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Old 04-22-2009, 03:44 PM   #1

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Four Monitor Video Card
I am looking for a four monitor video card, any suggestions?
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Old 04-22-2009, 04:29 PM   #2

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Re: Four Monitor Video Card
A better alternative is that you could just upgrade to a motherboard with at least two PCIe slots and use any inexpensive PCIe video cards (2; usually the same, doesn't have to be Crossfire unless you want 3D performance)

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There are motherboards with 3 or even 4 PCIe slots, so you can have up to 8 video outputs.
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Or a good old Matrox G450.
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Old 04-22-2009, 04:37 PM   #4

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Re: Four Monitor Video Card
trading applications require very little graphics power, any low end card would do.

for 2D software, which I believe 99.99% of the charting software are, you do not need a lot of memory either.
(I think 8MB per screen is all that's used.)
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These look pretty good.

NTI--The Multi-Monitor Display Experts, Computers & Internet.
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Re: Four Monitor Video Card
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trading applications require very little graphics power, any low end card would do.

for 2D software, which I believe 99.99% of the charting software are, you do not need a lot of memory either.
(I think 8MB per screen is all that's used.)
agreed. i've been happily using the old Matrox g200 for a few years with no problems. it's PCI and has 8mb per video port. plenty for charts. $50 and done.

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agreed. i've been happily using the old Matrox g200 for a few years with no problems. it's PCI and has 8mb per video port. plenty for charts. $50 and done.

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Me too, a g200, bought used.


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It was in the PC I bought used too.
A PC that was leased by a bank before, for guess what? Trading.
Maybe a nice idea for beginners, or ...
I got the whole thing for the amount of the VAT, that the bank has paid for the new one.

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