Need dual-head graphics card advice

[orin76]

I need to find the best value for money graphics card for driving 2 HP LP3065 30" dual-link DVI monitors at a minimum resolution of 1600x1200. From what I can tell, there are plenty of cards that support a single dual-link DVI monitor, but once you add the second, the max possible resolution on one of the monitors is limited to 1280x960.

I have already tried the following:

Nvidia Quadro FX50
Nvida Quadro NVS440

I've looked at the Quadro FX4600 specs and it seems to support 2 dual-link DVI outputs, but it retails for almost $2000.00!!!

Any advice??

 

[Conradl]

LOL the FX4600 is R60 000 ex VAT :0

 

[orin76]

LOL the FX4600 is R60 000 ex VAT :0

R60k!!!. The Nvidia link had $1999.00. That's quite a markup.

 

[orin76]

It seems I might have found a possible candidate. I just checked the display specs for the Nvidia GeForce GTS250. It has 2 dual link DVI outputs and the typical retail price on web stores is $139.00. Using Conradl's price as a base, it should cost approx. R4200 here in SA. Still way too steep, but better than R60k.

 

[Luke7777]

Might be cheaper going SLI, with a monitor on each ?

 

[orin76]

Might be cheaper going SLI, with a monitor on each ?

Thanks.I never really considered SLI. Need to check if the motherboard supports it.

 

[dudewotevr]

It seems I might have found a possible candidate. I just checked the display specs for the Nvidia GeForce GTS250. It has 2 dual link DVI outputs and the typical retail price on web stores is $139.00. Using Conradl's price as a base, it should cost approx. R4200 here in SA. Still way too steep, but better than R60k.

Nah the 250 is more like R1,7k mate..

 

[lived666]

LOL the FX4600 is R60 000 ex VAT :0

huh, where did you see that? I find it for R17,800 inc?

and then as the other dude said, the GTS250 is under 2k

 

[orin76]

Nah the 250 is more like R1,7k mate..

Now that's more like it. I think I'll go for the 250 then. Thanks.

 

[Conradl]

Nah the 250 is more like R1,7k mate..

Luckily its only around R1500 ex VAT....

 

[Conradl]

huh, where did you see that? I find it for R17,800 inc?

and then as the other dude said, the GTS250 is under 2k

Oops! Haste makes waste. It looks like lived666 is correct What the hell is SDI?

VCQFX4600-PCIE-PB R 15,927.35 PNY Quadro FX 4600- 768MB DDR3 PCI-Express (3 Year Warranty) : Dual Monitor
VCQFX4600SDI-PCIE-PB R 59,545.74 PNY Quadro FX 4600 SDI- 768MB DDR3 PCI-Express (3 Year Warranty) : Dual Monitor

 

[Synaesthesia]

SLI + dual monitor = not a good idea.

But many Graphics cards do support dual dual-link DVI. ATI 4850, nVidia GTS 250 etc etc

 

[psc]

My MSI R4670-2D1G/D3 Supports Dual Link DVI X 2

Should be able to get one for around 1K


From the manual

Display Features
Dual independent display controllers that support true 30-bpp throughout the display pipe.
Full feature symmetry in both controllers.

Support for display resolutions up to 3840x2400 per display output, which does not
oversubscribe available memory bandwidth.