Dual 30 inch monitors.....will this setup work?

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2613

"Dual-link DVI
Able to drive two of the industry's largest and highest resolution flat-panel displays up to 2560x1600."
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Yes, it will work.

Why do you need two though? A single one will drive both displays.

You also know that two nVidia graphics cards on an Intel P35 board will just be completely independent, they won't be in SLI right? Only nVidia chipsets can do that.

I don't know if you planned about any of the above, but if you just want to drive the two displays, both will work fine, no need for two.
 
I was under the impression that for wqxga you needed 2 dvi ports because of the resolution size. I know they won't be in sli (don't care about gaming).
 
Optional87 said:
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Products_Overview.aspx?ProductID=2613



Yes, it will work.

Why do you need two though? A single one will drive both displays.

You also know that two nVidia graphics cards on an Intel P35 board will just be completely independent, they won't be in SLI right? Only nVidia chipsets can do that.

I don't know if you planned about any of the above, but if you just want to drive the two displays, both will work fine, no need for two.
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You are mistaken, you just need a DVI port that is Dual Link, any card remotely recent has it =] One card can do em both.
 
blenderkid said:
I was under the impression that for wqxga you needed 2 dvi ports because of the resolution size. I know they won't be in sli (don't care about gaming).
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yeah I noticed you said you didn't care about gaming, just mentioning it, and no you don't need 2 dvi ports, just 1 dual-link dvi port, of which that graphics card has two.
 
I think you should post a pic of it afterwards in the setup thread. Two 30 inchers have to look pretty sweet!
 
Two 30" monitors would be wonderful!

I'm envious! Almost makes me want to trade in my 3 19" LCD's and Triplehead2Go DE.

Crysis @ 3840 x 1024

crysis_ws.jpg
 
Vix said:
Two 30" monitors would be wonderful!

I'm envious! Almost makes me want to trade in my 3 19" LCD's and Triplehead2Go DE.

Crysis @ 3840 x 1024

crysis_ws.jpg
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plus you wouldn't have huge lcd bezels in the middle of that beautiful game.
 
But with a single 30" screen you'd only see half of the scenery...
 
What will these monitors be used for? If you want to game you're gonna need GTX's or Ultras for the memory...
 
RussianHAXOR said:
Thanks, thats what i get for browsing tiled in Opera. :rolleyes: :facepalm:
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I used to use opera but the constant mis-rendering of sites really got on my nerves. Certain controls or options simply wouldn't show up like they did on IE or Firefox. I got tired of it and went to Firefox.
 
Sr7 said:
I used to use opera but the constant mis-rendering of sites really got on my nerves. Certain controls or options simply wouldn't show up like they did on IE or Firefox. I got tired of it and went to Firefox.
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Opera's gotten a lot better since version 9. I still use Opera for all my surfing. There are a few sites that it has trouble with, but I can manage.
 
You know I'm thinking of building out a similar setup using the same MoBo. I don't intend to do SLI but I would like to use my old 7900GT to drive a couple additional monitors with my 8800GT pushing a new Dell 24".

The thing is, I noticed that the second PCIe slot is a x16 slot but only supports x4... would a 7900GT work in that slot??? :confused:

I'd really rather not have to step up to an X38 board just to get 2 PCIe x16 slots, all else being the same.
 
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