I have a NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 with a Digital and Analog outputs. I am currently using an analog monitor.
If I add a digital monitor to the card and keep the analog monitor, will I be able to run dual monitors with this card?
2007-12-19 00:43:13 · 7 answers · asked by rflood_pe 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Monitors
Probably not. You see, that video card will select one or the other. If it selected BOTH, you might only have a driver to display the same image on BOTH, so what good would that be?
If you increase the complexity, you have more problems. It is often a pain to fiddle and get this working again and again.
Good luck and Happy Computing!
2007-12-19 00:49:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes.
Take a look at the specs or the DVI connector itself. You may find that it is a DVI-I connector. That would mean that you do not have to use a digital monitor. You can attach an analog VGA connector using a DVI-A to VGA adapter. Those are readily available from electronics stores for a few dollars.
To see what kind of connector it is compare it to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Visual_Interface#Connector
If you have the pins around the tab slot then it is DVI-I.
Analog monitors tend to be slightly cheaper, but if there is not a significant difference in price get the digital capable one. The picture will be slightly better, but has less hassle in setting it up for a perfect picture.
2007-12-19 03:35:06 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not sure about the NVidia FX 5200, but i have a Radeon X1300 with two outputs (DVI and VGA), and i have dual VGA monitors running off it, works fine as 1 extended desktop ( i did need to get a DVI-to-VGA adapter though).
2007-12-19 00:57:02 · answer #3 · answered by chmod 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you will need a better PSU. Emachines T6414 comes with a 300watt PSU. 8800GTs need a 400-450watt(depending on manufacturer) PSU with a minumum of 26 amps on it's +12V rail. 8800GT should default at medium settings in Crysis althou you're gonna take a hit with that cpu. Crysis is the most cpu intensive game I've ever played.
2016-05-25 00:40:19 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it will run two monitors i have used this video card with flight sims, i foun it works better if you download the latest drivers from nvidia
2007-12-19 01:32:37 · answer #5 · answered by Bryan A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes u can run in different modes. you can run in clone mode and i dont think it is useful for u. but the other mode i think will be great which is the extended desktop mode as u can run somthing on one screen and run another on the other monitor.
2007-12-19 00:53:07 · answer #6 · answered by tarzan_055 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YEs you should be able to use both
2007-12-19 00:59:35 · answer #7 · answered by newton3010 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋