2 Cards better than 1 for 4 or more monitors?

lylec305 said:
Hi, I own and tested nvidia 295, 420, k420, 450, fx580 and intel mobo graphics with xeon quadcore processors. The benchmark for 295 slowed down the whole benchmark considerably by over 50% vs lenovo thinkstation e31 sff xeon e3-1275 onboard intel graphics processor. For $9 bucks the 295 is in shoebox, it's for sale if anyone wants it $9 plus shipping. IMHO the K420 works real nice with true 4k 2160p, same as 4x 1080p.
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The 295 may have "slowed down the benchmark", but is still adequate for trading. And hey, the 295 is ~10 years old.
 
Trading Education Buyer said:
I have 10 monitors 6 computers , I rarely use more than two computers and 5 monitors . This is mainly for multi tasking on excel , other software , but on trading I use max 3m.
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"Sort of" agree. Perhaps some like big charts and therefore more monitors, as do I. Also true that having "lots" of charts likely means that you "miss things" in spite of having lots of charts.... as your attention tends to be "focused" in a few places.
 
Scataphagos said:
The 295 may have "slowed down the benchmark", but is still adequate for trading. And hey, the 295 is ~10 years old.
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Total score went from 1875 intc mobo garphics to 850 with 295 nvidia card. The CPU score is 9300+. That's big down grade. I'm running IDE, DB and trading, some power is required.
 
lylec305 said:
Total score went from 1875 intc mobo garphics to 850 with 295 nvidia card. The CPU score is 9300+. That's big down grade. I'm running IDE, DB and trading, some power is required.
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"Computing power" and "graphics power" not the same.

For someone in doubt who wants to save a few budks, try a 295. If it doesn't perform to your expectations, get a more capable card. (I'm still using 295s in all my trading rigs. The graphics requirements for trading are low. The 295 more than capable to handle up to 1920x1200 res.)
 
Scataphagos said:
"Computing power" and "graphics power" not the same.

For someone in doubt who wants to save a few budks, try a 295. If it doesn't perform to your expectations, get a more capable card. (I'm still using 295s in all my trading rigs. The graphics requirements for trading are low. The 295 more than capable to handle up to 1920x1200 res.)
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That's why I was curious about the older Tesla cards. While you may not have the software to take advantage of parallel computing, it may still have the raw power and optimization for numerical tasks involved in trading software. A nice parallel coming from different hardware/architecture is the speed boost that some people get when they turn off Intel hyperthreading.
 
Scataphagos said:
"Computing power" and "graphics power" not the same.

For someone in doubt who wants to save a few budks, try a 295. If it doesn't perform to your expectations, get a more capable card. (I'm still using 295s in all my trading rigs. The graphics requirements for trading are low. The 295 more than capable to handle up to 1920x1200 res.)
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Is your computer same vintage as nvidia 295 card? I have 295 for sale, like new, $9 bucks plus shipping if anyone is interested. Works well upto 1200p.
The nvidia 295 card is not required on newer computers with powerful onboard graphics, some able to run 4k.
 
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lylec305 said:
I have 295 for sale $9 bucks plus shipping. Does not work well beyond 1200p...
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If I recall, I may have bought some for $9 including shipping. And you're right. The stated max resolution for the 295 is 1920x1200. Monitors to display higher res need a different card.
 
The new computers today should be able to handle 4k 2160p graphics. That is same as 4x 1080p monitors. A decent 4k TV will suffice as monitor, during black friday I purchased 55" 4k TV for $249, hookup my computer and it works beautifully. I use this setup for kodi and backup trading if need be. The 55" is large, 40" should work fine. I've attached my setup with 39" 4k TV compared to 24" 1080P
 

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