video card for Eight 22" monitors

[Bolimomo]

It's been discussed before in another thread.

Things to consider: 1) Purchase price. 2) Replacement cost. 3) Impact to productivity. This is if/when one of your video cards go south.

2 quad cards. Each quad card: $375. About $90 per monitor. Replacement cost: $375. If one goes down, 50% impact.

4 dual cards. Each card: $50. About $25 per monitor.
Replacement cost: $50. If one goes down, 25% impact.

 

[forsalenyc]

Quote from Bolimomo:

It's been discussed before in another thread.

Things to consider: 1) Purchase price. 2) Replacement cost. 3) Impact to productivity. This is if/when one of your video cards go south.

2 quad cards. Each quad card: $375. About $90 per monitor. Replacement cost: $375. If one goes down, 50% impact.

4 dual cards. Each card: $50. About $25 per monitor.
Replacement cost: $50. If one goes down, 25% impact.

I second that

 

[Get In Get Out]

Quote from Bolimomo:

Oh boy... Okay...

x58 is an Intel chip designed to connect Intel processors with Intel QuickPath Interconnect (QPI) interface to peripheral devices.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_X58

i7-970 is one of the processor models supported by x58. And so is i7-930 (the one I have). 970 is a bit faster.

PCIEX16 is the bus interface specification. It is probably the most popular standard currently. Your video cards have to match with the bus spec. Looks like you are buying the video cards brand new and not having some existing video cards that you want to keep using. If so, most of the video cards now pretty much run on PCIEX16 bus only. PCI bus is an older bus standard. - Thus considered "legacy".

Is it better to get hdmi video card outputs or dvi?

 

[Bolimomo]

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Is it better to get hdmi video card outputs or dvi?

HDMI is electrically compatible with the signals used by Digital Visual Interface (DVI). HDMI carries 2 more channels for audio. DVI no audio. In a sense HDMI is better - only if your monitor has the HDMI input jack. Or else you would need to buy a converter cable HDMI to DVI, one cable per monitor.

So the best is to match what your monitor has for input.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

 

[Get In Get Out]

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HDMI is electrically compatible with the signals used by Digital Visual Interface (DVI). HDMI carries 2 more channels for audio. DVI no audio. In a sense HDMI is better - only if your monitor has the HDMI input jack. Or else you would need to buy a converter cable HDMI to DVI, one cable per monitor.

So the best is to match what your monitor has for input.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDMI

My question regarding hdmi input for monitors is regarding the clarity of charts. Is it better to have charting running off hdmi monitors or dvi connected monitors?

 

[Bolimomo]

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My question regarding hdmi input for monitors is regarding the clarity of charts. Is it better to have charting running off hdmi monitors or dvi connected monitors?

They are the same. Both are digital.

The resolution for the image quality is defined by your video card - under your control in Window's control panel. (e.g. 1920 x 1080, or 1280 x 1024, etc.) Doesn't matter whether the signal goes through the HDMI cable or the DVI cable.