Three monitors, three video cards?

[Zefram0911]

I have three 24'' monitors. Two Dell 248 and one 2408.

I know that my 8800gtx OCs can handle all three monitors, but I don't want to have to mess around with the resolution and loggingin and out for Sli to work.

Can I buy another nvidia card to run the two 248s for 24/7 2D stuff... and then have the Sli cards run the 2408 in Sli 24/7?

I just don't want to have to reboot to play games. I do have a 780i that has three PCI-E slots, so getting another video card wouldn't be a problem.


Or maybe even suggest another solution to run three monitors and have one in Sli mode 24/7

 

[Ryle]

i would love a answer to this aswell. i have 2 8800GTs on a Asus p5n32-e with a third PCIE slot that runs in 8x mode.. marketed for a *cough*crappy*cough* PPU.

btw you can go from nonSLI to SLI without rebooting.. atleast i can.. it just refreshes the screen when done so.

 

[pissboy]

you can't run another nvidia card to handle this. You can however install a third party card to run the 2nd/3rd/etc heads. Pick up an ATI/Matrox/S3/etc card to handle the additional heads and ONLY install the driver for those (ie, unpack the drivers, find the corresponding .inf file, right click and go to install).

 

[Ryle]

you can't run another nvidia card to handle this. You can however install a third party card to run the 2nd/3rd/etc heads. Pick up an ATI/Matrox/S3/etc card to handle the additional heads and ONLY install the driver for those (ie, unpack the drivers, find the corresponding .inf file, right click and go to install).

thanks for info, i have a 7600GT laying around, but no ATI. damn.. may have to get This x700 for 20$ nice!