onboard, upgraded graphics

[Brenth33]

Ok so im having some technical difficulties lol. This is my pc http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B009MPBMVA/ref=mw_dp_mdsc?dsc=1.
I recently upgraded the graphics card to a gtx 660 which was a great decision. However I like multiple screens. I have 2 running off the gtx 660 and im wondering if I can run the gtx as well as the onboard graphics to use additional monitors.? And by the way im running on windows 8. For all other specs, follow the link in the beginning. Thanks

 

[rhysiam]

A GTX 660 should support 4 monitors all by itself. Do you only have 2 display outputs on it?

If you do really need the onboard graphics enabled... Most Motherboards will automatically disable the onboard graphics when they detect a video card in a PCIe slot. There is usually an option in the BIOS to enable the onboard graphics regardless. Reboot, go to bios, find the option and enable it.

Windows should automatically detect the new video card on boot and install drivers or prompt you for a driver. Once drivers are installed you're good to go. Win7 & 8 both play really nicely with multiple video cards and monitors spread across video cards. For 95% of usage it works seamlessly in my experience.

 

[Brenth33]

The graphics card has 2xDVI slots, 1x HDMI and 1 other that im not familiar with, I think its s-video. How ever I dont have a monitor compatible with hdmi nor s-video I have an extra monitor that it only vga which I woukd like to run off the onboard graphics.

And im pretty positive that you cannot convert vga to hdmi. If im wrong please correct me.


Its not s-video lol I went and checked, it just says its a display port which idk what its for

 

[rhysiam]

2 options:
1: follow the instructions in the last paragraph of my previous post to enable the onboard graphics.

OR

2: run 3 screens off your 660: get a hdmi to dvi cable (they're cheap & common) to connect one of your existing monitors to the hdmi out on your video card. Then get a simple DVI to VGA adapter (also cheap & common) and connect it to the DVI-I output of your 660. To figure out which one is the DVI-I, see this thread http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/353938-33-tomshardware

Either of the above should work.

 

[Brenth33]

Wow lol. Why didn't I think about that... thanks for you're help.