3 Monitors, Graphic Card Question

[xbadwolfx]

I currently have an 8600GT. It has two DVI outputs. I want to use three monitors.

I only have 1 PCI X16 slot (and its being used by the 8600), so I might buy one of these.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130188

If I hook up the 3rd monitor to this PCI graphic card and install the drivers, will windows recognize it? Will this even work?

Thanks

 

[voyagerfan99]

I believe you can find a monitor splitter and connect it to one of the DVI ports and it'll then connect to your monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000290143+1305620698&name=DVI

 

[xbadwolfx]

I believe you can find a monitor splitter and connect it to one of the DVI ports and it'll then connect to your monitor.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000290143+1305620698&name=DVI

I dont feel like dropping 100 bones for a splitter. If I put this $40 PCI graphic card in my computer will it let me run a 3rd monitor?

 

[voyagerfan99]

I'll let someone else answer that, as I have no idea.

 

[jimkonow]

Yup. the only thing that could potentially go wrong is that you could have a driver problem.... or, the world could spontaneously implode due to the oceans being pulled down by gravity, which would make us all either
a) die
or
b) cause us to take the secondary video card out of your computer, thus reversing time back to a point in history where you didnt have three monitors, and something more important than that 3rd monitor was deemed the better buy.



basically, driver issues could occur, but if you have those issues, post back here and we'll help you work through them

 

[G25r8cer]

You can use 2 cards if you want to but for best performance I would buy one good card or you could use the 8600 and then buy a Triple Head To Go (TH2GO) which will let you hook up 3 monitors to one port. The only thing is the TH2GO is like $200 but it would be worth it. The other option is getting another card as you mentioned and using some kinda software. Do you plan to have the screen split so the image runs across all three monitors or do you want each to display the same thing. In order to get the split screen you will have to use some kinda software as nvidia software and windows wont let you use 3 monitors with 2 cards. Heres some software that should do the trick!

http://www.kegetys.net/SoftTH/