setting up triple display- help

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hi, i am planning to configure myself triple display(streching my display to all three them, not three desktops), but am actually confused, due to the fact that my 8800TX supports only 2 DVI's and i need three of them.

would i require another graphics card, (DX9 or 10 ?).

If i go for a cheaper and slower graphics card, would it effect my gaming.

Please help me as to how i can plug three monitors to one system,

a detailed answer in tihs regard would be appreciated.
 
Because one of my 280s crapped out, I temporarily replaced it with a 8800. So my two 24'' were driven by an 8800GTX and my 30'' was on my remaining 280. Doesn't slow me down in any games at all... Sli not enabled of course.
 
i have a tri setup (two 19" in portrait flanking a dell 3007-HC). i run the 30" and one of the 19" off a 8800 gts and the other 19" off of a basic 7900gs. works great and the setup has no negative impact on games.

in short, yes, you will need two videocards to drive three monitors.
 
Rockblaster13 said:
Hi,

Take a look at this nice product from Matrox.
http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/
Click to expand...

...there's no reason to go that route when a $20 PCIe 7 series card will allow the same thing. The TripleHead2Go device is far, far more expensive.

OP: Make sure you get an Nvidia card, since your current 8800 GTX is Nvidia and Vista will only allow a single graphics driver installed at a time, requiring you either have all ATI or all Nvidia cards at any given time.
 
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