Graphic Card

If you want to try nVidia, I believe that the real 600 series cards (650, 660, 670, and 680 cards, along with the "ti" variants) can run 3 monitors. Web search on nVidia Surround.

Eyefinity is supposed to be better, but whichever work is best for you.

The problem I've seen with eyefinity so far is the difficulty finding finding the appropriate dongles or adapters to permit adding more monitors beyond the ports available on the GPU cards.

I really do not see a need for more than one monitor for home use. But that is just me.

Gary said:

I really do not see a need for more than one monitor for home use. But that is just me.

True, not everyone needs more than one monitor for home use; for that matter, most people don't. However, when I have six windows open side by side on my single 22" monitor and have to repeatedly scroll around each screen, it's only natural I would want (not to mention need) more than one monitor. Same for when I have to rotate that one monitor from landscape to portrait and back to landscape (it's really a hurt in the donkey with the monitor I have now).

Lady Fitzgerald said:

The problem I've seen with eyefinity so far is the difficulty finding finding the appropriate dongles or adapters to permit adding more monitors beyond the ports available on the GPU cards.

Do you mean DisplayPort adapters? (If memory serves, not more than 2 connections out of a possible 6 can be anything other than DP.)

bobkn said:

Lady Fitzgerald said:

The problem I've seen with eyefinity so far is the difficulty finding finding the appropriate dongles or adapters to permit adding more monitors beyond the ports available on the GPU cards.

Do you mean DisplayPort adapters? (If memory serves, not more than 2 connections out of a possible 6 can be anything other than DP.)

This from AMD's website:

"Connecting multiple monitors for AMD Eyefinitytechnology couldn’t be simpler. There are four easy rules to remember:

1. The first two monitors can connect to thegraphics card with any display output on your product: HDMI, VGA, DVI orDisplayPort.

2. The third (or greater) display must beconnected to the graphics card via DisplayPort.

3. If your monitor does not have a DisplayPortconnection, you will need an inexpensive active DisplayPort adapter for it. DVIto DP adapters can be had for less than $30 USD.2
Every family of GPUssupports a different maximum number of displays."

bobkn said:

If you want to try nVidia, I believe that the real 600 series cards (650, 660, 670, and 680 cards, along with the "ti" variants) can run 3 monitors. Web search on nVidia Surround.

Eyefinity is supposed to be better, but whichever work is best for you.

Bobkn huge thanx for this, just had a look at the 670, it's bit pricey, but reads like you get lot's of bang.

Re: reason for 3 monitors, work related, but I couldn't do without them now Recommened....

Thank You All
Appreciated.
Gary :)