How would I get 3 Monitors working at once?


  1. Posts : 6
    windows 7 64x
       #1

    How would I get 3 Monitors working at once?


    I just recently built this computer and I'm really into testing a bunch of things with it.
    One of these are getting a third monitor up and running. The 3rd monitor is actually my TV. Its connected by HDMI as the 2 monitors are connected by DVI. All I want to do is make the TV duplicate monitor 1 (main display). I'm doing this so I could watch a movie on my 55inch. For the graphics card I'm running a Radeon HD 6950.

    Monitor 1- Asus VE247H 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor - DVI
    Monitor 2- Asus VE247H 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor - DVI

    Hoping Monitor 3 - LG Cinema Screen 55LM8600 55-Inch - HDMI

    Graphics Card - Sapphire Radeon HD 6950


    Just want to know what 3rd party program or extra parts I'd need to purchase to get this going.

    Thanks in advance.
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  2. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #2

    With AMD GPU's, in order to use a third monitor you have to use a display port cable.
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  3. Posts : 6
    windows 7 64x
    Thread Starter
       #3

    bassfisher6522 said:
    With AMD GPU's, in order to use a third monitor you have to use a display port cable.
    I just received the display port. Now I'm still running into a wall with installing 3 screens.
    Anything I possibly could be missing?
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  4. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #4

    Yes...now you have to use Eyefinity to setup all three monitors.

    Experience Eyefinity

    What is Eyefinity

    SAPPHIRE ATI Eyefinity set up with Bill Donnelly - YouTube
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  5. Posts : 2,164
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #5

    bassfisher6522 said:
    Yes...now you have to use Eyefinity to setup all three monitors.

    Experience Eyefinity

    What is Eyefinity

    SAPPHIRE ATI Eyefinity set up with Bill Donnelly - YouTube
    He doesn't want to use Eyefinity for his application.
    He wants to use Extended Desktop with a Clone of the Primary.
    Eyefinity makes multiple screens into 1 giant screen.
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  6. Posts : 2,240
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
       #6

    Ahh...I misread that part...good catch Zepher
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  7. Posts : 6
    windows 7 64x
    Thread Starter
       #7

    bassfisher6522 said:
    Ahh...I misread that part...good catch Zepher
    I keep getting that error saying "cant save setting".
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  8. Posts : 2,164
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #8

    You have to make sure all 3 screens are detected. Looks like 1 and 3 are on the same screen.
    I saw the same thing a few weeks ago when I was setting up a clients laptop with 3 monitors using 2 USB to dvi adapters.
    Just played with the settings till windows saw 3 distinct displays, like in the pic that I posted of my machine.
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  9. Posts : 3
    Windows 7 enterprise 64bit
       #9

    Would doing the same thing work for two monitors
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