Up in the Grand Stand we found a nice gentleman by the name of Ben Zenon. He has been working with VRX iMotion simulators. The main focus for his projects are to test a range of triple display capable gaming systems to integrate within a VRX iMotion simulator. The first build he worked on was called the v2 which involved Eyefinity 2D triple screen desk mounted solution in a Lian-Li shuttle case. Upon learning of the NVIDIA driver release in July that gives support for 3D across 3 displays he built the v3 floor mounted system to test this new technology. The idea behind the triple display arrangement and 3D ready system was that it further enhanced gaming experience. Adding another dimension, allowing the gamer to immerse within the gaming world.
A crowd gathers around the v4 - NVIDIA 3D triple display system
This the latest representation - v4 shown at i41 involved the Intel platform, NVIDIA powered 3D, with Surround. The system specifications are as follows.
V4 System Spec
Antec LanBoy Air
ASUS Rampage III Gene
i7 950 @ 4.2GHz
12Gb (3x4Gb) Corsair Dominator GT PC16000 (2000)
NVIDIA GTX 480 SLi
BeQuiet 1200W PSU
Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit
60Gb SSD
1TB 2.5" HD
Liquid cooling
EK FC-480 GPU Blocks
Phobya CPU block
Internal 240mm Radiator
External 480mm Radiator with de-coupling
XSPC Dual 5.25 bay reservoir with pump
Yellow Braided 1/2" hose
Phobya Black Nickel Compression fittings
Display
3 X Acer GD245HQ 120Hz NVIDIA 3D Ready certified 23.6"
Peerless-AV LCT mounting solution
Chassis
Giroflex 64 chair
Stainless steel and aluminium tubular space frame
Lightweight clamp system
Laser cut PMMA interface and component platforms
Enter the matrix
It was quite fascinating seeing this unit in use and also taking part (we had a quick demo). It did draw in a lot of attention, as you can well imagine. This kind of unit is uncommon. The system being used within the v4 was probably one of the most powerful machines there at the LAN party.
The arms holding the monitors
Ben gave us a run down of the current system he has combined with the v4. This is what he had to say:
"The Gene board is mATX leaving us space below the PCI-e slots to mount the SSD & HD there. The internal 240mm radiator is mounted inside case front, with external 480mm radiator on the space frame below the centre display featuring quick release couplings for transport. The foot rest solution gives six weight distribution points for the case tested for up to a 75Kg PC. With the chair interface platform in a fixed position the chair can swing out right to allow entry and exit, coasters have been removed from the chair in favour of glides to prevent you from pushing yourself away with your feet.
Please have a look at the site triplewidescreen.co.uk we'll be improving our designs and expanding your horizons in 2011!"
Please have a look at the site triplewidescreen.co.uk we'll be improving our designs and expanding your horizons in 2011!"
