Low Profile Dual Monitor Graphics Card

Discussion in 'Video Cards, Displays and TV Tuners' started by bsbase, Sep 16, 2006.

  1. bsbase

    bsbase Geek Trainee

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    Newbie here so please be kind.

    I just purchased from ZTGroup the ZT Business PC
    ZT-A4027 Slim Tower model, low profile.

    I want to upgrade the graphics card to handle dual monitors. So, can anyone recommed a low profile dual graphics card for this system my motherboard is the: ASUS K8V-MX S754 800FSB A/V/L/SATA/1394 uATX with 1 AGP 8 slot and three PCI slots.

    Any help will be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks
     
  2. Swansen

    Swansen The Ninj

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    wait you mean you want your graphics card to be able to run two monitors right. Well nvidia does well with that, they have their dual view software and its really easy to setup. Far as i know all the Nvidia 6 and 7 series cards support dual view, i don't know about anything below that but those will definetly work for what your doing.
     
  3. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Oooh. Low-profile and dual monitor outs is going to make it tough.

    I've found this, but I'm unable to find it on a UK site. Newegg doesn't ship outside the US either.

    You might also want to consider buying two low-profile cards to fit your needs. You can run dual displays with two different video cards. For the sake of ease, you're better off to snag two of the same GPU brand (either a GeForce or Radeon).

    Leadtek and eVGA both have some low-profile cards out there, but again, I'm having trouble finding a UK site that carries them.
     
  4. bsbase

    bsbase Geek Trainee

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    Hey Big B,

    Thanks for the info. I never thought about two cards. I'll go that route

    Thanks
     
  5. pRoto

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  6. DaRuSsIaMaN

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    wait how's he gonna get 2 cards if he only has 1 AGP slot?

    btw, what does "low profile" mean?
     
  7. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

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    Video cards come in PCI format...which any PC will have for at least the last 10+ years. You don't need a dual-head video card to run dual monitors. What is a concern is keeping the video cards with the same GPU manufacturer.

    Low profile just means the PCB on the video card is about half as wide as a typical expansion card (if not less) and comes with a shorter bracket.
     
  8. DaRuSsIaMaN

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    PCB is what exactly?
     

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