3 monitors but only 2 ports on gpu

[Mokomar]

I have 3 monitors and only 2 ports on my qraphics card. Is it possible to set up the 3rd on the mobo? Most places I've seen recommend against it but figured I'd ask anyways.

 

[alexoiu]

What motherboard using?

 

[Mokomar]

ASRock Z75 Pro3 LGA 1155 Intel Z75 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

 

[alexoiu]

Is iGPU Multi monitor enabled in BIOS? If yes, try connecting the 3rd monitor to the motherboard and see if working this way.

 

[Hlsgsz]

I have 3 monitors and only 2 ports on my qraphics card. Is it possible to set up the 3rd on the mobo? Most places I've seen recommend against it but figured I'd ask anyways.

It will work. But not for gaaming on all monitors. Btw make sure the monitor/s you game on are connected to teh graphics card and hit Win+P before starting a game to leave just said monitor/s enabled. "PC screen only", for example.
If gaming is not in your menu, you will have no issues whatsoever.

 

[Mokomar]

Is iGPU Multi monitor enabled in BIOS? If yes, try connecting the 3rd monitor to the motherboard and see if working this way.

I just realized that is my friends mobo that i put before. went back and found my actual one.
ASUS M5A88-V EVO AM3+ AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
judging from the fact that i cant find anything in BIOS about monitors anything, I'm going to assume its not something this one can do.

 

[Hlsgsz]

Is iGPU Multi monitor enabled in BIOS? If yes, try connecting the 3rd monitor to the motherboard and see if working this way.

I just realized that is my friends mobo that i put before. went back and found my actual one.
ASUS M5A88-V EVO AM3+ AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
judging from the fact that i cant find anything in BIOS about monitors anything, I'm going to assume its not something this one can do.

You probably have a CPU that does not have integrated graphics(what cpu is it?) and that's why it's not working.
Byw, what's your graphics card?

 

[Mokomar]

Is iGPU Multi monitor enabled in BIOS? If yes, try connecting the 3rd monitor to the motherboard and see if working this way.

I just realized that is my friends mobo that i put before. went back and found my actual one.
ASUS M5A88-V EVO AM3+ AMD 880G SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
judging from the fact that i cant find anything in BIOS about monitors anything, I'm going to assume its not something this one can do.

You probably have a CPU that does not have integrated graphics(what cpu is it?) and that's why it's not working.
Byw, what's your graphics card?

they are a bit outdated so i wouldnt be suprised if they didnt work
AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 6-Core 3.3 GHz Socket AM3+ 95W FD6100WMGUSBX Desktop Processor
ASUS GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) DirectX 11 ENGTX560 DCII OC/2DI/1GD5 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16

 

[Hlsgsz]

The FX-s don't have integrated graphics.
But your graphics card has 3 outputs.
What inputs does the orphan monitor have? DO you still have the accesories that came with the GPU?

 

[Mousemonkey]

A single 5xx card does not support three monitors.

 

[Hlsgsz]

A single 5xx card does not support three monitors.

This is correct. My bad!
Time for an upgrade, mate. Geforce 6xx and up all support 3 monitors.
But I recommend that you wait till teh end of the month and get an AMD RX 480 for $200. It will be a fantastic deal.

http://videocardz.com/60253/amd-radeon-r9-480-3dmark11-benchmarks
http://videocardz.com/60819/amd-radeon-rx-480-confirmed-as-polaris-67dfc7

 

[Mokomar]

A single 5xx card does not support three monitors.

This is correct. My bad!
Time for an upgrade, mate. Geforce 6xx and up all support 3 monitors.
But I recommend that you wait till teh end of the month and get an AMD RX 480 for $200. It will be a fantastic deal.

http://videocardz.com/60253/amd-radeon-r9-480-3dmark11-benchmarks
http://videocardz.com/60819/amd-radeon-rx-480-confirmed-as-polaris-67dfc7

Well i'm glad i know now and i'm definitely due for an upgrade. But I'll be sure to wait till the end of the month for that.

Thanks to everybody who commented to help me out!