3D

trivium nate · 03-28-11, 11:20 PM

Sorry if in wrong section but, what do i need for 3D gaming? a 3d monitor? and that kit thing from Nvidia? I cant just like enable 3D on crysis 2 and put on the glasses? lol

Thanks for help

Redeemed · 03-29-11, 12:10 AM

I enable 3D and then go cross-eyed. No glasses needed.

Muppet · 03-29-11, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by trivium nate

Sorry if in wrong section but, what do i need for 3D gaming? a 3d monitor? and that kit thing from Nvidia? I cant just like enable 3D on crysis 2 and put on the glasses? lol

Thanks for help

Yeah you need a 120Hz monitor and the 3d vision glasses. Pretty much all DX9 and later games support 3D.

Muppet · 03-29-11, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by slaWter

Most common solution: A crappy 120Hz TN display. Enough to not get into 3D

Or a 3DTV but I'm not sure if the HDMI 1.4a 24Hz limit is avoidable by now...

It's not avoidable at 1080p. You can game at 720p at 120fps though. Still sucks compared to full HD on TV's. That is why I would only get a PC monitor for 3D at this time. Will have to wait for a new HDMI standard to come out.

Muppet · 03-29-11, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by slaWter

That's what I thought. Thanks for clearing that up

HDMI is such a useless standard when it comes to PC needs

Couldn't agree more.

trivium nate · 03-29-11, 08:28 AM

i don't need a 3D tv?

Peoples-Agent · 03-29-11, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by trivium nate

i don't need a 3D tv?

Nope, a 120hz monitor. That's all. Oh and obviously an nVidia graphics card. Games take a performance hit though, varies between game.

Besides that, when your not using the 3D aspect having a 120hz screen is awesome for gaming.

trivium nate · 03-29-11, 01:08 PM

my pc monitor is this 42" 1080P 120 hertz tv

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vizio-E420VL/13904835

and I have sli evag gtx 480's

looks like all i have to do is buy the Nvidia 3d vision kit thingy

Ambrose · 03-29-11, 01:13 PM

You should be able to start 3D gaming now if you have an Nvidia card and a pair of red/blue glasses lying around (they should be extrememly cheap if you need to buy some). While 3D Vision (which uses 120Hz monitor + Nvidia's shutter glasses) is the more popular choice, nvidia drivers support an anagylph mode where it renders 2 images in 2 different color ranges, and 1 eye (with the red/blue glasses on) only sees one of the color ranges and the other eye the other color range--so same concept as 3d vision. Major drawback is that the colors get dulled in the process. Also 3D vision with the shutter glasses might give you more depth...I don't know.

Still, I was impressed with how Left 4 Dead 2 looked in anaglyph mode. Everything has way more depth, and not just in the foreground. I tried Crysis 2 and there's not as much depth in the background.

trivium nate · 03-29-11, 03:06 PM

my tv wont work?

trivium nate · 03-29-11, 08:53 PM

trivium nate · 03-29-11, 09:15 PM

Dangit

03-28-11, 11:20 PM	#1
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	3D Sorry if in wrong section but, what do i need for 3D gaming? a 3d monitor? and that kit thing from Nvidia? I cant just like enable 3D on crysis 2 and put on the glasses? lol Thanks for help __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

03-29-11, 12:10 AM	#2
Redeemed Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 17,986	Re: 3D I enable 3D and then go cross-eyed. No glasses needed.

03-29-11, 08:28 AM	#6
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: 3D i don't need a 3D tv? __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

03-29-11, 01:08 PM	#8
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: 3D my pc monitor is this 42" 1080P 120 hertz tv http://www.walmart.com/ip/Vizio-E420VL/13904835 and I have sli evag gtx 480's looks like all i have to do is buy the Nvidia 3d vision kit thingy __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

03-29-11, 01:13 PM	#9
Ambrose Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 326	Re: 3D You should be able to start 3D gaming now if you have an Nvidia card and a pair of red/blue glasses lying around (they should be extrememly cheap if you need to buy some). While 3D Vision (which uses 120Hz monitor + Nvidia's shutter glasses) is the more popular choice, nvidia drivers support an anagylph mode where it renders 2 images in 2 different color ranges, and 1 eye (with the red/blue glasses on) only sees one of the color ranges and the other eye the other color range--so same concept as 3d vision. Major drawback is that the colors get dulled in the process. Also 3D vision with the shutter glasses might give you more depth...I don't know. Still, I was impressed with how Left 4 Dead 2 looked in anaglyph mode. Everything has way more depth, and not just in the foreground. I tried Crysis 2 and there's not as much depth in the background. __________________ <Antec 900 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Case> <EVGA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard> <Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2GHz> <Evga 8800 GTX @ 630/1050> <OCZ Flex XLC 2GB DDR2 800> <Samsung 500GB 7200 RPM Sata Hard drive> 3DMark06 score: 12243 http://service.futuremark.com/orb/re...0&UID=11981243 Windows Vista Ultimate Avid gamer, dedicated student (most of the time).

03-29-11, 03:06 PM	#10
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: 3D my tv wont work? __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

03-29-11, 08:53 PM	#11
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: 3D bump __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3

03-29-11, 09:15 PM	#12
trivium nate Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,023	Re: 3D Dangit __________________ CM-HAF-932//AMD Phenom-II-X4-965-BE-Deneb-3.4 GHz-Quad Core//CorsairH50 ASRock 770 EXTREME3 Mobo//EVGA GTX-480(1536MB GDDR5)-Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme+cooler 180GB SSD//3TB//G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB//DVD-RW//blu-Ray//1000 Watt Corsair PSU 42"Vizio TV-1920x1080-1080P-120Hertz//Win 7 Ultimate(64)//XBox360-pc controller Saitek Eclipse 2 keyboard//Razer DeathAdder Mouse//250gb-Xbox 360//160gb-PS3