Dual Monitor Video Card - DPChallenge Forums

08/22/2007 11:36:12 PM · #1

I'm looking for a dual monitor video card. Any comments on this one?

Video Card

The price is in Canadian dollars.

Message edited by author 2007-08-22 23:43:37.

08/22/2007 11:41:30 PM · #2

Decent card, price too high as this is about 4 years ago technology...newegg has it for $48.

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08/22/2007 11:42:51 PM · #3

Also found the one referred to in another thread: (looks like a newer version)

this one

89.99 CDN

Message edited by author 2007-08-22 23:47:52.

PhotoDave

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM II

08/23/2007 12:02:12 AM · #4

If you are near or in Calgary or unfortunately Edmonton (j/k lol) then go to Memory Express I have been dealing with them for over 9 years and they have great prices and more importantly awesome service. Which is extreemly important to me as I have bought prob around $200K plus of equipment there since I started using them years ago as I built for local businesses and friends and family...

-dave

08/23/2007 12:04:59 AM · #5

Thanks David. I forgot about that place.

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

08/23/2007 08:55:57 AM · #6

Thanks Andy for providing input on the first card.

I don't really have a clue what I'm looking at in these.

Question:
What do I look for to ensure compatibility?

Bobster

Canon EOS-20D

08/23/2007 09:12:15 AM · #7

if your system is over a year old then look for AGP (all video cards come with a DVI to Analogue dongle) so that isn't a problem

but if you have 2 x TFT (LCD) with only DVI connections, then you need to look for a card that has 2xDVI out (back in the day these were only supplied with the expensive high end cards) most come with 1xDVI and 1xAnalogue

08/23/2007 10:07:32 AM · #8

Looking at the back of my computer it looks like all the connections are on the mother board (on big panel not in an expansion slot). 1 analog monitor connection and no DVI connection. No cards appear to be in the expansion slots.

08/23/2007 10:18:16 AM · #9

What model is you pewter? We can look up the specs of your mobo with that.

Note: many of the vid cards (the older ones that we would be looking at for you) with 1 DVI and 1 Analog (db-15 for standard monitor) will come with an adapter that converts the DVI to db-15 so if you have two standard monitors they would work...just not reaping the the benifits of the DVI out. Meaning a card with (1) DVI and (1) DB-15 will work for you.

Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED

08/23/2007 10:52:56 AM · #10

Originally posted by awpollard:

I'll post the pewter info tonite when I get home.

Pedro

Nikon D200

08/23/2007 11:19:16 AM · #11

I just bought this one a few weeks ago at Memory Express and have no complaints.

08/23/2007 10:29:03 PM · #12

Originally posted by awpollard:

What do you mean by model? type of processor etc?

Here's what it says for properties:

Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00 GHZ, 3.00 GHZ - 1.99 G RAM

The current display adapter is (I know it's not the greatest):

Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

Message edited by author 2007-08-23 22:36:53.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon

08/24/2007 08:33:47 AM · #13

bumpity bump

Apple iPhone

08/24/2007 08:41:02 AM · #14

NCIX.com
or
Tigerdirect.ca
or
Memory Express
All have a number of Video cards with dual monitor capabilities in a range of prices.
Only you know what monitors you will put on it

Message edited by author 2007-08-24 08:48:20.

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon

08/24/2007 08:47:18 AM · #15

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by awpollard:
What model is you pewter? We can look up the specs of your mobo with that.

Note: many of the vid cards (the older ones that we would be looking at for you) with 1 DVI and 1 Analog (db-15 for standard monitor) will come with an adapter that converts the DVI to db-15 so if you have two standard monitors they would work...just not reaping the the benifits of the DVI out. Meaning a card with (1) DVI and (1) DB-15 will work for you.

What do you mean by model? type of processor etc?

Here's what it says for properties:

Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00 GHZ, 3.00 GHZ - 1.99 G RAM

The current display adapter is (I know it's not the greatest):

Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

Good info but I was thinking along the lines of Computer Model, Dell blah blah blah, or Compaq something or other...Gateway xxx. With the System Model we should be able to find the specs of the motherboard.

Apple iPhone

08/24/2007 08:49:17 AM · #16

Originally posted by awpollard:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by awpollard:
What model is you pewter? We can look up the specs of your mobo with that.

Note: many of the vid cards (the older ones that we would be looking at for you) with 1 DVI and 1 Analog (db-15 for standard monitor) will come with an adapter that converts the DVI to db-15 so if you have two standard monitors they would work...just not reaping the the benifits of the DVI out. Meaning a card with (1) DVI and (1) DB-15 will work for you.

What do you mean by model? type of processor etc?

Here's what it says for properties:

Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00 GHZ, 3.00 GHZ - 1.99 G RAM

The current display adapter is (I know it's not the greatest):

Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

Good info but I was thinking along the lines of Computer Model, Dell blah blah blah, or Compaq something or other...Gateway xxx. With the System Model we should be able to find the specs of the motherboard.

the motherboard determines whether you can put in an AGP video card or another type

08/24/2007 10:05:11 AM · #17

Originally posted by Di:

Originally posted by awpollard:

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Originally posted by awpollard:
What model is you pewter? We can look up the specs of your mobo with that.

Note: many of the vid cards (the older ones that we would be looking at for you) with 1 DVI and 1 Analog (db-15 for standard monitor) will come with an adapter that converts the DVI to db-15 so if you have two standard monitors they would work...just not reaping the the benifits of the DVI out. Meaning a card with (1) DVI and (1) DB-15 will work for you.

What do you mean by model? type of processor etc?

Here's what it says for properties:

Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00 GHZ, 3.00 GHZ - 1.99 G RAM

The current display adapter is (I know it's not the greatest):

Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator

Good info but I was thinking along the lines of Computer Model, Dell blah blah blah, or Compaq something or other...Gateway xxx. With the System Model we should be able to find the specs of the motherboard.

the motherboard determines whether you can put in an AGP video card or another type

I will look again. I found the user manual and low and behold, a section on identifying the motherboard. I'm not at that computer right now though so will post again with additional info.

Can ya tell I'm not a hardware person? ;o)

08/24/2007 10:35:00 PM · #18

System Model D945GTP (Intel)

Ran a system scan and got this as well:

Board: Intel Corporation D945GTP AAC97841-303

Message edited by author 2007-08-24 22:40:44.

08/25/2007 01:07:15 AM · #19

K... the good news is that board has a PCI-e x16 slot for video, Plenty of PCI-e 16 vid cards out there... (AGP is going away real soon).

If Memory Express is your local shop I might have you look at this one

//www.memoryexpress.com/index.php?PageTag=&page=file&memx_menu=EmbedProductDetail.php&DisplayProductID=9752&SID=

That card will bring you up to speed and ready you for:

1) Vista (it scores 5.4 for Graphics in the Vista Rating Game...that score they use to determine if Aero and all the other cool graphic intense stuff runs...anything less than 2 and Aero is disabled)

2) Has a dongle with component out to hook in to your big screen HDTV. Plug it in to your Big Screen and it gives a different meaning to slideshow.

They also have an nVidia 7200 that is a bit cheaper... but the core clocks are slower and only has s-video out.

Message edited by author 2007-08-25 01:07:54.

08/25/2007 02:26:29 AM · #20

Originally posted by awpollard:

Thanks so much for digging this info up for me.

08/25/2007 03:14:32 AM · #21

I noticed that the specs for some cards indicate that the display can be stretched across the two monitors and some don't.

Is there a way to tell if the card will allow a stretched display?

08/25/2007 03:20:38 AM · #22

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

I noticed that the specs for some cards indicate that the display can be stretched across the two monitors and some don't.

Is there a way to tell if the card will allow a stretched display?

Actually it is done in Windows XP/Vista etc... All of them should do it on a WinPC. You can Span (and would) across two monitors or Mirror your desktop on both (like when we give presentations from our laptops)