How to do 3 monitors on Nvidia GT720 ?

Most 3 port video cards only support 2 monitors. The few 3 port cards that are able to support 3 monitors specifically state they can in their specification. IMO the odds of your card supporting 3 monitors is very near to zero (unless you have a tech background, researched this subject and entered this project with this knowledge of the improbability of it working).
 
In fact, if not mistaken, the only cards that support more than 2 monitors either use identical ports for all outputs, or the odd ouputs (beyond the 1st 2 which must be identical) must be display ports. The simple fact you have 3 different outputs would seem to nearly insure your card only supports 2 monitors ......based on this reasoning which to my knowledge is unchallengeable.
 
USB video cards are fine if you don't mind some delay in the image, i used to work with one and i would not recommend it.
I have no idea about the Nvidia card, i have the Sapphire Radeon HD6450 Flex and these work with 3 monitors.
When i first built my pc i used the same cards but without the flex and they only supported 2 monitors at the same time.
 
I am using Windows 10.
I use 2 of those cards, each one has a HDMI, DVI and VGA output.
Next to this i also use the graphic card with was attached to the motherboard so i am running 8 screens on 1 system.

Edit: before Windows 10 i used Windows 7 and i only managed to get 8 screens working, it was not possible to use the 2 Sapphire cards and the one on the motherboard at the same time.
The only issue i have now, actually always had, so also with Windows 7, is that i am unable to get sound, unless trough the digital output on the motherboard or the HDMI outputs on the Sapphire cards.
 
just got a new dell. called them...not very helpful even as straight forward as this seems.

card = Nvidia GT720 has hdmi, dvi, and vga ports (1 each)

already have 3 monitors. each of them have vga and dvi ports.

My understanding is I need an adapter for 2 of them? But wanted to ask on here...is there a best stable solution? to hook all 3 to this card?

http://accessories.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=310-4469

looks like I could go

-2 dvi into the vga + 1 dvi direct to dvi
-2 vga into dvi + 1 vga direct to vga

appreciate any help. thanks!


did you get the xps 8700 or the xps 8900?

thanks
toucan
 
Most 3 port video cards only support 2 monitors. The few 3 port cards that are able to support 3 monitors specifically state they can in their specification.

Yes.

Some higher end Nvidia cards support 3 monitors and have either 2x DVI + 1 DP, or 2x DP + 1 DVI.

Then of course, are the quad port cards... with either 2x DMS59 or 4x DP/miniDP
 
Yes, I have something like for example 2 DVI and 4 display port and let me tell you I am really not sure I will be able to connect whole 6 monitors or even some amount of some different port monitors. But I am sure like 2 DVI or 4 display port are possible.
 
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