Is it possible for multi monitor setup?

Trevor Bou

Hey there, I recently spent a lot of money on a half decent gaming/performance machine. I have: i7 2600k p68z6-v-pro motherboard and a black edition XFX 6870 GPU.
I have two VGA monitors. I have connected the better one to the gpu because it supports 1 dvi to vga connector. I have been unable to connect the other one because i have no ports. Is there any special thing i can do to make the motherboard another output while having the gpu working as well? I need it for servers and films while facebook and server information etc.

Thank you all for taking a look Trevor Boultwood :)

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Ok, have you tried using a second vga to dvi connection? if not buy one and try it, but save the packaging so you can return it if it doesn't work.

My advice is in order to really get the money out of your video card is to buy a monitor with a dvi output.

Also you should be able to use both the gpu slot and the onboard graphics slot if you mess with your settings so that the gpu being used does not automatically disable your onboard slot, I used to do this with an old rig of mine but unsure how I did it, just know that it can be done.

Which monitor setup should I get?

700_up

I like to game a lot on my PC so I want to upgrade from a 22" monitor. I'm not sure though, should I get a couple of 22" monitors so I can be ready for gaming on multiple displays when that becomes more mainstream or should I get a 27" monitor? My main concern here is for gaming, is multi monitor gaming really going to take off?

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This is going to be primarily up to you, but I know that I have a big problem with the gap in display on multi-monitor display setups. I personally would pick up the 27" for the gaming so you will have a much higher resolution without the interruption section that you would have with two monitors.

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Building a Gaming Computer?

GeekTech94

I'm planing on building me a gaming computer and i would like it if you could tell me if these part are compatible together also if these part would make a good gaming computer

OS-Window 7 Home Premium

CPU-Intel Core i7-2600K

Ram-G.SKILL Value Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)

Case-APEVIA X-TROOPER Junior Series X-TRPJR-BK

MotherBoard-ASUS P8H67-M PRO/CSM (REV 3.0) Micro ATX

CD/DVD Drive-SAMSUNG TS-HB43L/HPBHF

Graphics Card-ASUS ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5

Power Supplies-RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-630SS 630W

HDD-Western Digital WD15EARS 1.5 TB SATA 3.0Gb/s

Answer
I am going to save you $100 right now. How??? GO for an i5 2500K instead. You said this is for gaming. The 2600K is geared toward Rendering, Encoding, Cad and all that jazz. If you want a gaming computer go for the 2500K. With only a 100MHz difference between the two the gaming difference is negligible with the 2500K even being ahead in a couple games http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/287?vs=288 . Where you want to invest that $100 is up to you. I would suggest this board http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130583 instead with this RAM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 . It's what I have and together they are very stable even when overclocking( like Ryan said. you need a P67 or Z68 board to take advantage of the overclocking ability of the i5 2500K ) the CPU & GPU. Boards are the same price and my board can handle SLI and Xfire. It is stamped right below the first PCi rail. A bit of the money you saved can be invested in a proper PSU that will be able to power two of your 570s. It is the one I am buying when I buy my second 570. I will be upgrading to a 40" but that will be after the holidays.

Operating System
MS Windows 7 64-bit SP1
CPU
Intel Core i5 2500K @ 3.30GHz30 °C
Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
RAM
8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-25)

TypeDDR3
Size4096 MBytes
ManufacturerG.Skill
Max BandwidthPC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part NumberF3-10666CL9-4GBRL
SPD Ext.EPP

Motherboard
MSI P67A-G43 (MS-7673) (SOCKET 0)36 °C
Graphics
DELL 1704FPV (1280x1024@60Hz)
COMPAQ FS7600 (1024x768@85Hz)
1280MB GeForce GTX 570 Classified HD (EVGA)41 °C
Hard Drives
78GB Western Digital WDC WD800JD-00MSA1 ATA Device (SATA)30 °C
977GB Seagate ST31000528AS ATA Device (SATA)30 °C
Optical Drives
ATAPI iHAS124 Y ATA Device
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

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workstation/ super gaming computer build?

Otis

I a little confused in some areas when it comes to building a computer I know the basic for regal computers but not workstation. Which is my problem. I need a high end work station. Something that could run programs like after effects, premier and cinema 4d and work really well. I would also like to be able to play some games that coming out along with old ones. Such as skyrim with high powered mods, crysis 3 and fallout. I would like this build to have two xeon processors, water cooling for both and if it is possible have 3 monitors. This has to be under 8,000$ can you build me a computer that can do these things with the price limit. (remember the 3 monitors is not mandatory but if fit put it in there.)

Answer
The benefits of dual xeons are dimishing returns. Spending another $1900 on a second 8 core xeon, you gain about 40% or less in productivity speed, that is with heaviliy threaded software. Right now a single 3960X overclocked to 4.5-5.0Ghz under water will be the fastest rendering you can achieve, and without the hassle of dual socket problems. A lot of programs will simply not run at all with over 12 cores too.

This puts you in the X79 or C606 platforms. Asus and asrock motherboards are fantastic. Gigabyte unfortunatly has voltage problems so i cant reccomend them since your overclocking a 3960x. Make sure you get a motherboard with 8 ram slots, and i would start with 4x8gb sticks of ram(32gb) and see if that is enough, depending on the length of your after effects footage.

If you are also gaming, I would recommend a Gtx 680 sli (as opposed to nvidia teslas). Tesla cards are much more expensive and basicly have extra features. I dont see them as worth it. Two as a start, upgrade to 3 if you really feel its nessisary. Nvidia uses cuda and most adobe softwares can use this resource. Triple monitor nvidia surround should be fine with two gtx 680s, if your running 1080p monitors. If you plan on using 2560x1440 monitors you may want to get two gtx 690s.

For monitors, Dell makes the best panels, Asus is also a new player in this market. BenQ is the best value for 2560x1440. Samsung also makes good monitor panels. 27-30 inch should be what your looking for.

For ram, it depends on the use. If your using ram disk, load on up 64gb of 2133mhz with a cas latency of 9. If not, 16-32gb should be enough for after effects shots.

You will need at minimum a 1200w power supply. If your running 690s, you may need a 1500w.

The water cooling will depend greatly on your case, Silverstone TJ-11 can fit a quad 140mm rad. Mountain mods and Caselabs make amazing modular aluminium cases, and at a good price as well.

Hope this helps.

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