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Graphics Card Compatability?

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I have a Compaq Presario QC5600 computer although it has a problem where the outputted signal is flashing. I would like to add a dedicated Graphics card in that system although I am not sure if everything that I would like to add is going to work together. I have a VGA only monitor although the graphics card which I am planning to install is a DMS59 card which does not have a VGA output so I will need a DMS59 to VGA converter. The converter which I am looking into buying takes in one DMS59 output and converts it to two VGA outputs. I only am going to use one of them and have nothing plugged into the other VGA output, will that work? The GPU which I am planning to install in this computer is a AMD Radeon HD 3450 GPU. I will provide a link to the converter within this post.

 

converter which I am planning to buy and use:   https://www.ebay.com/itm/DMS-59Pin-To-Dual-VGA-Cable-Adapter-DVI-Splitter-for-HDTV-Projector-Practical/183186087537?hash=item2aa6bdde71:g:GbAAAOSwkcBa2FCT

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Just now, Lurick said:

Why such an old card?

Why not a GT 710 or even GT730 which is about 5x the performance and about the same cost.

I have this graphics already lying around and will not be doing anything graphic intensive on that system.

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Yeah, it should work no problem. The splitter just sends the same video signal to both VGA outputs, so it's only use is to mirror your display onto something else - like as the listing suggests, would normally be something like a VGA projector in a business tpye environment.

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Just now, Boomwebsearch said:

I have this graphics already lying around and will not be doing anything graphic intensive on that system.

Ah, well then I don't see why your original proposed solution wouldn't work with a splitter like that with only one monitor being used. It shouldn't cause any issues that I know of.

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