Multimonitor and SLI?
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Aah.. so SLI + Multimonitor = true then. Nice. :) Thanks for the link!
You said you tried two gfx cards side by side then? "already tried two graphic cards side by side, and it worked worse than it did with Windows 3.1..." What was wrong/different to SLI?
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If I buy two SLI graphic cards, will I be able to attach 4 monitors (given that each card has 2 connectors)? I do not intend to use the actual SLI acceleration features (Unreal Tournament doesn't need that much acceleration ;)), I just want the extra DVI connectors without hassles (already tried two graphic cards side by side, and it worked worse than it did with Windows 3.1...)
> Unreal Tournament doesn't need that much acceleration Still playing the original UT? My friend and I are still playing Assault online, have been since it was released. Shame the new versions of UT haven't been as good.
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If I buy two SLI graphic cards, will I be able to attach 4 monitors (given that each card has 2 connectors)? I do not intend to use the actual SLI acceleration features (Unreal Tournament doesn't need that much acceleration ;)), I just want the extra DVI connectors without hassles (already tried two graphic cards side by side, and it worked worse than it did with Windows 3.1...)
Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
If I buy two SLI graphic cards
SLI means that you are using them to produce one image. However, yes, you can buy two graphics card running in non-SLI configuration and power four monitors. You can also buy two SLI-single board cards (the SLI is on board, not external), and still use four monitors, but you cannot turn on SLI on the boards last time I tried. Trying to make me jealous by powering Four 30 inch monitors? ;)
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You said you tried two gfx cards side by side then? "already tried two graphic cards side by side, and it worked worse than it did with Windows 3.1..." What was wrong/different to SLI?
I tried a non SLI setup. One nVidia cheap-o-matic something, and my old ATI card. It should work - in theory. I think the drivers fell ontop of eachother. Both Vista and XP said nasty things about my drivers. :~
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> Unreal Tournament doesn't need that much acceleration Still playing the original UT? My friend and I are still playing Assault online, have been since it was released. Shame the new versions of UT haven't been as good.
I play UT Zeroping/instagib mostly. We play "classic" UT occasionally here at work. The new UT games have all sucked. I suspect UT 2007 (2008 soon? ;P) will suck just as much... UT99 for the win!! :-D
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Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
If I buy two SLI graphic cards
SLI means that you are using them to produce one image. However, yes, you can buy two graphics card running in non-SLI configuration and power four monitors. You can also buy two SLI-single board cards (the SLI is on board, not external), and still use four monitors, but you cannot turn on SLI on the boards last time I tried. Trying to make me jealous by powering Four 30 inch monitors? ;)
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
I've tried non-SLI configuration, and it failed miserably. Granted, it was one nVidia and one ATI card, so naturally Mr Murphy stepped in and took command. In theory, it should work! ;P
El Corazon wrote:
Trying to make me jealous by powering Four 30 inch monitors?
I'm trying to power my TV without having to resort to a HDMI/DVI-switch (which makes Vista totally crazy by the way!). Not that big of a deal. :)
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I've tried non-SLI configuration, and it failed miserably. Granted, it was one nVidia and one ATI card, so naturally Mr Murphy stepped in and took command. In theory, it should work! ;P
El Corazon wrote:
Trying to make me jealous by powering Four 30 inch monitors?
I'm trying to power my TV without having to resort to a HDMI/DVI-switch (which makes Vista totally crazy by the way!). Not that big of a deal. :)
Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
Granted, it was one nVidia and one ATI card, so naturally Mr Murphy stepped in and took command.
I have "heard" rumors of someone once getting that to work... but I have never seen it.
_________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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I play UT Zeroping/instagib mostly. We play "classic" UT occasionally here at work. The new UT games have all sucked. I suspect UT 2007 (2008 soon? ;P) will suck just as much... UT99 for the win!! :-D
From what I've read about UT2007/8, (They are calling it UT3 now I think), there is some hope that it will go back to the UT99 style of gameplay... So, fingers crossed :)
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I tried a non SLI setup. One nVidia cheap-o-matic something, and my old ATI card. It should work - in theory. I think the drivers fell ontop of eachother. Both Vista and XP said nasty things about my drivers. :~
probably was the mixed brands issue. Someone else here had a nightmare of a time trying to get a PCI gfx card to work with 2 PCIe ones for a client that want/needed a 5 monitor setup.
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If I buy two SLI graphic cards, will I be able to attach 4 monitors (given that each card has 2 connectors)? I do not intend to use the actual SLI acceleration features (Unreal Tournament doesn't need that much acceleration ;)), I just want the extra DVI connectors without hassles (already tried two graphic cards side by side, and it worked worse than it did with Windows 3.1...)
Joergen Sigvardsson wrote:
If I buy two SLI graphic cards, will I be able to attach 4 monitors (given that each card has 2 connectors)?
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