• Competitor rules

    Please remember that any mention of competitors, hinting at competitors or offering to provide details of competitors will result in an account suspension. The full rules can be found under the 'Terms and Rules' link in the bottom right corner of your screen. Just don't mention competitors in any way, shape or form and you'll be OK.

3 Monitor setup with Nvidia GT 240 + ?

Associate
Joined
1 Jun 2010
Posts
2
Hi I have an ASUS P6T SE motherboard with an NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 graphics card (512MB) already installed. I would like to connect 3 monitors to my PC but apparently the card only supports two concurrent ones.

I use my PC mainly for web design and development, plus recreation such as watching movies, however I don't use it for gaming.

Monitor sizes and inputs they support
17 inch: VGA
24 inch monitor: HDMI/VGA
23 inch: DVI/VGA

What is the best option for me to add the 3rd monitor?
My main consideration is price, I don't want to spend too much money just for adding another monitor to my setup. My PC runs pretty quietly now and I want it to remain like that, so noisy cards are a big no for me.
I've read about USB to DVI adapters but it seems they are not so powerful as proper graphics cards.
The other option would be to add another card to my existing one, something basic that can run my third monitor. I'm not sure if this is at all possible, and what cards you suggest.
And the 3rd option would be to take out my card and replace it with an ATI card that supports 3 outputs out of the box.

Are there any more options? And what do you recommend? Thanks.
 
Thanks, the shops near me have the following ones, are they more or less the same?
512MB EVGA G210 PCI-Express Video Card
Captiva PCI Express VGA Card 8400GS 512MB
Gainward GF210 512MB VGA Card (CRT, DVI & HDMI)
and slightly more expensive:
POV VGA CARD GF210 1GB (LOW PROFILE)
Inno3D GF 210, 1GB VGA Card
1GB Gainward GF210 PCI-Express Video Card

Will having a second graphics card bring any performance boosts to my setup? For example to Photoshop when I'm designing.
 
Back
Top Bottom