3 Monitor Setup Question

acrunner71 · Nov 6, 2011

I am currently looking to upgrade my monitor setup from 2 monitors to 3. Here is what i have currently.

Motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131398

Video Card:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4559658

Main Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001295

2nd Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001414

3rd Monitor: (this is the monitor i want to add to the above setup)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236052

My question is:
Is there a way for my single graphics card setup to output to 3 monitors or will i have to upgrade my current video card or add an additional video card to support the 3rd monitor?

arkrival · Nov 6, 2011

acrunner71 :

Most 3way monitors require that you have 2 cards unless you have the top card that just came out then you might be ok.

acrunner71 · Nov 6, 2011

Your best bet would be a single 6950 if you can afford it.

Did some searching over at Newegg and found this video card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150550

So it's my understanding that i would need to use one of the mini displayports for the 3rd monitor. In my case, with my 3 monitors mentioned in the first post, i would need this adapter:

http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-006B-DisplayPort-Single-Link-Certified/dp/B004071ZXA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1318379998&sr=8-5

So my next question is, Will this setup work? Will the new 6950 be able to output to the 3 monitors in the first post with the adapter?

acrunner71 · Nov 6, 2011

Yes it will work fine

Thank you very much for the help, especially so quickly

acrunner71 · Nov 6, 2011

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