Posted February 16, 2016 I was wondering, I am working on a machine at school that is being used to drive several displays at the same time, with the displays being different TVs with different information. The station is built off an Asus Z87-A Motherboard and I was wondering if I could somehow use the VGA Out and HDMI out on the motherboard, as well as the HDMI out on a video card. I know that when you put a video card into a motherboard it usually disables onboard graphics or limits you to only 1 display but I was hoping there was maybe a way to override this and make it use all outputs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 There's usually an option in the bios that is disabled by default that enables multi monitor with the iGPU and a dGPU. All you would need to do is turn it on and you can run as many displays off the iGPU as you have connectors for or that the iGPU can support. "The of and to a in is I that it for you was with on as have but be they" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 Author Just now, Ostwind said: There's usually an option in the bios that is disabled by default that enables multi monitor with the iGPU and a dGPU. All you would need to do is turn it on and you can run as many displays off the iGPU as you have connectors for or that the iGPU can support. Oh, okay that makes sense, I really appreciate it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 3 minutes ago, JVarholTech said: I was wondering, I am working on a machine at school that is being used to drive several displays at the same time, with the displays being different TVs with different information. The station is built off an Asus Z87-A Motherboard and I was wondering if I could somehow use the VGA Out and HDMI out on the motherboard, as well as the HDMI out on a video card. I know that when you put a video card into a motherboard it usually disables onboard graphics or limits you to only 1 display but I was hoping there was maybe a way to override this and make it use all outputs? Check the bios, there should be an option to ignore the auto iGPU disable. *Risky click of the day* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 16, 2016 As others have said, Go into bios, enable iGPU, set which GPU is the main one (which would normally be the dGPU) , enable Multi monitor option in bios and then you should be done. You'll need to install the iGPU drivers before anything comes on screen though. Once that's done all is good. Depending what you're running you can get 2-3 screens off the iGPU and 4-6 from the dGPU. I use this set up myself. Works great. It's not a race to the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2016 One thing to note when using a dGPU and iGPU setup is that when running a browser with hardware acceleration enabled, switching a window between monitors running on different GPUs will cause the window to lock up, you will need to use WinKey + arrow key to move the window back. I use a dGPU/iGPU setup and had this happen with Firefox until I disabled hardware acceleration. Not sure what other situations can cause similar issues with a dGPU/iGPU setup. CPU: Ryzen 9 3900X | Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S | MB: Gigabyte X570 Aorus Elite | RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws V 32GB 3600MHz | GPU: EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra | Case: Fractal Design Define R6 Blackout | SSD1: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB | SSD2: Samsung 840 EVO 500GB | HDD1: Seagate Barracuda 2TB | HDD2: Seagate Barracuda 4TB | Monitors: Dell S2716DG + Asus MX259H | Keyboard: Ducky Shine 5 (Cherry MX Brown) | PSU: Corsair RMx 850W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted February 17, 2016 Author 1 hour ago, Weird Face said: One thing to note when using a dGPU and iGPU setup is that when running a browser with hardware acceleration enabled, switching a window between monitors running on different GPUs will cause the window to lock up, you will need to use WinKey + arrow key to move the window back. I use a dGPU/iGPU setup and had this happen with Firefox until I disabled hardware acceleration. Not sure what other situations can cause similar issues with a dGPU/iGPU setup. Okay, Thanks I will definitely remember that, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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