Cheapest Dual DVI/PCI Express

[LDarcy]

Hi ppl

I need to drive 2 LCD monitors (1900x1200 and 1600x1200) on PCI-Express/Inel platfrom. No games at all - office apps only. Looking for cheapest solution here... Preferably NVIDIA because current ATI card (FireGL V3100) bluescreens when I try to enable hypethreading...

TIA
Leo

 

[imported_Kensai]

BFG 6600GT is my favorite choice because of it's great support and lifetime warranty.

Here's a list at the Egg.
http://www.newegg.com/OldVersion/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1

 

[Boogak]

XFX 6600 for $115 shipped at Monarch

XFX seems to have a bad rep here on the forums, but I bought a refurb'd XFX 6600 GT a month ago and it works great.

 

[skisteven1]

...can i have the monitors? pleeeeeeease? :rool::

 

[Matthias99]

Do we need to bring back the dual-DVI sticky? There have been way too many of these threads lately.

Also, Newegg power search is REALLY good for things like this.

 

[LDarcy]

Thanks, guys

BFG 6600 GT does the job and works fine with hyperthreading on (just got one in Fry's).

 

[ND40oz]

Originally posted by: LDarcy

Preferably NVIDIA because current ATI card (FireGL V3100) bluescreens when I try to enable hypethreading...

I wouldn't say that the card is causing your computer to bluescreen. Hyperthreading needs to be turned on in the bios before you install windows. If it's not, you'll get the wrong HAL installed. This may be your problem.

 

[LDarcy]

Originally posted by: ND40oz

I wouldn't say that the card is causing your computer to bluescreen. Hyperthreading needs to be turned on in the bios before you install windows. If it's not, you'll get the wrong HAL installed. This may be your problem.

Thanks for advice - I already tried to install fresh windows with hyperthreading turned on from BIOS before the install. Everything is fine till I installed ATI driver and rebooted, windows started to bluescreen on startup.

 

[bluemax]

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Do we need to bring back the dual-DVI sticky? There have been way too many of these threads lately.

Also, Newegg power search is REALLY good for things like this.

I think that sticky would still be handy - I'm looking for a dual-DVI card for a client and it's not that easy.

Search didn't bring up that magical thread.

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: bluemax

Originally posted by: Matthias99
Do we need to bring back the dual-DVI sticky? There have been way too many of these threads lately.

Also, Newegg power search is REALLY good for things like this.

I think that sticky would still be handy - I'm looking for a dual-DVI card for a client and it's not that easy.

Search didn't bring up that magical thread.

< /lurk >
Here's the link to the old thread. You need to search the 'archived' messages, since it's more than 90 days old at this point.

If you search by category on Newegg, there is an option for a "Power Search" that lets you specify which options you want in a card (ie, you can search for AGP cards with 2 DVI outputs, or PCI cards with two VGA outputs, or 6800GTs with two DVI outputs, or whatever). This is VERY helpful for this sort of thing, since it turns up new products that may not be on various lists.

I'm sure if someone wanted to create a new list of cards, it could be restickied, but I don't really have time.
< lurk >