I am considering replacing a Nvidia card for a graphics card
with twin monitor capability. It seems to me that most cards
which I have looked at are designed with gamers in mind
speed being upper most in the minds of the developers.
Anyone here using twin monitor graphics card got any
guidelines I should consider.

Mick.

Just make sure you get one that will slide in correctly...I did not realize
how many different footprints there were for the card....


"Mick" <lewison@sutherland.org.uk> wrote in message
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>I am considering replacing a Nvidia card for a graphics card
> with twin monitor capability. It seems to me that most cards
> which I have looked at are designed with gamers in mind
> speed being upper most in the minds of the developers.
> Anyone here using twin monitor graphics card got any
> guidelines I should consider.
>
> Mick.

Mick wrote:

> I am considering replacing a Nvidia card for a graphics card
> with twin monitor capability. It seems to me that most cards
> which I have looked at are designed with gamers in mind
> speed being upper most in the minds of the developers.
> Anyone here using twin monitor graphics card got any
> guidelines I should consider.
>
> Mick.

I use a Nvidia 256Mb 8600 chip set. GV-NX86T256H You don't actually
need all the Mb which are on offer as your only making 2D images unlike
gamers who play in 3D. This card has 2 digital outputs.

There are higher specs of more memory faster DDR3 etc

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/VGA/Default.aspx

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2604

http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2577

I do go with silent pipe cooling (dislike fans)

BTW They have released a newer chipset 8800.

I prefer Nvidia chipsets as the most compatible with monitors.

These are PCIe cards I use - there are VGA cards which do have the same
specs.

robert_b wrote:

> Just make sure you get one that will slide in correctly...I did not realize
> how many different footprints there were for the card....
>
>

Of course you would.

Why how many are there? Two types right! PCIe and AGP, AGP has now
finished on new motherboards.

AGP were universal voltage wise, PCIe are the new standard.

Don't mention older type PC's as they will not run current programs.



> "Mick" <lewison@sutherland.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:rbsjr35a6ihucgtl13r93qj6lgunas5khj@4ax.com...
>
>>I am considering replacing a Nvidia card for a graphics card
>>with twin monitor capability. It seems to me that most cards
>>which I have looked at are designed with gamers in mind
>>speed being upper most in the minds of the developers.
>>Anyone here using twin monitor graphics card got any
>>guidelines I should consider.
>>
>>Mick.
>
>
>

Rob. wrote:
> robert_b wrote:
>
>> Just make sure you get one that will slide in correctly...I did not
>> realize how many different footprints there were for the card....
>
> Of course you would.
>
> Why how many are there? Two types right! PCIe and AGP, AGP has
> now finished on new motherboards.

Yes, but there are widely different physical "footprints" for PCIe cards
that might impact your decision. Some are longer than others and might prove
difficult to install in some chassis and some take up two slot positions to
accomodate the cooling scheme on the card.

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dvus

dvus wrote:
> Rob. wrote:
>
>>robert_b wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Just make sure you get one that will slide in correctly...I did not
>>>realize how many different footprints there were for the card....
>>
>>Of course you would.
>>
>>Why how many are there? Two types right! PCIe and AGP, AGP has
>>now finished on new motherboards.
>
>
> Yes, but there are widely different physical "footprints" for PCIe cards
> that might impact your decision. Some are longer than others and might prove
> difficult to install in some chassis and some take up two slot positions to
> accomodate the cooling scheme on the card.
>

The physical slot is to PCIe standard.

Its not a gamers card thats needed also if there is not the room in the
case its too small for cooling anyway.

Rob. wrote:
> dvus wrote:
>> Rob. wrote:
>>> robert_b wrote:
>>>
>>>> Just make sure you get one that will slide in correctly...I did not
>>>> realize how many different footprints there were for the card....
>>>
>>> Of course you would.
>>>
>>> Why how many are there? Two types right! PCIe and AGP, AGP has
>>> now finished on new motherboards.
>>
>> Yes, but there are widely different physical "footprints" for PCIe
>> cards that might impact your decision. Some are longer than others
>> and might prove difficult to install in some chassis and some take
>> up two slot positions to accomodate the cooling scheme on the card.
>
> The physical slot is to PCIe standard.

Sure, but that's not relevant

> Its not a gamers card thats needed also if there is not the room in
> the case its too small for cooling anyway.

No, no one said a gamer's card is needed, just that the available PCIe cards
vary greatly in physical size and that some might not fit well with the OP's
present setup. And, FWIW, smaller cases can be cooled quite effectively.

--
dvus

Thanks for your contributions folks.