Dual monitor with Sapphire HD 7850

[Stomp09]

Hi all,

I've been searching around the web, on how I can get dual monitors going with my 7850. I have two vga monitors, one that i currently use with the card using a dvi to vga adapter.

Im trying to get the right adapter to get my other monitor up and running. I tried a hdmi to vga adapter but that doesn't work, because the signals are completely different apparently .

http://www.ebuyer.com/390921-sapphire-hd-7850-oc-2gb-dual-dvi-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-card-11200-14-20g

Any help how I can get two vga monitors running on this card would be awesome.

Thanks alot

 

[JJ1217]

? That card you linked has two DVI ports. Just get another DVI to VGA and plug it into the second one...

 

[Stomp09]

There is a DVI port, and another one looks like dvi but my dvi adapter doesn't work. It looks like this image
http://s291058909.onlinehome.us/list/dvivga/011.jpg

its a DVI dual link. But im not sure where or if i can use a vga adapter for that.

 

[smeezekitty]

You would need an active adapter on the other one.

 

[JJ1217]

You would need an active adapter on the other one.

No he doesn't, hes not running dual 1440p or something. Its just 1080p. Passive is enough. What you do need to find is an adapter than has a single minus sign, and not a plus sign.

 

[smeezekitty]

Are you sure he has two DVI-I ports?

 

[JJ1217]

Are you sure he has two DVI-I ports?

He has one DVI-I port and one DVI-D port.

You'll need a DVI-D to VGA adapter.

 

[smeezekitty]

Which is active.
DVI-D is digital - VGA is analog