Cheapest dual 2560x1440 monitor setup

[vp8585]

Hi, I have just bought a Dell XPS 8500 and two Crossover 27" 2560x1440 monitors. The XPS comes with a Geforce GT 620 and only one DVI slot. The Crossover monitors only accept DVI-D dual link connections. I bought a GT 610 off of newegg thinking its two DVI outputs would be perfect two run my two monitors. Apparently, the card does not support full 2560x1440 coming out of both DVI outputs at the same time? To add to the problem, the XPS 8500 only has one PCIe x 16 slot. So I can't run both video cards at the same time since they both require PCIe x 16. The XPS does have 3 PCIe x 1 slots, but does anyone know if the Crossover will work with a PCIe x 1 video card?

I haven't received any of the hardware yet, so this is just my understanding based on google searches that I've done. Can anyone recommend a solution for me? I will be doing no gaming whatsoever, so I just want the cheapest solution. I know I can buy an expensive GTX card, but would prefer something cheaper.

Thanks!!

 

[vp8585]

Just wanted to follow up and let people know my results in case it can be of help to anyone, since the documentation that's available from the video card makers is so horrible and lacking.

I received the Dell XPS 8500 and it came with a 1GB GT 620 card installed. It has 1x DVI, 1x HDMI, and 1x VGA. I am able to get dual 2560x1440 using the DVI and VGA. If I try the DVI and HDMI, I get 2560x1440 in the DVI and only 1920x1080 in the HDMI. I was using a 15 foot HDMI cable, so not sure if that's a factor, but I'm guessing it's more likely that the video card does not have HDMI 1.4. Btw, I have two Crossover 2730MD-Ps.

I called EVGA and their tech support person said that the 1GB GT610 I bought from Newegg for $41 would definitely support dual 2560x1440. I connected both monitors with DVI and only one DVI output on this card would display 2560x1440 while the other 1920x1080.

Interestingly, the Geforce website says the max VGA output is 2048x1536, but I am definitely getting 2560x1440 out of the VGA port on the GT 620 card that came with the Dell. Anyway, I'm glad this is over, cause it was such a headache! Hope this helps.