Running 3 monitors

[aidanjt]

Dabs have stock: http://www.dabs.ie/productview.aspx?...11137,41600000

[Koolpc]

Looks like the best way forward would be a PCI card then. It should work fine with the new TFT?

It can run side by side with a PCIe card?

[aidanjt]

Looks like the best way forward would be a PCI card then. It should work fine with the new TFT?

It can run side by side with a PCIe card?

Yes, you could completely pack out a computer with PCIe and PCI graphics cards, the computer doesn't care, it's just another add-in board.

[Koolpc]

So i would be able to set up the PC to use the 3 monitors easily?

[aidanjt]

So i would be able to set up the PC to use the 3 monitors easily?

3, 4, 8, as many as are as physically capable of being attached to the PC.

[Koolpc]

But, it is an easy process? Just plug and play?

[aidanjt]

But, it is an easy process? Just plug and play?

Yes. it's just the same as upgrading the primary graphics card. Plug it in, boot, wait for drivers to install, extend the display to the new monitor.

[llololloy]

Can I just ask, what motherboard does he have?
Reason I'm asking is a lot of motherboards have a pci-e * 1 slot but not everyone has components to fill it.
A cheap option, assuming the motherboard has 1 free pci-e * 1 slot is buy this adapter then get a really cheap ati pci-e card like this 2350
total cost from scan - £17.65
Downside though is the bracket will stick up higher than normal, but at least it's a low profile card.

[Koolpc]

Can I just ask, what motherboard does he have?
Reason I'm asking is a lot of motherboards have a pci-e * 1 slot but not everyone has components to fill it.
A cheap option, assuming the motherboard has 1 free pci-e * 1 slot is buy this adapter then get a really cheap ati pci-e card like this 2350
total cost from scan - £17.65
Downside though is the bracket will stick up higher than normal, but at least it's a low profile card.

Well, he wants to go ahead and get a PCI card now. So, see if that works ok!

All he has to do is install it and the software and then he can use the 3 TFT's as one workspace? Am i right?

[Koolpc]

Right. He has ordered a PCI graphics card. He has 2 TFT's running off of the already installed PCI-e card so how does he get the 3rd TFT to show his desktop over the 3 monitors?

I don't have a clue so any help would be great. Thanks

[aidanjt]

It's the exact same proceedure as any graphics card. Install card, attach monitor, boot system, wait for drivers to initialise, open up the OS display properties, clicking on the display, and hit the 'enabled' tickbox. If you want to move the 3rd display around in proportion to the other two, you can do that there too.

[Koolpc]

Ok, so that easy! Great.

[Koolpc]

Well, installed a PCI card but it didn't work! Vista said display incompatability problem. ATI was chip on both graphics cards. So, what next? Matrox, PCIe card with 4 display outputs? Expensive but which is best?

[GoNz0]

u can either try an nvidia card so its 2 sets of drivers or get the matrox breakout box

[Blaineoliver]

You can run dual gfx cards without xfire or sli, or u can get a cheap pci card and use that for extra monitors.

[Koolpc]

You can run dual gfx cards without xfire or sli, or u can get a cheap pci card and use that for extra monitors.

Thats what i done (see post above) Didn't work