3 Monitors, 2 Graphics Cards

**Python** · Oct 27, 2005, 09:02pm

Ok... I have got a Radeon 9600 PRO which is currently hooked up to two monitors, which works fine.

However there is also onboard graphics which I know isnt the highest spec but would it work if I was to connect a third monitor to it?

If not can you recommend any graphics cards I could get so I could use that third monitor?

**nick89** · Oct 27, 2005, 11:14pm

3 hmmm. Don't think so. You can add another one though.

**Christopher** · Oct 27, 2005, 11:19pm

Just try

Most people have an AGP/PCIe card and then a PCI card.

**scottfree** · Nov 28, 2005, 11:55am

I must say that I've never heard of two graphics cards working together on the same motherboard. I tried it once years ago and it didn't work. I think they will be trying to use the same resources and it'll come to conflicts or the one just won't work at all. The question is though, why do you want to use 3 monitors, does your software support splitting the screen over three monitors, I just know of splitting over two.
Yuo can try it anyway, I don't see anything blowing up or anything.

**nick89** · Nov 29, 2005, 10:12pm

It works if you have SLI.

**Floris** · Jul 21, 2006, 12:14am

No SLI is needed.

I run 4 monitors using 2 cards, they're dual head.. one dsub and one dvi link.

WOrks just fine.

I can have a wallpaper for each one, i can order them as I need and they all run in their native. And i can play games on any of them.

I can hold my mouse or a window with mouse and move it from the left to the right over all the monitors as if it was one big one.

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Oct 27, 2005, 09:02pm	#1 (permalink) 3 Monitors, 2 Graphics Cards
Python Member Posts: 84 Karma:	Ok... I have got a Radeon 9600 PRO which is currently hooked up to two monitors, which works fine. However there is also onboard graphics which I know isnt the highest spec but would it work if I was to connect a third monitor to it? If not can you recommend any graphics cards I could get so I could use that third monitor?

Oct 27, 2005, 11:14pm	#2 (permalink)
nick89 Idiotic Tendancies Posts: 393 Name: Nick Karma:	3 hmmm. Don't think so. You can add another one though.

Nov 28, 2005, 11:55am	#4 (permalink)
scottfree Junior Member Posts: 2 Karma:	I must say that I've never heard of two graphics cards working together on the same motherboard. I tried it once years ago and it didn't work. I think they will be trying to use the same resources and it'll come to conflicts or the one just won't work at all. The question is though, why do you want to use 3 monitors, does your software support splitting the screen over three monitors, I just know of splitting over two. Yuo can try it anyway, I don't see anything blowing up or anything.

Jul 21, 2006, 12:14am	#6 (permalink) Re: 3 Monitors, 2 Graphics Cards
Floris Member Posts: 58 Karma:	No SLI is needed. I run 4 monitors using 2 cards, they're dual head.. one dsub and one dvi link. WOrks just fine. I can have a wallpaper for each one, i can order them as I need and they all run in their native. And i can play games on any of them. I can hold my mouse or a window with mouse and move it from the left to the right over all the monitors as if it was one big one.