trying to figure out how to hook up a 2nd monitor to my cpu
im thinking that i might want more ram for my cpu first though, ive only got 512mb currently
dell dimension 4700...
thanks
trying to figure out how to hook up a 2nd monitor to my cpu
im thinking that i might want more ram for my cpu first though, ive only got 512mb currently
dell dimension 4700...
thanks
Do you have an aftermarket video card in there? If not the cheapest way to go is get one and install it yourself.
Last edited by kaiweiler; 03-13-2009 at 04:46 AM.
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You can either get a video card with two vga/dvi outputs or get a a vga/dvi spliiter from somewhere like monoprice.com for cheap.
Don't think it's going to matter. You only upgrade RAM if you're going to do more stuff with two monitors. I have 2 monitors up with only 2 gigs of RAM running. Usually one monitor is playing a movie/entertainment or something and the other is for work.
yeah im only running 512mb ram in 1 of my 4 slots
ive been Highly advised to throw some more ram in my cpu
im thinking either:
buy another 512mb to make it like a gig
or
buy a one gig stick in there to make it a gig and a half
my question is with matched pairs of ram
am i better off getting 2 smaller sticks of ram that match or just getting the max gig each slot and take and popping it in one slot.
You need to understand the concepts behind multiple monitors as well. Being able to have multiple desktops is a function of the graphical output of your video card. If you purchase a splitter you are simply going to clone (repeat) the output to another source. If you have a graphics card that can display dualhead, i.e it can stretch the desktop across multiple screens rather than just repeating the output from one screen on another then you have a far more effective dual output system.
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