2 screens on one 7850?

[sinister8102]

Is this graphics card powerful enough to run 2 monitors? Here is what monitor i have. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824176200 and im looking at this xfx Gpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150609

if the 7850 is not powerful enough would this be? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605

Also, would i just hook each monitor to each dvi port on the GPU? that simple?

 

[asalikus]

Yes, of course it can run 2 monitors it can even run 6, but you may get low FPS at certain games like Battlefiled 3 or Crysis. You can look for benchmarks at Youtube or ar forms like Tom's Hardware etc. Good luck!

 

[jsrudd]

Do you want to run games across two screens? If so that card will be a little weak (not max settings) but should run games alright given the resolution of the screens.

If you want to game on one screen and only use the second monitor for general computing then the 7850 will be fine.

As a side note, you generally want to have an odd number of monitors for gaming (especially with first person shooters) so the middle of the screen is not a bezel.

 

[sinister8102]

Do you want to run games across two screens? If so that card will be a little weak (not max settings) but should run games alright given the resolution of the screens.

If you want to game on one screen and only use the second monitor for general computing then the 7850 will be fine.

As a side note, you generally want to have an odd number of monitors for gaming (especially with first person shooters) so the middle of the screen is not a bezel.

Yea, i did not really specify, but i will use one for gaming and the other for showing stats, youtube, browsing, guides, etc. But eventually if i got a 3rd screen id get another 7850/7870 and crossfire.

Would i be able to play max settings on games (Ex. Bf3) on my one screen while still having the other screen in use for basic web browsing?

 

[dudewitbow]

Yea, i did not really specify, but i will use one for gaming and the other for showing stats, youtube, browsing, guides, etc. But eventually if i got a 3rd screen id get another 7850/7870 and crossfire.

Would i be able to play max settings on games (Ex. Bf3) on my one screen while still having the other screen in use for basic web browsing?

if its gaming on one screen and almost idle on the other, ts usually doable. you will see a slight performance drop of course since it has to display the second screen, but it isnt as bad as if it were gaming on both screens.