slushpuppie Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 my computer now has dual monitors from one video card (one vga and one dvi output). however i have an extra 20" monitor here at my desk that's doing nothing. would i be able to throw in a second video card and easily be able to do a 3 monitor setup? does windows have support for this? i'm running windows xp. thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakus_maximus Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Yes, windows can do that. Once you add your second video card and monitor, you can arrange the displays exactly the same way you do for two. Right Click on the desktop, select properties and go to the Settings tab. You can drag the "displays" around to set them were you will be actually viewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Just check what graphic card you can put into your computer before buying one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushpuppie Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 do you mean check which card i can put in... as in it's physical shape? like pci? or does it need to be the same make/model as the other one? does it need to use the same video driver?? thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stooney Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 You can mix video cards if you wish. Like you could use a pci video card for 1 screen (or two in your case), then onboard or a 2nd video card for the third. If they're nvidia cards you can use the nvidia control panel to set it all up. The optimal setup would dual SLI for which you do need matching video cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 do you mean check which card i can put in... as in it's physical shape? like pci? or does it need to be the same make/model as the other one? does it need to use the same video driver?? thanks. I mean interface. It depends on what your motherboard can handle. If for example you only have one PCIE 16x slot, you can't have two cards with PCIE 16x interface, can you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slushpuppie Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 I mean interface. It depends on what your motherboard can handle. If for example you only have one PCIE 16x slot, you can't have two cards with PCIE 16x interface, can you? what if i jam them in real hard? ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mchl Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Or cut it, so they fit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R4nk3d Posted November 4, 2008 Share Posted November 4, 2008 all i can say is post a pic when ur done wanna check out the display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ardyandkari Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Or cut it, so they fit? is that a ge-force with its ginormous black case removed??? what model is that? does it run cool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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