Multiple Processors and Multiple GPU

[Canadaman]

Can you -

 

a. Have multiple processors on the mother board, if yest - a link to a video, or the motherboard and what are the advantages.

 

b. have more than one graphics card, and why would one do that? is there a video explaining that. I basically want to output my game to three tv monitors, each 1080p. 

 

Thanks!

[Arwanell]

a. you can have two cpu's on motherboard

b. offcourse, it doesn't give you more VRAM (for now), but the performance is much better

[Yeater]

Can you -

 

a. Have multiple processors on the mother board, if yest - a link to a video, or the motherboard and what are the advantages.

 

b. have more than one graphics card, and why would one do that? is there a video explaining that. I basically want to output my game to three tv monitors, each 1080p. 

 

Thanks!

you can output to 3 monitors with one gpu

[Toxicable]

Can you -

 

a. Have multiple processors on the mother board, if yest - a link to a video, or the motherboard and what are the advantages.

 

b. have more than one graphics card, and why would one do that? is there a video explaining that. I basically want to output my game to three tv monitors, each 1080p. 

 

Thanks!

 

There was a motherboard a few years ago that supported 2 CPUs but since has been discontinued.

You can run 3 monitors with 1 GPU as long as it has enough connectors and enough horse power to do whatever you want to do with it.

As for multiple GPU setups, in almost all situations have 1 top of the line GPU is better than having 2 of slighty lesser, since when you add more you dont exactly get the power of both, it is reduced each time hence 2 GPUs is the best SLI setup if you go that path, but 1 better card is still usually better (except 2 x 970s since they're so cheap)

[TheDigitalRealm]

Can you -

 

a. Have multiple processors on the mother board, if yest - a link to a video, or the motherboard and what are the advantages.

 

b. have more than one graphics card, and why would one do that? is there a video explaining that. I basically want to output my game to three tv monitors, each 1080p. 

 

Thanks!

 

So the first reply addressed the hardware side, but what are you planning to do with these three monitors? Run three separate instances of the game on a single machine? I can't say for sure but I'm fairly certain that's not possible, even with Virtual machines. 

[Guest Kloaked]

There was a motherboard a few years ago that supported 2 CPUs but since has been discontinued.

You can run 3 monitors with 1 GPU as long as it has enough connectors and enough horse power to do whatever you want to do with it.

As for multiple GPU setups, in almost all situations have 1 top of the line GPU is better than having 2 of slighty lesser, since when you add more you dont exactly get the power of both, it is reduced each time hence 2 GPUs is the best SLI setup if you go that path, but 1 better card is still usually better (except 2 x 970s since they're so cheap)

 

Companies still make dual socket motherboards.

[Opcode]

a.) You can but I don't see the point in it.

b.) You can and this is one of the primary reasons why people run multiple GPU configurations to drive multiple displays (high resolution).

[Yeater]

There was a motherboard a few years ago that supported 2 CPUs but since has been discontinued.

You can run 3 monitors with 1 GPU as long as it has enough connectors and enough horse power to do whatever you want to do with it.

As for multiple GPU setups, in almost all situations have 1 top of the line GPU is better than having 2 of slighty lesser, since when you add more you dont exactly get the power of both, it is reduced each time hence 2 GPUs is the best SLI setup if you go that path, but 1 better card is still usually better (except 2 x 970s since they're so cheap)

http://www.asus.com/Commercial_Servers_Workstations/Z10PED8_WS/ you are not right xeon cpus support dual mode for example this asus board can support two E5 xeons and it has sli support

[Toxicable]

http://www.asus.com/Commercial_Servers_Workstations/Z10PED8_WS/ you are not right xeon cpus support dual mode for example this asus board can support two E5 xeons and it has sli support

My bad, but it's not like it's a consumer thing anyway

[LasersPewPew]

With multicore processors in the market, there is not much need for multi socket systems for more consumer markets. But multi socket systems are still around depending how much you want to pay for since they're generally workstation/server grade components.

 

 

As for multiple video cards. I am currently using 2 AMD video cards (6970 and 5770) driving 6 monitors without any issues. Are you trying to do surround gaming/eyefinity or are you just planning to clone the 1 display to the 3 displays?

[Mouse-Potato]

Can you -

 

a. Have multiple processors on the mother board, if yest - a link to a video, or the motherboard and what are the advantages.

 

b. have more than one graphics card, and why would one do that? is there a video explaining that. I basically want to output my game to three tv monitors, each 1080p. 

 

Thanks!