Can i do this multi moniter set up?

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epicdude6288

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I connected one moniter to my gpu, but my other moniter does not have an hdmi port so i cannot connect it to my gpu, i just want to be able to play games on the moniter connected to my gpu and on the other one be on skype and other stuff. I connected my other moniter to my mobo but it doesnt seem to be working. Will this even work? if so, how?
 
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photonboy
Hi,
I don't believe HDMI or Displayport have passive adapters to DVI (DVI-> HDMI yes but I don't think the other way).

*If so, my advice is get an inexpensive HD6450 or similar for as little as $20 (Newegg or wherever). Basically any PCIe card and LESS is better since you only want it to drive a monitor.

The amount of VIDEO RAM should be no more than 512MB if you have 32-bit Windows. If you have 64-bit Windows it doesn't matter.

Example of video card ($15, after $15MIR):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150600
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What GPU do you have? You can connect using different ports, i.e. DVI and a HDMI.

I am currently running 2 active monitors and 1 alternate monitor. The active ones are using both DVI ports on my GPU and the 3rd is connect via HDMI. I can switch to the 3rd monitor by deactivating one of my DVI monitors and activating the HDMI one.

For best results, you'll want the monitors to be the same resolution.
 
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Yes, i know but my gpu (Gigsbyte radeon 7970) only has HDMI, Mini displayport (x2), and a dvi
 
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You can get adapters to convert both dvi and displayport to hdmi and/or vga connections. The dvi is probably the easiest as you can get passive adapters for a few pounds. I believe the displayport adapters are a bit more expensive weighing in at about £15-25.

As to why your 2nd monitor isn't working with the on-board graphics, when a discrete graphics card is installed the integrated will normally disable itself. You can enter the bios and change a setting which will keep your intgegrated graphics active while a discrete card is installed. You will probably also have to enter the resolution settings on your desktop where you can enable/disable and change the resiolution of connected screens.
 
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photonboy

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Hi,
I don't believe HDMI or Displayport have passive adapters to DVI (DVI-> HDMI yes but I don't think the other way).

*If so, my advice is get an inexpensive HD6450 or similar for as little as $20 (Newegg or wherever). Basically any PCIe card and LESS is better since you only want it to drive a monitor.

The amount of VIDEO RAM should be no more than 512MB if you have 32-bit Windows. If you have 64-bit Windows it doesn't matter.

Example of video card ($15, after $15MIR):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150600
 
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