Uses for multiple monitors:
This "SUPER PC: Multi-Monitor Computer" is used for Day Trading, Audio Recording, Video Editing, Gaming, Webmastering, and just about everything else! Using multiple monitors make everything a lot more fun and efficient! You can purchase a SUPER PC from 2 to 12 Monitors at: http://Multi-Monitors.com . When you purchase a SUPER PC, don't forget to get your copy of Ultramon software for the maximum multi-monitor experience!
Multi-Monitors.com, Aug 28 2008
Config 8608
WinXP, 6 monitors, 3 video cards
Processor: 3.0 Ghz Intel Core 2 Extreme Quadcore
RAM Memory: 4 GB of DDR3 (1333Mhz / PC3 10600)
Hard Drive: 1,500 GB SATA II Hard Drive
(Three 500GB drives in RAID 5 Configuration)
Video: 1.5GB MB of GDDR3 ATI Graphics
One Blu-Ray Burner Drive
One 20x Dual Layer DVD/RW Burner
11 USB Ports (8 in Rear, Three in Front)
Dual LAN / Network Ports
Wireless Network Card
HDTV Card with Remote Control
8.1 Channel Audio (w/ Front Panel Inputs)
All-in-One Media Card Reader
5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
Multi-Media Keyboard & Optical Mouse
IEEE 1394 Firewire Port(x3)
Windows XP Professional
Uses for multiple monitors:
Multitasking, Programing, Network Administration, Surfing, Multimedia
Don, Jun 29 2008
Config 8558
WinXP, 4 monitors, 3 video cards
Modified MicronPC w/Epox EP-8KRAI+PRO
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
1.2GB RAM
2 x 40GB HD
1 x 80GB HD
1 x 250GB HD
1 x 18DVD Burner
1 x Dell 19"
2 x Dell 17"
1 x Mag 17
Uses for multiple monitors:
coding (C++,Objective-C,Delphi), scripting(Javascript, PHP) and webdesign(CSS, HTML, AJAX, Photoshop, Illustrator). Also for entertainment purpose. Once you have a triple or quad monitor setup, you'll never go back!
spuxx, Jun 29 2008
Config 8566
Linux, 4 monitors, 2 video cards
Mac Pro (2008) with 2x 2.8 GHz Xeon 5400 (QuadCore)
2 GB DDR FB RAM
320 GB SATA harddisc
300 GB external HD via Firewire 800
16x Superdrive
Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000
Apple Mighty Mouse
Wacom Graphire II
APC 1000VA UPS
Mac OS X 10.5.3 (Leopard)
Uses for multiple monitors:
I use multiple monitors for programming in Visual Basic 6, Visual Basic .NET 2008, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, etc. I'm also using them for easier chatting & browsing.
Alex (www.sz13.ath.cx), Jun 28 2008
Config 8565
WinXP, WinVista, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
AMD Athlon XP 2800+ @ 3200+ CPU
2GB DDR400 GeIL RAM
Elitegroup KM400M Sockel A Mainboard
3x HDD with 300GB (+500GB @ Server)
Card 1:
AGP ATI RADEON 9600 PRO, ATI RADEON 9600 PRO chipset
Catalyst 8.6
No Problems
Keine Probleme
Card 2:
PCI Bartels Media MaxiVista Virtual LAN Graphics Card
MaxiVista Server 3.0.28
No Problems
Keine Probleme
Uses for multiple monitors:
Multitasking, Programing, Network Administration, Surfing, Multimedia
Don, Jun 21 2008
Config 8558
WinXP, 4 monitors, 3 video cards
Modified MicronPC w/Epox EP-8KRAI+PRO
AMD Athlon XP 2000+
1.2GB RAM
2 x 40GB HD
1 x 80GB HD
1 x 250GB HD
1 x 18DVD Burner
1 x Dell 19"
2 x Dell 17"
1 x Mag 17
Uses for multiple monitors:
Web Design Server Management Whiling my day away
Phil Williams, May 29 2008
Config 8538
WinXP, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
HP DC7200 Tower
Intel Dual Core 6300 Processor
4GB RAM
2 x 500GB Maxtor disks
1 x 250GB External Disk
3 x Samsung 19" SyncMaster 940n screens
Card 1:
PCIe ATI FireMV 2400, ATI not known chipset
No problems
Card 2:
PCIe ATI FireMV 2400, ATI not known chipset
No problems
Uses for multiple monitors:
Main system for Flight sim with other computers for networking runnig flight maps and bragging rights. Flight plans from flightsimmer.co.uk
Dee / London, May 21 2008
Config 8522
WinXP, 5 monitors, 2 video cards
Intel quad core Q6600-2.4GHz
4GB DDR2 Ram 200GB Hard Disk
XFX 8800 GT 512MB Ram
Matrox Tripple Head to Go Three Cibox 19" wide screen and 15" with a 22" on the Geforce 6200
Uses for multiple monitors:
Developing web applications in ASP.NET/C# and PHP, applications in C# - multiple instances of VisualStudio, SQL Client, multiple browsers, PowerDesigner, Putty, WireShark (network capture)
PCIe RADEON X700
Unstable system while having only one driver (for x800 or x700) and both cards plugged in. Works fine with both drivers installed at once.
Card 3:
PCI RADEON 7000/ Radeon VE
No drivers for Vista or Server 2008 - works fine under Windows XP
Uses for multiple monitors:
it's secret!!!
Ian, Apr 8 2008
Config 8487
WinVista, 16 monitors, 4 video cards
VISTA ULTIMATE 64BIT
INTEL QUAD CORE
4GB DDR 800
2 X 500GB SATA II
P35 CHIPSET
Uses for multiple monitors:
Games Media player Graphics msn ...looks cool
don bullock, Mar 27 2008
Config 8476
WinXP, WinVista, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
P4 3.20 ghz CPU 4 gigs ram 720 gigs hard drive space 2 dvd burners , dvd/ cd burner 17 INCH Benq LCD 19 inch ACER LCD 20 INCH DCLCD LCD Monitors S VID OUT TO 52 INCH TV
Uses for multiple monitors:
Surfing, listening to music, watching tv, recording tv, downloading music and movies, talking to people.
Eddie, Mar 23 2008
Config 8469
WinXP, 8 monitors, 3 video cards
System1: 5 monitors Used for General Computer, Video Editing, Music Editing. 1 74 Gb 10,000 RPM Raptor SATA HD. 1 WD 400 GB 1 120GB Samsung 1gb Ram
System 2: 1 Samsung 26" HDTV. Used for downloading movies and programs, watching movies and TV.
System 3: Old Compaq Laptop. USed for AIM
System 4: 1 Touchscreen monitor. Used for downloading and listening to music.
Card 1:
PCIe ASUS EN8600GTS Silent, Nvidia 8600 GT chipset
No problems
Card 2:
PCIe ASUS EN7600GT, Nvidia 7600GT chipset
No problems
Uses for multiple monitors:
Software & Web Development (.NET); network and website administration; playing games while watching movies; web browsing with ten windows open instead of tabs; organization of millions of files
PCIe, ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB chipset
At first, Vista didn't provide Aero with more than one installed. Submitted a bug, got a new driver. OK in Catalyst 7.9 or higher.
Card 2:
PCIe, ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB chipset
No problems
Card 3:
PCIe, ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 512MB chipset
No problems
Uses for multiple monitors:
premiere pro2/photoshop/gaming/web ect. a shuttle and a quad core xeon also sharing same monitors(pic taken on phone)
ted32 (silvervideo@hotmail.com), Jan 26 2008
Config 8401
WinXP, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
motherboard asus p5w dh deluxe
core2 e6600 2.4gh
4gigs geil ram
250gig boot
2x250gig hd
2x250gig hd raid o
2x22in lg monitors 1x19in viewsonic monitor
adaptec 29160 scsi card + 74gig scsi hd
Card 1:
PCIe, Nvidia GeForce 6800 chipset
no problems drivers forceware 163.75
Card 2:
PCIe, Nvidia 6600GT chipset
no problems drivers forceware 163.75
Uses for multiple monitors:
Computer Programming, Managing my server and my site FreshProgramming.com, Gaming, Surfing the web, Listening to music, Editing Music and video, Watching Movies
Dougie Fresh, Jan 22 2008
Config 8396
WinXP, 5 monitors, 3 video cards
System 1:
Dell XPS Laptop M1710
Intel Centrino Duo T2500
nVidia GeForce 7900 GS
2Gb of Ram
17-in Widescreen Ultrasharp
Duel 24-in Dell Widescreens
System 2:
Dell XPS Generation 4
Pentium 4 at 3.4 Ghz with HT
2Gb of RAM
nVidia GeForce 6800
nVidia GeForce 6200
Duel 20-in Dell Widescreens
37-in Widescreen Vizio TV
Card 1:
PCI Nvidia GeForce 6200se, Nvidia GeForce FX 6200 chipset
No problems
Uses for multiple monitors:
The reason why I am using three monitors is easy: it makes fun, the work easier and you needn't to minimize and maximize the windows all the time x-(
Alex, Dec 25 2007
Config 8368
WinXP, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
AMD Athlon XP 2800+
768MB DDR RAM (2GB soon =D )
ATi Radeon 9600 Pro 128MB AGP8x
2x LG Flatron L1953T 19" TFT
1x Hewlett Packard G6050EG Notebook as 3rd Monitor
Card 1:
AGP ATI RADEON 9600 PRO, ATI RADEON 9600 PRO chipset
Catalyst Version: 07.9
2D Driver Version: 6.14.10.6719
CCC Version: 2007.0821.2146.36991
Monitor 1 and 2
Card 2:
PCI Bartels Media MaxiVista Virtual LAN Graphics Card
MaxiVista 3.0.28
Monitor 3
Uses for multiple monitors:
I write code for 3-tier enterprise software systems, which means I often have 3 debuggers open (and the log files, the code, etc.). In this picture I am running 4x24" monitors on this system, with two other monitors not hooked up (I am in the middle of moving stuff around). The iMac is driving the the 3rd rotated monitor.
bwa, Dec 11 2007
Config 8356
WinXP, 4 monitors, 2 video cards
3 GB of RAM, 2x500 GB SATA drives, 1x200 ATA drive.
PCI ATI x1300, RADEON 32 chipset
The 2nd card is actually a X1550 but I think it uses the X1300 chipset. It doesn't work on vanilla installs of Fedora 7 or Ubuntu last time I tried.
Uses for multiple monitors:
Recording studio, insane multitasking, coolness factor
Steve, Nov 1 2007
Config 8320
WinVista, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
P4 3.0Ghz
1.5GB RAM
(4) 200GB SATA HDD
(3) 19" Proview KDS K915s
PCIe eVGA e-GeForce FX 5200, Nvidia GeforceFX 5200 chipset
None, native OS install
Uses for multiple monitors:
Paperless/Wireless Office: Web Application Development and Design, VM Network Management, XBox Gaming, Movies and TV while I work and Bragging Rights
Rhinoman66, Oct 3 2007
Config 8289
WinVista, 6 monitors, 3 video cards
Gateway GM5424, Intel® Core™2 Duo E6400 Dual Core Processor @ 2.13GHz with VT, 2 MB L2 cache, 1066 MHz front side bus, 4096MB DDR2, 533 MHz, (PC4200) dual channel memory, 400 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA II hard drive, DVD ±RW, PCIe Analog/digital TV tuner with 3-D combination, Integrated 8-Channel (7.1) High Definition Audio, Vista Ultimate - Score 5.1
Uses for multiple monitors:
DJ software Traktor 3 looks cooler and is easier to use with multiple monitors. It's totally overkill but two decks look great on two 23" monitors. I also use it for photoshop/flash animation and music creation using cubase sx3. nes emulators are fun but don't require 2 monitors.
d-raker, Jul 30 2007
Config 8232
WinXP, 2 monitors, 2 video cards
NForce3 Motherboard
CoolerMaster CM Stacker case
Thermaltake Big Block water cooler for CPU and Geforce 6800 Ultra
3700+ AMD 64 Bit Processor
2.5 gigs DDR 400 RAM
2.0 Terabytes of Disk Space 8 SATA HD's
2 Apple 23" monitors
2 2408mk3 soundcards
AGP BFG Technologies 68000 Ultra OC
I only have one card, but this site wouldn't allow me to add this entry unless i chose a Card 2. So I chose the card which I already have, which is simply put the BFG 6800 Ultra
Uses for multiple monitors:
IT, FrontPage website building and administration, some Excel, Quick Books & rare powerpoint. Research, TV & Music, Multiplayer Gaming.
FOx -=BMW=-, Jun 12 2007
Config 8180
WinVista, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
Foxconn 975X7AB-8EKRS2H LGA775 Motherboard 224x17 FSB, Pentium 4D 3.4GHz 800FSB LGA775 2x2Mb Cache Dual Core 945 processor OC @ 3.8GHz Vcore1.3v, 4 Gigabytes of OCZ DDR2 667 PC5300 w/ heat spreaders, Maxtor Sata-2 300 Gigabyte / 300 Mbps 7,200rpm 16Mb cache hard drive, BenQ dq60 DVD+- double layer 16x48x16x dvd-rw/dvd-ram, secondary BenQ 52x32x52 cd-rw, PCI Express ATI Radeon x1800xt 512Mb dual DVI + S-video, Connect3D Radeon x1300 256MB PCI Express x16 secondary (x8 & x8 mode), V-stream 160 channel TV-FM tuner w/ remote, dual Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet, Thermaltake 430 Watt dual fan power supply, Dolby 7.1 (8) channel sound. Three (3) BenQ 8ms FP91G+ 19" LCD's in extended desktop, Acer XD1170D HDTV 480i/p 720i/p 1080i 2300 lumen 2200:1 DLP projector. Front Labtec 60 Watt subwoofer and satellite speakers, Rear Logitech 70 Watt Sub and satellite speakers, Labtec LVA8450 boom mic headset, Linksys WRT54GX2 4port & WiFi B/G router, Linksys WIP300v2 WiFi voip phone w/ ViaTalk, Motorola Cable modem @ 10Mbps, Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse, Nostromo n52 gamepad. Canon Powershot S330 digital camera & Creative webcam pro. Windows Vista Home Premium, Office XP Professional, +Visio/Publisher/Project/Frontpage/Word/Access/Powerpoint/Outlook/MapPoint/Excel, Quick Books Premiere 2006. Tom Clancy’s Raven Shield 1.6 & Athena Sword 1.1, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004, Myst, Riven, Exile, F.E.A.R.SP/MP/Extraction Point, Counter Strike Source, Day of Defeat Source, Deathmatch, Just Cause.
------------(Al Gore rocks! lol)----------
Uses for multiple monitors:
Audio production and editing. Video editing. Occaisional driving game (GTR2). Webite design and support. Remote technical support. General use
D. Scott Hampton, Mar 11 2007
Config 8027
WinXP, Linux, 2 monitors, 1 video cards
Production system:
IBM Intellistation
Dual Xeon 2.8
2 GIGS RAM
Dual boot Ubuntu Linux - XP
Other systems:
OS's: Ubuntu, FreeNAS, FreeBSD, XP
Uses for multiple monitors:
Graphic Design/Websites. 2x 20" dell ultrasharp + 32" Samsung Lcd tv. Normally Macbook pro connected to one 20", other connected to PC and 32" connected to sky+. PC connected to all when i really need to do work!
Nick A, Mar 8 2007
Config 8020
WinXP, 3 monitors, 2 video cards
AMD AM2 5200 X2 Dual Core
3GB Ram
2x 400Gb SATA II Hard drives
Surround sound
Card 1:
AGP, ATI Radeon X1950XT 512MB chipset chipset
none
PCIe Nvidia Quadro FX 4400, Nvidia NForce Professional 2200/2250 chipset
Windows XP X64 Drivers were buggy at first but they got better after a few updates
Card 2:
PCIe Nvidia Quadro FX 4400, Nvidia NForce Professional 2200/2250 chipset
No problems