Will having an X1900 and 7300 affect game frame rates?

[pastrychef]

I have a Mac Pro with an ATI X1900. If I were to purchase an nVidia 7300GT to use as a second video card to drive a second monitor will it adversely affect frame rates in games?

Thanks.

 

[hollerz]

The X1900 can run 2 displays by itself can't it?

 

[jroad]

The X1900 can run 2 displays by itself can't it?

Yes.

 

[MRU]

But if he has a mac pro surely to god he knows this ? 😕

After all macs have been able to drive 2 monitors for years with 32mb cards and such, why do people think a 2006, 512mb supercard wouldnt be able to display 2 monitors ?

 

[orangezorki]

Yes, in fact the X1900 (unlike the 7300) has two full dual-link DVI ports, letting you use two 30" screens at the same time. If that isn't enough pixels for you, then you have issues... 😛

David

 

[slughead]

I have a Mac Pro with an ATI X1900. If I were to purchase an nVidia 7300GT to use as a second video card to drive a second monitor will it adversely affect frame rates in games?

Thanks.

No, it wont. That's my setup right now.

And btw, guys, the reason you want 2 video cards for 2 monitors is because if you plug 2 monitors into one card, the VRAM splits in half.

So, in theory (barring any software nonsense), the X1900 will be faster if it's only running 1 monitor.

 

[pastrychef]

Yes, I'm aware of the fact that the X1900 itself can drive two monitors. However, as slughead stated, I thought doing so would hurt performance on the primary display...

 

[PowerMike G5]

Pastrychef,

I'm looking to upgrade to the X1900XT and looking for someone to acquire the stock 7300GT in my MacPro now. If you are interested, let me know 🙂

Mike

 

[Chone]

Yes, I'm aware of the fact that the X1900 itself can drive two monitors. However, as slughead stated, I thought doing so would hurt performance on the primary display...

You thought well, having a card connected to 2 displays will definitely affect framerates... not that you can't disable the 2nd monitor through the control panel (in either windows or mac os) whenever you feel like playing a game.

 

[evp]

No, it wont. That's my setup right now.

And btw, guys, the reason you want 2 video cards for 2 monitors is because if you plug 2 monitors into one card, the VRAM splits in half.

So, in theory (barring any software nonsense), the X1900 will be faster if it's only running 1 monitor.

The only problem is that x1900xt is about, if not more than, four times as powerfull as the 7300gt. Just refer to 3dmark scores for example.