play nascar 2003 and thinking of getting parhelia off e bay....

[BROGS]

i have 9700 pro which is a great card..but i play nascar 2003 almost all the time and have the 3 monitors. i want surround gaming bad..what should do......

[Kruzin]

If you want to play in surround gaming mode, get the Parhelia. P750 Millennium is way slower, and nobody but Matrox offers surround gaming.
While I haven't played that particular game, I can say that surround gaming rocks

[BROGS]

can anyone who plays this game give me what kind of fps their getting..tkxs

[Che Guevara]

This is only my opinion, but: If you already have three monitors and some money left, GO AND GET A PARHELIA!!!!!!
Gaming in Triple Head is great (have already seen it), especially in combination with a good surround sound system .
Don't know about this game but normally the performance decrease is not very big I heard...

Already have this great card, but only one monitor ...

[UtwigMU]

Well here's what google came up with:

http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/matrox_parhelia/page_15.shtml

Normal 33
Surround Gaming 32
Surround Gaming with FAA 26

That's on P4 @ 2.7 with 512MB of PC2700

trillinear forced, everything set to max, 1024x768 and 2400x600

Screenshot

Note that FAA is very viable (as far as I have personally tested it) for low resolutions.

So far I've been able to try only some Wolfenstein and UT in surround and it rocks.

[leech]

Damn, after looking at some of these screenshots... I SO very need to get two more monitors. I already know my table will hold 3 21 inch monitors (I have a 20 inch TV and two 21 inch monitors on it now (the only problem is one of those 21 inch monitors is kind of old and going out, the colors bleed on the top and bottom way too much for use.) I'm dying to play Morrowind and CMR2 in surround. And Nascar 2003 looks mighty fine too!

Leech

[UtwigMU]

IME all equal model monitors is best.

I have 2 17"s out of which one is going to hell soon and an old 14" to test surround. After rig overhaul, I'll start buying 19"s 1 by 1.

[iwik]

Hi Guys,
Just joined,been trying to make my mind up about buying Parhelia,tried one out on Fsim,simply awesome.Heard a bit
about poor performance(fps crappy).I was more than happy.
Thanks UtwigMU for your link.A very well written review.Why doesnt Matrox use it.I searched high and low for reviews,could not find much.Im off to buy a Reatail Parhelia 128.Thanks for you guys comments,been lurking around here for weeks.
Rgds
Les

[leech]

Welcome to the show... er MURC, iwik! I love my Parhelia, wouldn't change it for the world. And Matrox Tech Support is the best!

Leech

[DeadAgain]

I think the underlying hardware effects the Parhelia greatly. I use AMD and have never had any problem getting high frame rates in FPS games. NASCAR 2K3 Season isn't blazing though, but that is supposed to have more to do with all the physics in the game as opposed to just graphic horsepower. I play the game with my Parhelia and triple screen setup often and I easily challenge any other graphic card owner to best my setup, both visually and performance wise. It rocks. Screenshots? See below:

[leech]

You look like you have too much money

Leech

[bsdgeek]

Are you the same guy from the Futuremark forums? You even made FPS kiddies drool

[BROGS]

those screenies might have just pulled me in..i have 3 19 inch monitors......man that looks great

[DeadAgain]

Originally posted by bsdgeek
Are you the same guy from the Futuremark forums? You even made FPS kiddies drool

Yes ... it is I ... DeadAgain/TrickSh0t.

I love listening to the forum members talk about their frames per second and how many 3DMarks they can get. Its amusing. I just want to know ... can you really see 3DMarks when you play a game? It doesn't mean a whole helluva lot ... but Surround Gaming? Yeah, you can certainly see the difference.

I say to pretty much everyone ... I'll let you have 300fps in Quake3 ... but guess who has the cooler experience? That's right! Moi!

Muahahahahahahahahahaha!

Originally posted by leech
You look like you have too much money

Nope. I have a decent job and I know how to save money ... with lots of patience! LOL!

[leech]

In a couple weeks I'll be getting two more 21 inch monitors and life will be good

Leech