Hey guys,
Currently i have 2 monitors connected to a NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT graphics card, this only has 2 DVI inputs. My computer is quite old now and could do with an upgrade, but i just got given a third monitor and was wondering what my options are to try and connect it? cause a DVI splitter just mirrors the image? is it time i just replaced the graphics card?
Thanks Guys.
does the motherboard have onboard graphics?
otherwise, if you've got a spare slot you could put in another cheap video card for an extra 2 monitors
No the motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics. There is a spare slot, so maybe i'll look into a cheap graphics card or even just replace the current one. Thanks guys.
this wont work -you are essentially trying to do dual video cards. if the cards are not compatible and you don't have PCIe, you wont get it to work.
Not sure if it's the same with all computers, but mine doesn't let me enable the onboard graphics when I have a graphics card installed.
The simplest option is a USB video adapter, but they are very slow. OK for basic browsing/documents through.
Otherwise, what other people said.
just get a new card that supports 3 monitors - see the most recent forum at whirlpool - http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1959798
My work PC has three monitors - It's got a NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT (with two monitors connected - one DVI and one VGA) and a NVIDIA GeForce 210 (with the third monitor connected via DVI).
I'm not really a hardware person but I think you should be able to just put another graphics card in your computer, as long as you have a free PCI Express slot.
Get yourself a ATI Radeon 6850.
It can support up to three screens, and this internet tells me it's the best price-to-performance card out there.