2 times Geforce 7950GX2 to drive 4 monitors

[ikjadoon]

Exactly. But if he needs a GPU to each monitor, that must require heavy power, no?

~Ibrahim~

 

[dinther]

I think I am trying to be too close to the cutting edge. Maybe I should consider 2 x 7900GFX and be done with it. I am in total control of the graphics content and rendering complexity so I can tone it down to suit the available hardware if needed.

Bottom line is, I want the best possible graphics hardware solution available today to drive 4 monitors in 3D.

I hear the suggestions about stretching graphics across 4 monitors but I am not sure if I understand that. I need 4 different views on the same scene which are not nessesarily all aligned with each other. The software I am writing basically will provide 4 separate view windows where each window can be placed on a particular monitor.

 

[dinther]

Mate! the Gigabyte GA-8N SLI QUAD ROYAL Motherboard appears to be the solution. I love it! I read this review from Toms hardware http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/10/04/one_gigabyte_motherboard/index.html

The mobo can power up to 8 displays via the 4 card slots and even more is you add some PCI cards. This is ideal because inaddition to the 4 view displays I might want to power a few more screens for periferal use. Instruments, rearview mirrors and instructor station.

I have the feeling this board can do this. What I am not sure about is if this board can host the new Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 processor which is the one I would like to get.

Anyway the Mobo tip from you was very good. Thanks for that

 

[asdasd123123]

How many mice are you gonna use? 😛
You'll have to skid that mouse pointer all over the place XD

 

[fredgiblet]

Bottom line is, I want the best possible graphics hardware solution available today to drive 4 monitors in 3D.

Then you should get the motherboard with 4 PCI-e slots and pick up high-end cards for each 7900GT-7900GTX or ATI equivalent. Don't bother with the 7950, I don't know if multiple SLI's in one machine would work right and 4 of them would jack the price WAY up.

 

[ikjadoon]

Yeah, it is a really good motherboard. The FSB supports Core 2 Duo which is a major part, but there are some voltage changes that might be needed. I looked in the BIOS updates, they mention something about CPU microcode or something. I'd ask with Gigabyte to make sure.. If you can get a Core 2 Duo, that thing will be blazing!

Yeah, 4 7950GX2's might need another mortage, lol...

~Ibrahim~

 

[dinther]

I checked but it looks like this particular mobo won't support the Core 2 Duo processors. Gigabyte publishes a list of mobo's compatible with the new intel processor here and I don't see it listed.

http://www.gigabyte.co.nz/FileList/NewTech/2006_motherboard_newtech/tech_20060707_core2duo_f.htm

 

[ikjadoon]

Curses! I checked the Motherboard CPU Support list, here, and they list that the Core 2 Duo did not work with their test. Damn, that would've been perfect, then..

Next month, nVidia is opening the 590 SLi to Core 2 Duo, but I haven't heard anything about any more Quad PCI-e x16 slots on a motherboard, though the Intel 590 SLi is capable of four PCI-e x16 slots. Sorry.

~Ibrahim~