I'm building a client system that requires support for 4 x Samsung SyncMaster 971P monitors running @ 1600x1200. They want 4-monitor support, but they also want the ability to play more recent games (Orange Box, Crysis, etc.) during downtime. I'm looking at a 8800GT as the primary card. The motherboard has 2 x PCI-E 2.0 16x slots. Power is not an issue (Silverstone ST85ZF).
Here's my question: can I use a different PCI or PCI-E card in conjunction with the 8800GT to drive the 4-monitor setup and have only the 8800GT be used when gaming? This system won't be running SLI, but I also don't want to buy an additional 8800GT to drive 2 more monitors if a cheaper card in either PCI or PCI-E will work. Buying a single card with support for 4 monitors is not an option.
Also, would there be problems if the secondary card is not of the same chip manufacturer (ATI vs NVidia?)
Thoughts? If anyone's successfully done this before, input and your specs would be appreciated!
Here's my question: can I use a different PCI or PCI-E card in conjunction with the 8800GT to drive the 4-monitor setup and have only the 8800GT be used when gaming? This system won't be running SLI, but I also don't want to buy an additional 8800GT to drive 2 more monitors if a cheaper card in either PCI or PCI-E will work. Buying a single card with support for 4 monitors is not an option.
Also, would there be problems if the secondary card is not of the same chip manufacturer (ATI vs NVidia?)
Thoughts? If anyone's successfully done this before, input and your specs would be appreciated!