2 GPU's (not-SLI) 2 Monitors

[whosrizo]

So I have 2 monitors, one 22" and one 20" and I will be upgrading from a GT530 to a GTX570 soon.

My 22" monitor does not have a DVI-D input, but my 20" one does so the GTX570 will only be compatible with my smaller monitor.

My question is if I can use my GT530 to support my larger monitor for use of everything, except gaming of course which will be done on the 20" GTX570. Is this possible?

 

[simon12]

I think you can but getting an adapter which comes with most cards will allow you to use a VGA monitor.

 

[whosrizo]

How can I tell if it will come with the adapter?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127682

 

[whosrizo]

Nevermind, I see that it does come with. Thank you.

 

[whosrizo]

Best answer selected by whosRizo.

 

[rattman169]

you can but will have problems, as you get the features of 1 card only, so if you use the GTX570 for gaming, the 530 will loose all it's features, no 3d apps, it's like having a 2d card with a lot of memory, but no features as it's setup for the other card only, no drivers will be linked to the card as you can't technically have 2 different cards in the machine, so if you do photography or run photoshop or videos you will get crap quality and low resolution, I think it's limited to 1280 x 1024 resolution, so big screen is useless, just buy a dvi tio vga adapter to connect to the video card, it's a lot less hassle

 

[whosrizo]

And if I use both monitors on the GTX570 will I have a significant FPS drop in game rather than just 1 monitor?

 

[rattman169]

yes, as in the resolution will be larger which therefore requires more effort on card to cover this area

 

[whosrizo]

Thank you, I will use the included VGA-DVI adapter and stay away from the dual monitor setup until I upgrade to SLI or a higher end card.