Multi monitor hardware options?

Hi, I'm looking for new hardware for a 6 monitor setup. Currently I have 4 monitors, I have manage to get triple screen running with 2x nvidia gt240 on nvidia drivers. Three monitors across 2 cards is the maximum nvidia allows on a consumer card.
What are my options to get 6 monitor setup on a single xserver with opengl?
I did some searching and here is my options:
Option 1:
Get 2x nvidia Quadro card with 4 port each. Nvidia allows more than 3 screens across multiple cards for Quadros. Use nvidia drivers for good opengl. Expensive
Option 2:
Get Ati eyefinity 6 card with 6 port. Radeon driver and Catalyst works, except radeon driver does not have opengl 4.x yet and its slower than catalyst.
Another downside is latest eyefinity 6 card is HD7870 which is quite old.
Option 3:
Get 2x Ati cards with 4 port each. Does the radeon driver or catalyst driver have restriction on multiple screen on multiple cards?
I'm not sure what currently is the best setup. Another Option I am thinking about is getting a new system with intel graphics builtin, can I run intel and nvidia(proprietary driver) together on a single xserver? Also can I run nvidia(proprietary driver) with radeon driver together on a single xserver?
Last edited by lenk (2015-06-08 00:32:32)

Quote:but I want to ensure that you're happy with this?
Thanks for asking
As we have designed it that way: Yes, arrays must be supported; I am just a bit frightened about the consequences this will have and all the unforeseen problems that we might run into
Regards,
Kai

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