RobHu Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I am aware that the card / chipset needs to support dual link DVI - but that still doesn't mean that there are x86 drivers that support using it in that mode. Does anyone know which cards are known to work? I have been looking at that the ASUS P5LD2-V (http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu=2&model=575&l1=3&l2=11&l3=194) which has the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950. Coupled with the ADD2 card (http://www.asus.com/999/html/events/mb/mb_accessories.htm#dvi-add2) that would give a DVI out. Someone on IRC said that that would work, but someone else said that it might not :-) Can anyone suggest a card / chipset / motherboard that will be able to do 30" at native res? If it helps at all it would be with the Pentium D 805. Just to add... An onboard chip would be ok - but it would also be good to know of a nice card that has good 3d performance too (so it could also be used for gaming in a dual boot). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taruga Posted May 16, 2006 Share Posted May 16, 2006 I´ve tested a Silicon Image ADD2 with an Asus P5LD2-VM and a Sony 19" HX93 Max. 1280x1024, works ok. Higher resolutions I can´t test at the moment. But I pretend to by the same board as you, the P5LD2-V and use it with my Silicon Image ADD2 card and with a bigger monitor. One thing that I noticed is that the add2 card is supposed to work with 915 chipset and it didn´t work with a Gigabyte GA-9I915ME-GL, but works with the P5LD2-VM which is 945 chipset Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-113945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireshark Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 You need a dedicated gfx card that supports Dual link DVI. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobHu Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 You need a dedicated gfx card that supports Dual link DVI. Any idea of which ones work ? :-) I've found the 7800GTX's and most of the 7800GT's do work. It would be handy to get a list here of what does though. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114213 Share on other sites More sharing options...
munky Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 Talk to bofors - he is running dual flat panels from an onboard GMA950 and ADD2 combination. He might know if such a setup would drive a 30'' display. (fwiw, i reckon it probably would). Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114265 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 The idea of running GMA and ADD-2 to somehow support dual-link will not work. I do not know if Omni's or np's driver support any dual line cards yet or not, but I kind of doubt it. Really this is just another example of why we need to using EFI. Apple's ATI x1600 driver supports dual-link but we can not use it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114350 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobHu Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 The idea of running GMA and ADD-2 to somehow support dual-link will not work. I do not know if Omni's or np's driver support any dual line cards yet or not, but I kind of doubt it. Really this is just another example of why we need to using EFI. Apple's ATI x1600 driver supports dual-link but we can not use it. So if we had EFI on the mobo we could use Apple's driver with a x1600? Are there no mobos out there with EFI we could get? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofors Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 There is something else though, these pages indicate that ADD2 cards can support dual link "combo devices": http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/inte...b/cs-013296.htm http://www.asisupport.com/intel_add2.htm I am not sure what this means but the ASI ADD2 card only supports up to 1600 x 1200. So if we had EFI on the mobo we could use Apple's driver with a x1600? Yes, but it is a little more complicated than that. See these threads for more details: http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=13493 http://forum.osx86project.org/index.php?showtopic=17067 Are there no mobos out there with EFI we could get? No, lots of Intel motherboards support EFI. Munky and I both have such EFI boards. The problem is that the firmware EFI supplies emulates BIOS, so we are stuck running OS X under BIOS. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I hooked my asus board up to a vizio 32" (1366 x 768 resolution) without any problems nad was recognized during the boot, the display was even listed in preferences. in fact I'm thinking about buying one of these displays for computer use it was that clear and it's a cheap monitor ($830 @ Sam's Club). turned off beam sync and my system flew! The GMA950 worked well with this but I can't speak about other displays because I haven't tested them. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114366 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzlet Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I hooked my asus board up to a vizio 32" (1366 x 768 resolution) without any problems nad was recognized during the boot, the display was even listed in preferences. in fact I'm thinking about buying one of these displays for computer use it was that clear and it's a cheap monitor ($830 @ Sam's Club). turned off beam sync and my system flew! The GMA950 worked well with this but I can't speak about other displays because I haven't tested them. Uh, that has does not apply here at all. That screen has a res of 1366x768, like you said. The displays we are talking about here have res's of 2560 x 1600 and require special graphics cards. Completely different things. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobHu Posted May 17, 2006 Author Share Posted May 17, 2006 Uh, that has does not apply here at all. That screen has a res of 1366x768, like you said. The displays we are talking about here have res's of 2560 x 1600 and require special graphics cards. Completely different things. Thanks for your help thought kernalzero. I should have been more clear in my post. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kernalzero Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 I retract my previous statement then, someone might find it helpful. Didn't read the 'native resolution' part of the original post but oh well Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-114543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
s800 Posted May 19, 2006 Share Posted May 19, 2006 It seems like the best bet is the 1600XT Pro. It has Dual-Link, but do the ATI people have DVI working or is it all still over the VGA? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/17604-which-graphics-cars-work-with-a-30-inch-display/#findComment-115484 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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