4870x2 + 3 monitors

How many monitors are you running on your main rig?

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ELMO

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Hey guys, I am building myself a new system as soon as Nahel...err i7 comes out in November and I was wondering how many monitors can you hook up to a 4870 x2? I was hoping the answer is 3 so that I do not have to shell out and extra $300 for the Matrox TripleHead2Go, anyone have anything similar already setup? Will this work for gaming (obviously) or would I HAVE to get that for compatibility purposes for games? Heck, even if I have to get 2 4870 x2s I'd much rather do that then having to get the Matrox TH2G, as that just seems needless if 2 graphics cards will work, but I'm really hoping to be able to get away w/ just one as obviously it'll push the pixels and if I can upgrade later just in case, well that's always a plus too, but either way please let me know. You guys are t3h best so I know you can handle it ;).
 
I don't know if you can run 3 off of the 4870X2, but you could run your main monitor off of the 4870X2 and then get a cheap card (x1600 or 8400GS) to run the aux monitors.
 
i'm talking 3 monitors that are in full use, 100% of the time, including gaming. like the matrox triplehead2go, but without it, god 3 monitors for gaming is sexy, would rather just get the alienware/acer monitor that was demoed at CES, but they are making it :confused: go figure
 
How are you planning on running three monitors if there are only two outputs?

Even if you had two units configured in Crossfire mode, I believe it is still impossible to run more than a single monitor in gaming mode. If memory serves, and its been a while so I could be wrong, but once a primary display application is started, such as a game that isn't coded to run on dual monitors, only the primary output port is used for display, the others are turned off. Ok, maybe not exactly turned off, but they do not function as as extended game screens. I know with my single card, I can still have my second monitor as a desktop, but not as a second gaming screen.

But like I said, I could be way off, its been a bit since I was up to speed on the newest tech.
 
Well you'd probably just run the game in windowed mode and stretch it out over all the screens.
 
ok, a bit more in depth from my original question, 3 x 22" monitors next to each other and 2 4870x2s w/out crossfire on, can that handle the 3 monitors and what effect would that have, would i just need to keep the settings at something the video card handling the 2 outside screens could handle?
 
Crossfire only supports monitors on the master card. You can run a maximum of two monitors at once.
 
well poop... sounds like I'm going to have to buy the matrox either way, guess I'll do the triple setup w/ a single card and if necessary grab another...although w/ a 4870x2 I really doubt I'll be needing another one so soon :rolleyes:
 
ELMO said:
well poop... sounds like I'm going to have to buy the matrox either way, guess I'll do the triple setup w/ a single card and if necessary grab another...although w/ a 4870x2 I really doubt I'll be needing another one so soon :rolleyes:
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Depends on the monitors you use...
 
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