Matrox or SLI/CrossFire?

Quote from notouch:

Well if you stop getting yourself all wound up and just think about it with a cool head you'll see that you're wrong. You can get a higher quality, lower cost, no noise, no heat issues video display with a SLI set-up. Do you really think a SLI set-up is going to have problems running 2D workstation applications?
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No. Your assertion that SLI is "higher quality" is false. And "lower cost"? Pulllleeese......
 
point is this:

2x 7600GS : $180
(2x 256MB DDR3; 4x DVI out)
passive cooling

1x Matrox Millennium P650: $250
(1x 128MB DDR; 2x DVI out)
active cooling
 
Quote from local_crusher:

point is this:

2x 7600GS : $180
(2x 256MB DDR3; 4x DVI out)
passive cooling

1x Matrox Millennium P650: $250
(1x 128MB DDR; 2x DVI out)
active cooling
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Just how stupid would you have to be to pay retail for a P650 and use it primarily for trading, when you could buy a (2) dualhead G450/G550 for $20?
 
I thought we were talking about building a new system.

When you want to use a new CPU, e.g. Core2Duo you will need a PCIe graphics card (x16 plus maybe x1).

The cards you mentioned (probably used on EBay) are AGP only - Nice for older systems.
 
Quote from local_crusher:

I thought we were talking about building a new system.

When you want to use a new CPU, e.g. Core2Duo you will need a PCIe graphics card (x16 plus maybe x1).

The cards you mentioned (probably used on EBay) are AGP only - Nice for older systems.
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Not really. If one were building a new rig... *everything* is available. If someone wants a trading machine, he should choose certain video cards. If he wants a gaming machine, he should choose differently. If he wants a gaming/trading rig, then he has to go with gaming card(s) and put up with the warts.
 
Personally I'm talking about upgrading my Core2Duo system to support 4 monitors. I liked your 2 x 7600GS suggestion but I also see ATI Radeon X1950 TURBO SILENT for not much more expensive.

Gnome, I don't need to stoop to $20 ebay cards but thanks for the suggestion :D .
 
Quote from notouch:

Personally I'm talking about upgrading my Core2Duo system to support 4 monitors. I liked your 2 x 7600GS suggestion but I also see ATI Radeon X1950 TURBO SILENT for not much more expensive.

Gnome, I don't need to stoop to $20 ebay cards but thanks for the suggestion :D .
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"STOOP to $20 eBay cards"? What, are you NUTS? There is no better value nor QUALITY for trading than the Quadro NVS 280... (Matrox G450/G550 is not quite as good, but still decent.)
 
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