Running one monitor on an integrated graphics card and another on a dedicated one?

[nulgathlarva123]

Hi, i was wondering if i could run my main monitor on my gtx 960 and a second one at the same time with my integrated one?(radeon 8570d) I would run them both on my gtx 960 but the gtx 960 doesnt have the right port for my other monitor since its quite an old one. I cant buy a new monitor either right now. These are my pc specs currently -
CPU - A8 6600k @ 3.9GHz
GPU - Gtx 960
Mobo - Asus a58m-a
Ram - 2x8gb of crucial memory @ 1600MHz

 

[Supahos]

No tobmy knowledge your integrated graphics are disabled once you put in a gpu and cant run both

 

[Wolfshadw]

Depends on the motherboard/BIOS. In most cases, the on-board graphics are disabled once a discrete card is detected as previously stated. In some cases, once disabled, you may be able to re-enable the on-board graphics in BIOS.

-Wolf sends

 

[Rogue Leader]

Or if your old monitor is VGA you can get this adaptor to plug it into the HDMI port on your GTX 960.

http://smile.amazon.com/Generic-Adapter-Converter-Laptop-NoteBook/dp/B007PLL4CK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1444771617&sr=1-1&keywords=hdmi+to+vga

Only 5 bucks, and much less of a hassle.

 

[nulgathlarva123]

Hmm, would you happen to know if that is possible with my mobo? i cant seem to find if it can online :/

 

[nulgathlarva123]

Or if your old monitor is VGA you can get this adaptor to plug it into the HDMI port on your GTX 960.

http://smile.amazon.com/Generic-Adapter-Converter-Laptop-NoteBook/dp/B007PLL4CK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1444771617&sr=1-1&keywords=hdmi+to+vga

Only 5 bucks, and much less of a hassle.

Im using the hdmi port on my graphics card for my main monitor which is sadly a tv since the monitor i normally used is dead. oh and is there any risk if i plug the monitor in while the pc is on?

 

[Rogue Leader]

Or if your old monitor is VGA you can get this adaptor to plug it into the HDMI port on your GTX 960.

http://smile.amazon.com/Generic-Adapter-Converter-Laptop-NoteBook/dp/B007PLL4CK/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1444771617&sr=1-1&keywords=hdmi+to+vga

Only 5 bucks, and much less of a hassle.

Im using the hdmi port on my graphics card for my main monitor which is sadly a tv since the monitor i normally used is dead. oh and is there any risk if i plug the monitor in while the pc is on?

Ok so use the DVI port to VGA:

http://smile.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DVIVGAMFBK-DVI-Cable-Adapter/dp/B004G3WCLM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444773865&sr=8-1&keywords=dvi+to+vga

Or the Display port:

http://smile.amazon.com/VicTsing%C2%AE-DisplayPort-Display-Adapter-Converter/dp/B00K49SZTK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1444773895&sr=8-1&keywords=display+port+to+vga

 

[Wolfshadw]

Hmm, would you happen to know if that is possible with my mobo? i cant seem to find if it can online :/

No. It's pretty much a "go into BIOS and look yourself" option. It should be fairly obvious under graphics or displays or VGA. If it is an option, it should say something like "Enable/Disable Onboard".

And I agree with the others, it's probably much easier to just get a DVI to VGA adapter (one probably came with the discrete graphics card) and use that.

-Wolf sends