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Adding a second PCI gfx card with DVI for dual display

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sparc

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I currently have a GeForce4 6800 AGP (I don't have PCIe.) It has 1 DVI and 1 VGA output. I have that working on two LCDs. The problem is, the secondary monitor doesn't look as good since its on VGA. What are some cheap solutions to get another DVI port on the computer?

Here were my thoughts:

1.) Get a secondary PCI video card that has DVI. Any thoughts on this? Does it matter if it's another nVidia or can I go ATI?

2.) Replace my gfx card with something that has dual DVI output. This is probably going to be too expensive. I like my current gfx card. It's fine for my light gaming needs.

3.) Any others?
 
If you decide to get a secondary PCI video card, definitely make sure to get it from nVidia, since ATI and nVidia drivers don't play well together and you'd have to use the default Windows drivers for the secondary card.
 
That seems like a nice card. However I don't think i can justify spending that much for a new gfx card. I don't want to make any big investments like upgrading thevideo card on the current setup since I need to save up to one day bite the bullet and move to pci-e. But that's way in the future since it's not yet time to upgrade my P4 3.0ghz.

The only way I could justify getting a new card do that would be sell my current card. Probably too much work.

So a cheapo pci geforce card with DVI it is. Guess I need to keep an eye out on ebay. Thanks for the resonses!
 
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