[SOLVED] Graphics card ONLY FOR for hdmi output

[phyle5]

I want to use duel montior, but my card(mother board) has only 1 Hdmi slot. I am thinking to buy a used dirt cheap graphics card, just to get a hdmi out.
Is there anything I need to taken care of? Does the memory etc,,, matters?
My intention is to use 2 monitors. I am NOT a gamer.

PC:
4th gen i5, Asus H81m-K mother board, 8 gb Ram, standard Atx

Monitors:
Samsung 24 inch, and Dell 27 inch IPS display, Both are 1080 full HD. Both have 1 Hdmi and 1 vga inputs.

 

[kanewolf]

If your motherboard has a DVI port, you can use an adapter cable.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Would help to know what components you're working with.

What monitors are you using and what inputs do they have?
What are your full system specifications?

-Wolf sends

 

[phyle5]

If your motherboard has a DVI port, you can use an adapter cable.

I have DVI port , using a converter to output hdmi. what left is a port look like VGA

 

[phyle5]

Would help to know what components you're working with.

What monitors are you using and what inputs do they have?
What are your full system specifications?

-Wolf sends

I have a i5 4th gen PC, Dell 27 IPS, and Samsung 24 inch, Both full HD 1080. Both have 1 hdmi and 1 VGA kind of port

 

[Wolfshadw]

I have a i5 4th gen PC

This tells me next to nothing.

If you have the computer to handle it, I'd probably suggest something like a GT 710.

-Wolf sends

 

[gamenadez]

I have a i5 4th gen PC, Dell 27 IPS, and Samsung 24 inch, Both full HD 1080. Both have 1 hdmi and 1 VGA kind of port

If your Desktop is Small Factor Form. Get a Low Profile GT 710 just plug it on your motherboard. You can use HDMI and DVI Cable connect each Cable to your 2 Monitor..
https://www.microcenter.com/product...passive-cooled-2gb-ddr3-pcie-30-graphics-card

 

[geofelt]

Why not use the vga connection ?
Just buy a vga cable.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Why not use the vga connection ?
Just buy a vga cable.

My guess would be that the motherboard may not support simultaneous analog and digital outputs, but that's for the OP to respond to.

-Wolf sends

 

[phyle5]

This tells me next to nothing.

If you have the computer to handle it, I'd probably suggest something like a GT 710.

-Wolf sends

4th gen i5, Asus H81m-K mother board, 8 gb Ram, standard Atx , anything I missed?

 

[phyle5]

Why not use the vga connection ?
Just buy a vga cable.

Using VGA, can I get full HD resolution? I worry about the picture qulity

 

[phyle5]

My guess would be that the motherboard may not support simultaneous analog and digital outputs, but that's for the OP to respond to.

-Wolf sends

It sup

Would help to know what components you're working with.

What monitors are you using and what inputs do they have?
What are your full system specifications?

-Wolf sends

Samsung 24 inch, and Dell 27 inch IPS display, Both are 1080 full HD. Both have 1 Hdmi and 1 vga inputs.
Nothing else on monitors other than power in.

 

[phyle5]

My guess would be that the motherboard may not support simultaneous analog and digital outputs, but that's for the OP to respond to.

-Wolf sends

Using VGA can get clear picture quality and full HD? Doesn't vga have limitation?

 

[gamenadez]

just buy low profile graphic card like gt 710.. it make your system a bit faster having its own dedicated graphic.

 

[phyle5]

just buy low profile graphic card like gt 710.. it make your system a bit faster having its own dedicated graphic.

Shall I use 1 output from mother board and 1 from the graphics card you suggested? Or both from the graphics card? Any advantages/disadvantages for both set up?

 

[vov4ik_il]

You can find a used Nvidia Quadro 4000 2GB on eBay for next to nothing. It has 1 DVI-I and 2 DisplayPort outlets. It is a little more power hungry and hot than GT710 and needs an extra 6Pin PCIe power connector but is also a better value.

 

[geofelt]

Using VGA, can I get full HD resolution? I worry about the picture qulity

VGA will output 1080P
VGA being analog may not quite have the image quality of digital, but it should still be good.
Sometimes a monitor will come with the vga cable.
I would at least try it.

 

[phyle5]

Does dedicated Graphics card improve performance? I thought i5 have graphics processor built in , considering the fact that I have old machine 4th gen i5, and I do not opt for any gaming., ( but I do use adobe products.)

 

[Wolfshadw]

Does dedicated Graphics card improve performance? I thought i5 have graphics processor built in , considering the fact that I have old machine 4th gen i5, and I do not opt for any gaming., ( but I do use adobe products.)

Depending on the graphics card and the applications being used, there can be some improvement. The suggested GT710 is more of a on-board graphics replacement. You wouldn't see much improvement.

-Wolf sends

 

[geofelt]

Integrated graphics, even old versions, is perfectly adequate for desktop work and even HD movie viewing.
It is only for fast action gaming that one would need a discrete graphics card.
As perhaps an exception, some apps like photoshop can use a discrete graphics card for added function or performance enhancement.
Here is a link to FAQ on that:
https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/photoshop-cc-gpu-card-faq.html