4 ports @: 2560x1600 @ 60Hz

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by new$, Apr 7, 2010.

  1. I have used only 2 makes:

    PNY Technologies
    http://www3.pny.com/Categories/GeForceGraphics.aspx?Category_ID=13

    EVGA
    http://www.evga.com/products/featured.asp

    These are low cost alternatives readily available at hardware stores like Fry's. They have many dual-monitor models, but I have not seen any model that supports 4 (or more) monitors. If you want to support more monitors on the same video card (instead of using 2 cards), you may need to look at other makes such as Matrox.

    A dual-monitor video card from PNY or EVGA for the PCIeX16 bus is about $50 these days. Not the high-end game graphics stuff but plenty good for price charts.

    If you use more than 1 video card, from my experience it's best to use cards from the same manufacturer because of compatibility issues. I had tried mixing PNY and EVGA cards on the same box once and it didn't work.
     
    #21     Apr 9, 2010
  2. Another cheap card (<$50) is Radeon 5450. Passive cooling and low power consumption. It can drive 3 monitors per card. If you get one of those, be sure to get one without fan (noise) and with a DisplayPort output. Only those models with atleast 1 Displayport output can do 3 monitors, the others only 2. The downside compared to more expensive cards like the Matrox Triplehead is that this setup will require 3 different connectors to work (displayport, vga and dvi).

    P.S.: in order to get 3 monitors working, you need 1 displayport-capable monitor. Passive dp->dvi adapters wont work, and the expensive active adapters cost twice the price of the card.
     
    #22     Apr 9, 2010