23" Alu displays & gfx cards

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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
anyone using the newer 23" lcd with multiple

os's /machines ?



1.if so what gfx card did you use ?



2.is it running at native rez aka 1900x1200



3.can you see the post/bios during bootup

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    cakecake Posts: 1,010member
    Yes.

    1. Started with a ATi 9800 Pro, but now have a NVIDIA 6800GT.



    2. Yep. 1920x1200.



    3. No. The LCD doesn't show it, but I also have a 19" CRT hooked up and you can see the bios screen on that until the XP splash screen loads - that pops up on the LCD.
  • Reply 2 of 4
    what brand of the 6800

    could you provide more specs ? ram etc ?



    hmm bios post is a necessity

    my main desktop is linux (gentoo)

    but sometimes i do boot into win2k for gaming



    nope cant have 2 monitors no deskspace left
  • Reply 3 of 4
    cakecake Posts: 1,010member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by madmax559

    what brand of the 6800

    could you provide more specs ? ram etc ?




    It's an XFX 6800GT. I've never heard of XFX, but it easily overclocked to Ultra speeds (406 Core/1.1 Memory).

    I've got a Athlon64 3400+, MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R, 1Gig of Corsair XMS TwinX1024-3200XLPRO, Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro, etc.

    It's overkill for a gaming rig, but that's all I use it for.



    Quote:

    hmm bios post is a necessity

    my main desktop is linux (gentoo)

    but sometimes i do boot into win2k for gaming




    Again, I only game in my Windows box. My hobby is capturing gaming footage via the 6800's S-Video out to my DV camera, then editing it in Final Cut Express on my iBook (waiting for G5 2.5's to be in supply, then I'll grab one of those to edit on).

    I don't have the time for Linux.



    Quote:

    nope cant have 2 monitors no deskspace left



    I often don't have the second monitor hooked up and because I've modified what services load at startup (using BlackViper's site) I need to choose a different profile. I just wait for the second beep from my mobo and I know to hit the down arrow twice to get to my gaming profile and hit enter.



    If you can hook up a second monitor temporarily, you can learn the rhythm and enjoy cinema display happiness - I can't tell you how amazing this 23" is.

    Well worth the money.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    ahh newegg they are very good along

    with www.endpcnoise.com



    ok so nvidia it is.... im using win2k/gentoo dual boot on this machine

    so the beep stuff wont work since i switch boot drives from the bios

    (amd 1200 512mb gf3 ti200 ...yeah yeah i will upgrade eventualy)



    i already do use nvidia everywhere else

    their drivers are superb & great support for linux & freebsd



    ok so i think im covered on the osx/x86 side



    1 last q ..any dead pixels/funny tinge etc etc ??

    thanks again for all the help
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