Solved intel core i5 3570 Dual monitor compatibility

[rapstarrr91]

tomorrow ill get a new processor, i5 3570......

can this processor support dual monitor?

mga graphics card is HIS HD 6850 ddr5 256bit

 

[gazz9496]

your gpu can support dual monitors, in fact it can support 3 in eyefinity.

your cpu will have little to no effect on whether you can do dual monitor or not.

to get dual monitor you need to use 1x dvi port 1 x hdmi or 1 x display port, you can't use the 2 dvi ports for dual monitor.

enjoy

 

[rapstarrr91]

thanks a lot!!!! =) it is decided, ill get 3570. thanks a lot!!!

 

[3D Jed]

Don't use 2 x DVI ? Why are there 2 ?

Maybe the 2nd one is a spare . . .

 

[bassfisher6522]

You can use both DVI ports for dual monitor setup. That's just bad advice saying not to. In fact that's how my dual monitor setup is connected right now.

 

[gazz9496]

wasn't meant as bad advice, my bad.

I had eyefinity stuck in my head.

but on that note i'll tell you why i said it, their are 3 display drivers on the amd cards 1 for the 2 x dvi 1 for the hdmi and 1 for the display port.
the dvi port is 2 different types single link and dual link, both have different ends, you'll notice this if you look closely, the part with the cross head and 4 pin holes isn't there on the other it is a single horizontal pin.(may be different on some cards dependant on manufacturer)

so not all dvi cables will fit that port, and their are 5 different types of dvi.
Digital Visual Interface - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

i could go on and give more reasons but suffice to say for optimal performance your better off using 2 different ports as each driver has a maximum resolution it's capable of displaying(this is also listed on the spec sheet at amd), and if you want to upgrade to eyefinity you have to use 3 seperate ports to make it work you can not and never will be able to use 2 x dvi ports in eyefinity.

so it wasn't just bad advice it was misleading advice, but i had good reasons for my thoughts at the time which were somehow stuck in eyefinity thoughts....don't know why.