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jeffsteinberg2   10-03-2008 at 05:54:01 PM

I currently have a BFG GeForce 7900 GSOC 256 mb video card running on a Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 775 motherboard (one pcie x16 slot, one pcie x4 slot). I would like to add a 2nd dual dvi video card so I can run 4 monitors. Do I need an identical video card, one that has the same chipset, or can I totally mix and match? I am not a gamer so I don't need the absolute best performance but I would like one with OK performance.

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huron   10-03-2008 at 06:05:10 PM
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You can use any video card that has dual dvi outs. It doesn't matter as long as you are not planning on using the cards to work together.

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jeffsteinberg2   10-03-2008 at 07:33:42 PM
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Huron, when you say that I'm not planning on using them to work together, you mean from a performance standpoint, not a desktop size standpoint, right?

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the_one111   10-03-2008 at 07:54:07 PM
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How about you just give me the other two monitors and be happy! :D

lol

You would need SLI if these cards were to work together which would require two PCI slots. And i dont think the 7900gsoc has SLI ability (not sure). Oh and you would need a like 450w or higher psu i bet..

really you need a forum vet to answer this question because i only specialize in the ge force 8 series and above..


Message edited by the_one111 on 10-03-2008 at 07:55:40 PM
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alvine   10-03-2008 at 07:54:27 PM
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meaning no sli unless you get same exact game graphic card but you just want to use 4 monitors so get a cheap second card to run them

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Jim_L9   10-03-2008 at 08:21:08 PM
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Make sure the second card is also an NVidia card.

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aevm   10-08-2008 at 05:09:08 PM
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Get an 8500GT for about $45. It has one DVI and one VGA output. If you absolutely want two DVI outputs get an 8600GT or 9400GT, but it costs more.


Message edited by aevm on 10-08-2008 at 05:11:24 PM
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