5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Easy triple monitor solution,
November 15, 2010 Matt Skuegler (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Radeon HD 5830 1GB DDR5 (Personal Computers)
I got this video card to run three monitors off the same computer, not for gaming. I have no clue if its good for gaming. But if you're looking for a card to run 3 monitors, read on.
Lots of video cards support two monitors, but cards that support three monitors are a lot harder to find. Most people running three monitors seem to use two video cards, but apparently finding the right two cards for my set-up was beyond my abilities/patience. I was close to giving up, but finally broke down and dropped the money for this card. Once I got it installed, running my three monitors was a snap and its running flawlessly. Its substantially quieter than my last video card, but it also runs warmer than I'd like.
A couple tips:
1. If I had it all to do over again, I would have just settled for two large monitors instead. Two monitors is cheap and easy, three is expensive and a pain.
2. You can't tell from the photo, but this card is HUGE. Its the...Read more
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
ATI Graphic cruncher,
November 5, 2010 Craig Monteith (Black River, St. Elizabeth Jamaica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Radeon HD 5830 1GB DDR5 (Personal Computers)
Looking to eat up some graphics? This card can devour whatever u can through at it. Upgraded from my downed BLACK EDITION 9800 XFX GTX and the fluid difference is noticeable COD Modern Ware fare is even prettier. I noticed a slighter higher heat output as compared to the 9800.But it still runs great. A grerat choice.