For You PC Power Jockeys... Dell Precision T3400

Quote from traderjd:

Noob here, so sorry for being uneducated. I customized a T3400 a couple of days ago. I want to run 4 monitors, so I called Dell support to make sure I customized everything correctly. The Dell rep told me to get a differenct system(1000 more). Now, I am confused. What video card do I need to run 4 monitors.

Thanks in advance
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Dell reps are notoriously ignorant when it comes to video display ... especially multi-card.

What operating system are you running? What video cards did you order on your system?
 
Below is the system I put together. I am not a scalper so system speed is not as important to me as it may be to others


PROCESSOR Intel™ Core®2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375W edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media edit
VIDEO CARD Dual 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI Capable edit
CHASSIS CONFIGURATION AND 1394 Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration edit
MEMORY 2GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC (2 DIMMS) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 48X CD-ROM edit
HARD DRIVE/RAID CONFIGURATION C1, All SATA, NO RAID for 1 Hard Drive edit
HARD DRIVE 80GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache™ edit
MONITOR No Monitor edit
FILE SYSTEM NTFS File System
 
Quote from traderjd:

Below is the system I put together. I am not a scalper so system speed is not as important to me as it may be to others


PROCESSOR Intel™ Core®2 Duo E6750 (2.66GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 375W edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2 with Media edit
VIDEO CARD Dual 256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI Capable edit
CHASSIS CONFIGURATION AND 1394 Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration edit
MEMORY 2GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC (2 DIMMS) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 48X CD-ROM edit
HARD DRIVE/RAID CONFIGURATION C1, All SATA, NO RAID for 1 Hard Drive edit
HARD DRIVE 80GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache™ edit
MONITOR No Monitor edit
FILE SYSTEM NTFS File System
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For sure, you can add either an addtional 290x16 card, a 290x1, or 280 PCI. Any will work for a 4-monitor rig.

You can also "probalbly" add a 285x16 card... uses the same driver as the 290, but has less VRAM, but still enough for trading.
 
Quote from H*Pi:

$2300 or so.
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Hey guys, don't let this scare you. He got the BIG HONKIN' machine. A lesser rig but still good, can be had for less.
 
Quote from traderjd:

thank you for the advice. I will order this system and get an extra video card
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Be prepared... another poster, when inquiring about "dual 290s" was told by the phone rep that it "somehow didn't work that way"...

The website has "dual 290s" as an option, so don't let the dumbass phone rep lead you astray.
 
Quote from H*Pi:

$2300 or so.
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Did this include a monitor? Stereo SYS & Speakers? Even with these it's WAY OP imo (unless you got a 30 inch monitor ;)


Not hard BYO. Likev a jigsaw puzzle with only 7 or 8 LARGE pieces. very easy
 
Quote from gnome:

Be prepared... another poster, when inquiring about "dual 290s" was told by the phone rep that it "somehow didn't work that way"...

The website has "dual 290s" as an option, so don't let the dumbass phone rep lead you astray.
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Just so I understand, if I customize it to dual 290, i won't need another card for 4 monitors?
 
Quote from traderjd:

Just so I understand, if I customize it to dual 290, i won't need another card for 4 monitors?
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Each 290 will support 2 monitors...
 
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