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Hello everyone, i have been looking at loads of monitors to get, and i have finally found something that i think will be a good decicion, i am looking at getting a:
http://www.amazon.com/YAMAKASI-CATLEAP-2560X1440-Computer-Monitor/dp/B007OWDW34
Monitor for a dual monitor setup, that is soon transforming to a triple monitor setup.
I need your guy sopinions on this i have heard good and bad from the catleap monitors.
Thanks in advance
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I'm like 99% sure that the only input this monitor has is Dual-Link DVI.

So if you looking for triple monitor setup, make sure you have either 3 Dual-Link DVI's or some adapters.
Hate for you to get your 3 monitors only to have to wait another week to plug them all in.
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post #3 of 11
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I'm like 99% sure that the only input this monitor has is Dual-Link DVI.
So if you looking for triple monitor setup, make sure you have either 3 Dual-Link DVI's or some adapters.
Hate for you to get your 3 monitors only to have to wait another week to plug them all in.

Wait, so id have to get something like this? http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=dual+dvi+link+cable&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1360&bih=707&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=11334499157815102194&sa=X&ei=aruIT_r6D-qf0QXFvszcCQ&ved=0CGoQ8wIwAg
I dont know a huge amount about monitors as it probly shows


EDIT: Just googled the input and it comes up with my normal dvi calbe, ("Input Signal : DVI-D Dual Link")
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post #4 of 11
Its easier to help you if you tell us what Graphic Card(s) you are using right now.
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post #5 of 11
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Its easier to help you if you tell us what Graphic Card(s) you are using right now.

EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked , Sorry that completely passed my mind
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post #6 of 11
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EVGA GeForce GTX 580 Superclocked , Sorry that completely passed my mind

I'm pretty sure the only Nvidia GPU to support 3 or more monitors from 1 card is the GTX 680.
You'd need 2 GTX 580's. With 2, you will have 4 DVI ports, so you wouldn't need any adapters.
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post #7 of 11
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I'm pretty sure the only Nvidia GPU to support 3 or more monitors from 1 card is the GTX 680.
You'd need 2 GTX 580's. With 2, you will have 4 DVI ports, so you wouldn't need any adapters.

Okay, thas good.
And yes, i would need 2 580s, im currently saving up for another and a psu
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post #8 of 11
Yeah with 2, all you would need is to buy the monitors.

You *may* need to buy dual-link DVI cables (even though they come with it) -- after reading a lot of posts from the Yamakasi Monitor Club, a lot of people have been saying that the monitors come with really low-quality cables that sometimes don't work.
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post #9 of 11
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Yeah with 2, all you would need is to buy the monitors.
You *may* need to buy dual-link DVI cables (even though they come with it) -- after reading a lot of posts from the Yamakasi Monitor Club, a lot of people have been saying that the monitors come with really low-quality cables that sometimes don't work.

Well cables is no issue, i work at a computer repair shop. I can get 5m dvi for £2.
But owuld you say, getting one of these monitors is a good buy then? And worth the money?
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post #10 of 11
I'm still waiting for my first Yamakasi Q270 to arrive to decide whether I want to buy more.

I recommend doing that. Buy 1, see how it looks, then decide. But seriously, there is a 1000 page thread on this monitor. It pretty much has to be pretty damn good.
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