Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by TIKITRADER, Jul 4, 2011.

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  1. I am at a blank. What video card supports six monitors ?
    Is it an ati radeon or something ? I will look into it
     
    #211     Jul 19, 2011
  2. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    #212     Jul 19, 2011
  3. #213     Jul 19, 2011
  4. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    #214     Jul 19, 2011
  5. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    LOL!!!!!!!!! I just posted something similar. And yes, I think the power supply with the $700 i5 setup I posted won't handle it.
     
    #215     Jul 19, 2011
  6. LeeD

    LeeD

    I understand it's only a solution for gamers. For many of them physical screen space (in square inches) is subjectively similar to having the smae space with higher resolution.

    On "cheap" 27-30 inch monitors you get the same number of pixels as on a typical 23-inch "full HD" monitor. (Basically, they are converted TVs.) If you want more pixels all the prices I have seen are over 3x price of a cheap 23-inch "full HD" monitor.
     
    #216     Jul 19, 2011
  7. I don't think so.

    The B708 Desktop Computer specs said it has 1 PCIe X16 slot total, but 0 available. Which means this box maker is already using the PCIe X16 slot for something. I am not sure what.

    The Intel BDH67BL H67-Express Motherboard seems to have one DVI video outlet on the motherboard. But as soon as you put a video card on the PCIe X16 slot, most likely this onboard DVI video will be disabled.

    The fact is you only have one PCIe X16 slot. If you buy a quad card, you can drive 4 monitors. If you buy an Eyefinity-6 card (a quad card), you can drive 6 monitors. But I understand you want to drive 8 monitors. So you need a Octo card of some sort. (I am not sure if it exists.)
     
    #217     Jul 19, 2011
  8. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    Zero x16 available says it all. Looks like I'd do much better sticking with the original plan.:)
     
    #218     Jul 19, 2011
  9. LEAPup

    LEAPup

    Agreed completely! I went to newegg after reviewing the clip, and thought "how does a person save money buying three 30" monitors?" Too expensive and not necessary for what I need...

    I need to stick with the original plan.
     
    #219     Jul 19, 2011
  10. Personally, I think a 24-inch monitor has maxed out the utility of a 1920x1080 resolution. I have more than a dozen of them. I already felt that the charts look kind of coarse for the space available.

    Any bigger size monitor (26, 28, 30) without providing a higher resolution is not cost effective.
     
    #220     Jul 19, 2011
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