EAH6850 with Dual Monitors

[LockPC]

Hi

I have bought the Asus EAH6850 Graphics Card and I'm wanting to run dual monitors (with different things on each screen, not a copy). I haven't started building the PC yet as not all my parts have arrived. My motherboard doesn't have onboard graphics.

Any ideas on the best way to do this? From what I can see this graphics card won't support what I require however I could just be reading it all wrong ?
I'm pretty new to all this so any info would be much appreciated.

This is my card:
http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/EAH6850_DC2DIS1GD5V2/

and these are my two monitors:
http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/1/19b1cb_69/19b1cb_69_pss_aen.pdf

Thx!

 

[bystander]

As long as you aren't wanting to game across 2 monitors, it'll work with any modern card that your monitors can connect to. Just plug them in and under windows 7 (or xp/vista) you detect the 2nd monitor and choose to extend the desktop.

 

[LockPC]

As long as you aren't wanting to game across 2 monitors, it'll work with any modern card that your monitors can connect to. Just plug them in and under windows 7 (or xp/vista) you detect the 2nd monitor and choose to extend the desktop.

Thanks Bystander!

I think my card might only have one output that can be used with my monitors. Do you know if a splitter cable would be necessary or one of those USB to Monitor adapters ?

Thanks!

 

[bystander]

Thanks Bystander!

I think my card might only have one output that can be used with my monitors. Do you know if a splitter cable would be necessary or one of those USB to Monitor adapters ?

Thanks!

Your video card can do it without anything but maybe a converter if you have a VGA cable.

A splitter would not work with an extended desktop, as it'll just send the same signal to two monitors. I believe the Displayport may be able to send 2 signals.

 

[LockPC]

Thanks for your help again. I managed to get it working with a DVI-D cable from each output on the Card to my monitors. The Cards software managed the extension to two desktops.

 

[LockPC]

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