sportshopdirect
Newcomer
Hey all... just joined the forum and I'm not necessarily new to 3D, just getting back into it after several years. I'm getting ready to build my own comp that I want to be a sweet machine, but I have a unique situation and I'm not sure what to do.
I have 3 monitors (one of them is flipped vertical). I was looking SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB from NewEgg because it has 4 DVI ports on it for only $289. However, what I can't seem to understand is why that card is only $289 while other cards that are only 1GB with the same bit rate and only 2 DVI out ports are roughly the same if not more? DIAMOND 4870PE51G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit for example is $299. Am I missing something?
I'd like to get the nVidia GeForce 295 because I hear it's a great card, but my question to you guys to gain your experience is how can I run 3 monitors and use a card like the geforce 295 at the same time? I read up on SLI which seems like it will work for me, but does SLI merge two cards into one, or will it let you use both card inputs? I have 3 monitors and I'd like to use all of them, but I also want a really sweet video card... how can I accomplish this?
Thanks so much for your help!!!
I have 3 monitors (one of them is flipped vertical). I was looking SAPPHIRE 100270SR Radeon HD 4850 X2 2GB from NewEgg because it has 4 DVI ports on it for only $289. However, what I can't seem to understand is why that card is only $289 while other cards that are only 1GB with the same bit rate and only 2 DVI out ports are roughly the same if not more? DIAMOND 4870PE51G Radeon HD 4870 1GB 256-bit for example is $299. Am I missing something?
I'd like to get the nVidia GeForce 295 because I hear it's a great card, but my question to you guys to gain your experience is how can I run 3 monitors and use a card like the geforce 295 at the same time? I read up on SLI which seems like it will work for me, but does SLI merge two cards into one, or will it let you use both card inputs? I have 3 monitors and I'd like to use all of them, but I also want a really sweet video card... how can I accomplish this?
Thanks so much for your help!!!