R7 240 3 monitors

[Ze_Goblin]

Okay, I know this card can do it. Its the reason I got with my limited budget. How does one make three monitors work with the R7 240 card?
I have all the monitors plugged into each hook up but win7 only wants to allow two to connect at once.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

That card can only drive two non-DP screens at once. You need an active displayport-DVI adapter, or at least one DP-capable display.

 

[unknownofprob]

+1, it will work if the above is done.

 

[pdasterly]

not sure on your card but on my r9 290x I run both dvi connectors and 1 display port

 

[fosobox]

I am having the same issues...can you please clarify your answer: "non-DP screens at once. You need an active displayport-DVI adapter, or at least one DP-capable display."

I am currently using hdmi to dvi-d on display 1, dvi-d to dvi-d...display 2 and vga to vga display 3. ...the card recognizes all 3 displays on model numbers but only extends desktop to 1 and 2 and #3 it wont display anything. Again its shows all three profiles but wont display anything. Please help. Thanks !

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Again, you can only drive two displays that are not connected via DisplayPort. All three of your displays are connected via non-DP connections, so only two will work.

You need either an active DP to something else adapter, or a display that supports DP.

 

[Marchellino]

Again, you can only drive two displays that are not connected via DisplayPort. All three of your displays are connected via non-DP connections, so only two will work.

You need either an active DP to something else adapter, or a display that supports DP.

I have the R7 240, two DP monitors, one VGA monitor and an Active DP male-> DVI-I female adapter.
I connect
the R7 VGA connector with a VGA cable to VGA monitor,
the R7 HDMI connector with a HDMI cable to the HDMI port of one DP monitor,
the R7 DVI connector with a DVI cable to the Active DP adapter which I connect to the DP port of the second DP monitor and the USB connector of the active DP adapter to my computer.
This is not working!
What am I doing wrong?
The active DP adapter is of delock.com

 

[Someone Somewhere]

the R7 DVI connector with a DVI cable to the Active DP adapter which I connect to the DP port of the second DP monitor and the USB connector of the active DP adapter to my computer.

No, you need to use the DP port on the card.

R7 VGA - VGA of monitor 1
R7 HDMI - HDMI of monitor 2
R7 DP - DP of monitor 3

 

[Marchellino]

So when I understand it correctly, this active DP to DVI adapter will only work when there is a DP port on the card. Unfortunately there is no DP port on the R7 240 card. So the only solution is a DVI to DP active adapter. Any suggestions where I can purchase such a adapter?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

No. You need to use a DP/miniDP port on the card. If there is no such port on the card, you can only run two displays.

You may be able to enable the integrated graphics on the motherboard and use one of its ports, though.

 

[Marchellino]

Hi Someone Somewhere
Ze_Goblin started this topic with the title : R7 240 3 monitors
The answers you and others gave convinced me that it was possible to run three monitors with this card. Now you are saying that this card can only run with two monitors. I'm a bit disappointed 🙁

 

[Someone Somewhere]

There are some R7 240s with a DP port. For those, you could use three displays. You may need a double adapter if it only has one other port, though.

 

[Hamsterboy]

There are some R7 240s with a DP port. For those, you could use three displays. You may need a double adapter if it only has one other port, though.

I have the amd radeon r7 240 2gb, it has:
1 vga
1 dvi-d
1 hdmi
Right now i have 3 monitor but only 2 are working; one in through hdmi and the other through dvi-d, if i plug in my third screen (in the vga) it does detect it and shows the name but is unable to actually let it work.
What should i do?

Thanks

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Either connect your third monitor via integrated graphics, or use a GPU that can handle three simultaneous video outputs.

 

[Hamsterboy]

Either connect your third monitor via integrated graphics, or use a GPU that can handle three simultaneous video outputs.

Would upgrading to this card fix my problem? http://www.mycom.nl/componenten/videokaarten/573201/msi-nvidia-geforce-gtx-750ti-oc-2gb-gddr5

Btw these are my pc specs:
AMD A8-6600K
MSI FM2-A75MA-P33,
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB
AMD R7 240 2GB,

Thank you for helping me

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Yup, that should work fine.

You should, however, be able to use your existing card and connect the third monitor to your motherboard (you may need to enable integrated graphics in your BIOS).