Hi,
I'm looking for a new graphics card to which I can hook up two CRT monitors at the same time.
I currently own a Sapphire ATI HD4350 with 512MB DDR2-RAM, one VGA-port and one DVI-I port, which runs my dual-CRT setup just fine at resolutions of up to 2x(2048x1536) pixels.
But now I want more power for my games. And before cards with (VGA + DVI-I)-ports or (Dual-DVI-I)-ports die out, as they seem to be doing these days (I did not find a single suitable HD6xxx card with DVI-I output, only DVI-D ! So even if they do sport a VGA output, I can only hook up one CRT to them), I wanted to ask you which one to buy. Money is no concern.
So which are the last and most powerful cards sporting both a VGA and a DVI-I (not DVI-D) outlet ? Or a twin DVI-I outlet alternatively ?
As far as I have researched by now, from Ati only the HD5450 still has DVI-I ports, maybe some other HD5xxx series models too, but the better ones already disappeared from the market (HD5670, 5750, 5770, etc.)
From nvidia, the GeForce 550Ti seems to have (VGA + DVI-I) ports. Is that correct, and what do you think of this GPU ? The 650 models only have DVI-D ports ...
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Alternative approach:
Should I just plug two graphics cards into my system ? This way I would only have to find cards with one VGA connector, and up to now there are plenty around, even of the latest models. I could buy one decent card for gaming (I only need a single monitor for gaming) and for office stuff I would buy a second, cheap card which would fire my second CRT to extend the screen real estate when needed.
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PS: Once again, for those who cannot read properly:
A DVI-to-VGA adapter alone does not help me if the DVI-D port on the card only delivers the digital signal, as is the case with more and more graphics cards which only have DVI-D ports !
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface
You need a DVI-I port for VGA-adapters to work, because only DVI-I ports provide the analogue signal, too !
But most recent cards only sport DVI-D ports, which only deliver the digital signal, since this way the manufacturers can save some 20 cents for the second RAMDAC and a few capacitors, as in the new HD6xxx series or the GeForce 600 series ...
I'm looking for a new graphics card to which I can hook up two CRT monitors at the same time.
I currently own a Sapphire ATI HD4350 with 512MB DDR2-RAM, one VGA-port and one DVI-I port, which runs my dual-CRT setup just fine at resolutions of up to 2x(2048x1536) pixels.
But now I want more power for my games. And before cards with (VGA + DVI-I)-ports or (Dual-DVI-I)-ports die out, as they seem to be doing these days (I did not find a single suitable HD6xxx card with DVI-I output, only DVI-D ! So even if they do sport a VGA output, I can only hook up one CRT to them), I wanted to ask you which one to buy. Money is no concern.
So which are the last and most powerful cards sporting both a VGA and a DVI-I (not DVI-D) outlet ? Or a twin DVI-I outlet alternatively ?
As far as I have researched by now, from Ati only the HD5450 still has DVI-I ports, maybe some other HD5xxx series models too, but the better ones already disappeared from the market (HD5670, 5750, 5770, etc.)
From nvidia, the GeForce 550Ti seems to have (VGA + DVI-I) ports. Is that correct, and what do you think of this GPU ? The 650 models only have DVI-D ports ...
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Alternative approach:
Should I just plug two graphics cards into my system ? This way I would only have to find cards with one VGA connector, and up to now there are plenty around, even of the latest models. I could buy one decent card for gaming (I only need a single monitor for gaming) and for office stuff I would buy a second, cheap card which would fire my second CRT to extend the screen real estate when needed.
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PS: Once again, for those who cannot read properly:
A DVI-to-VGA adapter alone does not help me if the DVI-D port on the card only delivers the digital signal, as is the case with more and more graphics cards which only have DVI-D ports !
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface
You need a DVI-I port for VGA-adapters to work, because only DVI-I ports provide the analogue signal, too !
But most recent cards only sport DVI-D ports, which only deliver the digital signal, since this way the manufacturers can save some 20 cents for the second RAMDAC and a few capacitors, as in the new HD6xxx series or the GeForce 600 series ...