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  • #2
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    The would be a much cheaper way to achieve 3 X HDMI outputs with sound to all three. One of these and two of these

    If you don't need the DVI ports to carry sound, jyst get two cheap normal DVI to HDMI adapters


  • #3
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Ok, that looks good, quick question there are three different ports on that card you mention will those connectors you mentioned work or will I need one of each.


  • #4
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    I just noticed that a 400 watt psu is required for that card, PC only has 365 watts, so not going to fit the bill.


  • #5
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    Hmm just a word of warning, looking at various forums threads on google, its seems that three monitors on a single GPU may not be supported in XP anyway.

    You would need two adapters on for each DVI port, either type would be fine depending on your sound needs. The more expensive AMD propitiatory adapter would be needed to carry sound across DVI-HDMI to the TVs, the normal adapter is for display signal only.

    You'd get away with much less than a 400W PSU, the card itself should only uses <30W tops.


  • #6
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Cool, yea actually just found out that it needs to be for just the two screens, they are 42 inch, so the original specs you put up should be fine.


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  • #7
    marco_polo
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 10,093 Mod ✭✭✭✭marco_polo


    JJJJNR wrote: »
    Cool, yea actually just found out that it needs to be for just the two screens, they are 42 inch, so the original specs you put up should be fine.

    If you are certain you only need two screens you could just go back to a much cheaper HD 6450, its a good bit cheaper than the Flex version, just pick up one of the DVI dongles above as well. :)

    The reason it is much cheaper than the Flex version is you can only use any two 2 out of the three HDMI/DVI/VGA ports at any one time on a normal HD6450.


  • #8
    JJJJNR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,791 ✭✭✭JJJJNR


    Cool, yea I'll go for that then.


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