Multi PC configuration

Question

I have several questions after finally having reached satisfaction with fps with a 4 monitor setup with 2 of the monitors being ultra wide very high resolution models.  It took 3 PC's before I could ramp the parameters to maximum and still get 25-30+ fps.

Here are my questions and concerns:

1)  I need to be able to adjust controls in the cockpit on the lower monitor, which is not the master.  Do I need to switch it around to make the computer that has the instruments as the master in order to control them without shifting the front window upper display above?

2)  I would like to bring up the window to file my flight plan and for ATC interactions on a side display, that is not driven by the master PC.  Is this possible?

3) I am finding a number of airports that are not displaying the airport facilities, with aircraft such as the 737-800 and Cirrus Jet.  I am sure these airports were displaying the facilities with other aircraft.  I'm on the latest version.

Overall, a 4 monitor, 3 PC configuration is just fantastic.  I have the following hardware:

PC 1:  MacBook Pro 2016 w/ BizonBox and GTX 980 Ti (instruments - lower center display, ultra wide)

PC 2:  XForce PC, i7, 1080 GPU, <Master>, Top center monitor, 3440 x 1440 ultra-wide curved display, 30-35 fps with parameters maxed out.

PC 3:  XForce PC, I7, 1080 GPU, left and right side monitors (1080p), running at 25fps.

Thanks for guidance.  I have included a photo of the configuration with the Cirrus Jet.

Comments

Hi Kirkroyster,

I am not in position to answer your questions.  I am interested in the answers that will be given.

However, I make the following observation.  If your thee outside view screens were exactly the same, except for serial number, you could run them them from the one GTX1080 video card and from one computer and link them as one screen either through windows or through the Nvidia software setup.  This would give you 5760 x 1080 pixels provided each screen was 1920 x 1080  In doing so you will virtually eliminate any BEZAL correction(edge alignment) between the edges of adjoining screens. The instrument monitor would still need to run from a single computer.  Swap one of the now unused computers.

I mention screens because the latest TV's will do the same as large expensive monitors in the 1920 x 1080 format.

With your current setup you will need 4 legal copies of x-plane (see other answers in this same forum) whereas if you use one PC for the 3 screens and the other for the instrument PC then you will only need two legal copies.

Hope this is useful information.

Glenn

Answer 1

1. You should be able to use the instruments/controls on either a primary or secondary monitor. If this is not the case, you can file a bug here as we believed this was fixed a few betas ago.

2. You can bring up the ATC (or map, or GPS) windows on whatever computer you want them on, then use the icon in the top right corner to pop out the window. Then you can move it around to where ever you want, including outside of the X-Plane window.

3. I'm not sure what you mean by this. If airport buildings are not showing up, check that your rendering settings have world objects set higher than minimum.