Help connecting 3 displays to one PC that only has one DP and one VGA port, Macguyver-style

[mpdahaxing]

Hey guys, I got a curveball for you. I have a Dell Optiplex 9020 that I want to have three extended displays on.

I approached it by getting a DisplayPort-to-DVI Dual-Link adapter, the adapter works. Now what I wanna ask you guys is if I get a Y splitter like this one here on Amazon will my displays be able to extend? Or will they just duplicate? The third monitor will be connected using the on-board VGA so no worries there.

The monitors in question are three Dell P2414H displays. If you guys need any more details please ask!

 

[hang-the-9]

Any "splitter" will duplicate whatever signal it gets. If you get a USB video card, you can get the third display working, it will be a bit slower than a regular video card though even a low end one, but will be fine for non-gaming use.

 

[mpdahaxing]

Any "splitter" will duplicate whatever signal it gets. If you get a USB video card, you can get the third display working, it will be a bit slower than a regular video card though even a low end one, but will be fine for non-gaming use.

Even if the original port is a DisplayPort 1.2? Sorry if the question is stupid, I'm not very technically keen on how video signals work.

 

[hang-the-9]

Any "splitter" will duplicate whatever signal it gets. If you get a USB video card, you can get the third display working, it will be a bit slower than a regular video card though even a low end one, but will be fine for non-gaming use.

Even if the original port is a DisplayPort 1.2? Sorry if the question is stupid, I'm not very technically keen on how video signals work.

It does not matter what the port is, you have one output going from the port, if you split it in two, you have two of the same signal. If you want multiple monitors on display port with one cable from the computer you need monitors that have chainable display port connections, then you can send a different signal to them.

Read the description for the cable you linked, it even states there that the same thing will be displayed on both monitors.