Re: two graphics cards and two monitors
On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Mark Fletcher <mark27q1@gmail.com> 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)
Nothing to be embarrassed about. If you do not ask you would never know!
You can connect to two monitors using a splitter. Search for DVI
splitter cable on amazon.
hope that helps
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