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I recently picked up another two monitors to go with the one I already had to bring that total up to 3 monitors. But for the life of me I can't get all three monitors to display at the same time. Is this the time to buy a new GPU? Is there anyway I can use all three displays at the same time currently?
 

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All new cables for the monitors, all in good shape, all displays work, and newest drivers are installed for my GPU(s)

 

All monitors are connected on one GPU

 

Link to my GPUs on the Asus website: https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics_Cards/HD77702GD5/

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You forgot to tell us which GPU you are using...

In my sig, also was editing my post to put it in there

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I recently picked up another two monitors to go with the one I already had to bring that total up to 3 monitors. But for the life of me I can't get all three monitors to display at the same time. Is this the time to buy a new GPU? Is there anyway I can use all three displays at the same time currently?

 

 

 

All new cables for the monitors, all in good shape, all displays work, and newest drivers are installed for my GPU(s)

 

All monitors are connected on one GPU

 

Link to my GPUs on the Asus website: https://www.asus.com/us/Graphics_Cards/HD77702GD5/

Hows the resolution on the 3rd one? Looking at the thumbnail, its small as fuck.

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Hows the resolution on the 3rd one? Looking at the thumbnail, its small as fuck.

They are all 1080p displays, all the same monitor. Acer G237HL

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Sorry I replied too quick :P

 

Anyway. What are you connecting them all by? HDMI. DP, DVI?

All the monitors only have HDMI and VGA on the back, 

 

Cables I'm using: HDMI, DP to HDMI, and DVI to HDMI, I can get each monitor to work in Windows, but not all three at once. So the cables are good I think

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I recently had the same issue, iirc the 3rd+ one has to be display port.

I'm using a DP to HDMI cable that is working just fine

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All the monitors only have HDMI and VGA on the back, 

 

Cables I'm using: HDMI, DP to HDMI, and DVI to HDMI, I can get each monitor to work in Windows, but not all three at once. So the cables are good I think

 

There is your problem. One has to be connected with Display Port. Its just how Eyefinity work

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There is your problem. One has to be connected with Display Port. Its just how Eyefinity work

I've seen these monitors used in Eyefinity before.

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It will, But I think it has to be an active display port adapter for the other ones to work?

Any recommendations on an active DP to HDMI adapter?

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Most graphics cards have all their HDMI and DVI output handled by the same controller, which can only support up to two monitors. You will need to use either VGA or DisplayPort to use more monitors, they can't all be off of HDMI/DVI. (Passive DP to HDMI/DVI cables do not count, when a DP to HDMI/DVI cable is plugged in the DP controller hands it off to the HDMI/DVI controller, so it doesn't solve anything, you need an active DP to HDMI/DVI converter for that to work).

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Most graphics cards have all their HDMI and DVI output handled by the same controller, which can only support up to two monitors. You will need to use either VGA or DisplayPort to use more monitors, they can't all be off of HDMI/DVI. (Passive DP to HDMI/DVI cables do not count, when a DP to HDMI/DVI cable is plugged in the DP controller hands it off to the HDMI/DVI controller, so it doesn't solve anything, you need an active DP to HDMI/DVI converter for that to work).

Will this end up working out for me?

 

http://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Plated-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B00EDT0072/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424583478&sr=8-1&keywords=active+displayport+to+hdmi+adapter

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It should... Active adapters are pretty finicky though, you'll never know until you try it unfortunately :P

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