Re: two graphics cards and two monitors
On Wed, Jan 04, 2017 at 11:30:11PM +0900, Mark Fletcher wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 09:37:00AM -0500, Ric Moore wrote:
> > On 01/01/2017 04:03 PM, jurek wrote:
> > >How to use two graphics cards and two monitors on nouveau driver.I have
> > >Nvidia gtx 650 ti boost and Nvidia gt 240 card.
> > >
> >
> > I agree with the comment that you can use just one video card for two
> > monitors. I run two IDENTICAL nvidia cards with 4 monitors, using the nvidia
> > driver and it works a charm. But I am not tasking a video driver with the
> > disparities of two different cards. Try using just the 650 card. Ric
> >
> >
>
> I've seen several people say or imply this in the past. But I have an
> ignorant question I am almost too embarrassed to ask (almost). Most
> normal cards have only one connector of each type. So how are you
> plugging in 2 monitors -- one into the HDMI and one into the DisplayPort
> / DVI / whatever connector??? Or do you use a special cable that plugs
> into one connector at the card end and splits into 2 at the monitor end?
> Would that even work? (I would have expected not)
You can order all sorts of cards. 2 DVI, 6 DisplayPorts,
whatever.
DisplayPort, incidentally, can be split to carry several
monitor's signals, if they fit within the allowed bandwidth.
You'll need a smart adapter for that, though -- $20-80.
And many monitors have multiple inputs of different types.
-dsr-
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