how can i have 2 monitors and 2 graphic cards?

Question

i have a graphic card on my motherboard and i would like to have 2 monitors on my computer could i have 2 graphic cards and run 1 monitor on 1 and the 2nd monitor on the mother board is this possible

Answer 1

yes, just install the device and the drivers and then you can have two

Answer 2

well no you can't run two graphics cards at the same time... the way you have two monitors on one system is, you would need a graphics card with two monitor outlets on it,

you would disable your onboard graphics through the bios, and install a dual head monitor graphics card. there are some cheap ones, you would just have to look for them,

Nvidia, ATI, Matrox, make them, you would need to goto their websites and have a look, Now I don't know what your system is, or how old it is, so you would need to find out everything about your computer, cause there are many types of dual head graphics cards. PCI, PCI Express, AGP,

So in order to get one that fits you're system you need to know everything there is to know about the mother board in your computer,

Now to find out what type of dual head card would fit in your computer you will need to go to your computer manufactures or Motherboard manufactures website and ask the tech geeks there, they will tell you.

Answer 3

Mike C says a pci-e will fit in a pci slot and this is not correct, but you you can have 2 graphics cards and 2 monitors !!

Answer 4

If the motherboard has onboard graphics, open case or read manual to check if it has a spare PCI-E or AGP slot if so buy card to fit, if not you need a PCI (not PCI-E) card and these are harder to get, and not nearly as powerful.

Answer 5

If you are running XP or Vista, yes

PCI-E cards will install fine in a PCI slot

Answer 6

you may hookup 2 video reveal gadgets with the Nvidia 8300gs, yet that card is crap, and the 8400's are 2 i ended donning them in my shop, the 8500's are good taking part in cards for an extremely low end card for what you desire to do. (NVIDIA)