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nvidia, 2 * dvi (2 * 24") card

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I'm currently using an ATI X1300 or so in the office Dell 390; it has a dual channel DVI out, but with a VGA splitter and currently drives my 2 24" screens like that.
Problem is:
1) that ATI card sucks.
2) it's 'rare' thus not very supported.
3) the drivers in linux are buggy (kde4 dies on it!) and ..
4) I tried OSX this afternoon and it fails to boot properly for the same reason.
5) And it's VGA. wasting 2*24" on VGA !

I'm looking for a dualhead card, with just good performance (not best) to do exclusively 2D work (and compositing); with 2 DVI out please, so I get the best of the image on both screens :-)

Oh, and cheap. Considering I don't need gaming top-of-the-range, it should be doable ?

Anyone know if a ref that fits the bill ?
 
3450 from ATI apparently are pretty good for this, or basically any card similar. (assuming you have a PCIE card then you should be ok... but since you are using Linux, a cheap NV card may be the hetter option. Maybe a cheap 8500 or something.
 
Be wary of the 8600gt as i initialy got one to run 2*19" screens and it wouldn't do it. However that was one with DVI & VGA ports, not 2*DVI and on Vista. Also if you use an nVidia card in Linux use these drivers

http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_173.08.html

The ones that ubuntu recommends have problems with playing video's. I have an 8600Gt running in my linux HTPC and it has been fine. Bit annoying to get the drivers installed but once thay are on then they work fine :)
 
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