Video card for 3 monitors?

[black0ut]

First: I don't want/need eyefinity.

I have a 4870 right now, and I want to run 3 monitors. I run games in windowed mode, so I want to be able to move the window from monitor to monitor. Since the 4870 only has two DVI outputs, I either need to get a newer card or a 2nd card, unless there's another option I don't know about. Which way would be cheaper?

Also, these monitors will be 22'' - 24'', so I don't really need the power.

 

[King Icewind]

You would be better off with another card because the 5xxx series require a Display Port connection (unless you get one of the 6 port ones).

You could just get a simple cheapo card for the extra monitor.

 

[FrgMstr]

You would be better off with another card because the 5xxx series require a Display Port connection (unless you get one of the 6 port ones).

You could just get a simple cheapo card for the extra monitor.

The DP dongle issue is just about fixed as well. More on this next week.

 

[blastingcap]

You would be better off with another card because the 5xxx series require a Display Port connection (unless you get one of the 6 port ones).

That's not entirely true. OP said the monitors max out at 24" and if so, that probably means max out at 1920x1200.

If that is the case, the 5770 FLEX can do Eyefinity using three DVIs with no DP necessary:

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/sapphire_5770_flex/

 

[pedsaktix]

Get yourself a GTX 295 sandwich version. I have one of this and it has 2 DVI and 1 HDMI ports. Also this is complaint with NV surround.