Dual VGA cable

andyjl · 06-18-2008, 08:40 PM

I have an extra old LCD moniter and was thinking of using a dual moniter setup on my desk.

While searching for vid cards on ebay, i happened to see dual vga cables that go along with the Geforce FX 5200.

My question is do only certain video cards support dual moniters or would I just be able to buy the Dual VGA Y adapter and use it on my current video card?

voyagerfan99 · 06-18-2008, 10:54 PM

Pretty much any video card that has two outputs can dual-monitor (VGA+VGA, VGA+DVI, DVI+DVI) and I think it may even be possible to dual-screen with onboard graphics, but don't quote me on that one.

just a noob · 06-18-2008, 11:00 PM

pretty much what voyager said, almost any add in card is going to have the outputs for two moniters

oscaryu1 · 06-19-2008, 02:42 AM

Yup, even those cheap ones. You might need a DVI to VGA adapter though, seeing as it's a CRT.

06-18-2008, 08:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
andyjl New Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 15	Dual VGA cable I have an extra old LCD moniter and was thinking of using a dual moniter setup on my desk. While searching for vid cards on ebay, i happened to see dual vga cables that go along with the Geforce FX 5200. My question is do only certain video cards support dual moniters or would I just be able to buy the Dual VGA Y adapter and use it on my current video card?

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voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,038	Pretty much any video card that has two outputs can dual-monitor (VGA+VGA, VGA+DVI, DVI+DVI) and I think it may even be possible to dual-screen with onboard graphics, but don't quote me on that one. __________________ Drum Major - Windham High School Marching Band Mach Speed MSNV-939 nForce Socket 939 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (OC'd to 2.20 Ghz) Power Up Black ATX Mid-T Case w/450w & Clear Side 3 GB DDR RAM 450 GB Storage (80-ATA, 120-ATA, 250-SATA) Visiontek Radeon x1650 Pro 512MB 22" Viewsonic LCD w/ iPod Dock + 17" Dell CRT Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard Computer Pics

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just a noob Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: cardboard mansion Posts: 1,385	pretty much what voyager said, almost any add in card is going to have the outputs for two moniters __________________ free crysis killer I got 300mhz celeron@450mhz 32mb of ram windows 98 ati rage 8mb card baby :P

06-19-2008, 02:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
oscaryu1 VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 13 Posts: 10,038	Yup, even those cheap ones. You might need a DVI to VGA adapter though, seeing as it's a CRT. __________________ Core 2 Duo E2140 1.6GHz @ 3.04GHz GA-P31-DS3L pqi Turbo CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Sapphire HD3850 256MB Sony Writemaster DVD Burner EIDE Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200.9 8MB SATII

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