On 11 Jun 99, at 1:31, Edna Sloan wrote:

> Am looking for a video AGP card for a digital audio workstation I'm
> putting together.  System is celeron 300a OC'd to 450 on BH6 MB, and will
> run Ensoniq's Paris pci card and software.  I will need 2 monitors off the
> card. MFg recommends either ATI, Diamond or Matrox brands-not sure why.
> Had been thinking of the G200, but have seen posts here about the better
> TNT2--who makes it and will it accomodate 2 monitors?

  WHen you say two monitors, I'm not sure whether you want two display the
same output to two audiences (get/make a "splitter" cable) or take advantage
of Win 98's ability to spread your desktop across two monitors.
  In the latter case, you need either something like the Matrox G400 (coming
real real soon...) or a pair of cards that can coexist, one for each monitor.
 I know G200s can do that -- since you've only one AGP slot, one would have
to be PCI.  I expect that ATI can do this too.
  Diamond sells a wide range of cards that use different chipsets and don't
*seem* to be very coordinated.  It's reasonably likely that two identical
high-end DIamond cards may be able to do this, but if they're form different
product lines then this might be less likely.
  Lots of cheap SVGA cards -- even including some of the low-end AGP cards --
may conflict with each other rather than coexisting.


David G

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