3PCI + 2Video slots any reccomendations?

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:59 am

i am getting back into this game and i need a new motherboard which will at least be compatible with the new 45nm chips (they will run very cool!)

i am sure by now people have figured out which mainboards are good for scope cards.

obviously there has to be room for all the slots to be filled. no double width cards will be used.

i will have 2 boards with option for third.(so 3 pci slots)
dual video cards (passive) to run 3 monitors.(so 2 pci-e slots) they dont have to be SLI capable or anything silly like that.

raid not needed. (can turn off raid chip)
dual GBlan not needed (can turn it off though)

thanks
N

zangsta · Post by **zangsta** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:38 am

Hi!

I just got a system up an running based on the Gigabyte GA-965P-S3, P965, Socket-775, ATX, SATAII, GbLAN, DDR2, 1xPCI-Ex16, cpu is a Core2Duo E4300. The MB has 3 PCI. I have a 6DSP Pulsar II and a Powersampler running now.
The CPU is slightly overclocked. So far the system as a whole has run stable, not a glitch.
Ok, just realised the 2 PCIe needed , so this MB is out, then. Me and my sloppy reading......(grrrr...

)

Jörgen

MD69 · Post by **MD69** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 7:47 am

Hi Neutron,

Take care that the 2d PCIe for video will pick up 512Mb of memory address space!

cheers

Michel

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 8:52 am

if i just use 256 meg cards would that still be true? i though they only used what the size of the card is.

MD69 · Post by **MD69** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:36 am

Hi,

No seems linked to the number of channel for the PCIe port: 16x => 512, 8x => 256Mcheers

Michel

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:43 am

so i guess i need a board with 2x 8 lane PCIe which would make things even more complicated to find.

unless there is some card with more than 2 video outputs.

MD69 · Post by **MD69** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:56 am

Hi,

Matrox but really costly !!!

Cheers

Michel

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:31 am

i found something

ATI FireMV 2400 PCI Express - graphics adapter - FireMV 2400 - 256 MB
its small card, passive, and it has 4 outs.

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:37 pm

i think the nvidia cards are preferable. i use evga brand....

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:25 pm

do they make a single card with 3 or 4 outputs?
thats why i picked that one.

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:08 pm

A developer w/ 4 screens ? ................................................Cool.

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 6:17 pm

well you need 3, one for scope, one for sequencer tracks and one for all the other crap from the sequencer and various other things you want to see.

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:19 pm

well, maybe not at a reasonable price. there are devices like this: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/gxm/p ... o/home.php

i didn't notice the 4 head thing, i just quickly made a comment. apologies. i'm sure that that card will work. ati cards certainly work.

kylie · Post by **kylie** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:33 pm

or that one:

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/pid/p ... lppcie.php

has 4 dvi or analog outs

and is available as pci also. don't know if that makes it possible to run 2 of them for 8 display support, but it would be worth a try...

EDIT: just read it. they say it works

-greetings, markus-

Post by **garyb** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:53 pm

yeah, i'd take matrox over ati, i don't know what the price difference is....

kylie · Post by **kylie** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:31 am

the original price is... well... um... heavy, but it's possible to get one way cheaper on ebay.

-greetings, markus-

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:04 am

unfortunately the triplehead 2 go does not have enough resolution per monitor.

Post by **garyb** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 9:51 am

no problem, man. you know what you need!

i only piped in because i've seen fewer driver issues from nvidia(they seem to have a fantastic motherboard for gamers as well). ati cards surely work very well. i have no doubt it will do the trick!

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 11:13 am

garyb can you get cpus? im trying to find a xeon 5420

oops never mind that it doesn't work on normal mobos.

that gigabyte board looks nice i think i will try them for a change from my last 10 asus boards!

i decided not to bother with 3 monitors, just get 2 big ones

i have a 24" LG on my main pc and it is very nice with ableton etc.

Post by **garyb** » Sat Dec 08, 2007 12:56 pm

then i suggest nvidia. a cheap evga would be great.