Author Topic: Rec. pls. AHII compatible Dual montr VC (Read 300 times)

owada · « **on:** July 15, 2004, 03:48:20 AM »

Looks like I'll have to upgrade the Video card, I used to use a G400 matrox with dual monitor ports which was excellent. Can someone recommend an AH2 compatible card ideally with dual monitor facility (not TV - dual monitors).

Alternatively what is the cheapest AH2 compatible Card ?

owada · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2004, 03:56:53 AM »

Forgot to mention my setup:

XP Pro
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.5GHz
Memory: 256MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)

MOIL · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2004, 12:34:02 PM »

owada,

The ATI 9600pro, 9800Pro w/DVI offer good dual monitor support
As does the FX5200, FX5700, FX5900 series
Just check the stats on each and visit the card manuf site before buying.

owada · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:44:35 PM »

Yes I noticed they have dual monitor support but as they only have one monitor port how is it done ? The Matrox, by contrast had two ports, one for each monitor. On the Matrox you can drag from one screen to the other and/or see different views from the cockpit for example. Can these cards do this ?

DAVENRINO · « **Reply #4 on:** July 15, 2004, 02:40:08 PM »

I think most if not all current Nvidia and ATI cards come with one VGA port and one DVI port. Many also come with a DVI-->VGA adapter.

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MOIL · « **Reply #5 on:** July 15, 2004, 11:13:18 PM »

What Dave said:aok

owada · « **Reply #6 on:** July 17, 2004, 01:46:20 AM »

Over here the ASUS Radeon A9600SE-TD 128MB DDR also comes with the DVI adapter and is about as much as I can afford at the moment. The only thing is I read it needs a 1800ghz processor mine is AMD Athlon XP 1800+ ~1.5GHz, would this be a problem ?

I'm considering this board or one of the FX 5200s though both need a min 1800ghz processor apparently.

I also need some more RAM but don't know the significance of the PC# number as in DDR-SDRAM 256 Mo PC 3200.

RDSaustinTX · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2004, 10:09:27 PM »

I just ordered a dual head fx5200 refurb at newegg for like $45. It's for another machine - using a 9800 pro in here.

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