multiseat

[Jon Smirl]

On 7/30/05, Daniel Stone <daniel at fooishbar.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 30, 2005 at 01:48:12AM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > On 7/30/05, Daniel Stone <daniel at fooishbar.org> wrote:
> > > Right.  Unfortunately, this is particularly the case with old drivers
> > > for old cards that no-one cares about anymore, which also happens to be
> > > the cheapest way to fly.  And often, the motivator for multiseat setups
> > > is to reduce cost.  Finding new cards x4 (i.e. one AGP and three PCI) is
> > > surprisingly non-trivial.  I set out with a mandate to get three PCI
> > > GeForces (any generation), and wandered around Melbourne's swap meets,
> > > which have the cheapest kit, and often second-hand.  $230 later, I had
> > > my three cards.
> >
> > You can buy brand new PCI Radeon 7000 with dual heads for $27.
> > http://store.yahoo.com/str8buy/chaingefmx4x.html
> > It is available from lots of other vendors at around $30.
> >
> > Brand new 9250 for $44
> > http://www.mtssales.com/ProductInfo.aspx?id=384438
> 
> Which is $us.  And also far, far too much for people looking to save
> money.
> 
Assuming $230 was AUD, you paid $60USD for each card you bought, plus
you spent time and money searching.

$27USD = $35.70AUD, it may be worth looking for new PCI Radeon7000's
at your local Taiwanese import shop. Those cards aren't made in
America.

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Jon Smirl
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