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Of course it's an April Fool's joke. It was started on MURC. And how does Matrox stay in buiz? Easy. They sell high priced cards to specialized markets. Banks, trading houses, restaraunts with multi-displays, govt/military contracts, high-end medical stuff, and video production. If you go...

In addidition to the afore mentioned QUID, Matrox also makes a line of cards that support triple-head. I use their Parhelia personally, but a lower cost option is a P750 Millennium, or a P650 with a triplehead add-on kit if you want a silent fanless card. Also there are the MMS cards, which are...

I wouldn't worry about the voltage. Acceptable variance is 10%, which on the 12volt rail is 1.2v, or a minimum of 10.8v. And don't worry about being in 8x mode. 4x mode will give almost identical results, and even 2x, depending on the amount of RAM on the card. 2x/4x/8x is all marketing...

Dontcha just love the "I broke a part off my card, now it don't work...why??" threads... As pointed out earlier, you should be able to match that component at any radio shack. Weather or not you have the soldering skills to replace such a component on a multi-layer PCB is another story...

A very large part of the cost on the Matrox RT.x cards is the software bundle. If you price that software seperatley, you'll see what I mean. Another reason they are so expensive is that they are true real-time non-linear-editing (NLE) cards, with their own 3D GPU for realtime titling and...

Matrox RT.x10 or RT.x100, which can come with several different software bundles, depending on the package purchased. Nobody touches Matrox for their capture/edit cards...but you pay big $ for them.... (shopmatrox.com)

It's a workstation 3D rendering card.

Sure it does some form of DX. Probably DX4 or 5. Nothing that's going to do any good with any modern games, but it should at least display your desktop. Can't expect too much from a card you can get for 3$ :D http://axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=36410

It all depends on the card. Some cards handle higher bus speeds well, some not at all. And it's not just your video card. Anything on the PCI bus would be running overclocked, which includes HDD controllers. So it's ALL got to be able to handle high bus speeds...

I'd also be looking at Matrox cards. They are favorites of videophiles everywhere. Something in the Parhelia or P650/750 lineup would suit your needs well. And they just announced a PCI-e version of Parhelia with dual DVI AND HDTV output, as well as video in...

Or it could just run unstable. Underpowered systems will often boot up, but lock up, randomly reboot, or give odd errors. You're not likely to damage anything though...

I play games almost daily on my Parhelia. Does it compete with today's high frame rate gaming cards in 'games' like 3dMark or timedemos? No. Is it a "turd"? No. If you like to brag about your 3dMark or timedemo scores, it's not the card for you. If you just want to enjoy your games in...

Some flight sims (most notably, the MS sims) will work with an independant mode desktop setup. Most games that support multi-monitor require a stretched mode desktop, which can only be done when all outputs are from the same GPU.

What do you want to do with triple monitors? If it's just for desktop type stuff, just add another PCI card. If you're looking for triple-head surround gaming, only Matrox Parhelia can do that. I run triple screens on my Parhelia. Couple years old, but still a solid card for my needs.

Old Trident and SiS cards are terrible for multi-monitor use, and most simply won't do it. Your best bet is to remove the Radeon drivers, and the Radeon card itself. Install the latest drivers you can find for the Trident (not the built in XP ones if possible). Once that card is running...

There is no such thing as a G500. There is a G550 There is no such thing as G450MAX. Only G400 had a MAX version. Of the G series, the oldest (G400) was the best. It was clocked higher and had better memory interface than the later G series cards. G400 also had a dedicated Maven chip for...

Agreed on Matrox for this use. I use ACAD almost daily (2D architecture, survey and LA), with a G400 at work running dual monitors, and a Parhelia in my home office running triple displays. Nobody can touch Matrox for 2D and multi-display (and if you've never used ACAD with multi-display, you...

In terms of raw 3D gaming speed, yes....about equiv to mid range GF3s. In terms of overall 2D features and multi-monitor support, it leaves any current GF or Radeon in the dust...Which is why I still use Matrox. Gaming is less than a secondary concern to me. For my everyday desktop use and daily...

I have not tried that one. Check my homepage link in my profile. Someone there probably knows. Being it's the new HL engine, I wouldn't excpect too much though...

There's been nothing earth-shattering driver-wise from Matrox lately. And quite a few people (myself included) game on their Parhelias. Granted, they are no speed demons compaired to newer cards, but they are playable for most games. And there are still games coming out that support surround...

If you are going to use the on-board video, you cannot do as phaelinx suggested, as that on-board video would be using AGP. But your original suggestion of onboard+2 PCI should work fine, provided all are newer cards that support multi-card setups. Windows 2k/XP will support up to 12 displays...

The only company that makes triple-head cards is Matrox, with their P750 Millennium and Parhelia cards. Cards like the one you linked to can only use two outputs at a time.

If he wants the best multi-monitor, dual DVI, high quality picture, photo-shopper card, he should look at Matrox. Not much for gamers, but for these uses, they are unmatched. P650 Millennium: silent card (passivly cooled), dual DVI, upgradable to triple monitor (1DVI+2VGA) P750 Millennium...

I run a Parhelia myself. :) Triplehead, surround gaming goodness. That is not a simple splitter. That's a breakout cable (aka 'dongle'). Same way Parhelia runs 3 CRTs off 2 DVI ports. One DVI port can carry the info of 2 traditional db-15 ports. So, with a proper breakout cable, 1 DVI can...

A VGA splitter will only give you a duplicate(clone) of the port it's hooked to. So, if what you want is 2 monitors displaying the same thing, it will work. If you want to extend your desktop to a 3rd display, you need another card.

AGP is based on the old PCI specs, which was derived when desktop cases where the norm, rather than the towers that are more popular today. So, it's not 'top or bottom'...it's 'left or right'. Since the PCI specs called for the chips to be on the left, so did AGP. Additionally, when AGP first...

Nobody hopes Matrox will come back more than I. But it ain't gonna happen. They have given up on the consumer market, and are happy to stick to their specialized segments (multi-monitor, medical imaging, NLE). There is no new chip in the works for them until Longorn, and even then it will...

In the display properties somewhere. Just where depends on what video card/drivers you're running...

Personally, I have not. Others at the Matrox Users forums I mod (link in profile) have. Some have been satisfied, others have not. I will not argue that Matrox provides a great FPS counting gaming card. They do, however, provide a high quality card that gives unmatched multi-monitor, 2D...

I'm not switching to nV, nor am I switching ATI. I don't give a squat about games FPS, as long as the games I want to play run at acceptable rates. "Na nya nya, I get 150000 fps in suchnsuch game/benchmark with my falala video card " is getting really old. I'm perfectly happy running my...

Video-wise, yes, it's OGL. But there is more than just video to DirectX.

Games will show up on whichever is designated as the 'primary' display. This can be any one you choose. Monitor layouts can also be adjusted quite easily with windows display properties to however you have them set up.

As long as the cards drivers are multi-monitor capable, you can run up to 12 monitors in XP/NT/2K (unless they are all Matrox MMS series cards, then you can do 16), or 16 in 98/ME. Most newer cards have no problem with this. Most can be mixed/matched with other mfg's cards. You may run into...

Can my kids live without food? I don't think so.Can they live without medical checkups and immunizations? Maybe, but I'm not willing to take than chance for a video card.

In reality, It doesn't make a diff in my life. But money hungry/fps counting children need to understand there is more to life than counting frame rates in computer games. If someone's mommy and daddy want to feed that kid money to boost their ego over a frame rate in some game or benchmark...

1) Posting a thread with intentionally 'uber-studly' misspelled words in the title does not make one appear more cool than one actually is, it just makes one look like an uneducated twat trying to look cool. Grow up and spell like an adult. It will gain you more respect, and reap you better...

P750 is litterally 1/2 the Parhelia in terms of 3D performance. 1/2 the pipelines, 1/2 the bandwidth, 1/2 the speed. If you are looking for a great 2D card with dual DVI/triplehead support for office work, photo editing, video capture/edit, P750 is a great little card. If you want any 3D...

The G450 has 2 RAMDACs. If it didn't, it couldn't run 2 displays. But that has nothing to do with 3D acceleration. What the G series cards lacked was hardware overlay support for the secondary display. G450 was a great desktop card. Mine is still in use today in my stepmom's home office rig...

http://shopmatrox.com/usa/products/datasheet.asp?ID=385 Great card for desktop use, photo and video editing. Don't bother if you want to game on it.

There are 3 basic ways multiple monitors can run. Clone Mode. Both displays run the same resolution/refresh rate, and show the same thing at all times. This is good for when you are using a TV as your second display, like in a home entertainment rig. Stretch Mode. Both displays (or as in...