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arsenal009

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Hi guys,

I have an Asus P5QL/EPU motherboard. I would like to purchase a video card that will allow me to use 3 monitors with 1 hdmi & 2 dvi ports. I do not want to use any display ports.

My current video card is an amd radeon hd 6800 series. But i have problems with it when I try using 3 monitors.

I only do gaming like FIFA 16 on one screen.

I can only fit a video card with max 28 cm length.

Can you suggest me any video cards in the $200-250 price range?


Thanks
 
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The 960 is the Nvidia equivalent to the R9 280x but i think it only has one DVI port.
Some 970s offer 1hmdi+2dvi but these are a bit over your budget (around 300€) Maybe you're able to find a 970 on sale or something like that. Other than that i cant really help im not that familiar with AMD cards.
 
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You need an ACTIVE! DisplayPort to DVI or HDMI adapter if you want to use an AMD card, because there is NO AMD card that can handle 3 displays like that. One of them must be connected to a DP output.
You can get an adapter on ebay for $15.

If you decide to get an nVidia card, you can use either output just as you desire.
So you are good to go if you find a 960 with 3 HDMI/DVI in total.
You can convert HDMI to DVI or the other way with a cheap passive cable or adapter so that's not an issue.
 
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The R9 285 allows you to use all 3 monitors even without DP. I was able to get mine running with 1 HDMI and 2 DVI connections, and it's fairly comparable to the 280x in real-world situations that benchmarks don't properly show, even with only 2GB of VRAM because it handles it's memory better.



This is simply not true. As I said, I've used my R9 285 with a triple monitor personally without display port. I believe this is also true for the 290 and 290x, and presumably the R9 3xx cards as well, but I'm not sure.
 
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Can you give me a link to a good 960 card?
 
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Can I use 3 monitors with the 2xDVI & 1xHDMI ports. That is, not having to use the DP?
If so, can you give me a link to where I can buy it?
 
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I looked online, but can't find the card on sale. The websites I checked say the product is discontinued. Can I get another 960 recommendation?
 
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Ok great, thanks
 
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