Is 3 monitors IGP + 3 monitors GPU connection OK?

[norimacek]

Hi all

I'm advising a friend, who wants to build as cheap PC as possible capable of running 6 24" (5 1920x1200p, 1 1920x1080p) displays. I was thinking of advising him to buy :

MB; Gigabyte GA-B250M-D3H -> as ih has 3 digital outputs
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/Gigabyte-GA-B250M-D3H-Intel-B250-So-1151-Dual-Channel-DDR-mATX-Retail_1136454.html
CPU: G4560
GPU: Asus Radeon RX 550 -> 3 digital outputs
https://www.mindfactory.de/product_info.php/2GB-Asus-Radeon-RX-550-Aktiv-PCIe-3-0-x16--x8-Retail-_1168952.html

Will this be OK configuration to power 6 display setup (3 IGP+ 3 GPU) or should I advice him to buy 2 GPUs instead?

I know it should work in theory, but I went for 2 GTX 1050 ti myself, as I know from experiences that connecting +4 display setups on non pro cards can get tricky.

 

[PC-4LIFE]

If it's for gaming, 3 monitors on the IGP will not work well at all. It will struggle but could work on the 550.

If it isn't for gaming or anything graphically intense, but rather for browsing etc, it'll be fine.

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah should work fine. Youll need to enable IGPU multi monitor in the bios so it keeps the IGPU enabled when you put in the graphics card.

 

[norimacek]

If it's for gaming, 3 monitors on the IGP will not work well at all. It will struggle but could work on the 550.

If it isn't for gaming or anything graphically intense, but rather for browsing etc, it'll be fine.

No, he will not use it for gaming at all, mainly for photo editing.