Multiple Cards

[rjos]

I am planning on building a box to run multiple VMs. I change things regularly often screw them up. I plan on breaking up the functions I use into small VMs. Then I can make changes and easily recover. This will be a workstation. The running VMs will not be heavely loaded.

I have seen MBs with dual graphic card slots. I am wondering what value this can bring. I expect to have about 4 displays. I expect two of those will be graphics (one HDTV), the other two mostly text - spreadsheets and DBs.

I would like the entire system to run quiet. I expect to pay from $100 to $200 per card. If there is a benefit for coordinating MB with graphic cards, it seems that my current preference is for Asus MBs.

I am expecting to run the Xen hypervisor. Can the underlying debian utilize separate graphic cards? And if so, what are the pros and cons?

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[amuffin]

Amd eyefinity

 

[rjos]

Thank you for the info. I will check them out.

I do not have a supplier preference. I usually purchase from suppliers that can provide technical support. I haven't found any for this issue.

 

[blade061188]

Check these cards out as well. They are a little cheaper than the 69xx series and will serve your purposes.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150573 <- 6850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125357 <- 6870

Also, if you will be running a lot of VMs, make sure you don't skimp on System RAM since all your VMs will share system resources. DDR3 is so cheap right now, you can get 8 Gb for next to nothing.