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I have four Dell U2412M 1920x1200 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F83MX8827) that I need to drive. They'll do DisplayPort, DVI, or VGA. Right now I'm using DisplayPort. Spanning desktop (nothing intensive like Photoshop or video rendering, etc - just web browsers and spreadsheets, etc) for work by day and gaming (single screen - no Eyefinity or anything) by night.
A couple years ago I bought a Visiontek Radeon 7750 2GB GDR5 6M (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129274). At the time, it was the cheapest card I found that would drive all four displays.
Budget is flexible, but I'd like to find something for $500 or less.
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Recently I started playing Just Cause 3 and found that unless I configure the settings VERY low, I barely get 20fps. I'd like to upgrade my video card to get a better experience out of this (and possibly other) game/s.
I found the Visiontek Radeon 7870 2GB GDDR5 6M (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262) but I'm not convinced it's going to be a substantial upgrade. Does anyone have any wisdom on this?
PowerColor makes a 7990 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131479) but the cheapest I found was $900. Even if I wanted to pay that much I have no positive confirmation that I can use 2x DVI and 2x DP at the same time - in other cards I've tried in the past, this wasn't possible.
I've looked into the Radeon series only because I already know the 4x mini-DP out works well under both Windows 10 and Gnome/Arch (I dual boot). I'm completely open to Nvidia, and I don't have a manufacturer affinity. This is a textbook "I just want the best tool for the job" situation.
A couple years ago I bought a Visiontek Radeon 7750 2GB GDR5 6M (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129274). At the time, it was the cheapest card I found that would drive all four displays.
Budget is flexible, but I'd like to find something for $500 or less.
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Recently I started playing Just Cause 3 and found that unless I configure the settings VERY low, I barely get 20fps. I'd like to upgrade my video card to get a better experience out of this (and possibly other) game/s.
I found the Visiontek Radeon 7870 2GB GDDR5 6M (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262) but I'm not convinced it's going to be a substantial upgrade. Does anyone have any wisdom on this?
PowerColor makes a 7990 (https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131479) but the cheapest I found was $900. Even if I wanted to pay that much I have no positive confirmation that I can use 2x DVI and 2x DP at the same time - in other cards I've tried in the past, this wasn't possible.
I've looked into the Radeon series only because I already know the 4x mini-DP out works well under both Windows 10 and Gnome/Arch (I dual boot). I'm completely open to Nvidia, and I don't have a manufacturer affinity. This is a textbook "I just want the best tool for the job" situation.
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