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4x DVI

rileypool

rileypool

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Can someone point me out some good 4x DVI graphics cards? I prefer Nvidia products and haven't found any yet.

I don't do any gaming However, I do a lot of multitasking and will be running 4 23" monitors. One monitor will probably be used for watching video (movies, tv shows, etc...) while multitasking a handful of applications.
 
Thanks for the suggestions.

Right now I'm just rockin a Dell Studio, but I've been toying around the idea of building a custom system so I haven't decided on anything yet.

Thanks for the welcome, but I'm not new. I've been around since April 2004 and was formerly known as 21Outlaw, but I don't remember my password and the email I used I no longer have access to, hence the new account.
 
The reason I suggested 2 videocards is because it will be cheaper than buying an HD58xx board with Eyefinity. I am pretty sure that AMD didn't release any adapters to use mini-displayport 1.2 for multiple displays on HD68xx series either. Therefore, you are probably better off just getting 2 cheap videocards, but you would need 2x PCI Express slots. Most modern motherboards ship with at least a single PCIexpress 16x slot and a 2nd PCIexpress 4x slot.

Alternatively, you can grab an "Eyefinity" card and buy a bunch of Displayport to DVI adapters.
 
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rileypool said:
Can someone point me out some good 4x DVI graphics cards? I prefer Nvidia products and haven't found any yet.

I don't do any gaming However, I do a lot of multitasking and will be running 4 23" monitors. One monitor will probably be used for watching video (movies, tv shows, etc...) while multitasking a handful of applications.
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nvidia is limited to 2x monitors per card, you will not find an nvidia card with 4 monitor support.
At video games they are limited to 3 monitors max regardless of how many cards you have. I am not sure if the same limitation applies to desktop usage, so if someone knows please share.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dv-system-requirements-surround-technology.html
 
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The space and cost to add in a third RAMDAC has left the standard consumer-level card only being able to handle 2 DVI outputs. Professional-level cards offer different features (such as more DVI outputs) for a considerable price.

Display Port allows a work-around. Some board partners have their own multi-GPU designs with more outputs. And then there is Matrox...
 
betasub said:
The space and cost to add in a third RAMDAC has left the standard consumer-level card only being able to handle 2 DVI outputs. Professional-level cards offer different features (such as more DVI outputs) for a considerable price.

Display Port allows a work-around. Some board partners have their own multi-GPU designs with more outputs. And then there is Matrox...
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Do you need a RAMDAC for DVI-D, HDMI, and Displayport?
 
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