I have an optiplex 980 and it has two monitors attached to it already, they now want a third. What video cards should i look for, at what price is reasonable?
Need three monitors mirroring the same thing. I think I need a 4 port graphics card but not sure what kind compatible with my Dell optiplex 980 windows xp 32 bit
Answers (2)
You want the quadro NVS 420 it can drive up to 4 monitors. I have a rig that runs 3 and another rig that runs 5 with these cards
http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_quadro_nvs_420_us.html
The NVS 420 might be a bit over kill for most applications. We had a similar issue at our school. Our Optiplex 980 was used to display some slides (nothing complex) as part of a digital signage system. We mirrored the displays out to 3 different monitors using a VGA splitter. Similar to the ones found here :
http://www.monoprice.com/products/search.asp?keyword=vga+splitter&x=0&y=0
If you just need one more display for workstation usage, a USB to (VGA) or (DVI) adapter might also work for you. It won't do high definition video rendering, but most desktop applications will work fine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&Description=usb%20to%20dvi
Hope this is helpful!
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My company just purchased a PCIe Low-Profile video card for a Optiplex 960 and it worked great. It was an ATI Radeon HD 5570. link below.
http://www.cdwg.com/shop/products/VisionTek-Radeon-HD-5570-VHDCI-graphics-adapter-4-port-VGA-only-1-GB/2469881.aspx - isolinear 12 years ago
