Quick & Easy video card qn for you pros

[dogsballs]

tyvm for the info, dave.

I'm now officially confused tho'... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

So the video card you linked to is something I can just plug in the back to have 3 separate monitors running?

[_dave_]

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So the video card you linked to is something I can just plug in the back to have 3 separate monitors running?

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Yes, I hope so. To be clear, it will run 1 additional (third)monitor, you will still be using the original vid card for the other two.

The card I linked is a good few generations older than the cards you listed in the OP, and uses the PCI expansion slot - more often used for modem, soundcards and other devices requiring little bandwidth. It's performance will be shocking compared to a modern card, but since it will only be used for pokers etc. this is not a problem.

It will be incapable of running a 30" 2560x1600 display - but with any luck your original card will be OK for this should you upgrade to a bug screen in the future. If not, you'll have to replace the original card.

[dogsballs]

Well now I spoke to Dell people and they say teh PC can only address one of the slots at a time - either the PCIe or teh PCI, but not both together to allow 3 displays. I dunno how much I trust these peeps tho.

[SirFelixCat]

Yet another reason to NEVER buy a prebuilt machine.

Sorry bro...good luck though!

[Bremen]

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Well now I spoke to Dell people and they say teh PC can only address one of the slots at a time - either the PCIe or teh PCI, but not both together to allow 3 displays. I dunno how much I trust these peeps tho.

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I suspect they meant that the PC couldn't use the integrated graphics and the external card. This is true, but you're talking about using two external cards. It is possible that the computer cannot address both the pcie slot and pci for video, but I've never heard of this.