I have to setup a couple of computers at work to run dual monitors. They are older computers (probably Pentium 4s) running XP and I believe they have onboard video. Do I just need to find any video card with 2 outputs that fits whatever kind of expansion slot is in the computer (I would guess they probably have PCI due to they are a few years old)? Or can you use the onboard video with one monitor and a video card with the other? I don't need anything fancy, they don't do anything graphics intensive.
What video card do I need for dual monitors?
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Dropkickmurphys
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Yeah, once you figure out what port you have that's the main part sorted. Most video cards support dual monitors.
It's unlikely to be a standard PCI port... it's more likely to be AGP (older) or PCI-E (Current standard).
It's unlikely to be a standard PCI port... it's more likely to be AGP (older) or PCI-E (Current standard).
So when you say most video cards support dual monitors, it would have to have to ports in it thought, right? Like two DVI ports? Yeah I meant to say they probably have AGP slots rather than PCI-E because they are at least 3-4 years old and either HP's or Dells, I'll have to check next time I am in there. If it is AGP, I looked that up and see there are 1x, 2x, 4x, etc. Do I have to determine which kind it is, or will a a newer AGP card work in all of them?