What do I need to Setup a Multiple Monitor Display & Trading Computer?

[ironmaster]

I would like to setup three or four monitors on my computer. I want the screens to have individual properties but also be connected in a panoramic fashion. Can I add more video cards or should I get a ready made unit that supports several monitors? If so, where's a good place to look for one?

[Animenia]

You can do either.
It depends on your current system if your motherboard is up to the task of running two video cards and if your current video card is good enough to handle two monitors.

To set up 4 monitors you need the following.

A motherboard with Cross-Fire and/or SLI support.
2 video card (safest option is to use 2 video cards of the same brand and modell.)

So either you check your current motherboard if it has SLI or Cross-Fire support and get another video card.

Or you aim for a computer with these specs.
Finding a pre-built computer with these specs can be a bit difficult depending on what you are going to use it for.

Gaming systems with SLI video cards has gotten more and more common but are still a bit overpriced and usually sold with average performance video cards.
If you're going more specific as in aiming for a system built video editing and such the price will go higher quite quickly.

It's cheaper to buy a motherboard and 2 video cards than a new computer with these specs. But it's also more work on your part.

/ Ani

[Citylifematrix2]

I have built a desktop pc and it is a 64 bit based system. I am trying too work out all the bugs, but am curantly having some problems with running games such as; Flight Simulater X.
Operating system is windows vista home premium (x64) servise pack 1 build, system model Gigabyte Technology Co. , desktop,
processor; 2.30 gigahertz AMD Phenom 9650 Quad core
256 kilobyte primary memory cache
512 kilobyte secondary memory cache
64-bit ready
multi-core (4 total)
not hyper-threaded
Main circutuit board; gigabyte tech., co. MA790GP-DS4H
bus clock: 200 megahertz
bios: Award Software International, Inc.
Drives; 2750.55 gig usable hard drive capacity
2479.32 gig hard drive space free
8190 meg usable installed memory
Atapi iHAS422 8 ATA Device cd-rom
Atapi iHES208 2 ATA Device cd-rom

Local drives; c: (NTFS on drive 0) 750.15 gb, 664.48 gb free
f: (NTFS on drive 1) 1488.77 gb, 1307.63 gb free
h: (NTFS on drive 2) 500.11 gb, 499.95 gb free
z: (FAT32 on drive 1) 11.53 gb, 7.25 gb free
SMART Status healthy
Controllers; IDE Channnel Controller (x4)
standard dual channel PCI IDE controller (X2)
Displays; ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series ( display adapter) (x2) cross fire
monitors; (x2) BenQ G2400W (24.0") MA809689SL0, BenQ V2400W (24.0") Y8807140SL0
Bus adapters; Microsoft iSCSI Initiator
Standard enhanced PCI to USB host controller (x2)
standard openHCD


Still trying to work out some bugs, but I am running twin BENQ 24" monitors, and can run up to 4 at once which I plan to be doing very soon.
Twin video cards ATI Radeon HD 4870,s to be exact, each with their own gig of on board mem., and I am also usuing cross fire technoligy as well. Works awsome, but I am having some issues with games as a result of the 64 bit system. I am seeking help for that, and am looking for patches.