DUAL MONITOR SETUP USING Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E7400

[Madster94]

Dual Monitor for Intel Core Duo Processor E7400 3M Cache 2.80 GHz 1066 MHz
Can I use my spare Sony Led TV as a dual monitor setup
my PC specs are

Operating System
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 @ 2.80GHz
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
RAM
4.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 399MHz (6-6-6-18)
Motherboard
Intel Corporation DG31PR (J3E1)
Graphics
Generic Non-PnP Monitor (1280x1024@60Hz)
Intel G33/G31 Express Chipset Family (Intel)
Storage
465GB Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
No optical disk drives detected
Audio
Realtek High Definition Audio

I will be using a VGA switch and a VGA to HDMI converter for this setup
My Requirements
I only want that extra big screen for studying and watching video and using switch because i want that TV only some times Is this setup feasible

 

[TheSilentj7]

If your PC does not have dedicated graphics that is almost an immediate no, unless you have enough system RAM. The problem is that you only have 4Gb DDR2 @ 399 MHz. Unless you have dedicaded graphics that you forgot to include in your post, this setup is almost impossible.

 

[Viking2121]

As long as the motherboard has dual outputs it should handle dual monitors just fine, though keep in mind that some Manufacturers such as HP or Dell could disable the 2nd output if 1 output it being used. You might even have to go into your bios and set the Shared Video memory to at least 128mb, higher preferably.

It is better to have a dedicated graphics card as TheSilentj7 suggested, but it's not necessary.

TheSilentj7: The system specs have nothing to do with dual monitors, he's also running DDR2 400mhz, which is DDR2 800mhz (400x2=800).

The amount of ram means nothing either, he could run dual monitors with 1Gb of RAM, just needs to make sure the shared memory is at 128mb and have dual outputs.

I've had a Core 2 Duo E8400 with the same video chipset and 4GB of DDR2 333mhz (533mhz) that I used in the living room, It was my grandmothers really, she used it on a 1080p monitor, and I also had it hooked up to the TV for movies and videos, though the TV was older, only displayed VGA at 720p. It runs just fine, even while playing videos and with her playing facebook games.

 

[TheSilentj7]

Yeah, Viking2121, now that I think about it, I have no idea what I was thinking when I made the statement about the DRAM. I am a derp, lol!