Mobo + Vvidia card for multiple monitors?

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  • TraderJack
    PCHF Member
    • Feb 2024
    • 2

    #1

    Mobo + Vvidia card for multiple monitors?

    Hello, noob here.
    I want a couple more monitors. Probably not 4K, but total of say 4 to 6, QHD minimum
    Processor Intel(R) Core™ i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz, 4201 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
    Display card NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti That has 3 outputs

    I have an Asus Prime Z270-P mobo

    AMD Crossfire Yes
    Nvidia SLI No
    (which means nothing to me)

    Mobo has hdmi and dvi video outputs. I’m not using those.
    The 1050I card, has 3 outputs., 2 of which I’m using

    Should I be able to use all 5 outputs at once?
    I don’t have spare monitors to try it right now.

    If not , are there options short of a new video card to handle the lot?
    There’s one whose name I forget which will handle 6 x 4k outs, about £270, also one around £90 which does 4 x QHD.
    The 1050I will do 7000 wide so I guess that would be 2 x QHD 21x9 type,
    (3440 x 1440), or if not 16x9.
    Gaming - I never played a computer game in my life and I don’t suppose I’ll ever want to!

    Can anyone tell me what the options are, what if anything I’d have to set up in the bios for mobo + card , or whatnot.?

    Ta.
  • TraderJack
    PCHF Member
    • Feb 2024
    • 2

    #2
    Tthe video card has the lower of the memory size options, 1GB rather than 2GB maybe? Not sure if I can add to it.
    (Does Photoshop need more these days??)

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    • Bruce
      PCHF Moderator
      • Oct 2017
      • 10702

      #3
      Once a 3rd party add-on graphics card is installed, the mobo video ports get disabled.
      So your end solution will be a good graphics card that has the number of ports you need for each of your monitors.
      And the new card may require a better power supply unit.
      Other than that, having more monitors won’t require any further upgrades.

      Getting Photoshop to run nicely may require more memory and a better processor, but that’s another discussion.
      It should simply be a process of finding a card that suits your needs of 4 to 6 monitors.

      4 monitors will be easy as NVidia have their Quadro range, now rebranded as RTX; NVIDIA RTX PRO in Desktops

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      • Bruce
        PCHF Moderator
        • Oct 2017
        • 10702

        #4
        @TraderJack - where we at?

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