3 Monitor Setup

[twiy]

Hey Guys,

Currently I have 2 monitors. a 25inch dell and a 17 inch old flat screen.

I just ordered another 22 inch dell monitor and need a new graphic card.

My motherboard is:
ABIT AN8 32X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD Motherboard

My current graphic card is:
eVGA 256-P2-N516 Geforce 7800GT CO SE 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card

So i need to find another graphic card that will fit my motherboard and allow me to run all 3 monitors at same time.

My friend recommended:
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie....hmx?scriteria=AA71504

Will that one do the job? Any tips or suggestions?

 

[twiy]

bump. please give me your opinions and tell me how you successfully did 3 monitors.

 

[TheGizmo]

Originally posted by: twiy
bump. please give me your opinions and tell me how you successfully did 3 monitors.

I did three CRT monitors back in the day (around 2000, or 2001).. using a Matrox G450 and a Diamond TNT :-D

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: twiy
My friend recommended:
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie....hmx?scriteria=AA71504

I don't see how that card would run 3 monitors.

 

[aka1nas]

He's going to add a 2nd card presumably, which should be fine as he has an SLI board and thus a second x16 slot.

That card should be fine. If you run Vista, it's advisable to run cards from the same GPU manufacturer as they will need to run off the same video card driver for Aero.

 

[Fayd]

Originally posted by: TheGizmo

Originally posted by: twiy
bump. please give me your opinions and tell me how you successfully did 3 monitors.

I did three CRT monitors back in the day (around 2000, or 2001).. using a Matrox G450 and a Diamond TNT :-D

that's not leet



the parahelia 512 is leet

 

[Mr Bob]

"If you run Vista, it's advisable to run cards from the same GPU manufacturer as they will need to run off the same video card driver for Aero."
- Since the two are GeForce cards, it shouldn't be an issue right? They all run from the same drivers...

 

[aka1nas]

Originally posted by: Mr Bob
"If you run Vista, it's advisable to run cards from the same GPU manufacturer as they will need to run off the same video card driver for Aero."
- Since the two are GeForce cards, it shouldn't be an issue right? They all run from the same drivers...

Yep, you should be fine. What is the resolution on the 25-inch display? Aero needs 256MB of Video RAM for displays with resolutions greater than 1600x1200. The 22-inch display and the 17-inch will require 128MB and 64MB of video RAM respectively.

 

[twiy]

thanks guys