Dual monitor, dual sound cards??

Wai_Wai · 06-15-2008, 07:13 AM

Dual monitor, dual sound cards??
I'm going to setup dual monitor with geforce 8500 T or 8600 GT card. Both support two DVIs.
1. How does the audio output work when I have 2 monitors?
2. Can I assign which audio goes to whichever sound card/speaker?
3. Do I need to get two speakers (one for each monitor)?
4. Do I need to get two sound cards (one for each LD monitor)?

Thanks a lot.

jaketerminate · 06-17-2008, 11:48 AM

Heres my answers to your questions:

1. The audio output works the same as If you had only one monitor, unless you have integrated speakers, in that case I would suggest getting a separate sound system.
2. The sound output will be functioning from the program you have running, whichever monitor the programs window is open on dosent matter.
3. It would be senseless to do something like that unless you want a better sound system.
4. It would be senseless because you don't need it in this case.

06-15-2008, 07:13 AM	#1
Wai_Wai Help people,help yourself Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 202	Dual monitor, dual sound cards?? Dual monitor, dual sound cards?? I'm going to setup dual monitor with geforce 8500 T or 8600 GT card. Both support two DVIs. 1. How does the audio output work when I have 2 monitors? 2. Can I assign which audio goes to whichever sound card/speaker? 3. Do I need to get two speakers (one for each monitor)? 4. Do I need to get two sound cards (one for each LD monitor)? Thanks a lot. __________________ *Security Product Recommendation(no. in bracket refer to score in related test)(updated on 03 Sep 06):* AntiVirus: Avira Antivir(99.86), Kaspersky(98.96), BitDefender(97.45) Firewall: Jetico(85.2), Look'n'Stop(74), Outpost(74), Zone Alarm(72) (<-- Suspicious spying for years) AnitSpy: Trend Micro AntiSpyware(71.17), Sunbelt CounterSpyware(68.47), Webroot Spy Sweeper(65.77) Extra Protection: Intrusion Prevention System like "ProcessGuard", "Online Armour", "Prevx" etc. Feel free to ask me for details.
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06-17-2008, 11:48 AM	#2
jaketerminate Nanosuit Soldier Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: CT Posts: 716	Re: Dual monitor, dual sound cards?? Heres my answers to your questions: 1. The audio output works the same as If you had only one monitor, unless you have integrated speakers, in that case I would suggest getting a separate sound system. 2. The sound output will be functioning from the program you have running, whichever monitor the programs window is open on dosent matter. 3. It would be senseless to do something like that unless you want a better sound system. 4. It would be senseless because you don't need it in this case. __________________ "Mozart" Rig #1 Case: Thermaltake Mozart TX Mobo: Asus P5N-E CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4ghz Memory: 4GB (2x 2GB) G.Skill DDR2 Hard Drive: 320 GB Western Digital 7200 RPM Video Card: EVGA Nvidia 9800GX2 1GB (512MB per GPU) Power Supply: 600W OCZ StealthXStream OS: Windows XP Homee Edition and Ubuntu Linux x64 Monitor: 22" Westinghouse LCD and 2 Dell CRTs HP Pavillion tx 2000z Tablet CPU: AMD Turion x2 2.0Ghz Memory: 3GB Hard Drive: 250GB 5400RPM GPU: ATI Radeon 3200 64mb OS: Windows Vista Ultimate x64 and Ubuntu Linux x64 Last edited by jaketerminate : 06-17-2008 at 12:52 PM.
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