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Russell2014

Russell2014

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Hi people i need some advice i have no idea how to set up multi monitors.

But bascily a freind of mine has a pc that he uses for stocks and trade but he wants to run 9 monitors of his sytem is it possible?
He has bought 9 monitors already the connections on the monitors are a 3 x dvi to dvi , 3 x dvi to hdmi and 3 displayport .
Can we run through a multi switch box or will he only be able to run 6 monitors instead of 9 ?
Please help me if u can i have no idea how to sort it.

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AFAIK there aren't any video cards that support more than 4 monitors.
This includes monitors that are daisy-chained using Display Port, so I would doubt any kind of switching would work.

Integrated Intel Graphics can support up to 2 (don't know anything about AMD).

You would need 2 graphics cards, and have one on the integrated gpu.
Or 3 graphics cards if there is no integrated GPU.

6 Monitors is in much easier reach, needing only 1 graphics card, and a suitable motherboard/cpu.
 
For 9 monitors I'd reckon you're looking at 2 graphics cards. I have no experience with multi-monitor systems for stock trading, but as this is not a high FPS environment (I could be wrong) this would seem like an ideal situation for a workstation class card i.e. Nvidia Quadro or AMD FirePro/Radeon Pro. A Quadro P620 or P1000 have 4 mini-DP connections and require no aditional power cables - everything comes through the PCI-E slot as they are low power consumption cards. A FirePro 2460 or Radeon Pro WX4100 also have 4 mini_DP connectors and also draw power via the PCI-E slot.

On the plus side, these cards are 4GB or less VRAM, so miners should not be interested in them!
 
The sytem he is using is a newish i5 not sure which one 8gig of ram and a 250 gig m2 and 1 tb hard drive and a 1660ti graphics card, how would we go aheada dn connect the 6 monitors?

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Borealis said:
For 9 monitors I'd reckon you're looking at 2 graphics cards. I have no experience with multi-monitor systems for stock trading, but as this is not a high FPS environment (I could be wrong) this would seem like an ideal situation for a workstation class card i.e. Nvidia Quadro or AMD FirePro/Radeon Pro. A Quadro P620 or P1000 have 4 mini-DP connections and require no aditional power cables - everything comes through the PCI-E slot as they are low power consumption cards. A FirePro 2460 or Radeon Pro WX4100 also have 4 mini_DP connectors and also draw power via the PCI-E slot.

On the plus side, these cards are 4GB or less VRAM, so miners should not be interested in them!
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Yes the sytem is not going to used for any gameing at all its for stocks and tradeing and he would like to run 9 monitor if possible but i have just messaged him saying it looks like u can only run 6 monitoprs of 1 graphic card.

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Russell
 
OK thank you al for you advice i think we wil try and run 6 monitors but the graphics card only have 3 or 4 ouputsd on the back of it, so again how do we mange 6 monitors of that?
Multi monitor is a new thing for me and my freind.
p.s sorry for all the questions

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Russell2014 said:
how do we mange 6 monitors of that?
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You'll need to use all 4 connections on the back of the graphics card (not all graphics cards support 4 monitors), so you will need to check up whether you need a different one or not.
I'm currently using a GTX970, and its running 4 monitors. But as an example, my mother's GT1030 only supports 2 monitors (but she only uses one).

For the other 2 monitors, you'll need to make use of your motherboard/cpu.
First check if the motherboard has two display outputs, and next check if your CPU has integrated graphics.
I'm using an Asrock Z97 with a DVI-D and VGA output, and an i7-4790K CPU, and these are running my other 2 monitors.
Not all CPUs have integrated graphics, like any F-series intel chip, so make sure yours has.

My hardware is pretty old, 5+ years. So it's proof that 6 monitors can be had for relatively cheap.
 
neur0maniak said:
You'll need to use all 4 connections on the back of the graphics card (not all graphics cards support 4 monitors), so you will need to check up whether you need a different one or not.
I'm currently using a GTX970, and its running 4 monitors. But as an example, my mother's GT1030 only supports 2 monitors (but she only uses one).

For the other 2 monitors, you'll need to make use of your motherboard/cpu.
First check if the motherboard has two display outputs, and next check if your CPU has integrated graphics.
I'm using an Asrock Z97 with a DVI-D and VGA output, and an i7-4790K CPU, and these are running my other 2 monitors.
Not all CPUs have integrated graphics, like any F-series intel chip, so make sure yours has.

My hardware is pretty old, 5+ years. So it's proof that 6 monitors can be had for relatively cheap.
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That's a point, on board graphics. Well thought
 
Quadro P600 / P620 both support 4 monitors via mini display port. So you need two of these cards, plus run a screen from the onboard, yes a standard i5 has onboard.

If your on a budget, then the Asus GT710-4H-SL-2GD5 will also run 4 screens each via HDMI.

My preferred option would be 2 x Quadro P600 / P620, if he is serious about trading, then he needs to invest in these.

I use a P620 to power 3 screens, Quadro cards are very stable. Quadro cards have very good support for multi-monitor, the history of Quadro cards is they were originally designed for trading environments. If ever you see video of traders in London, the screens are normally powered by Nvidia Quadro, on top of this trading software is normally written / tested on computers that use Quadro.
 
neur0maniak said:
AFAIK there aren't any video cards that support more than 4 monitors.
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There are, but they're specialist kit with specialist price tags. Matrox produce cards for digital signage, trading floor use etc with up to 8 ports and the software to manage them. They'll also combine multiple cards. I had one of the cheaper 4-port cards running 4 screens for monitoring at work. Think Nvidia have a couple of NVS cards as well.

You won't be gaming on them though. :p
 
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