Using laptops as Additional monitors

Raphhashem · May 13, 2014

I've got 2 Dell D520's and they're pretty useless. However would I be able to use them as 2 additional displays with my main PC? They don't have any ports to allow use of the screen but would I be able to use them in Nvidia surround with my main desktop? Any Ideas?

My main monitor is 1440x900 and the laptops have 1024x768 each and my GTX 670 should be able to handle it if these monitors were standalone. for gaming.

May 13, 2014

For surround the monitors have to be the same resolution

Toxic Tom · May 13, 2014

You can't use them unless they use embedded displayport or similar (let me give you a clue, they don't)

Jobobee · May 13, 2014

You won't be able to game on all 3 of them at the same time, unless you change the resolution of your main one to be the same, or set a custom resolution for the others, but you could theoretically use them as auxiliaries.

One problem though: There is software to do this, but it would probably be way too slow, and would not give a very good experience.