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rollinlow54   01-13-2007 at 04:31:58 AM

i have the nVidia GeForce 7800 GS (AGP) card in my old P4 system.

I'm looking to go with three of these guys: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824001226

My question is - what is the best way to approach the triple monitor setup. I'd like the 7800 to power just one (main) monitor. Then i'd like the other two monitors setup on left and right of main monitor. I looked around and found some dual DVI PCI cards, but they're pretty pricey for just a PCI card.

any suggestions? thanks!

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lewbaseball07   01-13-2007 at 05:19:49 AM
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get the triple4you converter who something lmao...i really cant think of the name!!!

ANY ONE KNOW IT?!?!?

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rollinlow54   01-13-2007 at 05:20:36 AM
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not sure what youre talking about. either way, id still like to stay DVI on all three

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miahallen   01-13-2007 at 02:25:25 PM
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There is an excellent forum on this subject Widescreen Gaming Forum. The adaptor lewbaseball07 mentioned is made by Matrox, it's called the triplehead2go. It'll allow you to run up to 3840x1024 for "surround gaming". There's support for well over 100 titles...But, you're going to have a hard time running that resolution on any newer games with that graphics card. 3840x1024 is almost 4 mega-pixels 8O But it will also let you run at lower resolutions.

The forum I linked to above is the source you need to find your solution.

BTW- it uses an analog VGA connection, so the DVI concern isn't relevant for this solution.

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rollinlow54   01-13-2007 at 03:41:57 PM
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mia - thanks. I rarely game and am doing this for productivity reasons - i'm a web developer / designer - so i need all the screenspace i can get.

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outlw6669   01-13-2007 at 04:39:59 PM
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This or this will work for you.

The first one has 2 dvi outputs, the second one has one dvi and one analog.
$125 or $30, either will do what you need it to.

The only down side to the cheaper one is that you will have to hit the auto adjust on your third monitor (if it is a lcd)

Eithher will work.
I would get the cheaper one and save up for a new system w/ 2 pcie 16x slots.

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miahallen   01-13-2007 at 09:04:43 PM
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OH! Wait! In that case, this may not be the most elagent solution...When in Windows, maximizing an app will maximize it to all three screens. I would think you may want to disregard my post, I thought you were seeking "surround gaming".

So going back to your original question, you have the right idea. And yes a PCI card to do what you want will be expensive, simply due to supply and demand.

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