Non-SLI Core 2 Sys

[alphacooler]

I do web dev and NO GAMING (therefore no sli). So I am looking for a good core 2 motherboard, preferrably an NVIDIA chipset. Any recommendations? I think i'm gonna get the E6400 for the proc.

Also, I am adding a 3rd LCD and need 3 DVI ports. What would be the best way to do this?

Thanks so much.

 

[j12]

i think u need sli if you want 3 lcd monitors......

 

[Ronnie]

you would have to do sli or crossfire if you wanted three monitors.

and if you dont care for lsi why an nvidia chipset i personally think intel makes the best out there, but nvidia still make great chipsets also dont get me wrong i was just wonderng why it had to be nvidia

 

[j12]

the cheapest core 2 mobo with nvidia chipset is 100 bucks on newegg.com and its by ECS and i have had some nightmares with ecs. and for 10 more dollars you can get an asus mobo with an nvidia chipset with sli.

 

[alphacooler]

Thanks for the replies so far,

Nvidia isn't a "must" but I have always liked their chipsets in the past. But i'm open to suggestions on good intel boards as well. But apparently I will need to do SLI for 3 DVI's. So does that mean I need to identical video cards right? And I can only do SLI on nvidia boards no?

Any good suggestions? (also I won't be overclocking).

Thanks.

 

[alphacooler]

bump please? i'm clueless.

 

[AnthraX]

Quoted from Nvidia's site. http://www.slizone.com/page/slizone_faq.html#s7

"How many monitors are supported when running in SLI mode?
When in multi-GPU mode, SLI currently supports one monitor. When in single-GPU mode, users have the ability to use up to four monitors using NVIDIA® nView® multi-display technology and Windows XP Dualview."

You do NOT need SLI to run 3 monitors, because SLI is not capable of that. You DO however need a second video card. Although, I always thought SLI supported 2 monitors, I don't know first hand.

 

[alphacooler]

So Anthrax, then I would need to find a motherboard that has 2 PCI 16x ports and just pick up one single DVI card and another dual DVI card?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Ronnie]

so if you go sli you cant have 2 monitors?

 

[alphacooler]

I can't find any boards that have 2 pci 16x ports. Any ideas on how to setup 2 vid cards?