just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

i just bought a desktop from dell but i want to order the video card i need to upgrade to 3 monitors so i can do that when i get the desktop in the mail. i have 2 dell 2007fps and a 2001fp that all have 1600x1200 resolution. i dont play n e video games or n stuff like that. just poker, internet, and like itunes and stuff. so i dont need a fancy card or n e thing like that. just one that will get the job done.

also will my system have a slot for the extra video card or wut will i have to do to install this?? will i be able to do this myself with having minimal computer knowledge or is it worht paying someone 50 bucks an hour to do this for me???


here is the system i just order...

223-2365 1 XPS 420, Intel Core2 processorQ6600 (2.40Ghz,1066FSB) w/QuadCore Technology and 8MB cache
311-7872 1 3GB DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
310-7963 1 Dell USB Keyboard
320-6200 1 Video ready option w/o monitor
320-5952 1 128MB Radeon ATI HD 2400 PRO
341-5334 1 320GB NCQ Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM) w/ 16MB DataBurst Cache
341-5593 1 Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Readerincluded in Dell Bluetooth Package
313-5656 1 Dell Resource DVD with Application Backup
420-5769 1 Internet Search and Portal
420-5924 1 Icon Consolidation Application
420-6436 1 Vista, PC-Restore, Dim/Insp
420-6995 1 DELL SUPPORT 3.4,DIM/INSP
420-7244 1 Dell Support Center 1.0
463-2282 1 Dell Owners Manual installed on your system,click on icon after system set-up to access
420-6541 1 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition, English
310-8030 1 Dell 2-Button USB Optical Mouse
430-2696 1 Wireless Network Card 802.11g PCI
313-4591 1 56K PCI Data Fax Modem
420-7468 1 ADOBE ACROBAT READER 8.1 DIM/INSP
313-5829 1 16X DVD+R/RW
420-7616 1 Roxio Creator Premier for Inspiron/Dimension/XPS
313-2758 1 Integrated Audio
313-4514 1 No Speaker Requested
410-1174 1 Trend Micro PC-cillin InternetSecurity, English, 15-Month Subscription
412-0148 1 No Internet Service Provider Requested
412-0912 1 MS WORKS 8.5
950-3337 1 1 Year Limited Warranty
988-2217 1 Dell Hardware Warranty PlusOnsite Service, Initial Year
983-9470 1 Type 3- Third Party At Home Service, 24x7 Technical Support, Initial Year
950-9797 1 No Warranty, Year 2 and 3
960-8700 1 Warranty Support,Initial Year
341-5701 1 Dell 19 in 1 Media Reader withBluetooth 2.0
310-8626 1 You have chosen a Windows Vista Premium System
420-7649 1 Adobe Premier Elements Photoshop Elements, and Soundbooth Software
464-9572 1 No Preinstalled Software
420-7091 1 DataSafe Online Dim/Ins/XPS
420-7285 1 Datasafe Online 10GB,1 Year Free
987-7449 1 XPS,Datasafe 10GB,1YR(Incl w/price)
988-0099 1 To activate your online backupaccount, go to Start, Programs, DataSafe Online
330-0172 1 S and P Drop-in-Box Marcom forDHS Desktops



thanks for the help. i appreciate it

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

n e body got n e idea here?? do i need an ATI card?? can i get the cheapest ATI card available on newegg??

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/622...oard420oa5.jpg

I assume your current video card is in the PCIe x16 slot (#10). You should just get a PCI video card and put it in one of the white PCI slots (#13). I recommend sticking with an ATI card.

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

kool thanks for tha response. will this one work... i dont kno wut a pci card is tbh

ATI card

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

See how that one says "interface: AGP" under specs? You need an "interface:PCI". In other words, that one won't work.

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

ok i found one that has a pci interface. will this one do the job???

ati PCI

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

That one will work if your monitor has a VGA interface. This one is cheaper and has a DVI and VGA port.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161011

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

what OS did you get? That one above doesnt say it is Vista compatible.

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

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what OS did you get? That one above doesnt say it is Vista compatible.

[/ QUOTE ]i got vista becuase the dell guy said in a few months i wont even be able to have work done on my comp if i dont have vista. so can i not get the cheaper one with both inputs???

Re: just bought a new desktop and want to upgrade to 3 monitors
 

Good luck with this. With vista, it is not as easy as just shoving an additional video card into an empty pci slot. Read this. http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/device...imonVista.mspx