It's likely I'll be able to purchase a new desktop soon. I'll be running
dual monitors. Since I can't afford anything I want. I'll be buying a
pre-built off the shelf system.
The video card that's in it uses the PCI-express bus. I'm looking to
replace it with a card supporting dual DVI outpu
I see card mfrs like XFX and Jaton that I've never heard of before. Last
time I shopped for a video card was for a Pentium 133.
Tom C.
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>I see card mfrs like XFX and Jaton that I've never heard of before. Last
> time I shopped for a video card was for a Pentium 133.
I forgot MSI/Microstar.
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From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To:
Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:09 PM
Subject: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> It's likely I'll be able to purchase a new desktop soon. I'll be running
> dual monitors. Since I can'
On 10/30/07, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I notice that some say nVidia based cards are superior and opinions vary for
> numerous reasons. I also see there are numerous manufacturers that use a
> common chip set.
Nvidia & ATI loyalty & the debates about who's product is better are
as viciou
Tom C wrote:
> It's likely I'll be able to purchase a new desktop soon. I'll be running
> dual monitors. Since I can't afford anything I want. I'll be buying a
> pre-built off the shelf system.
>
> The video card that's in it uses the PCI-express bus. I'm looking to
> replace it with a card
ct ratio of the monitor (make sense?).
Tom C.
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>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:35:11 -0400
>
>Tom C wrote:
> > It's like
and the
> firmware adapt itself to the aspect ratio of the monitor (make sense?).
>
> Tom C.
>
>
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Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>I see card mfrs like XFX and Jaton that I've never heard of before. Last
> time I shopped for a video card was for a Pen
Good advice.
Tom C.
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>From: "Tom C"
>Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
>
>
> >
> > Should I be worried or will the native resolution be detected and the
&
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From: "Tom C"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
> Should I be worried or will the native resolution be detected and the
> firmware adapt itself to the aspect ratio of the monitor (make sense?).
>
I'd presume nothing, and drop a
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>Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:55:55 -0400
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>Tom,
>
>Native Resolution is a monitor thing, no card has one. Any card on the
>market today
>
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/30 Tue AM 12:55:09 GMT
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> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
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>
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> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECT
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> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: 2007/10/30 Tue AM 12:55:09 GMT
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> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: &q
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From: "Peter Fairweather"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> But despite all the hype about huge resolution, none of then have an
> output exactly at 1080 which is needed for widescreen or support the
> 1080p standard.
>
> Or should
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From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>> Matrox, Gigabyte, ASUS, ATI and NVidia (PNY Technologies) are all good
>> brand
>> names.
>> The graphics industry is pretty hot on Matrox, Noritsu uses Matrox cards
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> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
>
>
>>> Matrox, Gigabyte, ASUS, ATI and NVidia (PNY Technologies) are all good
>>> brand
>>> names.
>>> The grap
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From: "Adam Maas"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
> The loud cards tend to be gaming specific, they generate all that heat
> when being pushed in 3D mode. The Matrox cards have pathetic 3D
> performance in comparison, but you don&#
On 10/30/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> William Robb wrote:
> > - Original Message -
> > From: "mike wilson"
> > Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> >
> >
> >
> >>> Matrox, Gigabyte, ASUS, ATI and NVidia
mike wilson wrote:
> All the ones I've seen that are that advanced sound about as loud as an F16
> with the afterburner on. Yours?
You could try one of the new nVidia 8800 GT cards ... (almost) top of
the line GPU but in the US$200-250 range instead of US$400-450.
Supposed to be as fast as th
This seems to be the cheapest one that has two DVI ports. The price has come
down in the past couple of months. I paid $80 with shipping.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102064
BTW, that is a photo of an older model, the heatsink/fan is different on the
one
I bought. I
hat I've never heard of before. Last
> time I shopped for a video card was for a Pentium 133.
>
>
>
> Tom C.
>
>
>> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
l the native resolution be detected and the
>>> firmware adapt itself to the aspect ratio of the monitor (make sense?).
>>>
>>> Tom C.
>>>
>>>
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>>>> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
>&
From: "William Robb"
> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> The video card that's in it uses the PCI-express bus. I'm looking to
>> replace it with a card supporting dual DVI output.
>>
>> Any suggestions? Hoping to stay under $250. Not big on buying a card from
>> an obscure mfr. even if it h
From: "Tom C"
> I see card mfrs like XFX and Jaton that I've never heard of before.
> Last time I shopped for a video card was for a Pentium 133.
Jaton is one of the OEMs the name brand card vendors use.
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I was leaning in the nVidia direction. Think I'll give them or a mfr using
their chipset an e-mail.
Tom C.
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>Date:
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> From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/30 Tue PM 12:32:53 GMT
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> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
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> On 10/30/07, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > William Robb
>
> From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/30 Tue PM 12:44:36 GMT
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> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
> mike wilson wrote:
>
> > All the ones I've seen that are that advanced sound about as lo
Tom C wrote:
> I was leaning in the nVidia direction. Think I'll give them or a mfr using
> their chipset an e-mail.
I should mention that I think all of the 8800 GT cards will probably be
PCI Express cards, rather than plain jane PCI or AGP cards.
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From: "mike wilson"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
> This is interesting. I'm in the process of upograding my own box and am
> considering an ASUS motherboard with SLi - two graphics cards running
> simultaneously. This
end 3D was really starting to hurt the company.
j
On 29-Oct-07, at 8:55 PM, William Robb wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To:
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:39 PM
> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
>
>
At 09:25 AM 31/10/2007, William Robb wrote:
>Do get a well designed case though. I paid almost as much for my case as I
>did for the motherboard, but it has 2 great big fans that move a lot of air
>without a lot of noise, and good sound baffling built in.
>My new computer is about 1/3 the noise of
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From: "David Savage"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> At 09:25 AM 31/10/2007, William Robb wrote:
>>Do get a well designed case though. I paid almost as much for my case as I
>>did for the motherboard, but it has 2 great big fans
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From: "Jon Paul Schelter"
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> Holy crap. Someone has actually bought a Parhelia? That's awesome.
Aren't your pictures worth a Parhelia?
I had a nice long chat one day with a senior tech at Noritsu
Thanks Doug, PCI Express is the interface the card I'll be replacing uses.
Tom C.
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>Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:49:48 -0400
Another dumb question about video cards, but at 12:40 AM after going to a
James Taylor concert...
I've been thinking I would get 1 video card with dual DVI output to support
two monitors of the same brand and model. The thought just occured to me
though, when profiling/calibrating, will one vi
At 03:52 PM 31/10/2007, Tom C wrote:
>Another dumb question about video cards, but at 12:40 AM after going to a
>James Taylor concert...
>
>I've been thinking I would get 1 video card with dual DVI output to support
>two monitors of the same brand and model. The thought just occured to me
>though,
>
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/31 Wed AM 12:25:54 GMT
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
>
> - Original Message -----
> From: "mike wilson"
>
On 10/31/07, Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> David Savage wrote:
>
> > As I understand it you don't need 2 cards if they are PCI-Express. If
> > they're PCI or AGP they can't load more than 1 profile at a time.
>
> On the other hand, if your workflow is like mine, you only need one of
>
David Savage wrote:
> As I understand it you don't need 2 cards if they are PCI-Express. If
> they're PCI or AGP they can't load more than 1 profile at a time.
On the other hand, if your workflow is like mine, you only need one of
them to be calibrated anyway. The other one is where Photoshop'
mike wilson wrote:
>
> My hope is that, not using them to their full capability, I might be able to
> get away with a fanless or low noise cooling system for them. The new MB
> will also allow mer to make use of the newish power supply's noise reducing
> features, too.
>
> I'm making my own
>
> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/31 Wed PM 02:54:08 GMT
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
> mike wilson wrote:
>
> >
> > My hope is that, not using them to their full capability, I might
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From: "mike wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
> I have't got into video cards yet. Wading through the dozens of
Mine is basically two cards on one chip. You can set each channel independently
of the other. On the other hand there are only two channels, you can not set up
two monitors and a TV set on it although there are jacks for all three, just
any
two of them. I thought I would mention that because I
>
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: 2007/10/31 Wed PM 04:16:14 GMT
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Subject: Re: OT - Dual DVI Video Cards
>
>
> - Original Message -
> From: "mike wilson" <[EMA
>
> From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> This one looks nice.
>
> http://www.ncixus.com/products/24634/EN8600GTS%20SILENT%2FHTDP%2F256/ASUS/
Just checked the ASUS site and it's described as "supersilent". Does that mean
it actually absorbs noise?
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