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Forums -> Multiple monitors -> Videocard Upgrade...Single Card or Multiple Cards?
Brett   2003-07-25 03:15
I currently have on my system:

AGP 4x GeForce2 Ultra 64mb (by DVI)
PCI 3D Rage IIC PCI (by STD)

Both panels are Samsungs 191T's although
one is 6 months old, the other is about
a week old. I can't not match the colors
PERFECTLY though if my life depended on it!

So (should I)...

AGP 4x GeForce2 Ultra 64mb (by DVI)
PCI GeForce2 M400 64mb (by STD)

-OR-

AGP 8x ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 256mb
(multimonitor)

Keep in mind I am well aware there is a great difference in cost between these two solutions. I was going to upgrade the 'Ultra' this Fall so that would just be a little earlier than planned.

MY QUESTION: Will a 'single' ultimate card be better than a dedicated card for each monitor?

Other suggestions of combinations are welcomed as well...
Mindabsence   2003-07-25 08:02
I'm running 2 seperate cards for my 2 monitors:
TNT2 ULTRA 32mb AGP
ATI 3D Rage II+ PCI

I have noticed that with 2 cards, at least the 2 older ones i'm using, that with some games spanned over the 2 monitors one card tends to get ahead of the other card quite a bit, so I can't really do any gaming with them, you didn't really say what you were gonna be using them for though. If it were up to me I would probably go for the Radeon 9800 Pro, it has 256mb so it's definitally ahead of most cards out there memory wise.

I hope that has been of some help!
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