Question Could I use 3 monitors with an ASUS Prime B660-Plus D4?

[Denis54]

I want to build a new computer with an i3-12100 and an ASUS Prime B660-Plus D4 motherboard. I am not a gamer and I have pretty basic needs. This motherboard has 3 display ports: HDMI, DP and D-Sub. Could I use these 3 ports with my 3 Dell U2412M monitors?

 

[lakedude]

 

[lakedude]

Do this with Display Port

 

[Tech Junky]

DP is where the bandwidth is for multiple displays.

If you wanted to use 3 ports w/o DCing them together as @lakedude showed then you would need a docking station which will have its own GPU's inside to mux the displays. I used to use one when running off a Surface Pro 3 to get around the limited ports and multi display. Fairly cheap to do but, not as cheap as a couple of DP cables.

Also, double check the B660 specs to make sure it supports multi display

Intel® B660 Chipset - Product Specifications | Intel

Intel® B660 Chipset quick reference with specifications, features, and technologies.

www.intel.com

PRIME B660-PLUS D4 - Tech Specs｜Motherboards｜ASUS Global

Intel® B660 (LGA 1700) ATX motherboard with 8 power stages, PCIe 4.0 slots, three M.2 slots, Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, DisplayPort, HDMI®, D-Sub, rear USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C®, front USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C®, Aura Sync

www.asus.com

 

[Denis54]

I know that the i3-12100 can support 4 displays, My concern is with the ASUS Prime B660-Plus D4 . Can it output to all 3 ports at the same time.

Sorry if this is a stupid question but i think I have read in the past that some motherboards with 3 outputs can only display to 2 of them at the same time. Am I right?

 

[lakedude]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but i think I have read in the past that some motherboards with 3 outputs can only display to 2 of them...

Not a stupid question, good question if you can't daisy chain.

Pretty sure a you can buy a breakout box for display port if you can't get all 3 different ports to work at the same time.

 

[lakedude]

Some splitters only support mirror mode so be careful if you need extended...

 

[lakedude]

VGA sucks in this day and age. Don't use VGA if you can help it.