Need more monitorsss! Card(s) needed

[m4rkw7]

The time has come, i feel 2x 22"s are great, but 3's even better, right?

My current setup:

Motherboard: MSI neo-f p43
Graphic card: Nvidia 9600GSO

The problem that i'm facing is that the MSI board only has one PCI-E x16 slot, meaning i'm limited to one card.

My outcome is to be able to have up to 4 monitors, if not more.

1 Card for Gaming
1 for Monitor expansion

Problem? I run Linux, atm i'm using Ubuntu 10.04 how do cards stack up with this am i going to run in to issues? Nvidia or ATI?

Very, very occasionally i reboot (Dual-boot) in to Windows and i'll be attending college where we'll we working with Windows for around a year so i have a feeling that i'll be using it a lot more than i'd like to.

OK, so the question. What can i do?

Oh, also budget - cheap as possible. Second hand is not a problem as long as it's OK.

Thankles.

 

[jigger]

Buy a card that supports three monitors or buy a new motherboard with two PCI=E slots and run your 9600 along with another card. Or you could buy a PCI graphics card if you have room.

 

[m4rkw7]

My 9600GSO gets stupidly hot though. But i was planning on either selling it and buying two new cards or getting another one to go with it. Someone i know was selling an 8800GTX, any good?

 

[Mr Krugga]

My 9600GSO gets stupidly hot though. But i was planning on either selling it and buying two new cards or getting another one to go with it. Someone i know was selling an 8800GTX, any good?

How hot does it get? It's easy to keep it below 80c.

 

[Orcvader]

Wait for the 6000 series to come out later this year. They should be able to support three or more monitors on one card.

 

[m4rkw7]

The card is at the lowest 65.c idle and 90.c load.