- Dec 15, 2006
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I've added a second LCD to my system using an HD 5870. I get the 2nd LCD flickering and absolutely can not fix it. I've tried it all, even flashing the BIOS with different clocks and it just will not go away. I have honestly explored just about every avenue I could find and have had no luck getting rid of the flicker. (The monitor does not flicker when I run it alone.)
So I thought i would run a second video card for the 2nd monitor. And I thought while I was doing this what a great time to get PhysX running.
The 2nd LCD uses a 15 pin D-Sub connector but I have a DVI adapter so it doesn't really matter what the output on the 2nd video card is.
The 2nd card will not be used for gaming at all as my primary 28" LCD will continue to run off of the 5870.
So, I need to,
1.) Select a cheap nvidia Card that supports PhysX.
2.) Install it in one of my other PCIE slots.
3.) Install some specific older driver that allows PhysX to run on both monitors.
If the above three items are correct I have two questions;
Which driver do I need to download? (I assume I can find it on Google.)
Is there a cheap PCIE nVidia card you can recommend? It will be running a 18.5" 1366x768 LCD in portrait, Windows 7 only, no games. Would like it to be quiet, small, cool, cheap, low power and hopefully require no power connectors.
Maybe I'm asking too much.
Thakns for any help.
So I thought i would run a second video card for the 2nd monitor. And I thought while I was doing this what a great time to get PhysX running.
The 2nd LCD uses a 15 pin D-Sub connector but I have a DVI adapter so it doesn't really matter what the output on the 2nd video card is.
The 2nd card will not be used for gaming at all as my primary 28" LCD will continue to run off of the 5870.
So, I need to,
1.) Select a cheap nvidia Card that supports PhysX.
2.) Install it in one of my other PCIE slots.
3.) Install some specific older driver that allows PhysX to run on both monitors.
If the above three items are correct I have two questions;
Which driver do I need to download? (I assume I can find it on Google.)
Is there a cheap PCIE nVidia card you can recommend? It will be running a 18.5" 1366x768 LCD in portrait, Windows 7 only, no games. Would like it to be quiet, small, cool, cheap, low power and hopefully require no power connectors.
Maybe I'm asking too much.
Thakns for any help.