Need Help with running three monitors!

[Jfas521]

I am trying to run two 50" plasma's(each have DVI connections) and one 19" computer monitor(with vga). My CPU is an HP 5850 running window's vista. What type of video card should I buy and how would I set it up to run three monitors. From my understanding once I insert the video card it disable's the onboard cards. So is this possible?

 

[alvoss]

Well, do you want your monitors to be clones of each other or all show different things?

 

[patonb]

You need a second card. So 2 PCI-e slots,

Or this:

Newegg.com - evga uv plusv

Juust noticed... You have a ati 3100, so you ned any 2 port vid card and the above evga do-hickey.

 

[Jfas521]

I do not want clones. There is one pcie x16slot and 2 x1 slots. There will be desktop that I want to control 2 larger LCD's but with the two larger screens having different displays. It will be used for briefings and things like that for work.

 

[patonb]

You can't really use the pci-e 1xs, so the way I said will be the way you should go.

Pickup a cheap video card, 9400 or 9600, which have 2 Dvi ports. Then add upto 6 of thoses cubes.

You can run in clone or extended mode

 

[Jfas521]

I am running Windows Vista Business 32 bit. That product said it only works with Vista Aero. Will this be a problem?

 

[patonb]

No Vista Asero is the funky cube/explorer thing in Vista .... not a level of vista. Which shows that it can do 3d graphics well. You'll be just fine.

Experience Windows Vista: Windows Aero

 

[philbar71]

allthough there is a pci express x1 vid card that might be fine for just running a 19in monitor.
like this Newegg.com - HIS Hightech H155HMF256EL1N-R Radeon X1550 256MB 64-bit GDDR2 PCI Express x1 Low Profile Video Card - Desktop Graphics / Video Cards
or to run the 19in monitor you could get a cheap pci video card