Can this monitor be used as a 2nd monitor on an older dell cpu? I have the dell optiplex 755, i use as a dedicated computer for work. but need more visual, will this work?
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Hi Rita, Sorry. I don't have the technical expertise to answer this. I do, however, really like this monitor.
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Yes you can use one from Dell, only be careful with the quality.... Regards.
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The monitor shows up as a second display. Anything that works on a second display should work on this.
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Yes, you could use this monitor as your primary computer monitor.........you would need to get a DVI to HDMI conversion switch.....plug the computer into the DVI side and the monitor to the HDMI side. I have read posts on other web sites where people have already hooked this monitor up to their computer and they love it.
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Nancy, according to the Dell website this model optiplex 745 is already equipped with the Core 2 Duo but hard to tell which series- Possible upgrade to that would be the core 2 Quad.
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Both previous answers are valid. Or you could try a Dell user group. Good luck.
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Yes you can, but you need an adaptor, i believe this monitor only uses MiniDisplay port. Common PC monitor uses HDMI, VGA, and DVI connections. Unless you have some of the newer Video Cards that have MiniDisplay port out then, you'll have to buy a seperate adaptor to work.
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Almost certainly yes, although it depends on the video card. I have used a single-link (i.e. normal) DVI port to drive this monitor at 1920x1200. You do need a dual-link DVI (i.e. extra fancy DVI) to use all the pixels on the screen, but you may find your video card actually does have dual-link DVI.Most video cards with two outputs, like yours, can drive two separate monitors. I have very rarely seen exceptions - Dell computers with a VGA and a DVI port on the motherboard come to mind, in that case you can only use one. But that's the motherboard, if you install a video card you can use it normally. Almost certainly yes, although it depends on the video card. I have used a single-link (i.e. normal) DVI port to drive this monitor at 1920x1200. You do need a dual-link DVI (i.e. extra fancy DVI) to use all the pixels on the screen, but you may find your video card actually does have dual-link DVI.Most video cards with two outputs, like yours, can drive two separate monitors. I have very rarely seen exceptions - Dell computers with a VGA and a DVI port on the motherboard come to mind, in that case you can only use one. But that's the motherboard, if you install a video card you... » Read More Almost certainly yes, although it depends on the video card. I have used a single-link (i.e. normal) DVI port to drive this monitor at 1920x1200. You do need a dual-link DVI (i.e. extra fancy DVI) to use all the pixels on the screen, but you may find your video card actually does have dual-link DVI.Most video cards with two outputs, like yours, can drive two separate monitors. I have very rarely seen exceptions - Dell computers with a VGA and a DVI port on the motherboard come to mind, in that case you can only use one. But that's the motherboard, if you install a video card you can use it normally. « Show Less
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It does not support Dell Optiplex 755. This RAM is fully buffered DDR2 RAM and it supports old Dell servers. It doesn't even fit in the memory slot. The Dell Optiplex works only non-ECC DDR2 RAM.
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this monitor has 2 inputs VGA and DVIhow ever I would not consider this as double duty (look at J. Nicklin answer)
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I don't know. The graphics card I have will drive a second monitor. each touch screen has a usb 3.0 connector needed for touch screen operations. Maybe adding a second graphics card would enable 3 or 4 touch screens.Check with Dell customer service. Sorry I cant be of more help. Good luck,Paul Evers
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The Dell Optiplex 755 has two expansion ports: one low profile PCI port and one low profile PCIe port. If you can find a low profile PCIe graphics card that will meet your requirements, it should work.
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I was able to accomplish this with the same PC. I used a DVI adapter for the second monitor.
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Haven't tried that, but as DVI-D is pure digital and VGA is pure analog you might need a converter as well. If my computer only had VGA I would consider getting a new one. Dell has decent desktop PCs for $400 or so.
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I don't know. The second monitor I added to my computer was an older Dell with a resolution of 1280 x 1024.
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It seems Dell uses the same model numbers for different computers over the years, I found this http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/products/optix/en/opti_745techspecs.pdf which is for an older version that would for sure not work with the ram. Or I guess looking at your link no it won't work, this is DDR3 memory, where as yours uses DDR2.But you could try downloading CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html), go to the SPD tab after memory, you can at least get what speed of ram you have there and work off that.
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It should be fine. I bought an Dell 745 Optiplex and I had no problem with any of my older items. Hooked up and running with no problems.