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will my GPU support 3 monitors?

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^^^ is the card i've got. i was hoping that as it's got 3 connections (hdmi, dvi, vga) that i could connect 3 monitors but windows isn't letting me. it keeps disabling the other monitor when i enable one.

if it doesn't is there anything i can do to add a third monitor? really don't want to buy another gpu as this was only bought in march plus i plan to upgrade the pc some time end of this year for skyrim fun
 
No, the only consumer grade single chip cards that will support 3 or more displays will be ones carrying a display port. On the lower end cards like the one you linked to companies tend to replace the display port found on the stock card with a VGA out to help keep costs down and improve margins.

You could either return/sell the card you have and buy a 2nd hand 5750/5770 for the same money or use one of those multi display gadgets made by Matrox (I forget the name but this was the fist device that allowed to you use more then 2 screens at once).
 
If you're not trying to run an Eyfinity setup then you could just buy a cheap graphics card, run it separately from your current card and run the third monitor from that.

You can also buy HD 5570's or HD 6450's which will run Eyefinity.

You really need to set out what you're trying to achieve with 3 monitors, what resolutions the monitors run at and what connections the monitors have.

One thing for certain is that you're not going to have a good experience playing games across 3 monitors with these cards.
 
so will it be easier to just buy another gpu? will i need to exact same one? will i need anything else? from what i can remember this is call crossfire?

3 monitors is for work only, browser, emails, notepad, maybe small video, etc. if game playing (which haven't done on pc since i can remember) i'd disable the other monitors
 
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so will it be easier to just buy another gpu? will i need to exact same one? will i need anything else? from what i can remember this is call crossfire?
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The whole point is that you don't run them in Crossfire.

In Crossfire you can only use the outputs from 1 card. If you run the cards separately you can use the outputs from both.

Like I said it depends on what you're trying to do and what monitors you have, i.e. what resolution and connections they have.

Provide some more information on what you're trying to achieve and we can point you in the right direction.

Are you trying to play games across three monitors?

Are you going to use the monitors separately so you can have a browser open on one, play a video on another and use MS Word on the third?

What are you trying to achieve?
 
ok i got a 1920 x 1200 via dvi right now which is my main monitor, then i got 2 1680 x 1050 monitors. only 1 is attached by vga atm and the other can be connected by however doesn't really matter.
 
Then assuming you have a second x16 PCI-E slot then just get a cheap ATI or Nvidia card which supports a VGA output and use that. Here or here.

If you're using Win 7 you can use an Nvidia and ATI card at the same time.

If you're using a different OS then I think you'll need another ATI card.

Or wait until the end of the year when you upgrade and put the money towards a better setup.
 
nothing as i'm too poor i just had to buy another GPU when already low on money. you can reward me though if you're right :D

thanks though just bought it so hopefully will be up and running in a couple days

edit: just realised will my psu run this fine? it's 450w.
 
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ok just received the card i mentioned a few posts up. i was expecting to simply plug it into the second slot and away i go but it's of course not that simple. when the new card is also plugged in the system wont even boot just stuck making a noise from the CD drive every 10 or so seconds some reason.

i've tried just the new card in the main slot and it woked fine installed drivers etc.

i've read the manual for my motherboard and it doesn't mention 2 cards from different companies working, only crossfire.

am i doing something wrong? i can't figure out what else i could do.
 
If the system won't boot with both cards then it looks like a hardware or power issue.

Have you tried putting the ATI card in the second slot now you have the Nvidia card working?

In the BIOS have you checked for an option for which display to initialise first?
 
not found anything for which display to intialise first though will look. only ever found something about detection as either auto, double card, or single card. i've tried first 2 no difference may try the single option with both cards just to see what it'll do

trouble is it wont even go to bios with the second card inserted

will try the ati in the second slot though i don't think it'll fit as the heatsink goes round the back and there is little to no room with cables etc plugged in the way. will try though.

is there any way to check if the psu will handle both? the psu was bought from ocuk I can find invoice for which it is and link to it.
 
Mammalian said:
is there any way to check if the psu will handle both? the psu was bought from ocuk I can find invoice for which it is and link to it.
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There isn't a PSU calculator accurate enough for that.

Maybe your PSU overall doesn't have enough power or maybe your motherboard is struggling to provide enough power over both PCI-E slots.

If the worst comes to the worst you can send the new card back under the DSR and receive a full refund of the price plus the delivery cost you paid. All it would cost you is the price of sending the card back.

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