4 Monitors

[Jack Bauer]

Am I correct in thinking that all I need for 4 monitors is two PCI-E cards in a SLI board. They dont have to be the same or even SLI capable cards?

Cheers Jack

 

[foxxx]

AFAIK true SLI means you can only run one monitor, you just need to get em installed, preferrably the same manufacturer Nvidia or ATi

 

[FrankJH]

I personally think that as long as they are the same core of card (and you do NOT enable SLI / crossfire) then four TFT's can be used

you may be able to do it with different generations but I personally wouldnt risk it , let alone with different manufacturers. If its a PCI card, I have heard it done, but they of course usually only have one output (either vga or dvi) not both

 

[Naffa]

Why not just get a normal card in pci-e.. Then buy an older pci card (or 2) and use the extra ports on that? Works out cheaper

 

[Jack Bauer]

I was looking at getting cheap PCI-E cards with 4 DVI ports, this does work then?

You saying I could run one PCI-E and two PCI cards?

 

[rpstewart]

You saying I could run one PCI-E and two PCI cards?

Yeah, I'm running one AGP and one PCI at the moment to drive 2 TFTs and a TV with a spare output on the PCI card which would allow another monitor / TV. As long as the cards are all ATI or all NVidia then they should all appear in the appropriate control panel thingy.

 

[welshtom]

you can mix nvidia and ati as well.

2xpci-e would do it.

1xpci-e and 2x pci (or 1x pci with dual output)


Tom

 

[Jack Bauer]

That would be better as I dont own two nvidia PCI cards and looking at the price of them I might as well get two PCI-E. Ive got one nvidia PCI some where i think. If I can pick up a second hand one cheap I will go PCI-E PCI x2. If not a 6600GT and 6200 both PCI-E will do the job.

Thanks for the help.