Best set up for 6-8 displays

[jrockm]

I am getting ready to build a new rig for my office. I plan on working off an i7 base. I was wondering what the best set up would be to be able to run 6-8 displays as a trading station. I also would like the ability to just use one screen for gaming. What are the best card options for this setup. How many cards?

 

[ubernoobie]

2 5870s(3 per card)

 

[paperfox]

originaly i was thinking of maybe 3-4 of the hd4600 series cards to get your 6-8 displays...

but since you want to do some gaming i dont know if you might run into driver issues if you run say a hd4800 card and 2-3 hd4600s.

 

[the last resort]

+1 ubernoobie. Or wait for the S.E. Eyefinity series that has 6 outputs per card.

 

[xaira]

http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity.aspx

http://www.techlivez.com/2009/09/beyond-hi-definition-ati-eyefinity-technology-with-eye-definition/

http://inside.ventuz.com/wp-content/uploads/6TimesDisplayPort.jpg

imagine trading with this setup
http://www.globalnerdy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/trading-desk-multiple-monitors.jpg

wait for eyefinity, should be here in october, its the only solution for anyone who wants more than 4 displays

 

[IzzyCraft]

That set up was probably done with more then 1 computer networked and sporting specialty cards from martox or something

does eyefinity supports ,more then 4 desktops ATI diagrams only show up to 4 desktops the last 2 monitors just span over other desktops so ionno if that an issue.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102809
two of these in a computer can easily do 8 monitors and wouldn't require a display port monitor, adaptors or other *** that eyefinity would use up