Can you use this on 3 monitors that are not Display Port 1.2? Does your graphics card need to be DisplayPort 1.2?
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Your graphics card does need to be 1.2. Also If your graphics card has displayport 1.2 that does not mean you can use 3 monitors with this. It depends on the card. I use these with the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and I am able to use 2 monitors along with the internal monitor. If I plug in a 3rd monitor it will lock up the system requiring a reboot. Some cards will support 4 monitors using adapters such as this or daisy chaining monitors. The big thing is checking the spec of your computers graphics card.
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To answer your first question, this will support Display port monitors that are from 1.0 to 1.2a. The second part is a question of the kinds of monitors being plugged in - if you only use 1.0 or 1.1 monitors, this hub will not significantly increase the throughput to require 1.2; a 1.1 graphics card should support 3->1 1.1 displays. If you have a 1.2 display, you will need a 1.2 graphics card.
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To answer your first question, this will support Display port monitors that are from 1.0 to 1.2a. The second part is a question of the kinds of monitors being plugged in - if you only use 1.0 or 1.1 monitors, this hub will not significantly increase the throughput to require 1.2; a 1.1 graphics card should support 3-&gt;1 1.1 displays. If you have a 1.2 display, you will need a 1.2 graphics card.
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I just tried it with Windows 7 and it worked. I used the HDMI port on the left and the VGA port on the right. I believe when you do this you can no longer your the laptop screen (as a 3rd screen). Now maybe if you have the laptop docked you could run 3 monitors but not 100% sure
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This card can support 4 monitors, but you have to use the two DVIs, the display port, and HDMI ports to hook them up. I hope this helps!
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yes u absolutely can. i have 2 of these card running 4 monitors but before i bought my second card i was running the 4 monitors on the single card
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Same experience here -- I couldn't get it to support 3 monitors concurrently.We ended up getting DisplayLink USB to VGA adapters for the third monitor, since we're just doing office work (documents, spreadsheet, emails). It's worked well and seemed to be the lowest cost option.If you need 3 monitors for gaming, I assume you would need 2 graphics cards (and probably a stronger power supply), although I haven't done it so can't confirm.
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I assume you're talking about a laptop with a separate video output or a video card with digital and VGA outputs. I don't see any reason why it wouldn't work. That's a much simpler way to run with three monitors than mulitiple USB converters.
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Short answer: yes, and I currently have it as part of a 3- monitor linked single desktop right now, as a matter of fact.However, regardless to what monitors you use, make sure your computer's GPU(s) are properly linked if necessary (SLI or Crossfire if you want a third monitor) and have an *active* display port-to *your monitor cable type here* adapter for monitors after the second one. Otherwise, your computer will recognize the extra monitor(s), but only let you use two of them at any given time.(Basically, any monitor should work as part of a multi-display setup. It's the computer configuration itself you need to have setup right.) Short answer: yes, and I currently have it as part of a 3- monitor linked single desktop right now, as a matter of fact.However, regardless to what monitors you use, make sure your computer's GPU(s) are properly linked if necessary (SLI or Crossfire if you want a third monitor) and have an *active* display port-to *your monitor cable type here* adapter for monitors after the second one. Otherwise, your computer will recognize the extra monitor(s), but only let you use two of them at any given time.(Basically, any monitor should work as part of a multi-display setup.... » Read More Short answer: yes, and I currently have it as part of a 3- monitor linked single desktop right now, as a matter of fact.However, regardless to what monitors you use, make sure your computer's GPU(s) are properly linked if necessary (SLI or Crossfire if you want a third monitor) and have an *active* display port-to *your monitor cable type here* adapter for monitors after the second one. Otherwise, your computer will recognize the extra monitor(s), but only let you use two of them at any given time.(Basically, any monitor should work as part of a multi-display setup. It's the computer configuration itself you need to have setup right.) « Show Less
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Yes, this card will support up to 3 displays but the 3rd display must be ran on the cards DisplayPort connection. To run 2 monitors you can use either of the DVI ports and the HDMI port or both DVI ports.
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There are 2 DisplayPort plugs, 1 HDMI, 1 VGA and 1 DVI. I've had no problems running a dual-monitor setup, but I doubt that whatever humble business laptop you're docking this into has the GPU capability to simultaneously display on 4 monitors. A better question you should be asking yourself is why on earth would you want a quad-monitor setup for docking your laptop. Swordfish was just a movie dude.
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You can daisy chain two monitors via displayport at maximum supported resolution. If you are willing to go down in resolution you can daisy chain a third.
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Yes, just use display ports, don't try to use the dvi adapters. So just make sure your monitors support display port 1.2 or better
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There is one HDMI port and one DVI port. So you will need an adapter. However, I wouldn't advise hooking up an additional monitor without upgrading the graphics card.
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There are 2 digital out and 1 HDMI mini on mine so likely 3 monitors can be connected although I only have 2 connected to my GTX780. Check the specs for the card you are buying to see how many outputs it has.
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Yes for two but no for three. Windows 8.1. I ordered this card based on the answer below that indicated support for three monitors. The NVIDIA control panel detects my third monitor but then won't drive it with a warning "this GPU supports up to 2 displays." Crapola! Don't waste your time thinking this will drive three monitors. Shame on Nvidia - it's specs are silent on the number of monitors supported: http://www.evga.com/products/Specs/GPU.aspx?pn=0fb8a542-3e4f-4edf-af6f-a2bdf7ae8727
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Yes. Dual monitors should work fine provided you use any 2 of the three interfaces (DVI, HDMI, VGA). Using three monitors seems to have been an issue for some, and using 2 monitors with same interface/cable would require an adapter and *might* cause an issue. Just use one DVI and one HDMI and you will be fine! That being said...if you plan on doing anything more than watching video or playing VERY simple games (like puzzle/adventure games or old school DX9 games) then I have to agree with KYle -- buy a cheap graphics card. The nice thing about this new board is it is cheap,rock solid(so far), and allows you to make that upgrade down the line when you have more cash.
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It will work with any avail USB port you have. I currently use two to allow me to have 3 monitors connected. If you have a usb port avail, you can plug it in
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Yes you can. Just use the different display ports. Some say you need a active adapter if you are going with eyefinity. I do not use mine for eyefinity so I cannot confirm this. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2168652/290-run-triple-monitor-setup.html