running dual monitors with the Geforce3

[davess4]

Can you run a dual monitor setup with the GeForce3 using the DVI connector and getting a VGA adapter? Just wanted to know if that will work.

 

[jflongo]

I've never heard of GeForce3 having dual output. Nor do they have a pci version as of yet, as far as I know. Even if they do, you can't do opengl across both. Something like the GeForce2 MX dual, ATI Radeon 8500, or ATI Radeon 7500, you can.

 

[davess4]

if I got a GeForce 3 now, and later when I wanted to set up dual monitors could I just get a decent PCI card and hook the second monitor up to that? even if it is an older card.

 

[CoOLMaNX]

i believe you can, but make sure to set your agp slot to your first viewable device, otherwise your games will be played on your pci card

 

[davess4]

cool, thanks

 

[Atolsammeek]

I have done it before. Works great But I dont use the dual monitors much.

 

[upec]

You can get a GeForce3 now and add a PCI card to have dual monitor set up. My computer have GeForce on my AGP slot and ATI All in wonder 128 pro in my PCI slot. The computer works great.

 

[upec]

You can switch the primary monitor in Windows 2000(not sure about win 98). It does not even require a reboot.

 

[Smilin]

I've had a few problems using dual nVidia cards to do dual monitor setups. The problem arrises from two cards using one driver with two different settings (ala nVidia unified driver). Use the GF3 with a non-nvidia card and you shouldn't have trouble.