Dual Monitor card

[ronopp]

Need a card suggestion that will run dual or three monitors @ 1080 for office setting. will most likely use two but would like the option for a third if so needed.

Thanks

 

[mnewsham]

even integrated graphics cards these days can run 3 displays at 1080p if they have the necessary outputs (most motherboards only have 1 or 2 ouputs however)

Literally any GTX 900 series or 1000 series GPU, or any AMD 300, or 400 series GPU can handle 3*1080 office setting work.

My suggestion would be something like this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125918

GTX 1050, 3x HDMI, 1x displayport and 1x DVI ouput.

That allows you 3 HDMI monitors, or a mix of 1 DVI, 1 DP, 1 HDMI. Or 2 HDMI and 1 DVI or DP.

 

[ronopp]

thanks...am now looking at laptop options ....any advice there?

 

[mnewsham]

thanks...am now looking at laptop options ....any advice there?

Yeah, dont.

Most laptops simply dont have the proper outputs, not to mention they have garbage cooling and running 3*1080p desktop isn't difficult, a laptops cooling will be less appreciative of the extra load than a desktop.

 

[ronopp]

ok so here is the rub.....company wants to spend as little a possible to get two monitor set up. we have VGA out on current computer....any options ? Adding a graphics card is not an option as they are older model dells. any equipment out there that can do this with current lousy desktop? or do I go in fighting for new systems? if there is something to try before looking at new I am all ears or eyes . Thanks

 

[mnewsham]

ok so here is the rub.....company wants to spend as little a possible to get two monitor set up. we have VGA out on current computer....any options ? Adding a graphics card is not an option as they are older model dells. any equipment out there that can do this with current lousy desktop? or do I go in fighting for new systems? if there is something to try before looking at new I am all ears or eyes . Thanks

Something like this would probably work
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16812228716

They need USB 3.0 ports, if there aren't any available you might be able to get an add on USB 3.0 PCI card to throw in there.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815166026

 

[2is]

ok so here is the rub.....company wants to spend as little a possible to get two monitor set up. we have VGA out on current computer....any options ? Adding a graphics card is not an option as they are older model dells. any equipment out there that can do this with current lousy desktop? or do I go in fighting for new systems? if there is something to try before looking at new I am all ears or eyes . Thanks

Why isn't adding a graphics card an option? As long as it has a PCI Express slot, which Dell's have had for over a decade now, it would be a simple $50 (or less) upgrade per computer.

 

[ronopp]

Why isn't adding a graphics card an option? As long as it has a PCI Express slot, which Dell's have had for over a decade now, it would be a simple $50 (or less) upgrade per computer.

This is a Dell OptiPlex 790 slim case, not sure if and what card I could install. Suggest away

 

[2is]

Any low profile card should suffice. Something as low end as an HD 5450 will run dual 1080p monitors for office use just fine.

I also googled the OptiPlex 790 and it appears you have a VGA and DisplayPort output. You should be able to run dual monitors without the need for a video card. Once you go to three monitors you'll need a video card, but for duals it looks like the machine is capable of that out of the box. All you would need if your other monitor doesn't have a Display Port input is a adapter.

 

[ronopp]

will look again in the AM, did not notice a display port on it