ATI 5850 Dual Monitor Setup

Pooh · 7 Apr 2010 at 13:31

I've currently got two 25" HP2509M monitors on a 8800GT.

I know that ATI runs well over 3 monitors but are they OK on a Dual Monitor setup.

Can I span my desktop over the two screens as I can with the 8800gt or is it 1 or 3 with ATI

Andre · 7 Apr 2010 at 14:54

Works perfectly, as all video cards by ATI/nVidia/Matrox etc. have for the past xx years (as long as dual or more output)

Quite happily run with one two or three monitors, same size or different sizes.

Pooh · 7 Apr 2010 at 15:55

OK Thanks

I thought it would but it's always better to check.

Simon42 · 7 Apr 2010 at 21:23

It will work fine just as with the 8800GT.

However one point to check with a dual monitor setup is all the graphics card temperatures (not just the GPU) if you overclock the card. The extra load of a second monitor can bump temperatures up a fair bit compared to single monitor and I knew someone who overclocked to the limit and then added a second monitor and had problems.