What is the least expensive half-height PCI-E card that can control 4 monitors?

[Gerr]

I have a Dell Optiplex GX620 at work and was told I need to control 4 monitors with it and the built-in video is not powerful enough. Thus I need to buy a new card that can control 4 monitors, no 3D needed, that will fit inside my Dell, hence a half height card.

What are my options?

 

[fleshconsumed]

Matrox is the only one that would make such a thing. Check them.

 

[imported_wired247]

What about those USB hubs that can provide video to multiple monitors...

 

[taltamir]

some sort of crossfire maybe?

 

[betasub]

Half-height = low-profile ?

AFAIK only a few exotic single cards can do this, and they are all normal-height, dual slot cards with 2x2 video ports.

Sounds like you need multiple cards or a break-out utility (e.g. USB).

 

[betasub]

Originally posted by: taltamir
some sort of crossfire maybe?

Crossfire is intended to use multiple GPUs to accelerate a single 3D output. It has no special advantage for multi-monitor 2D work.

 

[BigLan]

Depending on your exact system, you could get a half-height x1300 from Dell and then a pair of dual head2go's or a single triple head2go. I'm not sure if the x1300 could drive the triplehead2go as it'd need to output 3840x1024 to drive 3x 17 or 19 inch lcds, but it should handle 2560x1024 on each output for the dualhead2go.

 

[bigsnyder]

Check this one out. It appears to meet your requirements. It is also available in a standard PCI interface.

 

[Gerr]

The QID would work, but they are super expensive.

 

[bigsnyder]

Then try running two HD2400s. They would be a lot cheaper.

 

[ther00kie16]

2 low end cards is the way to go since the matrox will be >$500.

I checked up on the Dell Optiplex gx620 and it supposedly has full-height expansion slots.
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