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bpaddock
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 Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 12:55 pm Post subject: Recommendation for multimonitor video card, 3 or 4 monitors? |
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I need to get a new video card that can drive at least three, preferably four, monitors at the same time.
Mostly what I do is CAD work (Circuit board layout, one monitor for schematic, one for PCB and one for the datasheet(s)), never games.
Monitors range from 22" to 32".
I want a board that has HDMI output for each monitor and that each monitor ideally has its own graphic memory.
Most of all I want hassle free install and usage with Linux.
Would like to spend less than $500 if that is possible with the above wish list.
Thank you. |
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chithanh
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Location: Berlin, Germany
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| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: Recommendation for multimonitor video card, 3 or 4 monit |
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| bpaddock wrote: | | I want a board that has HDMI output for each monitor |
Some mobos have three or more display outputs, so if integrated graphics is enough for your use case, that might already be sufficient.
As there are almost no cards with 3 HDMI ports on the market, you will probably need one or more adapters. | bpaddock wrote: | | and that each monitor ideally has its own graphic memory. |
Not sure what that means, each monitor of course has its own allocated framebuffer. Other than that, the GPU manages the graphics memory for all outputs. | bpaddock wrote: | | Most of all I want hassle free install and usage with Linux. |
Any modern AMD (with open source driver) or NVidia (with proprietary driver) card should nowadays work fine. With AMD cards you need to keep in mind that a maximum of two non-identical non-DisplayPort monitors are supported, if you want to connect more you need active adapters. |
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1clue
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What sort of resolutions?
I think that 1920x1080 this is easy, but 4k displays would be more difficult. |
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1clue
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