SLI with Dual monitors

[barbary]

I have two Dell wfp3007 monitors and was thinking of getting an SLI setup. Somebody has told me that Dual monitors don't work under SLI is this true.

Anybody use dual monitors with SLI?? (and vista)??

 

[RebateMonger]

Originally posted by: barbary
I have two Dell wfp3007 monitors and was thinking of getting an SLI setup. Somebody has told me that Dual monitors don't work under SLI is this true?

I don't follow today's SLI, but last I read, yes, it's true.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I have heard the same, although there was speculation that DX10 might enable dual monitors in Vista, but I have yet to hear any confirmation of that.

 

[Leros]

Does anybody know what this limitation exists?

 

[Gamingphreek]

You can use dual monitors with SLI. You just can't use Quad unless you put them in Dual Express Mode (ie: Not SLI, merely 2 separate graphics cards)

-Kevin

 

[Ichigo]

Just play with each GPU connected to a separate monitor, what's so hard about that?

 

[RebateMonger]

This article says that NVidia's latest cards (8800) will do SLI/dual monitors IF YOU HAVE THREE VIDEO CARDS.

This Microsoft KB article implies that SLI/Dual Monitors won't necessarily work in Vista, either.

"The use of multiple graphics adapters occurred when graphics hardware vendors did not expose multiple connectors on graphics adapters. Today, almost all modern adapters support two or three connectors such as DVI, VGA, and S-Video. Also, most OEMs are now offering SLI/Crossfire configurations that support two or more graphics adapters that could also be used to connect more than two display devices when not in SLI/Crossfire mode."

 

[barbary]

Thanks for the help those articles made it alot clearer.

Guess it's back to the drawing board.