Cheap graphics card that supports up to 6 displays?

[CCCCC]

Not going to play games on it. Its purely going to be for looking at spreadsheets etc. Nothing graphically extensive will be done. I just wanna know some cheap options for this.

[CalebTheEternal]

Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262

 

 

Or is that too expensive?

[Briggsy]

Dont hold me to this, but I believe you can use up to 4 monitors with most graphic cards that have 4 display connections, plus an addition 2 or 3 displays connected through iGPU (either amd apu or intel HD Graphics) via iGPU multi-monitor support that a decent motherboard should have in Bios. either that or you could daisy chain with displayport.

[CydiaDash]

Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262

 

 

Or is that too expensive?

Dangggg 

[Tim Drake]

Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262

 

 

Or is that too expensive?

Look for a used version of this

[Aniallation]

Not going to play games on it. Its purely going to be for looking at spreadsheets etc. Nothing graphically extensive will be done. I just wanna know some cheap options for this.

R7 260X + MST hub.  http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/hardware-canucks-reviews/63522-amd-radeon-r9-280x-3gb-review-2.html

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202081&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=

 

http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-Triple-DisplayPort-Multi-Monitor/dp/B00JLRBB8I/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1429654384&sr=1-2&keywords=mst+hub

 

7750 Eyefinity 6 for a native single-card solution http://www.amazon.com/VisionTek-Products-Express-Graphics-900614/dp/B00C7EPSVS

 

Or the cheapest option here (but worst performing), two R5 230 (not in CrossFire) http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-r5230sl1gd3l

[DevilishBooster]

Not going to play games on it. Its purely going to be for looking at spreadsheets etc. Nothing graphically extensive will be done. I just wanna know some cheap options for this.

Do you already have the 6 monitors? If not, look at DP monitors so that you can daisy chain them. That way you can get a GC with 2 or 3 DP outputs and then just daisy chain the monitors as needed.

[Interfectorem]

Something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129262

 

 

Or is that too expensive?

That's an R9 270X for $380. What a steal. Although it does have 6 inputs, which I completely missed.

[Syte]

Dont hold me to this, but I believe you can use up to 4 monitors with most graphic cards that have 4 display connections, plus an addition 2 or 3 displays connected through iGPU (either amd apu or intel HD Graphics) via iGPU multi-monitor support that a decent motherboard should have in Bios. either that or you could daisy chain with displayport.

Nope.

And 7870 is a BIG NO as well.

That's an R9 270X for $380. What a steal. Although it does have 6 inputs, which I completely missed.

R9 280 and 280x support 6 displays at the same time and are dirt-cheap right now. Also most R7 260x cards for business purposes supporting 6 displays but you'll probably need to buy a DP hub as well, though they're quite cheap.

[CalebTheEternal]

That's an R9 270X for $380. What a steal. Although it does have 6 inputs, which I completely missed.

Did you not read the title? He need something with 6 ports or supports 6 displays, and if can get one where he needs a splitter then that's more money, and what if his monitors aren't displayport?

[Interfectorem]

Did you not read the title? He need something with 6 ports or supports 6 displays, and if can get one where he needs a splitter then that's more money, and what if his monitors aren't displayport?

"Although it does have 6 inputs, which I completely missed". I didn't look closely at the image the first time and glossed over the I/O. Sorry.

[CalebTheEternal]

"Although it does have 6 inputs, which I completely missed". I didn't look closely at the image the first time and glossed over the I/O. Sorry.

No problem. 

[Aniallation]

Did you not read the title? He need something with 6 ports or supports 6 displays, and if can get one where he needs a splitter then that's more money, and what if his monitors aren't displayport?

An MST hub is $100 though...

[CalebTheEternal]

An MST hub is $100 though...

Meh, didn't know that.... And he would need two of them. Maybe something like a 270x is better if it supports it.

[Aniallation]

Meh, didn't know that.... And he would need two of them. Maybe something like a 270x is better if it supports it.

You only need one MST hub for 6 displays.

 

[CalebTheEternal]

You only need one MST hub for 6 displays.

Oh yeah.... Well I was talking about for the one I linked.

[luxazur]

Is two graphics cards not possible? you could easily pick up two gpus for less than any of the options proposed so far.

[CCCCC]

can two gpus in sli do the trick? if so, then yeah I can do that.

[CCCCC]

I guess I shouldve elaborated. I got stuck watching daredevil on netflix and I almost forgot about this. Anyway, I don't have the monitors yet. Im still browsing through some widescreen displays I can view in portrait. I just need a graphics that can handle all of them. Itll probably just be all 1080p. 1440p would be the highest.

[Blackie Sheen]

Did you not read the title? He need something with 6 ports or supports 6 displays, and if can get one where he needs a splitter then that's more money, and what if his monitors aren't displayport?

It does not matter because the dp's are the connectors that work the best with a variant of adaptor

[Blackie Sheen]

can two gpus in sli do the trick? if so, then yeah I can do that.

I dont think so since in sli there is a master card and the other card are only slave cards. I might be worng though

[CCCCC]

if all else fails Ill buy another 980 and call it a day lol. anyway Ill keep browsing to see if I can find a cheap option. That card with the 6 dp outputs looks nice but if I play that much Id rather get a 980 and then a splitter

[luxazur]

you can do two graphics cards, but you wouldn't run them in SLI, they would be independent.  just plug both into the MB (assuming the slots are available) but DON'T bridge them with SLI/crossfire.

 

I haven't tried this myself, but there are articles that mention doing this. 

 

I think this thread will be very helpful for you...

 

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2308469/dual-video-cards-sli.html

[Aphala]

Cheap card & 6 Displays don't belong in the same sentence