I just picked up a core i7 920 with an EVGA x58 mobo with a single radeon 4890 occupying the first x16 slot. I want to be able to run triple monitors - a 27" 1920x1200 as my gaming monitor, a 37" 1080 hdtv to watch movies/video, and a 24" 1920x1200 for extra documents / windows (no 3d apps).
I will be running Windows 7 RC1 64-bit.
I'm not interested in getting the triple head or whatever, so my only option is to get another video card. i'm not looking to run games across multiple monitors, just the 28".
couple questions:
1. would i be able to use another pci-e card instead of the traditional pci? the x58 has three pci-e slots, meant for two-way/three-way SLI - i'm not interested in doing SLI, i just need the 2nd card for the extra outputs - would the mobo/windows automatically assume i'm trying to SLI or would it be able to recognize that it is two distinct and separate cards?
2. with this multi-card setup, will i still be able to drag windows between monitors?
3. i'm planning to have the gaming monitor and hdtv attached to the 4890, with the 24" to the 2nd card - i know some of you recommend just putting the two non-gaming monitors on the 2nd card, but will it be able to handle 1080 video? assuming i get something in the $50 range. i've heard h264 and all those just rely on processor speed, not the gpu?
4. what happens to the other two screens when i start up a full-screen game? will there be a difference depending on which card has the two monitors attached to it? on my previous desktop i had a two-monitor setup under winxp, and whenever i ran a full-screen game not at the native / desktop res the other side would get royally screwed up, either in position and/or colors. say someone IM's me, would i be able to scroll over without tabbing out? hoping windows 7 has better support for stuff like this.
any help would be really appreciated - thanks!
I will be running Windows 7 RC1 64-bit.
I'm not interested in getting the triple head or whatever, so my only option is to get another video card. i'm not looking to run games across multiple monitors, just the 28".
couple questions:
1. would i be able to use another pci-e card instead of the traditional pci? the x58 has three pci-e slots, meant for two-way/three-way SLI - i'm not interested in doing SLI, i just need the 2nd card for the extra outputs - would the mobo/windows automatically assume i'm trying to SLI or would it be able to recognize that it is two distinct and separate cards?
2. with this multi-card setup, will i still be able to drag windows between monitors?
3. i'm planning to have the gaming monitor and hdtv attached to the 4890, with the 24" to the 2nd card - i know some of you recommend just putting the two non-gaming monitors on the 2nd card, but will it be able to handle 1080 video? assuming i get something in the $50 range. i've heard h264 and all those just rely on processor speed, not the gpu?
4. what happens to the other two screens when i start up a full-screen game? will there be a difference depending on which card has the two monitors attached to it? on my previous desktop i had a two-monitor setup under winxp, and whenever i ran a full-screen game not at the native / desktop res the other side would get royally screwed up, either in position and/or colors. say someone IM's me, would i be able to scroll over without tabbing out? hoping windows 7 has better support for stuff like this.
any help would be really appreciated - thanks!
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