Z68 and 3 monitor setup

[mikekieran]

Hi guys, sorry if this is a dumb question but would it be possible for me two get 3 monitors running with a z68 and 1 580GTX? I want to stick to Nvidia and not go SLI if possible.

Could I plug my TV into the HDMI out and use that for my 1080p viewing and run my two 27 inch monitors off the GTX 580.

Or am I going to have to go SLI? Cause no one in Hong Kong seems to have the GTX 590 in stock.

 

[mlcaouette]

If you want three screens off one card I think your only solution is gonna be AMD with eyefinity.

 

[jbakerlent]

You'll either need to add a second 580 or switch to a Radeon, unfortunately.

 

[garyhope]

PNY and Matrox both sell multiple monitor cards. They're mostly workstation or "professional" graphics and not so much gaming cards.

I myself have a PNY Quadro NVS 440 card that runs 4 monitors from one slot. They also make cheaper cards that run 2 monitors from one slot.

They are here: http://www3.pny.com/Categories/ProfessionalGraphics.aspx?Category_ID=17

ATI also has some "multi view" cards: http://www.amd.com/us/products/workstation/graphics/ati-firemv-2d/2250-pcie/Pages/2250-pcie-specs.aspx

 

[kilo_17]

You could try a 6950 or a 6970, depending on how much you want to spend.

 

[russb123]

He can use the IGP built into Z68 motherboards to output to one screen using the sandybridge built in GPU and his GTX580 to connect to 2 other screens.

So yes, you can connect 3 screens

for example

HDMI on mother board - Screen1
DVI 1 on GTX 580 - Screen 2
DVI 2 on GTX 580 - Screen 3