Triple Monitor Display

**Daedaless** · September 9th, 2008, 06:44 PM

Hi, I am interested in buying a USB graphics adapter so I can hook a third monitor to my existing dual monitor set up without needing to install a second graphics card. I have one graphics card and already have three monitors at home (2 of them are attached to my computer already). I was wondering if I can use a USB graphics adapter to attach my third monitor even though I only have one graphics card. If so, how will the quality of games on all three screens be affected? and can you send me a link or recommend an inexpensive but good graphics adapter?
I have a nVidia GeForce 7950 GX2 graphics card.

Also, as a backup plan if that doesn't work. I am trying to use maxivista to use the moniter of a second computer as my third moniter, but I am not sure how to connect the two computers. (What material do I need? Do I need a CAT 5 cross over cable?)

Lastly, if none of those work, can I just buy a cheap PCI express graphics card so I can hook up my third monitor to that? If so, can I span a game across all three screens? how would the graphics be affected? Will I need to upgrade my power supply to the computer? Any PCI graphics cards you can recommenced?

**KarmaKiller** · September 9th, 2008, 07:06 PM

Newegg.com - matrox TripleHead2Go Digital Edition T2G-D3D-IF VGA Interface - TV Tuners & Video Devices
Get one of those, your all set.

**Daedaless** · September 9th, 2008, 11:23 PM

I have thought about the triplehead2go and it is way too expensive

**Daedaless** · September 10th, 2008, 08:05 PM

bump

**Fizur2002** · September 10th, 2008, 10:49 PM

if i had the cash for it and 2 more monitors, that is going to be your best bet for sure on tripple displays, especially if you use SLi due to being able to only use 1 display.

**Daedaless** · September 11th, 2008, 12:07 AM

I don't want the Matrox because 3 monitors will be too much for only one graphics card to handle for quality imaging. I want to get a second graphics card so I can simply hook my third monitor up but I am not sure which graphics card my motherboard will allow me to have, and which ones will be good (at a reasonable price) for gaming on triple screens. Here are my specs:

650 Watt power supply
NVIDIA GEFORCE 7950 GX2
FOXCONN NFORCE 590 SLI MOTHERBOARD
ALTHLON 64 X2 5000+ AM2 DC Processor

**pullmyfoot** · September 11th, 2008, 12:17 AM

No way man. 3 monitors is going to be peanuts for the GPU!@ Seriously, almost no system power is used up running 3, even 10 monitors for that matter from one card. only if you are running complicated 3D graphics on all 3 monitors then will it feel the strain

**Daedaless** · September 11th, 2008, 12:40 AM

still, the triple head 2 go doesn't work for every game. I am looking for a graphics card for $150 or less that will work with my motherboard so I can just run my game in windowed mode and span it across all three screens.