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Add 2nd GPU for dual DVI?

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I currently have a Dell flat panel running off the DVI on my 9800pro. If I want to hook up another LCD via DVI, is it possible for me to just nab a PCI video card with DVI and run the 2nd display off that? What are the performance costs of doing this? I won't get the same 3d acceleration on the 2nd display, right?
 
-=Antimatter=- said:
I currently have a Dell flat panel running off the DVI on my 9800pro. If I want to hook up another LCD via DVI, is it possible for me to just nab a PCI video card with DVI and run the 2nd display off that? What are the performance costs of doing this? I won't get the same 3d acceleration on the 2nd display, right?
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It will likely be a lower end since it's going to be a PCI card, which will mean shitty performance if you run applications off of that card.
 
Yes it is possible, and I doubt you'd be able to run 3d apps off the second card. You shouldn't need to anyway, 9800pro to run games on 1 monitor, pci card to run 2d on the second.....if you were gonna use it to stretch games over both monitors then I'd assume you would only get the power/performance of the PCI card. Meaning crap.

Do it myself, becasue SLi disables multi monitor support. Altho I only use my 1704fp's for desktop/msn etc....
 
I am only concerned about running 2D stuff on the 2nd monitor, so I just wanted to know if it would work.

How do you like your 1704s? I was thinking about picking one up. My other choice would be a samsung 740b, I know both are 6bit panels....but they are both faster than the 1801fp I usually run games on.
 
Personally, I would just take this as a chance to upgrade slightly. For a little more than a pci card you could get a 6800 with dual dvi and make it sooooo much simpler.
 
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How do you like your 1704s?
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Not bad really for what they are used for, purely browsing/msn/xfire etc. Only reasons I got them tho were they match the 2005fpw perfectly in style and height, and I got them at a very good price ;)
 
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