I have the intention of building a new PC. The software it will be
running will be openSUSE Linux 11.0
I do have 3 screens. 2 x 24" 1920x1200 and 1 x 20" 1600 x 1200.
I am not interested in running 3d. I will however go for NVidia as this
is better support with drivers under Linux.
What I am wondering is how to pick a card or cards. I think I have
several options. Not a one card solution as there is no affordable card
for Linux that can do three monitors.
1) Have a videocard on the mobo and a dual card
2) Have a videocard on the mobo and two single cards
3) Have a dual and a single card
4) Have 3 single cards
5) Have two dual cards
The cheapes solution would be the first option, I think. However I have
read somewhere that when you put a videocard in the mobo, the onboard
one will be disactivated.
What will be the best/cheapest solution? Are there people who already
have experience wih such a setting?
oughi
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houghi wrote:
> I have the intention of building a new PC. The software it will be
> running will be openSUSE Linux 11.0
>
> I do have 3 screens. 2 x 24" 1920x1200 and 1 x 20" 1600 x 1200.
> I am not interested in running 3d. I will however go for NVidia as this
> is better support with drivers under Linux.
>
> What I am wondering is how to pick a card or cards. I think I have
> several options. Not a one card solution as there is no affordable card
> for Linux that can do three monitors.
>
> 1) Have a videocard on the mobo and a dual card
> 2) Have a videocard on the mobo and two single cards
> 3) Have a dual and a single card
> 4) Have 3 single cards
> 5) Have two dual cards
>
> The cheapes solution would be the first option, I think. However I have
> read somewhere that when you put a videocard in the mobo, the onboard
> one will be disactivated.
>
> What will be the best/cheapest solution? Are there people who already
> have experience wih such a setting?
No takers? :-(
houghi
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Carl wrote:
>
>
> DO matrox not do a suitable card?
As far as I know they do not have the Linux drivers.
Also the cards that I have seen do not do 1920x1200 on 3 screens
Last but not least there is the price. I believe several low end NVidia
will be cheaper then 1 Matrox for three or 4 screens.
houghi
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>> 1) Have a videocard on the mobo and a dual card
>> The cheapes solution would be the first option, I think. However I have
>> read somewhere that when you put a videocard in the mobo, the onboard
>> one will be disactivated.
Not all motherboards disable the onboard video when another card is
installed. I just nuild a cheap computer for a friend that is running 3
monitors using onboard + dual card and it works fine. Motherboard used was a
Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 for $76aus.
Robert McMillan wrote:
>>> 1) Have a videocard on the mobo and a dual card
>
>>> The cheapes solution would be the first option, I think. However I have
>>> read somewhere that when you put a videocard in the mobo, the onboard
>>> one will be disactivated.
>
> Not all motherboards disable the onboard video when another card is
> installed.
OK, but some might?
> I just nuild a cheap computer for a friend that is running 3
> monitors using onboard + dual card and it works fine. Motherboard used was a
> Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 for $76aus.
good to know. Thanks for this infor.
houghi
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Multiple monitors 
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