gtx 980 triple monitor questions

VTGanja4201

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so as the titles says, i have a few questions about getting my rig setup in triple monitor awesomeness. firstly, a friend said i may need a powered splitter or something along those lines ( no idea, wasnt paying attention at the time, was on ts with loud ppl), any ideas/thoughts? next i was wondering about my monitor choice, anyone have https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16824236385 that monitor or know if itll work with my 980 for the setup im trying to achieve? thanks ahead of time :)
 

thedannyguy

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nvidia gtx 980 can support 4 monitors according to nvidia website http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/specifications, (look under display support heading, then multi monitor) so you can connect all three of your monitors to your graphic card. but please check what ports you have there before you buy your monitors. else you have to get the converter like DP to DVI or DP to HDMI as according to the nvidia website, your graphic card should have 3x DP, 1 x HDMI and 1x DVI. so if you are to get 3 x asus 24" monitor, since that monitor only has hdmi/vga ports, you have to get 2 hdmi to DP converter for the other 2 monitors

But please check yourself what ports you actually have because it differs from manufacturer to manufacturer. The ports stated in nvidia website is probably for nvidia own graphic card.
 

VTGanja4201

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well it seems that i was a bit hasty with my purchases lol (like usual) i ended up picking up 2 hdmi>dvi cables when i only needed 1 :p thats for the help :D do you suggest a place to order from ? thanks again :)
 

VTGanja4201

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no worries, i got super lucky and the local radio shack had one :) now to get a longer hdmi cable so i can move my tower :p