Adding 2 more displays....

[gamerfreak]

I am think about picking up 2 of these to go to the left and the right of my 24" wide screen running at 1920x1200.

Newegg.com - Hanns·G JW-199DPB Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 700:1 Built in Speakers - Retail

I'm running an 8800 GTX which has 2 DVI ports. So could I just dedicate one to my 24" and split the other out to the two new displays? Will I run into any issues?

[Stormcrow]

The 8800 only has two heads, or DVI ports, and can only run two monitors simultaneously. You can have three monitors and hook the two up to a switch that toggles between them, but you'll be limited to two running at a time. In order to run all three monitors, you need to get another graphics card thats compatible to run in sync with the 8800 and plug the third monitor into that one. Doesn't need to be powerful, a 7300GT if you have a spare PCI-E slot will suffice or a 6200 PCI version if need be. You could even try onboard video if your mobo has it. Just don't try and game on that monitor.

[gamerfreak]

Ahh, now that I think about it -- a splitter would do nothing but put the same image on both screens. Thanks.

[Hitman]

Originally Posted by gamerfreak

Ahh, now that I think about it -- a splitter would do nothing but put the same image on both screens. Thanks.

Ding the light goes on.

You could buy another less expensive video card to run the other two monitors. Like an 8600gt or something.

[[Dr. V]]

Well it's simply another monitor port, nothing more. You can get the very cheapest card out there that has DVI (because it IS better) and slip it in your computer. There are some crazy cheap PCI-E and PCI video cards out there like the 8400GS (most I'd pay), the 7200s, the 9550s even - nothing big or important at all - just running your monitor (and DVI is good).

[gamerfreak]

If I where to change anything about my recent build, it would be the motherboard. For multiple reasons. One of them bing I only have a single PCI-X x16 slot.

So that pretty much limits me to PCI-E 1x or PCI. Which pretty much limits me to crap.

[iamthejoslin]

Personally i do not recomend PCI i think you will be very un happy with it if you are using a nice PCI-E Card... i Recomend Saving up and buying a Upgraded Motherbord Plus if you get a Newer Chip set come with added Speed also... Most of the time At least...

[Yellowhello]

If you need a motherboard with two PCI-E slots, I'm selling my ASUS P5N32-E SLI Plus. Here's the thread: http://forums.hardwarelogic.com/f35/...lus-10440.html Link also in sig.