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Video Card dilemma...

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Tango76

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I finishing a new computer that will be used mostly for digital video and photo retouch, but also as a home theater PC.

i920, Gigabyte X58A-UD7, intel solid state hard drive + storage drives, Seasonic x750...

The monitor configuration will be 2 monitors plus one LCD-TV for movies.

I have everything but the video card, because I am very confused about what would work best... here's my dilemma:

Choice A: buying a ATI 5850. It has 4 outputs, so connecting the 3 screens would not be a problem, it's available now and It has audio via HDMI.

Choice B: buying and Nvidia card (260?) and then adding a Fermi when it's available. The new Adobe suite will use CUDA, so it would be desirable considering Photoshop and Premiere will be the most used applications.

Is there any way to connect 3 screens to, say, a GTX260 while I wait for the Fermi card? Will a double video-card configuration be hard to set up?

Or should I just stream video to the television via a PS3 and not bother connecting the TV to the computer?

Sorry for the noobness on this... I never had a TV connected to my PC and I'm having a hard time choosing which path to follow...
 
Fermi is supposed to be a CUDA evolution... I very highly recommend going with the GTX 260 for now. Not only that, buy a used GTX 260 to use in the interim. It only needs to last you a couple months.

If you were building a computer solely for gaming, *watching* video, and other common tasks, I'd recommend the 5870 without hesitation. It's a fantastic and powerful card.

However, NV's CUDA is extremely powerful... and you'll need it. I'd wait for Fermi reviews before snagging a 5870 for the current above-MSRP prices.
 
Ati's new series can support 3 displays. You can't run thress displays as seprate screens, only cloned. Consider getting one of the new Ati cards. They run flawlessly with 3 displays.
 
Blackbird0147 said:
Ati's new series can support 3 displays. You can't run thress displays as seprate screens, only cloned. Consider getting one of the new Ati cards. They run flawlessly with 3 displays.
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While this is true for NVIDIA's current drivers, future drivers will support, at a minimum, three screens. Google 3D Vision Surround for more details.

I'm betting Fermi will be able to drive at least three screens, but we won't know that for sure until later this evening, after Fermi's NDA is lifted.
 
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