dual monitor question

ilovefishsticks · 02-01-2006, 02:28 AM

Ive never hooked up dual monitors before. I have a 19 inch lcd monitor, and was wondering if I bought this video card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130247
or just kept my 6600, could i buy another LCD monitor and use up both DVI ports on the video card for a dual monitor setup? Also, just curious, how would a dual, and triple (because their would be 4 dvi ports instead of 2, so 3 monitor slots would fit in it), monitor setup work with SLI? And if you could, I was wondering if 4 monitors is even possible.
Thanks for any help

[-0MEGA-] · 02-01-2006, 02:41 AM

You can have as many monitors as there are ports. however the question is, can your video card support a resolution as wide as 4x 19" LCD's.

ilovefishsticks · 02-01-2006, 04:28 AM

what about sli? doesnt it usualy have a bridge connecting one port from each video card? how would that work?

02-01-2006, 02:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	dual monitor question Ive never hooked up dual monitors before. I have a 19 inch lcd monitor, and was wondering if I bought this video card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130247 or just kept my 6600, could i buy another LCD monitor and use up both DVI ports on the video card for a dual monitor setup? Also, just curious, how would a dual, and triple (because their would be 4 dvi ports instead of 2, so 3 monitor slots would fit in it), monitor setup work with SLI? And if you could, I was wondering if 4 monitors is even possible. Thanks for any help __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

02-01-2006, 02:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
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02-01-2006, 04:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	what about sli? doesnt it usualy have a bridge connecting one port from each video card? how would that work? __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

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