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3 monitors, 2 different video cards
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in theory, yes, you can. in practice, it may or may not be simple as that. it depends on both the onboard graphics chip and the discreet GPU, it depends on why you want to run 3 monitors, that is, what you plan to do with them, and it also depends on your system configuration and operating system. specifics?
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Short answer: Yes, it'll work.
Long answer: You may have to fiddle around a bit with display drivers, and if you're using Vista you'll need to make sure both cards are from the same series (They don't have to be the same card, just use the same drive, eg, a 8600GS and an 8800GT or a 9600GT and a 9800GTX).
Long answer: You may have to fiddle around a bit with display drivers, and if you're using Vista you'll need to make sure both cards are from the same series (They don't have to be the same card, just use the same drive, eg, a 8600GS and an 8800GT or a 9600GT and a 9800GTX).
No. When you install the expansion card, it should turn off the onboard video automatically. (Unless you have one of those new MB from ATI I think that allows you to crossfire with a expansion card and onboard video. There was a story about it a few weeks ago.)
Im pretty sure I have read it is same manufacturer not same series with Vista. Don't all NVIDIA Geforce use the same drivers? I could be wrong though. Im going to be moving to Vista soon and will be trying to use a 7900gtx and GTX 280 together probably for 3 monitors... shoulden't this work okay?