Suggestions for quad+ multi-monitor vid card?

fuzzywuzzy · Aug 12, 2003

Wondering what you guys would recommend for supporting 4+ monitors on a single PC. Overclocking optional

This would be for a Win2k/WinXP system, so driver support would be a necessity

HotKoala · Aug 12, 2003

Are you up for spending over $1000 for one of these cards that excel in 2D but not 3D?

fuzzywuzzy · Aug 12, 2003

Yes and no, it is for a business application, and not for personal use. We're looking for a way to display 4 separate displays full of data, originating from 1 PC.

So, ideally the cheaper the better. We're not looking for a gold-plated video card that can support up to 128 monitors

I found this site here to be very informative with the list of video cards, in addition to other information regarding multi-monitor displays and the sort:

http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/products.asp#MultiMonVideoCards

So, if you guys have any suggestions other than the Matrox suite of cards (we are currently using the G550 Dual Heads) lemme know.

HotKoala said:
Are you up for spending over $1000 for one of these cards that excel in 2D but not 3D?

emericanchaos · Aug 12, 2003

i'm not familiar with their product line but i'm sure 3dlabs has something fitting for your application.

Mustanley · Aug 12, 2003

You can use multiple regular PCI video cards. In fact, here are some dual head Geforce4-MX PCI video cards for $75 a piece.
http://www.knowledgemicro.com/detail.php?p=JAT-440P_D&c=pw
Using these, you could run 8 or more displays.
For just 4 monitors, one dual head AGP card and one dual head PCI card (or two single head cards) would do the trick.

HotKoala · Aug 12, 2003

fuzzywuzzy said:
So, if you guys have any suggestions other than the Matrox suite of cards (we are currently using the G550 Dual Heads) lemme know.

4 Independant outputs for Business use? Anything else is just a joke:

http://shopmatrox.com/usa/products/datasheet.asp?ID=309

I'm sure you can find it cheaper somewhere else. Matrox's official site is always expensive. Unless you buy bulk, I doubt they'll cut you a deal. You could also try to contact sales department though.

If it's of any importance, the GXX0 Quad output more aggressively so that you can have extremely long cables without a picture degrade. Usually, the people that use quad+ outputs are internet stock broker guys.

JDXNC · Aug 12, 2003

I'm with running an AGP card with dual output and a PCI card with the same, that woukd give you 4 screens.

sloomy · Aug 12, 2003

you can buy this Matrox Quad G200. i think this prices are ok..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2747279690&category=3762

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2747274281&category=40160

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2746484325&category=40160

Zim2411 · Aug 13, 2003

1 agp and 1 pci card

XP/2000 can natively handle up to 16 monitors i believe...

tyshy · Aug 13, 2003

could you use the onboard video....agp video...and a pci video?...im just wondering cuz i have a board around here someplace with onboard vid...

kaltag · Aug 13, 2003

Zim2411 said:
1 agp and 1 pci card

XP/2000 can natively handle up to 16 monitors i believe...

Good question, I would like to know an exact number as well. I thought it was 4 though.

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