triple monitor setup

datawrite · 9 Feb 2009 at 18:52

What is the best way to get 3 monitors running on my pc?

I have an ATI PCIe card with 2 monitor connectors on it. I have 2 TFT's connected so far and works great with the ATI card.

Not sure how i can get a 3rd Monitor working? I don't want a convertor like the Matrox ones. Just want the cheapest solution. I don't play games on the PC these days.

Someone said i could install an ordinary PCI card and that would work fine? If so, how do i set it up to use the 3 monitors with 2 graphics card (One PCIe One PCI) with one desktop stretched across the 3 monitors? Ta

jak731 · 9 Feb 2009 at 18:53

what MB have you got?

datawrite · 9 Feb 2009 at 21:43

It doesn't have onboard graphics. Not sure what make as it is a HP machine.

datawrite · 9 Feb 2009 at 21:45

Could i use a PCI card with a PCIe card? How would i set it all up to use the 3 monitors? I have seen a cheap ATI PCI card i could get.

OrphanBoy · 9 Feb 2009 at 23:28

Just plug it in, install the drivers, plug in your third monitor and then in the display settings control panel select the option to span your desktop over that monitor too, just like you did with your second monitor.

Triple-headed displays are the bomb: I have two 20" and a 17" TFT (all 4:3) at work and I love it. You'll find a tool like UltraMon invaluable for this setup, though. You'll also need a wider mouse mat!

datawrite · 9 Feb 2009 at 23:37

OrphanBoy said:
Just plug it in, install the drivers, plug in your third monitor and then in the display settings control panel select the option to span your desktop over that monitor too, just like you did with your second monitor.

Triple-headed displays are the bomb: I have two 20" and a 17" TFT (all 4:3) at work and I love it. You'll find a tool like UltraMon invaluable for this setup, though. You'll also need a wider mouse mat!

Many thanks