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Desktop System with no built in video card on linux

hi

I would like to ask some of the expert advice on my propose project. I going to assemble a high end desktop system before i quit my job. I had a laptop with linux and win7 pro for just incase bored and need some spare time gaming with nice graphics. My plan is to assemble a i7 processor model with no built in video card motherboard and a high end video card just incase for some high resolution gaming or application. My concern is if i buy a motherboard with no built in video card and run my favorite linux distro with the high end video card that doesn't support linux or worst no video driver compatible or working. Just ans example in my my laptop i had a nvidia optimus tech and cuda video card. I understand the my video card in my laptop is a waste since my linux distro doesn't work even with the latest driver of linux nvidia so end up using the built in intel graphics right.

Question:
1. If happen i buy a motherboard with high end video card or latest video card that doesn't support linux or linux driver doesn't work. how do i used my desktop with linux since it doesn't have a built in video display card. Should i end up buying cheap motherboard and video card. i just want to buy high end to prepare the future used since i dont know if i will have an income.
2. Im accustomed to dual monitor my laptop has a pair of monitor for reading manuals while doing other stuff in the other so i much concern in the display. Any features in the video card or motherboard that i must know to best accomplished my dual scrren or maybe triple monitor
3. If it works with the latest video card. As i check in my local retailer the video card has common three ports ( HDMI, DVI, VGA ) im looking forward for buying this type of card. Does this three ports can be used simultaneously pluging three monitor and display three continues desktop.

Im looking forward for the three monitor since monitor now are more cheap as uses for three monitor. monitor 1 for PDF manual reading 2 while reading pdf manual doing it live in the second monitor and 3 for internet googling for terms that dont undertand

My distro is ubuntu

Thanks for any reply possible.

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rtpfeed

RTPFEED(1)							      Debian								RTPFEED(1)

NAME

       rtpfeed - Feed a DVB-S card with an RTP	unicast/multicast/broacast stream

SYNOPSIS

       rtpfeed [ --group group ] [ --port port R] [ --vpid vpid ]  [ --apid apid ]

       rtpfeed --help

       rtpfeed --version

DESCRIPTION

       rtpfeed	takes a unicast, multicast or broadcast RTP stream from a network (typically generated by dvbstream running on a server) and feeds
       it to a DVB-S card for decoding and display.

       As an RTP transport stream from dvbstream can contain multiple (up to eight) video streams and audio streams, the streams to display may be
       explicitly named on the command line.

OPTIONS

       -g, --group  addr
	      The IP address of the RTP stream. By default, this is 224.0.1.2.

       -p, --port portnum
	      The IP port of the RTP stream. By default, this is 5004.

       -v, --vpid vpid
	      The Video PID of the video stream to display. If none is specified, all present are fed to the DVB card.

       -v, --apid apid
	      The Audio PID of the audio stream to display. If none is specified, all present are fed to the DVB card.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

SEE ALSO

       dvbstream(1), dumprtp(1), and ts2es(1)

HISTORY

       Parts of this program were taken from dumprtp.c by David Podeur.

AUTHORS

       rtpfeed was writteb by  Guenter Wildmann, <g.wildmann@it-lab.at>,
	with parts taken from dumprtp.c by David Podeur.

       This man page was written by Alastair McKinstry, <mckinstry@computer.org>.

Linux								   28 July 2002 							RTPFEED(1)