Hey, all!
One of the motherboards I'm looking at to build the new box is
Gigabyte's GA-K8N Pro-SLI. The coolest thing about this jewel is that
it's got 2 PCI-E x16 slots! (I gather that's what the SLi means.) I
also understand that in order to use it properly, it should be used with
two SLi video cards connected with a little bridge. Do any of you know
how this works with Linux, and if you can use two regular PCI-E cards to
operate more heads under Xinerama? I want to go dual right off the bat,
but the cool factor of having more would be great. Plus, I found a
source on 21" CRT's that I can get for about $20.00/ea. (Government
surplus is great!)
If this isn't a great option, I'll probably just get a
less-expensive AGP-slotted MoBo and if I want more heads later, I'll get
them by way of a PCI card. I know that they are still out there, and I
don't need the lightning-fast responsiveness on the periferal monitors.
Thanks in advance!
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