Need graphics card recommendation - Two monitors connected to one PC
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Posted by on November 9, 2005, 3:27 am
Please log in for more thread options two 17" CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI output. The computer has a PCI Express slot. I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each card. I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for text so I assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the screen. Clear text is important. The OS is Windows XP Pro. Thank you. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Ian East on November 9, 2005, 3:21 am
Please log in for more thread options >It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be connecting
two 17"
>CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe both)
to a DVI
>output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
card.
> >I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each >
text so I
>I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for >assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast
enough to
>display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on
the screen.
>
>Clear text is important. > >The OS is Windows XP Pro. > >Thank you. The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance. It's 3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card. Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300 SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not going to have a lot of selection though. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on November 14, 2005, 3:15 am
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>On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
> >>It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll be
connecting two 17"
>>CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect at least one of them (maybe
both) to a DVI
>>output. The computer has a PCI Express slot.
card.
>> >>I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor connected to each >>
text so I
>>I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it mainly for >>assume it doesn't have to be a powerful graphics card. It just has to be fast
enough to
>>display text on two monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on
the screen.
>>
>>Clear text is important. >> >>The OS is Windows XP Pro. >> >>Thank you. >
>The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and >refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the >quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly >all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance. I don't really know much about it but I did see someone saying his Asus ATI X300 didn't display text clearly. > It's
>3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card. >Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next >generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented >cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually >only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300 >SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not >going to have a lot of selection though. Thanks. Do you think the X300 is fast enough for two monitors at 1024 x 768 and 70 Hz? | |||||||||||||
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Posted by S.Heenan on November 14, 2005, 6:00 am
Please log in for more thread options DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
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>> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
>> >>> It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll
>>> be connecting two 17" CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect >>> at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI output. The computer has >>> a PCI Express slot. >>> >>> I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor >>> connected to each card. >>> >>> I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it >>> mainly for text so I assume it doesn't have to be a powerful >>> graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to display text on two >>> monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the >>> screen. >>> >>> Clear text is important. >>> >>> The OS is Windows XP Pro. >>> >>> Thank you. >>
>> The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and >> refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the >> quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly >> all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance. >
> I don't really know much about it but I did see someone saying his > Asus > ATI X300 didn't display text clearly. > >> It's
>> 3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card. >> Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next >> generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented >> cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually >> only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300 >> SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not >> going to have a lot of selection though. >
> Thanks. Do you think the X300 is fast enough for two monitors at 1024 > x 768 and 70 Hz? Take a look at the Matrox P650 for excellent 2D. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814106153 -- If linux is the answer, it must have been a stupid question. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by on November 15, 2005, 2:54 am
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>DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
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>>> On Wed, 09 Nov 2005 03:27:11 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:
>>> >>>> It's a Small Form Factor computer so it needs a narrow card. I'll >>>> be connecting two 17" CRTs so I probably also need a way to connect >>>> at least one of them (maybe both) to a DVI output. The computer has >>>> a PCI Express slot. >>>> >>>> I want a Dual Head card, not a second card with one monitor >>>> connected to each card. >>>> >>>> I'd like to keep the cost down, under $150 if possible. I need it >>>> mainly for text so I assume it doesn't have to be a powerful >>>> graphics card. It just has to be fast enough to display text on two >>>> monitors without making me wait for anything to appear on the >>>> screen. >>>> >>>> Clear text is important. >>>> >>>> The OS is Windows XP Pro. >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>> >>> The size of your CRT's isn't important... It's the resolution and >>> refresh rate you wish to run them at that matters. That and the >>> quality of your CRT will also determine the clarity of text. Nearly >>> all modern video cards are indistinguishable in 2D performance. >>
>> I don't really know much about it but I did see someone saying his >> Asus >> ATI X300 didn't display text clearly. >> >>> It's
>>> 3D performance that people pay for in a high quality video card. >>> Since your system is PCI Express, that kind of limits you to the next >>> generation of cards which are mostly high performance gaming oriented >>> cards with external fans and such. The Dual DVI outputs are usually >>> only on full size cards. I've seen slimline versions of the ATI X300 >>> SE with one DVI and one DB15 (VGA) connector. You're probably not >>> going to have a lot of selection though. >>
>> Thanks. Do you think the X300 is fast enough for two monitors at 1024 >> x 768 and 70 Hz? >
> > >Take a look at the Matrox P650 for excellent 2D. > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814106153 Thanks. I have a PCI Express slot and it needs a slimline/small form factor card. AGP won't work. | |||||||||||||
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