GTS 250 video cards, need single slot instead

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by rodmike9, Aug 10, 2010.


  1. XP
     
    #11     Aug 11, 2010
  2. Are you doing something slick? I thought the limit was 10 monitors...?? Do some monitors duplicate the display of others?
     
    #12     Aug 11, 2010
  3. what do you guys do , run a 100,000 BTU freezer in the room?

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    dimming the lights must save a lot of power
     
    #13     Aug 13, 2010
  4. I use Ultramon 3.0.10 software($40.00) for managing the whole setup.

    http://www.soft82.com/download/windows/ultramon/
     
    #14     Aug 13, 2010
  5. I added another video card, an EVGA GT220, it was a tight fit but it worked.

    So I am now running 3 cards, but only 4 monitors (going to add 2 more).

    I encountered a problem after i installed the card. One of my monitors ( a Gateway HD2201) started flickering. So i switched monitors, ran a different one on the new card, and the troubled monitor on a old card.

    The flickering went away, but now my resolution isn't right. It is blurry, and not all of the chart fits, cutting off on one or both sides.

    The other monitor (same brand and type) works well on the new card. So, it seems the new card altered one of my monitors, but works well on another.

    Does anyone have any thoughts? (hope that wasn't too confusing)
     
    #15     Dec 16, 2010
  6. You have different, "3rd party" video cards installed. Having display trouble is not a surprise. All of your video cards should be exactly the same, if possible. Or, use workstation cards which are designed to work with each other... like Quadro NVS 450, 295. (Some different video cards will work together, but it's hit-and-miss.)
     
    #16     Dec 16, 2010
  7. I was running an MSI and EVGA without a problem. I added a second EVGA and the problems occurred.

    If i run my 4 monitors on the (old) EVGA and the (old) MSI, i now encounter problems with the aforementioned monitor, which i didn't have before.

    It is almost like the new card changed settings

    thx for your reply, btw
     
    #17     Dec 16, 2010
  8. Yes, adding a new card can change older settings. And, you added a 220 card to 2, 250s... that's perhaps another reason for the trouble.
     
    #18     Dec 16, 2010
  9. #20     Dec 16, 2010