Triple/quadruple monitors?

Craig321 · 18 May 2014 at 19:03

Hi,

I currently have my monitor and my TV plugged into my graphic card (DVI for screen and DVI to HDMI converter for TV).

I'm looking to get another two screens.

Would the best way to hook them all up be to get another graphic card? Could I just get any old cheapo card, the Nvidia 610 passive for example would be perfect - ~£20, 2 outputs, silent and probably nice & cool.

If I did get another card, how do I make sure all my games goes through the main graphic card and not the second one?

Thanks.

andybird123 · 18 May 2014 at 20:11

In windows, you can choose which monitor is your main/primary desktop - this is the one that will be used by games too (and by association the gpu it is attached to)

And yes you could

Craig321 · 18 May 2014 at 20:32

Thanks, spose that makes sense that everything on the screens run by the cheap card will use that card to process, so do I just need to make sure I at least get something that will handle HD? I don't want HD films/HD YouTube etc. to start lagging on the other screens!

andybird123 · 18 May 2014 at 22:39

Any add in gpu will be able to handle HD absolutely fine

Craig321 · 20 May 2014 at 08:03

Thanks for your help