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alberrie   03-28-2010 at 04:54:58 AM

I have a low profile chasis and need to provide video to 3 monitors. I'm wondering what the solution you would recommend is? I have 3 slots available... 1 PCI, 1 PCI-E, 1 I have no idea what it is. So 3 different slots but need to provide video to 3 monitors at a reasonable cost. Desktop is only used for standard office use. Not graphics or games.

Thanks in advance!
Aldan

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Yuka   03-28-2010 at 05:00:37 AM

Get a 5470.

This one looks nice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

You might need some adapters though.

Cheers!

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ct1615   03-28-2010 at 05:07:54 AM

you need a card with a display port

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 0HD%205450

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ct1615   03-28-2010 at 05:12:39 AM

Yuka wrote :

Get a 5470.

This one looks nice: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

You might need some adapters though.

Cheers!



this card has a HDMI port, not a display port

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Yuka   03-28-2010 at 05:15:19 AM

That explains the cheap price tag, lol.

Cheers!

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alberrie   03-28-2010 at 05:30:55 AM

Thanks, @ct1615 did you have a card recommendation that had a display port? or can you actually use the Diamond BV200 and BV300 together to run accross 3 displays I wonder? One would utilize PCI and the other PCI-E. Sounds like the lowest cost solution but if it wouldn't work it would be a huge waste of shipping!

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ct1615   03-28-2010 at 05:56:04 AM

alberrie wrote :

Thanks, @ct1615 did you have a card recommendation that had a display port? or can you actually use the Diamond BV200 and BV300 together to run accross 3 displays I wonder? One would utilize PCI and the other PCI-E. Sounds like the lowest cost solution but if it wouldn't work it would be a huge waste of shipping!



i'm recalling this off the top of my head since I only read about it (and its been a few months) but if you look at the xfx I linked, you would use a low profile bracket and then run one cable from each port, you would must likely need an adapter for the display port.

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alberrie   03-28-2010 at 07:13:15 AM

Thanks, I'll look into that!

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RazberyBandit   03-28-2010 at 07:28:39 AM

A single HD5570 would be another option. Sapphire has a Display Port model:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814102875

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alberrie   03-29-2010 at 03:25:09 AM

@RazberyBandit...not sure how that single HD 5570 gets me triple display???

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ct1615   03-29-2010 at 03:28:17 AM

alberrie wrote :

@RazberyBandit...not sure how that single HD 5570 gets me triple display???



the exact same way the 5470 would but the 5570 costs more

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RazberyBandit   03-29-2010 at 04:03:13 AM

You'd need one display port monitor, one DVI, and one VGA. That or 3 DVI/VGA monitors along with the required converter so you can actually use the Display Port output from the card.

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alberrie   03-29-2010 at 04:19:30 AM

Tried to find the 5470 but that Newegg.com link doesn't resolve when I click it so I searched for the product on their site and others to no avail. Is it an HD radeon 5470?

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RazberyBandit   03-29-2010 at 04:21:04 AM

5450 or 5570. There is no 5470.

 

This is the 5450 he linked previously:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150470 (XFX)

 

There are 2 others:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814161323 (HIS)

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814131345 (PowerColor)


Message edited by RazberyBandit on 03-29-2010 at 04:23:11 AM
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alberrie   03-29-2010 at 04:28:37 AM

No wonder... thanks for the help!

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