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is it possible to set up a dual PCI graphics card setup? if so how would i do it? thanks

  • 01.30.2006 5:30 AM PDT
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Its not possible.

  • 01.30.2006 7:29 AM PDT
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Theres a Motherboard u can buy but i hear its big bucks

  • 01.30.2006 11:31 AM PDT
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Not for pci. PCIExpress has crossfire (ATi) or SLi (nVidia), but they require compatable motherboards. PCI cards can't be used.

  • 01.30.2006 12:54 PM PDT
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yeaaaah... what chewy said.

it cant be done.

  • 01.31.2006 12:03 AM PDT
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Wooow, easy fellas... it can be done... depends on what he wants.

If your goal is to have a dual screen setup, then it is definitely possible.
However, if you want to combine the power of the two cards to increase your fps on your single screen, then you need SLI or CrossFire (PCI-E), yes.

  • 01.31.2006 8:55 AM PDT

k Zzzyax- (kay-zye-axe) Zzzyax was always tired of being picked last... hence the k
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eh? im not to smart with computers... shame i cant help

  • 01.31.2006 9:10 AM PDT
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He asked to a dual PCI graphics card setup, which isn't possible.

  • 01.31.2006 1:25 PM PDT
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Anyone remember the old Voodoo cards? They had dual cards way back when, but nowadays, you do need dual PCI-e slots.

I'm sure there's a niche product that can do that, but it's most likely not for gaming.

Dual cards for gaming is either nVidia SLI or ATi Crossfire - you need a newer Intel LGA775 or AMD Socket 939 motherboard + CPU to utilize dual graphics cards.

If you want two displays to run on one card, almost any card can do that. If you want two displays to run the same screen image, Matrox makes dual-header cards.

[Edited on 1/31/2006]

  • 01.31.2006 7:28 PM PDT
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PCI doesn't have the bandwidth to run two cards together for any performance increase.

PCI-Express has more than plenty to do that job. Only the main CPU bottlenecks the performance of a SLI or Crossfire setup.

  • 01.31.2006 9:14 PM PDT