assafyosef Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 hi, what is the recomended graphic card for 6 displays in one computer ? also for 4 displays. all full hd. thank you, assaf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NNinja Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Ati Firepro W9100 / W7100 with S400 sync if applicable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted March 23, 2017 Moderator Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Well, I guess that depends a lot on what you expect by "recommended". Many here will share what worked for them. "That and 2 bucks will get you a cup of coffee" i.e. if you choose a card that someone indicates was successful in their build, and it does not work, that is between you and your hardware vendor. No support is implied by such "recommendations'. More important than hardware choices is software choices and their "tuning". For example, the AMD FirePro W9100 and the AMD FirePro W7100 are good six and four output choices. With proper driver version, proper OS tuning and Windows 7 - many people have had good success. With the same hardware and Widows 10 running WATCHOUT Display with multiple outputs - failure. This is why Dataton offers complete solutions with hardware support - WATCHMAX, WATCHPAX 2 and WATCHPAX 4. Additionally, many WATCHOUT Premium Partners have been building and tuning WATCHOUT computers for many years, and offer full WATCHOUT specific support on their offerings. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
assafyosef Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 thank you for your answer. i did buy the w9100 , but i don't believe i'll be able to get win7. is there a way it will work for 6 screens with win 8/10 ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted March 27, 2017 Moderator Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 thank you for your answer. i did buy the w9100 , but i don't believe i'll be able to get win7. ... Not sure why. It is still supported by Microsoft (through 2020) and is available as a no charge downgrade for any Windows 8 Pro or Windows 10 Pro license holder. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Good afternoon my friends, I'm typing from Brazil. My question is, what if they use two AMD Radeon RX 480? It would have the same 6 displays at a lower cost. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowboyclint Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Hi Pablo, please review the discussion about multi output below. Watchout can only OUTPUT from 1 Graphics card. WATCHOUT Multi-output WATCHOUT Multi-output ONLY works with one graphics card. That one graphics card may have up to six (6) outputs, provided the graphics card vendor includes driver support for multiple outputs under DirectX/Direct3D in 3D mode. All outputs MUST be the same resolution AND refresh rate. Irrespectively the number of connectors, DisplayPort or MiniDisplayPort, all outputs over two (2) “legacy” connectors, VGA/DVI/HDMI, MUST use ACTIVE DP/MiniDP—>DVI/HDMI adapters, passive will NOT work. There are 2 different types of ACTIVE DP/MDP-adapters, Single-Link DVI and Dual-Link DVI: Single-Link DVI - cheaper, resolution up to 1920x1200, powered from the DP/MDP-connector Dual-Link DVI - more expensive, resolution up to 2560x1600, powered from separate USB or external PSU. http://forum.dataton.com/topic/93-wo5-multi-output/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dataton Partner RBeddig Posted May 1, 2017 Dataton Partner Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Since version 6.1 the displays can have different resolutions but NOT different frame rates. See the release notes: Displays connected to the same display computer can now have different resolutions. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Since version 6.1 the displays can have different resolutions but NOT different frame rates. See the release notes: Displays connected to the same display computer can now have different resolutions. Using multiple outputs with different graphics cards some change with version 6? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted May 1, 2017 Moderator Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 There is no change in v6 related to outputs on a single graphics card only. Still uses the same generic DX9 interface to the card as v5. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted May 1, 2017 Report Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks for the information, I'll try to find a current board with 6 outputs. If you have any suggestions, I thank you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axiom Posted May 3, 2017 Report Share Posted May 3, 2017 Thanks for the information! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Morgan Wong Posted May 4, 2017 Moderator Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Thanks for the information, I'll try to find a current board with 6 outputs. If you have any suggestions, I thank you. if you need high performance, and work with sync module, W9100 is your choice. w600 also work for 6 outputs with Watchout, but performance not as good as W9100. You have to TEST the performance before the show! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtyndorf Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Depending on the vendor, the RX480 can drive up to 5 outputs. I'm running a Sapphire RX480 8G and it has 2 x DP, 2 x HDMI2.0 and 1x DVI DL. I've gotten 5 x 1080p outs no problem, and 2 x 4k30. But no support for the S400 sync module though (not an issue with our uses, but may be necessary for yours) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Depending on the vendor, the RX480 can drive up to 5 outputs. I'm running a Sapphire RX480 8G and it has 2 x DP, 2 x HDMI2.0 and 1x DVI DL. I've gotten 5 x 1080p outs no problem, and 2 x 4k30. But no support for the S400 sync module though (not an issue with our uses, but may be necessary for yours) Very good! This graphics card has the lowest price between 8 GB. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum Posted March 30, 2022 Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 On 5/2/2017 at 3:56 AM, cowboyclint said: Watchout can only OUTPUT from 1 Graphics card. Hi all, sorry to resurrect a very old thread but can anyone confirm whether this is still the case, you can only output from 1x GPU with watch out. Many Thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted March 30, 2022 Moderator Report Share Posted March 30, 2022 7 hours ago, callum said: Hi all, sorry to resurrect a very old thread but can anyone confirm whether this is still the case, you can only output from 1x GPU with watch out. Many Thanks Confirmed. It is a result of WATCHOUT’s dependence on aging underlying technology - DirectX Multi-output. WATCHOUT will need to move on to newer technology to change this, which is planned and underway. When that will come to fruition remains a mystery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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