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Fonzijr1964
Sep 14, 2008, 04:41 PM
If you put an extra video card into the Mac Pro can u run more than 2 displays like if i have 2 cards installed will i be able to run 4 screens, 3 cards 6 ect.?


robbieduncan
Sep 14, 2008, 04:42 PM
Yes, that's exactly how it works.
Tallest Skil
Sep 14, 2008, 04:42 PM
That's the only reason TO put another card in.
Fonzijr1964
Sep 14, 2008, 04:49 PM
wow i just looked on the Mac pro page and saw it. if it was a snake it would have bit me. It seems so obvious now.

So if i have 4 displays and i want to span do they have to be next to each other or can two be on top?
robbieduncan
Sep 14, 2008, 04:51 PM
wow i just looked on the Mac pro page and saw it. if it was a snake it would have bit me. It seems so obvious now.

So if i have 4 displays and i want to span do they have to be next to each other or can two be on top?

You can arrange them physically any way you want and then represent this in the OSX system preferences. You can go 4x1, 2x2, 1x3, a T shape, whatever :D
Fonzijr1964
Sep 14, 2008, 05:37 PM
You can arrange them physically any way you want and then represent this in the OSX system preferences. You can go 4x1, 2x2, 1x3, a T shape, whatever :D

sweet
i like ur car;)
Lesser Evets
Sep 14, 2008, 05:56 PM
I read somewhere recently you can do up to 18 monitors. Not sure if that is accurate, but you can have a LOT of monitors.
iToaster
Sep 14, 2008, 06:31 PM
I read somewhere recently you can do up to 18 monitors. Not sure if that is accurate, but you can have a LOT of monitors.

There are 4 slots you can put a graphics card in. All the compatible card have 2 DVI ports, thus if you maxed a Mac Pro out with graphics cards you would have the ability to run 8 displays, not 18 (unless you were to use some sort of display splitter to combine two displays into what the computer perceives as one, but that's still only 16).
Fonzijr1964
Sep 14, 2008, 08:43 PM
There are 4 slots you can put a graphics card in. All the compatible card have 2 DVI ports, thus if you maxed a Mac Pro out with graphics cards you would have the ability to run 8 displays, not 18 (unless you were to use some sort of display splitter to combine two displays into what the computer perceives as one, but that's still only 16).

yep only 8
robbieduncan
Sep 15, 2008, 03:29 AM
Matrox sell quad-head (http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/76378/VIDEOCARDS_ALL/Matrox/QID-E128LPAF.asp) graphics cards. If they had Mac support...
Umbongo
Sep 15, 2008, 03:45 AM
Matrox sell quad-head (http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/76378/VIDEOCARDS_ALL/Matrox/QID-E128LPAF.asp) graphics cards. If they had Mac support...

Nvidia also have a 4 port card these days in the NVS 440 with support for 1920x1200 and around $500.
Fonzijr1964
Sep 15, 2008, 03:45 PM
they are not supported by the mac pro