxiedog13 [ 10 Mar 2014, 18:41 ]
Post subject:  Re: DO I NEED Matrox TH2Go
scavvenjahh wrote:
PhysX is very specific middleware. FSX (or any other MSFS for that matter) does not have one bit of PhysX in it, so a dedicated PhysX card would serve no purpose !
Using an older Nvidia card for PhysX would only make sense with games from this list: http://physxinfo.com/index.php?p=gam&f=gpu

Unfortunately I am not familiar with FSX and the way it handles multiple displays. (All I know is that Nvidia Surround on this GPU would require two 570s running in SLI and would NOT allow for a fourth monitor without an additional card.)

As a former TripleHeader, I wish I could be of more help :wave:


Thank You for the feedback. I'm going to ditch the GTX285 then and just use the one GTX570 that I have. I'll use Matrox TH2Go for the surround monitors and the second display port for instruments. I should sell the 285 I suppose someone could use that rather than the trash bin.
Author:  roxiedog13 [ 10 Mar 2014, 18:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: DO I NEED Matrox TH2Go
RobertBell wrote:
Yeah I agree...It's really functional and amazing....I rather influenced with terms used in it's infrastructure...


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