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Hello, I currently have 3 22' display monitors that run at 1680x1050 resolution each. Im currently trying to build a new computer and I was wondering how I would be able to run all 3 monitors at 1680x1050 res. These are the parts I am going to get.


Antec NeoPower 650W

Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 2.4GHz

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R

STT DDR2-800 4GB (4x1GB) CL4

Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB

Seagate ST3320620AS 320GB

Lite-On LH-2B1S 2X SATA Blu-ray

EVGA nVidia GeForce 8800GTX 768MB

Creative Labs X-Fi Xtreme

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit


I looked at the Matrox Triplehead2Go splitter but that doesnt display 1680x1050 for each screen. Would I need another graphics card, if so could I have a lower quality one with the 8800GTX.

Currently I have a FireGL and a basic graphics card and I am able to run 1680x1050 on each monitor. Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

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Nice build BTW :), but I don't understand why would you want to run 3 cloned screens, I would understand maybe 2 cloned screens at some point. That is what you want right? 3 cloned screens?

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Emp he means that he has 3 monitors and wants to get of them to display different parts of the image and run different applications on each other. The Graphics card can only run 2 monitors, so he would need to either get another card for 3 monitors, or a splitter that has 3 DVI outs.

Reply to Solariscs

What solar said lol also would it be ok if I got a worser card than the 8800GTX or would that be bad? right now i have a basic card and a FireGL one and the screens work fine.

Reply to killer1022
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I'm guessing that's what the TripleHead2Go from matrox does? Make an extended display with all 3 screens on some weird res like 3840x1024 or so (Can't remember the digits). Basically gives you one big horizontal screen. Digital signal is not a problem anymore, matrox now sells Digital and Analog TripleHead2Go.

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Reply to emp

yeah, the only problem with them is that they have that big res split among all the monitors so with 3 of them you can only have 1280x1024 on each monitor. He wants to do 1680x1050 on all of them.

I suggest he gets another splitter. Do you know if the Iogear one is good? or Blackbox?

Reply to Solariscs

Yea, we thought of that but that doesnt display 1680x1050 for all 3 screens. Is there any other splitters out there

Reply to killer1022

Also EMP, do u have AIM? If so aim me at Killer1o22.

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I don't have AIM sorry, only MSN Messenger. And to be honest, I don't know all that much about splitters, this is kind of TheGreatGrapeApe territory, and I don't want to talk too much about things I don't know. Wouldn't that be odd though? 5040x1050, it's wider than an eye's field of vision.


Message edited by emp on 07-30-2007 at 03:21:19 AM
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