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Need 2nd Gfx Card for 3*1920 Display on Asus P5k/8800GTX

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I've got an 8800GTX on an Asus P5K mobo and am about to purchase 3 1920*1080 LED backlit monitors (BenQ G2222HDL). I'm using Vista but soon moving to Win7Ultimate.

1) Can I plug two monitors into the 8800GTX and get a second cheap nvidia card to plug the third monitor into it?

2) Will I be able to span one desktop across the three displays?

3) Will this work now on Vista, or will I have to move to Win7 first?

4) Will either of these cards work:
Palit GeForce 210
Asus GeForce 210

5) I assume this won't work for spanning all three screens for gaming? (I'm looking to do this in future and it's not essential now - currently thinking I'll get an active displayport adaptor and an eyefinity card to do this later).

Thanks in advance.
 
1) Yes

2) Yes (only 2d content)

3) I THINK it works in vista.

4) Yes

5) Only 2D, you need two GTX 4x0 series or an HD radeon card (with active DP -> DVI adaptor).
 
Nvidia will not span the desktop over 2 or 3 monitors in win 7.

By span I mean have one desktop at 5940 X 1080
 
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