SOLVED! - How to make nVidia Surround work on Ultrawide Displays

If you've ever tried to set up ultrawide monitors with nVidia Surround, you may have been left with no option other than to run resolutions or refresh rates other than your monitor's native ones. This is because manufacturers include resolutions higher than the panel's native resolution in their EDID profiles, presumably so they can advertise "4K Compatibility". Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) is a metadata format for display devices to describe their capabilities to a video source (e.g. graphics card or set-top box). nVidia's software detects the maximum compatible resolution and automatically selects the highest compatible resolution, which makes it impossible to select the native panel resolution for nVidia Surround. I ran into this problem with my BenQ EX3501R monitors, so in this video, I show you how to modify the monitor's EDID data to enable proper nVidia Surround support at your panel's native resolution. FREE TOOLS YOU'LL NEED: CRU (Custom Resolution Updater) - https://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-Custom-Resolution-Utility-CRU NOTE: CRU doesn't actually modify the monitor's firmware, and you can revert back to stock at any time, but please keep in mind that if you go poking around and try to change other settings, you can do permanent physical damage to your monitors. ___________________________________________ As mentioned in the video, quick shout out to Jon from RaceKraft Simulations! Check out his website and show him some Facebook love! WEBSITE: www.racekraft.net FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/racekraftinc/ ___________________________________________ Check out our live sim racing streams: https://boostedmedia.net/go/watch-online-sim-racing-streams/ GRAB YOUR FANATEC GEAR HERE: https://boostedmedia.net/go/fanatec-webstore/ Grab your BenQ EX3501R Monitor here: https://amzn.to/2KQlMHj ___________________________________________ GRAB THE 3D PRINT FILE FOR THE BENQ VESA MOUNT HERE: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3021381 BenQ's CAD file is available here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cQDXghGZPVHLR1ChvqMvW_Q6Jc9KiDBh ___________________________________________ MY SIM RACING GEAR: FANATEC CLUBSPORT FORMULA V2: https://boostedmedia.net/go/purchase-here-fanatec-clubsport-formula-v2-wheel/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT WHEEL BASE V2.5: https://boostedmedia.net/go/fanatec-clubsport-wheel-base-v2-5/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT BMW M3 GT2 RACING WHEEL: https://boostedmedia.net/go/fanatec-bmw-gt3-rs-racing-wheel/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT FORMULA CARBON F1 RACING WHEEL: https://boostedmedia.net/go/purchase-here-fanatec-formula-carbon/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT PEDALS V3: https://boostedmedia.net/go/fanatec-clubsport-pedals-v3/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT HANDBRAKE V1.5: https://boostedmedia.net/go/purchase-here-fanatec-clubsport-handbrake-v1-5/ FANATEC CLUBSPORT SHIFTER SQ: https://boostedmedia.net/go/purchase-here-fanatec-clubsport-shifter-sq-v1-5-2/ Next Level Racing F-GT (10% Discount with NLR-W10F): https://www.pagnianimports.com.au/next-level-racing-f1gt-formula-1-gt-simulator-cockpit.html Next Level Racing GTTrack (10% Discount with NLR-W10F): https://www.pagnianimports.com.au/next-level-racing-gt-track-simulator-racing-cockpit.html Buttkicker Gamer 2: Grab your Buttkicker Gamer 2 HERE: US: https://amzn.to/2VJiMh0 AU: https://www.pagnianimports.com.au/buttkicker-gamer-2.html #surround #nvidia #ultrawide