Nvidia Quadro FX570 or ATI Radeon 4550 512mb card for 4 monitor setup.

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I have a few extra cards laying around and was wondering which would be better for a home desktop with a 4 monitor setup. I know there older cards but really don't feel like going out and buying a new card. Reviews I saw online say the Radeon 4550 is slightly better but in saw that the Nvidia Quadro FX570 has a 128bit bus and the 4550 has 64bit. But the memory speed was 2x higher in 4550. Just want to make sure I use the better ones or will it not really matter? I'm only using a trading platform with mainly charts displayed and browing the web on the PC.
 
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If all you do is look at 2d images, it doesn't really matter how fast they are, just how many megabytes they have of memory.

I'd say use both, but you can't use the two different brands at the same time.

The ATI has more memory space, so it's probably be the better choice for 2 more monitors.
If all you do is look at 2d images, it doesn't really matter how fast they are, just how many megabytes they have of memory.

I'd say use both, but you can't use the two different brands at the same time.

The ATI has more memory space, so it's probably be the better choice for 2 more monitors.
 
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