dual monitors?

[Gnome]

How would i go about setting it up? would i need another video card ect? and anyone have a step by step for doing this? :)

[iUnknown]

You got two monitors? Got a cable like HDMI cable that can join them? What operating system?

[Gnome]

I have my one now, and i was gonna buy one, and i can buy any needed cables ect, and im on vista 64bit

[iUnknown]

Ok, some people may think this is irrelevent, but it isn't. What options do you have when you right click your desktop (upload screenshot if easier).

[N!ck]

Look at the ack of your computer. Is there two slots on the back of your graphics card? Maybe post a picture if you're unsure.

[Gnome]

scrubbed of some offensive bits ;)

http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/5290/dualxl1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

and to N!ick i only have one, and a pink coloured longer socket thing.

[Jordy]

Yeah just click 'Nvidia Control Panel', and click 'Setup Multiple Displays', that's how to set it up.

To see what graphics card you have, open up Nvidia Control panel, click 'Help' then 'System Information' and see what it says under 'Graphics card information' and post it here :)

[Gnome]

http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3628/27736138ix0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


if that is anything to do with it? :]

[iUnknown]

Open nvidia > Display > "Change display configuration" under Multiple Displays

From there I can't see much more because I only have one screen, but if you plugged in another I am sure you'd see an option to select dual monitors or something.

[N!ck]

You'll be needing a new graphics card then. You currently have an integrated card.

[Gnome]

so, am i going to have to buy another graphics card? or can i buy a cable thatll split it so i can put two monitors into the one graphics card?

[Jordy]

From what I can gather they're on-board graphics so it's very unlikely you can do dual-screen, it won't cost much though to buy a graphics card. A nvidia 7300 works fine with Vista and that supports dual-screen.

[N!ck]

so, am i going to have to buy another graphics card? or can i buy a cable thatll split it so i can put two monitors into the one graphics card?

A splitter means the same image will be on both screens. Is that what you want?

[Gnome]

ok, ill pick up a new one, i needo ne that would cope with WoW aswell as other games :) and no, i want different images on different screens, WoW on one, msn/firefox on the other :)

[Jordy]

ok, ill pick up a new one, i needo ne that would cope with WoW aswell as other games :) and no, i want different images on different screens, WoW on one, msn/firefox on the other :)What is your budget? :)

[Recursion]

ok, ill pick up a new one, i needo ne that would cope with WoW aswell as other games :) and no, i want different images on different screens, WoW on one, msn/firefox on the other :)

You cant do this. The mouse and keyboard is locked to WoW while its open.

[Rapidshare]

You cant do this. The mouse and keyboard is locked to WoW while its open.

LOL :|

So how do you do it then

[DrLacero]

You cant do this. The mouse and keyboard is locked to WoW while its open.

Nope :S

I play with WoW on one screen and iTunes on the other and it works fine.

[Stephen!]

You can switch between the two, however if WoW is fullscreen then it will be automatically minimized when you click something on the other screen.

[scottish]

You can set WoW to do windowed version from what im aware (never played WoW though)

Woo you play warrock lol i used to pwn at that, then started playing cod4 :P

Also get a new gfx card as 6150SE is both crap and doesn't have dual DVI/VGA.

If you get a new gfx card make sures its compatible with your motherboard (correct type of gfx) and make sure its got dual DVI/VGA connectors on the back of it.

[Recursion]

Also make sure your PSU can handle the load.

[scottish]

If hes going for 7300 (from what i remember of reading the thread :p) then it's nothing really :D

[HotelUser]

I would just buy a secondary computer...maybe a Netbook? That way you can game on your main machine, and have MSN, iTunes and whatever else you want on the secondary system.

[Technologic]

I would just buy a secondary computer...maybe a Netbook? That way you can game on your main machine, and have MSN, iTunes and whatever else you want on the secondary system.
It's like £250 for a netbook and £30 for the video card...

[HotelUser]

It's like £250 for a netbook and £30 for the video card...

But if you're wanting to multitask with a full-screen game then the Netbook will come in handy. The Aspire One is £179 I believe, and plus with the video card thing, if you didn't already have a extra monitor you'd have to buy one.