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rich 2010-02-12 06:06
what is the most cost efficient way to get three monitors running on this brand new computer. SEE BELOW
AMD Athlon™ II X2 240 Dual-Core Processor(2)
Processor Speed • 2.80GHz(2)
Cache (L2) • 2MB L2 Cache
Bus Speed • 4000MHz System Bus
Chipset • NVIDIA nForce MCP61P Chipset
Memory • 3GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM memory (1x1024MB and 1x2048MB) (expandable to 4GB)(3)
Hard Drive • 500GB Serial ATA hard drive
Expansion Slots • 1 PCI (available)
• 2 PCI Express x1 (one available)(24)
• 1 PCI Express x16 (one available
Video Graphics • NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE Graphics with 256MB integrated shared graphics memory. Up to 1407MB Total Available
Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows
thanks RD
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Christian Studer 2010-02-12 09:38
I would start with a regular PCI Express video card, if the onboard video still works after installing the video card you're all set, otherwise you can still get a second video card.
See Installing an additional video card for information on checking if your PCIe x1 slots support x16 cards or not.
Christian Studer - www.realtimesoft.com
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ecarlson 2010-02-12 14:02
If you're going to buy a new video card, then perhaps a low-end ATI 5000 series video card with Eyefinity (3-monitor capability) would fit the bill (no pun intended), starting around $60.
Of course, there's the method I recently used (which I documented on my web site), which is to use 2 cheap ($32) PCIe X16 cards, and modify one of them to be a PCIe X1 card. Or modify one of your PCIe X1 slots so it will accept a PCIe X16 card, with a quick snip to the back of the slot.
But if the onboard video works with a PCIe X16 card installed, as Christian suggested, that might also be an option.
- Eric, www.InvisibleRobot.com
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