JB Rekit
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As the title states, my objective is to get two 4k and my 1920x1200 monitors going on my office pc (specs below). I had 4 monitors running for several years on my ASUS Radeon HD 3870 X2 and thought that I could just add the inexpensive Radeon R7 250 for the first 4k monitor, but I guess my understanding of using multiple video cards is lacking...
The R7 was purchased to get the first 4k monitor up and running to see if I even liked it, but now that I've decided to do two 4ks, it looks like I'll be needing some new hardware to some extent. Just unsure as to what the best way to accomplish this might be.
Use is purely for work, no games on here at all (not even the solitaire/hearts/minesweeper). Reason for so many monitors is due to the number of programs and folders typically open and being accessed at any given time. Most demanding graphics would come from autocad (just 2D line drawings), everything else is microsoft office or websites/emails.
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LE
Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E LGA 2011 130W
Memory: TridentX Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)
Power supply: EVGA 120-G2-1600-X1 80 PLUS GOLD
Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i
Fans: multiple
HDDs: Samsung 850PRO SSD (operating system & programs)
Video Cards:
• ASUS Radeon HD 3870 X2 EAH3870X2/G/3DHTI/1G
• HIS iCooler Boost Clock Radeon R7 250 H250FS2G
Monitors:
• Samsung 28" 4K
• Dell 24" Ultrabright - portrait
• LG 31" 4k (to replace a 24" Dell going bad)
First question is, are the two video cards listed capable of running together on the same system and I'm just not doing something correctly?
Second question depends on the first, but what would be the recommended way of handling this? Get another R7 250? Get something else for the two 4ks and use the 3870x2 for the other monitor?
Thanks for the help
The R7 was purchased to get the first 4k monitor up and running to see if I even liked it, but now that I've decided to do two 4ks, it looks like I'll be needing some new hardware to some extent. Just unsure as to what the best way to accomplish this might be.
Use is purely for work, no games on here at all (not even the solitaire/hearts/minesweeper). Reason for so many monitors is due to the number of programs and folders typically open and being accessed at any given time. Most demanding graphics would come from autocad (just 2D line drawings), everything else is microsoft office or websites/emails.
Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 LE
Processor: Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E LGA 2011 130W
Memory: TridentX Series 32GB (4 x 8GB)
Power supply: EVGA 120-G2-1600-X1 80 PLUS GOLD
Cooling: CORSAIR Hydro Series H100i
Fans: multiple
HDDs: Samsung 850PRO SSD (operating system & programs)
Video Cards:
• ASUS Radeon HD 3870 X2 EAH3870X2/G/3DHTI/1G
• HIS iCooler Boost Clock Radeon R7 250 H250FS2G
Monitors:
• Samsung 28" 4K
• Dell 24" Ultrabright - portrait
• LG 31" 4k (to replace a 24" Dell going bad)
First question is, are the two video cards listed capable of running together on the same system and I'm just not doing something correctly?
Second question depends on the first, but what would be the recommended way of handling this? Get another R7 250? Get something else for the two 4ks and use the 3870x2 for the other monitor?
Thanks for the help