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What PCI VGA card to run 3rd Monitor for Games?

Gimpymoo

Gimpymoo

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Am thinking of purchasing a 3rd Monitor for use mainly with rFactor.

Anyone able to recommend a good PCI card (well, as good as they get anyway) either brand new or second hand.

Not interested in running at native res.. as long as the game runs on the 3rd monitor.

Thought of a Matrox Triplehead2go but dont think the ATI X1950 PRO 512MB would be upto the job of the high resolution.

Thanks.
 
Will be running on 3 x HP w2207 Monitors.

Have an ATI x1950 PRO 256MB with 2 outputs. Need a 3rd output for the third montor so looking for a beefed up PCI VGA card I guess.

As mentioned.. am not bothered about running at native res as the w2207 scaled very well.

Why im reluctant to run the Triplehead2go is that to get 3 displays at a minimum res of 1024x768 on each screen.. I need to run the game at 3072x2304 which I think the x1950 would struggle with.. lets be be honest.. it would kill it.
 
Greebo said:
It would but the Triplehead2go still needs two gfx cards in your system
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No it doesn't.

Greebo said:
You can't have three screens powered by just your pro and the triplehead2go.
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Yes you can, that is the entire point of it. To take a single output if needed and span across multiple monitors.

The manufacturers web page at http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/products/th2go/ says only a "Single VGA output connector" is required (Or DVI on the Triplehead2go Digital which is the one im looking at).

Sure, SLI/Crossfire would help with the resolution you need hence why im pondering a PCI VGA Card INSTEAD of the Triplehead2Go but it is NOT a requirement to have multiple VGA cards, that defeats the purpose of the Triplehead2Go.
 
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Seriously, it is an amazing piece of kit.

I may wait untill the newer gen cards are released and get one of the Triplehead2Go's and run rFactor at 3072x2304 spanned across 3 screens.

Think my x1950 PRO would die at that res I think... would an 8800 be any better?
 
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