Is it possible to have multiple of the same graphics card running on one monitor?

I am creating a custom PC at www.cyberpowerpc.com and I put in 2

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 Dual GPU SLI 3GB 16X PCIe Video Cards like a boss :)

and I am likely going to be using a

Dell Alienware OptX AW2310 23-inch 3D Full HD Widescreen Monitor but without 3D



There is an option called "multiple video card settings" and in it you can choose:



1.Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor

2.Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors



I want to use only one monitor and would like to put the power of both video cards (they are both dual GPU's) into the one monitor and was wondering which option (if either) would work for this. Please tell me if this will work or if there are any flaws.



I understand that there have been similar questions asked on this site before but they didn't exactly answer the question that I have.|||Multiple video cards to one monitor for Nvidia cards is called SLI. You can have 2, 3 or 4 way SLI depending on the mother board and PSU. Trust me when I say that 2 GTX 590's is a very high end setup. So you need to select number 1. Now start thinking about what CPU is going to be the heart of that system.

Good Luck (looks like this is going to be a killer PC)|||You have to choose the first option. Using 2 graphic cards for 1 monitor is called SLI btw so whenever you see SLI, it means the 2 graphic cards are going to be used simultaneously.



Also, Gary B is wrong.|||you would want to have sli. With sli, you link the two cards together meaning they perform as one. without your sli, you're basically using 1 core which means you're suing a gtx 560 instead of a 590|||You can have multiple cards in ONE COMPUTER, but you CANNOT have multiple cards to ONE MONITOR.



Each card must have its own monitor.|||Hi,



You want it in SLI mode. That will use both to draw everyone to one screen.|||You are able to do it.



However, I wouldn't recommend running a dual card solution on a single monitor display. The main reason is that it doesn't offer a big boost in overall performance. Dual card solution shows huge performance improvement when you are running a 2-3 monitor display because it requires more ram which is where the 2nd card comes into play. But since your running a single 23" display, I would just purchase a single card and save the money.



In addition, the GTX 590 is already a dual GPU card (it has 2 gpu in it.) Therefore, it is already running a 2 card solution. You have plenty of power already.