Can this video card drive 3 monitors?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2898929&CatId=3669
I was looking at this card and the GT 640 also, for a specific purpose. If I were to build another PC for a certain use, I'd be running about 6 monitors on it, most likely 17 to 20 inches, either 4:3 or widescreen. 3D gaming graphics would not be a big issue in this case.
I have my older P45 chipset Gigabyte motherboard with its Core 2 Duo E7300, and it has 2 PCI-E slots and runs fine, so if I can get 6 monitors onto 2 fairly low cost GPUs, it'd probably do fine for me. I could always upgrade if needed but would like to avoid too much expense at one time.
I see this graphics card has 2 DVI ports and an HDMI. My question is, can all 3 be used at once? I was not able to find a clear answer on this anywhere. I'm sure it can run one or 2 monitors just fine, but what about 3?
I was looking at this card and the GT 640 also, for a specific purpose. If I were to build another PC for a certain use, I'd be running about 6 monitors on it, most likely 17 to 20 inches, either 4:3 or widescreen. 3D gaming graphics would not be a big issue in this case.
I have my older P45 chipset Gigabyte motherboard with its Core 2 Duo E7300, and it has 2 PCI-E slots and runs fine, so if I can get 6 monitors onto 2 fairly low cost GPUs, it'd probably do fine for me. I could always upgrade if needed but would like to avoid too much expense at one time.
I see this graphics card has 2 DVI ports and an HDMI. My question is, can all 3 be used at once? I was not able to find a clear answer on this anywhere. I'm sure it can run one or 2 monitors just fine, but what about 3?
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Actually, I can test this on my setup right now, brb while I plug the Displayport monitor into the HDMI
The cheapest 600 series card is $105 though so that might not be what you want
I am running 3 monitors on a GTX 670 HDMI | DVI | DVI right now
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=671449&csid=_61
These use those freaky looking DMS-59 or VHDCI connectors. They support 4 monitors on DVI or VGA, depending on the exact model. Too weird for me, I'll find a motherboard with 3 PCI-E slots and just get 3 cheap dual DVI cards.
And I wasn't able to fully tell from the descriptions, but some mentioned playing games across 4 monitors. For my purposes, each monitor would need to have its own independent display.
AMD Eyefinity multi-display technology1
Up to 6 displays supported
Independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls, and video overlays
Display grouping
Combine multiple displays to behave like a single large display
Don't say I never did you a kindness. Don't buy into some weird, nitch tech.
Approved dongles.
I appreciate the tips and ways of looking at it, I just need to do this with minimal cost, and ultimate 3D graphics quality isn't as important in this case. I thought of a 5870 Eyefinity with the 6 Mini display ports, but by the time you add up the cost of the card, 6 adapters to plug in DVI cables (minidisplayport monitors are an unnecessary expense), and all that, it becomes quite costly.