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Dual Monitor with one AMD Radeon HD 7750

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  • 03-12-2012 9:35pm
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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭


    I am looking at buying a new desktop and the graphics card that I will probably buy is the AMD Radeon HD 7750 or 7770. I want to be able to have dual monitors, though one will mainly be for using twitter, google chrome, etc.

    Will I need to buy two of these graphics cards for my system or will one card be capable of running two monitors?

    If yes, will I need any adapters or anything?

    Any advice is greatly appreciated!
    Thanks!
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    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,167 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    One will do just fine.

    Depending on what card you get and your screens, you may need to adapt.


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    Overheal
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    AMD GPUs are all pretty much configured to support up to 3 Monitors since about the 5000 series. And yes, this includes ATI Eyefinity, a technology supported by some gaming Titles that will allow you to play some games across 2, 3, or sometimes more monitors. A 7770 is a good performance card, though if I was doing it all again I'd go for the series-850 or 870. I currently have 2 5770s that will chew through pretty much anything, but in doing so I note it would have been more economical to buy one higher-end card than 2 770s


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    Freddy Smelly
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    Overheal wrote: »
    AMD GPUs are all pretty much configured to support up to 3 Monitors since about the 5000 series. And yes, this includes ATI Eyefinity, a technology supported by some gaming Titles that will allow you to play some games across 2, 3, or sometimes more monitors. A 7770 is a good performance card, though if I was doing it all again I'd go for the series-850 or 870. I currently have 2 5770s that will chew through pretty much anything, but in doing so I note it would have been more economical to buy one higher-end card than 2 770s

    note: to run 3 screens off most amd cards requires an active display port adapter to run that 3rd screen. passive display port adapters do not work


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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭markn228


    Overheal wrote: »
    AMD GPUs are all pretty much configured to support up to 3 Monitors since about the 5000 series. And yes, this includes ATI Eyefinity, a technology supported by some gaming Titles that will allow you to play some games across 2, 3, or sometimes more monitors. A 7770 is a good performance card, though if I was doing it all again I'd go for the series-850 or 870. I currently have 2 5770s that will chew through pretty much anything, but in doing so I note it would have been more economical to buy one higher-end card than 2 770s

    Awesome! Thanks! I'm saving really hard for this computer and want to get it asap so I was gonna get the 7770 with it and then save for another one which I could install at a later date :) I might look into an 850 or something higher if I can afford it! Thanks for your advice!


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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭markn228


    Freddy Smelly wrote: »
    note: to run 3 screens off most amd cards requires an active display port adapter to run that 3rd screen. passive display port adapters do not work

    I'll bear that in mind if I want to go to the 3rd screen :) Thanks!


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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭markn228


    ED E wrote: »
    One will do just fine.

    Depending on what card you get and your screens, you may need to adapt.

    I was thinking one could connect by DVI (Blue socket cable, not sure of name) and one by HDMI, or I could use an adapter perhaps


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    ED E
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    markn228 wrote: »
    I was thinking one could connect by DVI (Blue socket cable, not sure of name) and one by HDMI, or I could use an adapter perhaps

    Blue is VGA, white is DVI.


    That setup would work perfectly. You can freely adapt down DVI to VGA if you want too :)


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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭markn228


    ED E wrote: »
    Blue is VGA, white is DVI.


    That setup would work perfectly. You can freely adapt down DVI to VGA if you want too :)

    Awesome :D Thanks! VGA was the one I meant XD


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    tuxy
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    I think it would be better to get 1 7850 rather than crossfire 7770.
    You could get a motherboard that does not have crossfire, then the psu you get does not need to output as many watts.
    With the money you save there you have enough to get a 7850 when buying the new system.
    Overall it will work out cheaper and be more compatible.


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    markn228
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭markn228


    tuxy wrote: »
    I think it would be better to get 1 7850 rather than crossfire 7770.
    You could get a motherboard that does not have crossfire, then the psu you get does not need to output as many watts.
    With the money you save there you have enough to get a 7850 when buying the new system.
    Overall it will work out cheaper and be more compatible.

    Yeh that's quite possibly the better solution! Thanks!


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