Dual DVI PCI Express Video Card compatibility

Howdy,

I just got a couple of LCD displays with DVI.

Want to get a reasonably priced (~$250) ATI or Nvidia video card that is PCI
Express x16, dual DVI out (NOT 1 vga/1 dvi) and of course, x64 compatible.

Going to the ATI web site, its not clear which are x64 compatible, although
they list drivers for Radeon and FireGL:
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=894

But when you browse their products, they have workstation, theater, and all
kinds of mixed up categories that dont make it clear or sort just the pci-x,
dual dvi, and x64.

Then when you go to nvidia web site, they seem to cover everything with
their unified driver architecture:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_71.84.html

which sounds like i can buy any GEforce card and I'll be ok?

I'll be using it for dual desktop, need pivoting support, web design,
general business apps and some video editing, dvd, etc. I'm not a gamer.

I did some googling but didnt find any specific reviews, although some good
general information on DVI and LCD:
http://www1.graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041129/index.html
http://www.anandtech.com/displays/showdoc.aspx?i=2400

And compusa seems to have only 2 pci-x cards that have dual dvi and both are
nvidia-based. and they are oddball brands (bfg, pny), so i can't seem to
find reviews on them.
http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200105+4294966325&Ne=300752

Appreciate any recommendations or experiences and any good web sites with
listings, articles, reviews.

Still waiting for my exchange order on x64...no confirmation nothing.

Thanks.

kraemer
Tue May 17 15:56:02 CDT 2005



> Want to get a reasonably priced (~$250) ATI or Nvidia video card that is PCI
> Express x16, dual DVI out (NOT 1 vga/1 dvi) and of course, x64 compatible.
>

Get an XFX geforce 6600GT
Its PCI express, dual DVI and runs under win64. I got one in my box under
XP64.
Go to pricegrabber dot com for pricing....

ocbwilg
Wed May 18 10:01:10 CDT 2005


"wewa" <nomail@wewa.no> wrote in message
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> And compusa seems to have only 2 pci-x cards that have dual dvi and both
> are
> nvidia-based. and they are oddball brands (bfg, pny), so i can't seem to
> find reviews on them.
> http://www.compusa.com/products/products.asp?N=200105+4294966325&Ne=300752
>
> Appreciate any recommendations or experiences and any good web sites with
> listings, articles, reviews.

nVidia doens't make their own cards, they just sell the chipsets so most of
"their" cards will be "off-brand". BFG, PNY, and XFX are all decent brands.
XFX used to be Pine Technology, and they've been around fcor years. PNY has
been around at least as long, though they used to make mainly memory
modules. BFG is a relatively new brand that is targetted at the
gamer/enthusiast market. The BFG cards are overclocked from the factory and
have beefier cooling systems to handle that, which is why the
gamers/ethusiasts like them so much.

If you want to do a search, you're almost better off going to a big site
like Newegg.com and looking at what they have to offer. They will list
whether a card hard dual DVI or one VGA and one DVI. The nVidia and ATI
sites are actually pretty confusing if you're looking to buy a card, but
from an online store you can quickly see each card, the price, memory,
outputs, and any other features. It's just much easier to compare that way.