SLI BFG GeForce 8800 GTS - 3 LCDS

[spartanpete]

Hi Guys,

I currently run the BFG GeForce 8800 GTS and two monitors off it.
however I have been at times unplugging one and connecting to my 38 1080p Samsung TV. So i was thinking now of getting another 8800 GTS card which would give me 4 DVI connections, will this then allow me to use 4 monitors?

Thanks for any advice.

 

[jaykay]

Yes you will be able to do that, but not under sli. The cards will have to be separate.
Just have to make sure you have another pci-e 16 slot.

 

[Margaret]

You can buy a cheap crappy card for this use IIRC, don't have to buy another 8800.

 

[james.miller]

no point at all in buying another gts just to power two monitors, thats a huge waste of cash lol. i did it with my 8800gtx and a 7300gt

 

[spartanpete]

thanks for the advice, incase its not clear its to have 3 LCDs.

1 + 2) 1280 x 1024 , used for working (web dev, lllustrator etc)
3) My 1080p 38inch TV - Used to pay the games on at 1920 x 1080.

But i dont want to have to keep unplugging monitor cables like i do at the moment, and messing up windows each time. So i can if you like have a game on one screen, then spin around and work on the other 2 and vice versa.

So you still think its worth using the 8800 GTS on the 1080p, and get another cheaper card for *** two working desktops?

thanks guys.

 

[V|per]

Depends what type of work you do. If you require a decent graphics card for rendering and such, then you would need 2 pretty decent cards, 1 for work, one for gaming. If your work is just general desktop usage/word etc, then yes, get a cheapy card for the 2 monitors, and use the 8800 with the tv

 

[mcronix]

Hi Guys,

I currently run the BFG GeForce 8800 GTS and two monitors off it.
however I have been at times unplugging one and connecting to my 38 1080p Samsung TV. So i was thinking now of getting another 8800 GTS card which would give me 4 DVI connections, will this then allow me to use 4 monitors?

Thanks for any advice.

Am looking into exactly the same thing for my setup. Keep us posted!