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[gamerfreak]

Thanks!!

Also, ill be running different resolutions on the two 19 inchers than the 24". Any way I can set it up so that the windows are scaled properly when I drag them across?

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gamerfreak

Thanks!!

Also, ill be running different resolutions on the two 19 inchers than the 24". Any way I can set it up so that the windows are scaled properly when I drag them across?

There's several utilities that can help you manage multiple monitors more easily. What OS are you running again? You might want to ask Hitman about that, I know he's been using several monitors for a while so he should know a few.
One that comes to mind is Ultramon, although I'm not too sure it is Vista compatible if that's what you are using. It greatly simplifies moving windows between monitors.

[gamerfreak]

Running vista ultimate.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by gamerfreak

Running vista ultimate.

32bit or 64bit?
Check Ultramon. There's a clone called Multimon (freeware & paid "pro" version available)
Basically they span your taskbar to every monitor and add better multi monitor support to Windows. I'm not sure though how Vista handles multiple monitor, so that might not be as needed as in XP.

Edit: Interesting piece of freeware DisplayFusion.
Never tested but looks mighty nice.
DisplayFusion : Binary Fortress Software
Edit 2: Apparently not freeware. Jeez. -_-

[Hitman]

I use the nVidia control panel, multiple display wizard, but you have to have nVidia cards, obviously. ATI has similar software. Picks up all your cards and monitors. If you run them in dualview you can set all your resolutions separately.

[Boy'nBlack]

Exactly. The drivers are great and do anything you really want to do. You click the monitor in the picture and can set it up separately from the rest. IF you want them to be one big monitor, span. Duplicates where they all show the same thing, clone. I really preferred the nVidia multimonitor set up over what you can do with ATI's set. We use it here at work with 6 displays that act as one very wide screen, but can flip on the fly to roll through available screens on one. Couldn't do that with ATI that I can see.

And you can run as many cards as you want and still stay away from actual SLI. One card, two monitors. Next card, two more monitors. If you want to game, that little FX card isn't going to cut it. That's unless it's just to power the third screen that mostly idles and does side jobs. You could get an 8600GT for $60.

[screwballl]

Originally Posted by Boy'nBlack

And you can run as many cards as you want and still stay away from actual SLI. One card, two monitors. Next card, two more monitors. If you want to game, that little FX card isn't going to cut it. That's unless it's just to power the third screen that mostly idles and does side jobs. You could get an 8600GT for $60.

One major issue, he does not have more than one PCIe x16 slot. The Gigabyte DS3R board has 1 x16 slot, 2 x1 slots and 3 PCI slots. In this case it would be best if he got either a PCIe x1 card or PCI card. Downside is the only x1 cards I see out there are ATI cards (like X1550) and since he has an existing nvidia card would be best to use a second nvidia card.