Triple Monitor support?

Iluvpenguins · 09-02-2006, 07:08 AM

Is it possible to support 3 monitors with 2 connected to my graphic card's vga and dvi port,and then the 3rd monitor connected to my onboard graphics,and have them all work correctly and have one has my main desktop and the other 2 as extra?

Burgerbob · 09-02-2006, 07:11 AM

Your integrated will be disabled if you are using an add on card. In other words, no, you wouldnt be able to do that unless you were SLiing, i think, and even then, i think you can only use two monitors.

Iluvpenguins · 09-02-2006, 07:15 AM

My motherboard says i can enable my onboard graphics with my add on card for dual monitor support,but doesn't mention triple,and i ahve turned on my onboard card and still used my add on graphics with the card just on,i have not tried dual monitoring with it yet though.

Burgerbob · 09-02-2006, 07:17 AM

Well, that is good news, but i doubt you can run three with that setup. Try it out, but i have to go away for the next three days and wont see your reply. Good luck.

Motoxrdude · 09-02-2006, 07:17 AM

I dont think so. I have never been able to run three monitors before with my dads comp. I have always had to have two video cards. Why dont you try it and see?

Iluvpenguins · 09-02-2006, 07:22 AM

I dont have 3 monitors to try it,yet i dont want to buy 3 and try it haha,i asked a few friends and none are willing to aid in my experiment.My setup should be able to run it,will i keep it 3 monitors,probably not if i come to a problem,but if i can manage it somehow,i kinda want to.

Iluvpenguins · 09-02-2006, 07:15 PM

bump

Can't find a straight answer on google,and didn't get enough here to turn my idea around.

leSHok · 01-07-2007, 07:59 PM

dude once you have the add on card the onboard videocard is done what i suggest doing if you want a third monitor is buy a cheap pci card that has 1 vga on it and if you have a card already supporting dual monitors then you should get three. im trying to get mine to put up 3 or 4 maybe four... ebay has cheap pci cards and even though they are low quality i dont mind because i dont game much.

mega10169 · 01-08-2007, 02:40 AM

I've never heard of someone using their on board and an add-in video card at the same time. It might work if you go through your mobo's manual and check it out.

If you had one of those older motherboards with 6 PCI slots and an AGP slot you could run as many as 28 monitors, maybe more. It's not limited to just 3 or 4.

09-02-2006, 07:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	Triple Monitor support? Is it possible to support 3 monitors with 2 connected to my graphic card's vga and dvi port,and then the 3rd monitor connected to my onboard graphics,and have them all work correctly and have one has my main desktop and the other 2 as extra? __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

09-02-2006, 07:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	Your integrated will be disabled if you are using an add on card. In other words, no, you wouldnt be able to do that unless you were SLiing, i think, and even then, i think you can only use two monitors. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

09-02-2006, 07:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	My motherboard says i can enable my onboard graphics with my add on card for dual monitor support,but doesn't mention triple,and i ahve turned on my onboard card and still used my add on graphics with the card just on,i have not tried dual monitoring with it yet though. __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

09-02-2006, 07:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Burgerbob Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Private Island Age: 18 Posts: 2,515	Well, that is good news, but i doubt you can run three with that setup. Try it out, but i have to go away for the next three days and wont see your reply. Good luck. __________________ MY Computer AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ Black Edition, Zalman 9700 4096Mb Patriot Viper, ASUS M3N78 Pro 750GB Seagate HDD, eVGA GeForce 8800GT w/Akimbo Antec Three Hundred Logitech MX Revolution, UltraX Media Hanns-G 19in 5ms EEEPC 4G, 1GB RAM, 4GB SD card

09-02-2006, 07:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,222	I dont think so. I have never been able to run three monitors before with my dads comp. I have always had to have two video cards. Why dont you try it and see? __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08. McCain/Palin 08'

09-02-2006, 07:22 AM	#6 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	I dont have 3 monitors to try it,yet i dont want to buy 3 and try it haha,i asked a few friends and none are willing to aid in my experiment.My setup should be able to run it,will i keep it 3 monitors,probably not if i come to a problem,but if i can manage it somehow,i kinda want to. __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

09-02-2006, 07:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Iluvpenguins Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kitchener Ontario Posts: 1,293	bump Can't find a straight answer on google,and didn't get enough here to turn my idea around. __________________ My computer: Intel Core2Duo E6550 @ 3.01ghz Gigabyte P31-DS3L Patriot 2x1GB DDR2-800 @ 1032mhz EVGA GeForce 8800GTX Antec 500W w/32A on 12v rail WD 80GB HDD,WD 500GB HDD Ultra Aluminus Full Tower Case (Black Finish)

01-07-2007, 07:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
leSHok Platinum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Posts: 620	dude once you have the add on card the onboard videocard is done what i suggest doing if you want a third monitor is buy a cheap pci card that has 1 vga on it and if you have a card already supporting dual monitors then you should get three. im trying to get mine to put up 3 or 4 maybe four... ebay has cheap pci cards and even though they are low quality i dont mind because i dont game much. __________________ I have a life outside of this forum =] AMD Athlon 3500+ 2GB DDR2-533 RAM Radeon X1650 512MB PCI-E X16 ATI Radeon 9250 256MB PCI 160GB Hard Drive---Need External HDD!--- Dual 19" 2ms Niko LCD monitors & Olevia 32" LCD HDTV 8ms Windows MCE

01-08-2007, 02:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
mega10169 Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 321	I've never heard of someone using their on board and an add-in video card at the same time. It might work if you go through your mobo's manual and check it out. If you had one of those older motherboards with 6 PCI slots and an AGP slot you could run as many as 28 monitors, maybe more. It's not limited to just 3 or 4. __________________ My PC: Mobo: EVGA nForce 680i SLI CPU: Core 2 Duo e6300 @ 2.7GHz RAM: 3GB OCZ XTC DDR2 @ 800MHz Hard Drive: Western Digital 250GB and 640GB Video Card: EVGA 8800GTS 640MB x2 SLI PSU: Antec TruePower Trio 650 Case:

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