Adding a 3rd Monitor

StrikeR300 · #1 10-07-2006, 05:29 PM

I'm 100% possitive this has been asked before, but I searched & could not find [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

Anyways I plan on updating to a SLI setup with 4 dvi connections in the near future, but for now I have 2 svga monitors & I want to run a 3rd DVI Monitor with them. I have a GeForce 6800gt that has a DVI port, & SVGA port.

Question is can I just add a pci video card & have all 3 monitors work together at the same time exactly like my 2 monitors do with UltraMon?

Tia

Bluff Daddy · #2 10-07-2006, 08:38 PM

yes I think you have to make your dvi monitor the primary one though but it should work

kidpokeher · #3 10-08-2006, 05:31 AM

Yep, I did it. I'd recommend sticking with an nVidia chip for the second card although I've seen others getting it working with different brands.

MobbDeep · #4 10-09-2006, 12:40 PM

Hmm, I was about to ask the same question.
I now have 2 CRT monitors and want to buy a LCD to use as my 3rd. I don't have any SLI motherboard, and the guy in the store said I need it to use 3 monitors. Even tho I've heard before that you only need a extra video card for pci.

So is it true? can someone else confirm that it works?

Keepitsimple · #5 10-09-2006, 01:09 PM

I would recommend video cards from the same brand. It didnt work for me when I combined ati with nvidia. Now I have two nvidia cards and it works.

MobbDeep · #6 10-09-2006, 11:35 PM

I just found my old 3d Blaster Banshee video card from Creative and it worked just fine.
My other video card is Nvidia Geforce 6600.

So now I have a 3rd monitor [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]