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The4Aces
10-05-2005, 04:30 AM
Can i just have 2 cards each with one DVI output and a VGA output? Or will i need something else?
Mr_J
10-05-2005, 04:46 AM
Another 12-16 tabling snger??? Hope you're not a $55er...
10-05-2005, 10:29 AM
If you've got an SLI board, this shouldn't be a problem. At least on my board (Asus A8N-SLI) I can run 2 PCI express video cards in non-sli mode giving me 4 outputs. If you're still on AGP you'll need to find a regular PCI card for your 2nd video card. performance on the PCI card will absolutely suck though, so don't bet on playing games/movies on those 2 monitors. Most AGP and PCI-express video cards will give you 2 outputs, 1 DVI, 1 Analog. On PCI cards (not PCI-express), 2nd video output is not very common so you might be hunting for a while. Good luck, and better get LCD's... it'll get mighty hot with CRT's /images/graemlins/smile.gif
MyMindIsGoing
10-05-2005, 11:19 AM
Why not get two cards that has dual dvi for four total dvi connectors [assuming you are gonna use TFTs]?
MyMindIsGoing
10-05-2005, 11:58 AM
"performance on the PCI card will absolutely suck though"

Its not that bad...
The4Aces
10-05-2005, 10:16 PM
dude i dont even know what TFTs are also. 2 DVI outputs are alot more expensive and i cant even notice the diffrence between VGA and DVI.