Hey there,
I currently have a Radeon HD 5870 as linked below
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5870/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5870-overview.aspx
It's currently running 2 monitors, 1 which plays games in fullscreen window mode, and the other just for internet browsing, watching movies, steam chat etc.
I want to now run a 3rd monitor. The idea being I'll play a game on one, watch a movie on the other, and have steam chat and web browsing on the 3rd. However, my card is getting pretty old and sometimes struggle to run even 2 screens without overheating.
I want to know if it's possible to get a 2nd low profile card to run the two utility monitors, while just saving my HD 5870 for games.
I was thinking of something along the lines of this:
http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=614286&CategoryID=674
I just want to know if you can have two different graphic cards to run something in this manner. Also, as the 2nd card is only running two monitors for movies/web browsing/chat can you recommend any cheaper cards for this purpose? The R7 250 was just something I quickly looked up.
Thanks!
I currently have a Radeon HD 5870 as linked below
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-5000/hd-5870/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5870-overview.aspx
It's currently running 2 monitors, 1 which plays games in fullscreen window mode, and the other just for internet browsing, watching movies, steam chat etc.
I want to now run a 3rd monitor. The idea being I'll play a game on one, watch a movie on the other, and have steam chat and web browsing on the 3rd. However, my card is getting pretty old and sometimes struggle to run even 2 screens without overheating.
I want to know if it's possible to get a 2nd low profile card to run the two utility monitors, while just saving my HD 5870 for games.
I was thinking of something along the lines of this:
http://www.ple.com.au/ViewItem.aspx?InventoryItemID=614286&CategoryID=674
I just want to know if you can have two different graphic cards to run something in this manner. Also, as the 2nd card is only running two monitors for movies/web browsing/chat can you recommend any cheaper cards for this purpose? The R7 250 was just something I quickly looked up.
Thanks!