- Jun 14, 2012
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I currently have a system build that has a Nvidia Quadro 4000 card in it (see bottom of post for complete system). I am currently running 2 U2410 Dell monitors and would like to add a 3rd (maybe a 4th later on down the track). My question is, to do this do I have to buy myself a 2nd Quadro 4000 or can I whack any old graphics card it to run the extra monitors.
Initially I was thinking that I could just use a usb converter and run it though a usb port (I wouldnt bother getting a U2410 in that case, I would get something cheaper). But if I can add a second card, that seems like the better solution.
I am using this as a engineering workstation, so I was hoping to let the Quadro 4000 do all the heavy lifting in terms of rendering/dealing with 3D models ect and have the extra card just running the extra monitors. Is this possible? I dont really want to drop another grand on a second Quadro 4000 that I don't really need (I'm not utilising it to its fullest as it is realistically).
So any thoughts? I have had a look at some other threads, but there never seems to be a complete consensus. I just want to get a clear picture of whether I can buy a cheap second card to run the extra monitors or not.
SYSTEM
CPU --------> i7 3930k overclocked to 4.5GHz
MOBO ------> ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
RAM -------> 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz
HDD(1st) -> 128GB Samsung 830 Series(For programs ie windows, ansys, proe etc.)
HDD(2nd) -> 512Gb Samsung 830 Series(working drive for ANSYS simulations)
HDD(3rd) -> 1Tb WD Caviar Black (for everything else)
GPU -------> Nvidia Quadro 4000
Sound card --> ASUS Xonar Essence STX (Just cause could)
Cooling --> Liquid Cooling CPU & Motherboard
Initially I was thinking that I could just use a usb converter and run it though a usb port (I wouldnt bother getting a U2410 in that case, I would get something cheaper). But if I can add a second card, that seems like the better solution.
I am using this as a engineering workstation, so I was hoping to let the Quadro 4000 do all the heavy lifting in terms of rendering/dealing with 3D models ect and have the extra card just running the extra monitors. Is this possible? I dont really want to drop another grand on a second Quadro 4000 that I don't really need (I'm not utilising it to its fullest as it is realistically).
So any thoughts? I have had a look at some other threads, but there never seems to be a complete consensus. I just want to get a clear picture of whether I can buy a cheap second card to run the extra monitors or not.
SYSTEM
CPU --------> i7 3930k overclocked to 4.5GHz
MOBO ------> ASUS Rampage IV Extreme
RAM -------> 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866MHz
HDD(1st) -> 128GB Samsung 830 Series(For programs ie windows, ansys, proe etc.)
HDD(2nd) -> 512Gb Samsung 830 Series(working drive for ANSYS simulations)
HDD(3rd) -> 1Tb WD Caviar Black (for everything else)
GPU -------> Nvidia Quadro 4000
Sound card --> ASUS Xonar Essence STX (Just cause could)
Cooling --> Liquid Cooling CPU & Motherboard
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