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By the way, I miswrote, it's Extended not Expanded (although they both mean the same)
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Nemesis-301 wroteumm, I have the 1 gb nvidia gts 250 and it has 1 slot for vga, 1 slot for dvi and 1 slot for hdmi... and its only 137$ on pc and parts(without vat)....
yes thats good , you can use all 3 of those connections but unfortunately you'll have only 2 monitors that have HD input ,you can still have good graphics via VGA input but its jst not the same :/
shekvaL wroteHey LG members
So I’m completly a hardware noob, I've been using laptops for years and never had the chance to upgrade a desktop by myself , so here's a try
i want to hook up 3 monitors for my old desktop ( don’t ask me why, It's Just for fun , and to play some games , and I’m not willing to pay to much to play High graphic games , any way I’ll wait your help )

here's my old desktop specs :

Processor type : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPu
E6550 @ 2.33 GHZ (2CPUs), ~2.3GHZ
Intel(R) EM64T capable

Processor Speed : 2331 MHZ
System Bus Speed : 1333Mhz
System Memory speed : 667 MHZ

Total Memory(RAM) : 2048 MB (DDR2)

System Manufacture : Intel
System Model : DG31PR

Display Device (VGA) :

Name: Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT
Manufacture : Nvidia
Chip Type : GeForce 9400 GT
Dac Type : intergrated RAM DAC
Approx Total Memory : 1778 MB


Thanks in Advance :)
Best Regards.
your computer needs a lot of upgrades in order to render 3 monitors , you need more ram a new graphics card and a faster processor
shekvaL wroteok Thanks guys ,
xterm gtx590 is way expensive ( 800$ on amazon )
okay shant you havn't mentioned if gtx460 is able to allow three monitors with expanded view ( eyefinity ) ?
if yes what about the link provided by xterm above.
Thank you

Edit : i'm not that gamer , so i won't care about newer games working perfectly
xterm LOL for your next reply =D
only ATI has eyefinity support and youll find lots of cards on pc and parts
id recommend Sapphire Radeon HD5770 1GB DDR5 Eyefinity FleX edition $207.00
cz its the cheapest xD (you dnt need better)
but be sure to upgrade your ram to 4gigs AT LEAST and if you can get a better processor but more importanly get a BRANDED 550-630W Powersupply because i doubt that your current powersupply has enough power
get the Enlight ENP-550AAB 550W PSU 12CM Fan $68.00 as it is good in quality and cheap in price
and don't forget to add VAT and shipping to the prices , good luck :D