Can My 7800GTX Drive 2 - 30" Cinema Displays?

[phaxmohdem]

Title says it all. I have the EVGA 256MB 7800GTX. THanks.

 

[tuteja1986]

It should have a TWO Dual-link DVI slot but i am not really sure

Anyways i think it should work

Also i recommend you get 2 Dell 3007FPW , they are much better than Apple 30" Cinema Display. I use a 30" Cinema sometimes at work and i also use a Dell 3007FPW. I find dell to be better.

 

[Deinonych]

I believe you'll need two cards to drive two 30" displays. Both the Apple and the Dell 30" displays require dual-link DVI, meaning both DVI ports are used to drive a single display. So, there aren't any available ports to drive the second one on a single card.

 

[imported_Crusader]

Only the 7900 series Geforce cards have 2 dual-link DVI outputs.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_extreme_hd_gpu.html

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: Crusader
Only the 7900 series Geforce cards have 2 dual-link DVI outputs.

http://www.nvidia.com/page/technology_extreme_hd_gpu.html

Right and we can just fail to mention that all the X18/9 series (excluding AIWs) cards and select X1600 cards have Dual-Link DVI outputs?

 

[Bull Dog]

Originally posted by: phaxmohdem
Title says it all. I have the EVGA 256MB 7800GTX. THanks.

Oh and to answer the OP's question. No, it can't. Sorry.

 

[krotchy]

X1900XTX, 7900GT and Quaddro 3450+, and some FireGL cards have 2 dual link DVI ports. The 7800 series do not sadly.

However if you have an open PCIe slot, you can buy a 70 dollar 7300GT to drive the second cinema display.

 

[tuteja1986]

Originally posted by: krotchy
X1900XTX, 7900GT and Quaddro 3450+, and some FireGL cards have 2 dual link DVI ports. The 7800 series do not sadly.

However if you have an open PCIe slot, you can buy a 70 dollar 7300GT to drive the second cinema display.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814161019 >> this is the card i recommend it also has AVIV , a really fast encoder

 

[phaxmohdem]

Thanks for the replies guys. I was curious more than anything. I do have another open x16 slot on my mobo I could pop a second card into if need be.

Do you happen to know if the 24" Dell displays need Dual Link DVI or not? Could I run two of those instead off this one card?

 

[tuteja1986]

No dell 2045FPW doesn't require Dual-link DVI slot , Any GPU with a DVI port will do for 1080p res monitor