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I am building a desktop pc to drive my jvc 4k projector. The projector requires 4 dvi inputs with each one having a resolution of 2048x1200. The projector is a jvc sh7nlg with a native resolution of 4096x2400x60p. I currently drive this projector with my laptop with a 3 way  displayport splitter and using both displayport outs on the laptop in nvidia surround.  In the end i have 4 displayports which i have displayport to dvi adapters connected to in order to connect to the projector. The laptop specs are i9900k, 48 gb ram and 2080 max p. This all works perfectly but I would rather have a desktop pc to run this projector. I built a desktop computer with the specs of 1050ti, i7-3770 cpu and 16gb ram. The gpu has both displayport and dvi so I use the displayport splitter to get 3 displayports and directly use the dvi on the graphics card for the fourth video feed to the projector. At first I was able to get surround to work with the 4 displays on the projector but it was outputting 2048x1080 to each quadrant of the display which would leave a black bar in the middle of the projection. I updated the video drivers of the gpu and now I am able to set up surround with the resolution of 4096x2400x60p but right when I hit apply to enable surround the display would go black and the computer would lock up then eventually crash and restart. I am guessing it blue screened but all i saw was blank black screen.I tried 3 display mode surround with each output as 2048x1200 and this worked but not with 4 displays at 2048x1200 each. I reinstalled a previous video driver revision and the same thing happened.

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It sounds like a resolution limit on the card. Is there any way you can try running those display outs at 30Hz instead of 60? My goal is to get something working and walk our way up the stack/specs to see where we break.
Also, is there any software you're running on the laptop that might be helping with this?
Also pt.2 if you have a bigger/better GPU (ideally whole rig given that decade old CPU) you can try?

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1 hour ago, OddOod said:

It sounds like a resolution limit on the card. Is there any way you can try running those display outs at 30Hz instead of 60? My goal is to get something working and walk our way up the stack/specs to see where we break.
Also, is there any software you're running on the laptop that might be helping with this?
Also pt.2 if you have a bigger/better GPU (ideally whole rig given that decade old CPU) you can try?

I don't think is is a resolution limit because according to evga 1050ti specs it supports Max Digital Resolution - 7680x4320 while I am only needing 4096x2400 but I will try the lower refresh rate. I do have a 9700k that I pulled from my laptop when I upgraded to 9900k but I don't have any board that supports this cpu. I do have a m.2 to pcie4x adapter that I can hook up to my laptop to see if the 1050 ti can run on my laptop in 4 display surround.

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Yeah, I know what those spec sheets say, but I've run into issues frequently with them just not supporting it correctly. Or the board partners not supporting it. Just all sorts of shit. I'd try a better GPU if you have one on hand. Though, potentially trying to flip the projector and getting something that will take a single cable. 4 displays is a wild usecase that most low end GPUs aren't tested against

 

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