How to connect more monitors than the amount of ports in your GPU

[Mivah]

Hello, just wondering how I can connect more than 3 monitors to my computer all on extended screen. Is it possible to get some kind of 1 to 2 HDMI cable adapter thing?

 

[jaslion]

Hello, just wondering how I can connect more than 3 monitors to my computer all on extended screen. Is it possible to get some kind of 1 to 2 HDMI cable adapter thing?

You can only use as many monitors as your gpu supports/has ports. However if this is just for having the same image on another screen there are boxes and cables that do this.

 

[VIVO-US]

It's possible to attach another monitor through a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. You can get a decent one off Amazon for around $40.

 

[USAFRet]

It's possible to attach another monitor through a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. You can get a decent one off Amazon for around $40.

Yeah, for various levels of crappy performance.

 

[jaslion]

It's possible to attach another monitor through a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. You can get a decent one off Amazon for around $40.

Those things either do this:

They work at 5-10 fps
They don't work
They clash with the gpu

 

[VIVO-US]

It's possible to attach another monitor through a USB 3.0 to HDMI adapter. You can get a decent one off Amazon for around $40.

Yeah, for various levels of crappy performance.

Yeah, I figured the performance would be poor. Nothing wrong with that if it's an office setup, but I'd never recommend them for gaming.

 

[geofelt]

Can you be more specific as to your needs?
Usually, you need an adapter output for each monitor.
Many discrete cards can output to 4 monitors.
Some integrated adapters can output to 3 monitors.

Then,, your motherboard permitting, you can install multiple discrete graphics cards.

 

[James Mason]

Displayport ports can actually send multiple separate monitor signals.
And you can even have them converted to HDMI as well:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DisplayPort-Multi-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B015J8Q6ZK?th=1

 

[Mivah]

Displayport ports can actually send multiple separate monitor signals.
And you can even have them converted to HDMI as well:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DisplayPort-Multi-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B015J8Q6ZK?th=1

Wait so I just plug in the displayport one into my pc and then I can have 3 HDMI monitors?

 

[James Mason]

Displayport ports can actually send multiple separate monitor signals.
And you can even have them converted to HDMI as well:
https://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-DisplayPort-Multi-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B015J8Q6ZK?th=1

Wait so I just plug in the displayport one into my pc and then I can have 3 HDMI monitors?

yes.
That's why display port is vastly better than HDMI.