setting up duel or more on a windows 7 home edition desktop pc
hi have a win 7 home edition and want to run min of 2 possibly four monitors on the comp and was wondering what i need in the way of hardware, have seen the vga to 2 video connectors is this all you need or do you need to a a vga card with 4 connectors out the back, if so what cheap ones on ebay
any help would be appreciated
any help would be appreciated
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i only want to use standard vga flat screen monitors is not for gaming just more screens to spread the info out on so there should be some multi vga cards out there so i dont have to use converters on is that right
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thanks for that the cheapest card and converts i can find is 24Pnds not sure if i need 4 or just 2 is there a duel around for a few dollers less or a better place to get a good price, almost as much as the box cost me
thanks for the help so far
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrox-G200-MMS-Quad-Display-Graphics-Card-4-DVI-fp-/260747082667?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
thanks for the help so far
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrox-G200-MMS-Quad-Display-Graphics-Card-4-DVI-fp-/260747082667?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
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for example this one its a duel with connectors to convert to vga can you still use the old vga connector on the mother board or does it become redundant and the other card take over giving you 3
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrox-G550-AGP-32MB-Full-Height-Video-Graphics-Card-Dual-VGA-Y-Splitter-Cable/251161790228?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D286%26meid%3D1835172738742937877%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1048%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D261107790836%26
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Matrox-G550-AGP-32MB-Full-Height-Video-Graphics-Card-Dual-VGA-Y-Splitter-Cable/251161790228?rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222002%26algo%3DSIC.FIT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D286%26meid%3D1835172738742937877%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D1048%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D261107790836%26
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the last one was a bad choice as the MB connector is of a diff variety but you get what i mean
here a choice from amazon http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A284822%2Cp_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2883234011
here a low profile card - if needed http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-NVS-300-x16-for-Dual-DVI-or-Dual-VGA-Low-Profile--P2951C364.aspx
and do check the power you'll need
here a low profile card - if needed http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-NVS-300-x16-for-Dual-DVI-or-Dual-VGA-Low-Profile--P2951C364.aspx
and do check the power you'll need
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you may have missed this qiestion
for example this one its a duel with connectors to convert to vga can you still use the old vga connector on the mother board or does it become redundant and the other card take over giving you 3
for example this one its a duel with connectors to convert to vga can you still use the old vga connector on the mother board or does it become redundant and the other card take over giving you 3
Depends on the Bios. Some will let you run the Onboard and Addon together, some it's one OR the other.
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thanks for your help i no longer have access to this computer so the question is sort of dead thanks for the help though
Sorry to hear that, but Thanks for the feedback and the Points. : )
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guessing its a standard mother board