Multiple monitors

[Death_blooms]

i recently set up 2 monitors on my pc and cant get enough of it but my graphics card only supports the 2. I want atleast 6 of em so where do i get cards with this kind of support.

my board supports x16 sli if that helps.

[jph1589]

I don't see any cards that will do more than 2 monitors. I did see a motherboard the other day that had 3 pcie slots, but I think 2 were for graphics and one was a physics slot. I can't for the life of me remember what board it was though. It was one of the big name new boards though. Maybe Rich knows.

[Death_blooms]

ive seen a 13 monitor array online though how did they do that then?

[jph1589]

Originally Posted by Death_blooms

ive seen a 13 monitor array online though how did they do that then?

Probably some kind of video splitter device.

[pc_guy]

I know that the quadro professional line of graphics cards from nVidia will do 4 monitors, but they also have a professional price.
LINK

This card will support 4 monitors - only $285! lol

You could buy cheap PCI graphics cards that support 2 monitors, put 2 or 3 of those in and you in theory you should be able to run 6-8 monitors. Note that I said "in theory", since I have never tried running more than 3 monitors under WinXP.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by pc_guy

I know that the quadro professional line of graphics cards from nVidia will do 4 monitors, but they also have a professional price.
LINK

This card will support 4 monitors - only $285! lol

You could buy cheap PCI graphics cards that support 2 monitors, put 2 or 3 of those in and you in theory you should be able to run 6-8 monitors. Note that I said "in theory", since I have never tried running more than 3 monitors under WinXP.

PC_Guy is right, for that many monitors your gonna pay. Unless your doing video editing, or something like that I don't see why you would need more then 4 monitors. Please explain to us your reason, I am curious.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by Hitman

PC_Guy is right, for that many monitors your gonna pay. Unless your doing video editing, or something like that I don't see why you would need more then 4 monitors. Please explain to us your reason, I am curious.

Man, if I had 4 monitors for my editing in Final Cut Pro... That would be heaven.

But yeah, you get an SLI set and a PCI card (by the same manufacturer - i.e. nVidia or ATi).

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

Man, if I had 4 monitors for my editing in Final Cut Pro... That would be heaven.

But yeah, you get an SLI set and a PCI card (by the same manufacturer - i.e. nVidia or ATi).

Monitors are easy to come by if you don't mind small ones. I see 15" CRTs at garage sales all the time for around $10. You can pick up 15" LCDs for around $30. They aren't the best but if you just want monitors its a cheap route.

[wtcnbrwndo4u]

Originally Posted by Hitman

Monitors are easy to come by if you don't mind small ones. I see 15" CRTs at garage sales all the time for around $10. You can pick up 15" LCDs for around $30. They aren't the best but if you just want monitors its a cheap route.

15" LCDs... I can do that. I should get a quad display setup for that. That would be sweet. But it's at school.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by wtcnbrwndo4u

15" LCDs... I can do that. I should get a quad display setup for that. That would be sweet. But it's at school.

You just have to look around, and be willing to deal with used stuff, which sometimes can be a real PITA. You can check ebay, but I would only buy LCDs on Ebay, cause shipping even a 15" CRT wouldn't be worth it. I would suggest looking locally first. Check News paper classified ads, for sale boards at grocery stores, even Mom and Pop computer shops.