Okay, so I'm currently researching a new rig, and have been reading up on various developments.
Came up with this crazy idea, using currently (or about-to-be) available consumer level technology. (No way I've personally got enough disposable cash to build this dream though... )
Firstly, I need to ask if NVidia has the ability to mimic ATi's Eyefinity using 2 discrete cards (i.e. super-wide surround display)
Coz if it can, can you imagine combining
a) 3DVision goggles
B) (at least) dual GTX295, GTX470 or above cards (you'll be requiring (1280x3=)[b]3840x720[/b] support at 40-50fps, [b]*3D*[/b])
c) THREE 720p (or 1080p) 120Hz 3D-ready projectors
d) Microsoft's upcoming Kinect (Project Natal) [It's USB based, but will probably need some driver support for Win7/x64 platforms, although Bill Gates seems to think that Microsoft is keen to do this... eventually]
e) some sort of 7.1 surround sound
**System would cost ~USD1200 for an Intel X58 based platform that would not bottleneck the graphics (graphics costed separately), and another USD800-1500 for 2 to 4 high-end NVidia cards in SLI, and another USD1500-3000 for 3x 3D-ready 720p projectors (cheapish entry-level models, I'd imagine). So, ballpark USD5000???
Can you imagine an interactive (thanks to Kinect), non-keyboard/mouse/other peripheral based game experience with surround, 100+ inches floor-length screens, [b]in 3D[/b]?!?
I think if someone built a rig that could actually pull all these off, you'd have a commercial winner - as in, you could sell time on (i.e. rent out) your machine, and I think there would be a market for it! The brilliant thing is, there are already so many titles that work on this rig that would be IMMENSE... Unfortunately, Crysis might require a *bit* too much juice for this setup to work at above 40-50 fps, but there are PLENTY of recent titles that a single GTX295 can run at 1920x1080 2D at 180+fps, which would be about halved for 3D, but sped up for 720p instead, and then a third for tri-display...
Okay, so I'm currently researching a new rig, and have been reading up on various developments.
Came up with this crazy idea, using currently (or about-to-be) available consumer level technology. (No way I've personally got enough disposable cash to build this dream though... )
Firstly, I need to ask if NVidia has the ability to mimic ATi's Eyefinity using 2 discrete cards (i.e. super-wide surround display)
Coz if it can, can you imagine combining
a) 3DVision goggles
B) (at least) dual GTX295, GTX470 or above cards (you'll be requiring (1280x3=)3840x720 support at 40-50fps, *3D*)
c) THREE 720p (or 1080p) 120Hz 3D-ready projectors
d) Microsoft's upcoming Kinect (Project Natal) [It's USB based, but will probably need some driver support for Win7/x64 platforms, although Bill Gates seems to think that Microsoft is keen to do this... eventually]
e) some sort of 7.1 surround sound
**System would cost ~USD1200 for an Intel X58 based platform that would not bottleneck the graphics (graphics costed separately), and another USD800-1500 for 2 to 4 high-end NVidia cards in SLI, and another USD1500-3000 for 3x 3D-ready 720p projectors (cheapish entry-level models, I'd imagine). So, ballpark USD5000???
Can you imagine an interactive (thanks to Kinect), non-keyboard/mouse/other peripheral based game experience with surround, 100+ inches floor-length screens, in 3D?!?
I think if someone built a rig that could actually pull all these off, you'd have a commercial winner - as in, you could sell time on (i.e. rent out) your machine, and I think there would be a market for it! The brilliant thing is, there are already so many titles that work on this rig that would be IMMENSE... Unfortunately, Crysis might require a *bit* too much juice for this setup to work at above 40-50 fps, but there are PLENTY of recent titles that a single GTX295 can run at 1920x1080 2D at 180+fps, which would be about halved for 3D, but sped up for 720p instead, and then a third for tri-display...
Well, the idea in itself is indeed tempting, but I'd prefer some kind of VR setup. Shouldn't it be possible with todays technology to create glasses with 2 built-in 1080p or 720p displays? Combine that with a head-tracking device and 7.1 headphones. Combine that again with a sensor-type device like natal to register your movement, combined again with something like the nunchuk/wiimote from the wii and you'd be of to fantasy land.
Well, the idea in itself is indeed tempting, but I'd prefer some kind of VR setup. Shouldn't it be possible with todays technology to create glasses with 2 built-in 1080p or 720p displays? Combine that with a head-tracking device and 7.1 headphones. Combine that again with a sensor-type device like natal to register your movement, combined again with something like the nunchuk/wiimote from the wii and you'd be of to fantasy land.
:-)
Life is like a fully powered 3D-Vision rig where you can wrec havoc in just cause 2.
Okay, maybe not. Want some chocolate? I'm swiss! :-P
Came up with this crazy idea, using currently (or about-to-be) available consumer level technology. (No way I've personally got enough disposable cash to build this dream though... )
Firstly, I need to ask if NVidia has the ability to mimic ATi's Eyefinity using 2 discrete cards (i.e. super-wide surround display)
Coz if it can, can you imagine combining
a) 3DVision goggles
B) (at least) dual GTX295, GTX470 or above cards (you'll be requiring (1280x3=)[b]3840x720[/b] support at 40-50fps, [b]*3D*[/b])
c) THREE 720p (or 1080p) 120Hz 3D-ready projectors
d) Microsoft's upcoming Kinect (Project Natal) [It's USB based, but will probably need some driver support for Win7/x64 platforms, although Bill Gates seems to think that Microsoft is keen to do this... eventually]
e) some sort of 7.1 surround sound
**System would cost ~USD1200 for an Intel X58 based platform that would not bottleneck the graphics (graphics costed separately), and another USD800-1500 for 2 to 4 high-end NVidia cards in SLI, and another USD1500-3000 for 3x 3D-ready 720p projectors (cheapish entry-level models, I'd imagine). So, ballpark USD5000???
Can you imagine an interactive (thanks to Kinect), non-keyboard/mouse/other peripheral based game experience with surround, 100+ inches floor-length screens, [b]in 3D[/b]?!?
I think if someone built a rig that could actually pull all these off, you'd have a commercial winner - as in, you could sell time on (i.e. rent out) your machine, and I think there would be a market for it! The brilliant thing is, there are already so many titles that work on this rig that would be IMMENSE... Unfortunately, Crysis might require a *bit* too much juice for this setup to work at above 40-50 fps, but there are PLENTY of recent titles that a single GTX295 can run at 1920x1080 2D at 180+fps, which would be about halved for 3D, but sped up for 720p instead, and then a third for tri-display...
Came up with this crazy idea, using currently (or about-to-be) available consumer level technology. (No way I've personally got enough disposable cash to build this dream though... )
Firstly, I need to ask if NVidia has the ability to mimic ATi's Eyefinity using 2 discrete cards (i.e. super-wide surround display)
Coz if it can, can you imagine combining
a) 3DVision goggles
B) (at least) dual GTX295, GTX470 or above cards (you'll be requiring (1280x3=)3840x720 support at 40-50fps, *3D*)
c) THREE 720p (or 1080p) 120Hz 3D-ready projectors
d) Microsoft's upcoming Kinect (Project Natal) [It's USB based, but will probably need some driver support for Win7/x64 platforms, although Bill Gates seems to think that Microsoft is keen to do this... eventually]
e) some sort of 7.1 surround sound
**System would cost ~USD1200 for an Intel X58 based platform that would not bottleneck the graphics (graphics costed separately), and another USD800-1500 for 2 to 4 high-end NVidia cards in SLI, and another USD1500-3000 for 3x 3D-ready 720p projectors (cheapish entry-level models, I'd imagine). So, ballpark USD5000???
Can you imagine an interactive (thanks to Kinect), non-keyboard/mouse/other peripheral based game experience with surround, 100+ inches floor-length screens, in 3D?!?
I think if someone built a rig that could actually pull all these off, you'd have a commercial winner - as in, you could sell time on (i.e. rent out) your machine, and I think there would be a market for it! The brilliant thing is, there are already so many titles that work on this rig that would be IMMENSE... Unfortunately, Crysis might require a *bit* too much juice for this setup to work at above 40-50 fps, but there are PLENTY of recent titles that a single GTX295 can run at 1920x1080 2D at 180+fps, which would be about halved for 3D, but sped up for 720p instead, and then a third for tri-display...
:-)
:-)
Life is like a fully powered 3D-Vision rig where you can wrec havoc in just cause 2.
Okay, maybe not. Want some chocolate? I'm swiss! :-P
Sound itself needs 1.5 teraflops to be beleivable (like photo realistic GFX) 2x stereo plus 4-5 subs is def enough for me.
Sound itself needs 1.5 teraflops to be beleivable (like photo realistic GFX) 2x stereo plus 4-5 subs is def enough for me.