Setting up multiple monitors with no display ports and one DVI cable

[AmericanPenguin]

I currently have a ASUS VS248H-P and it only has a DVI, HDMI, and a VGA cable, no display ports. I'm looking into getting the ASUS VG248QE 144hz. Will I need to just connect it to HDMI or get some type of adapter? I only have one GPU and it can support multiple displays.

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

What ports does your gpu have?

 

[AmericanPenguin]

DisplayPort x 3
HDMI x 1
Dual-link DVI-D x 1

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

You shouldn't need any adapter, get a DP cable for the vg248qe, and use whatever you are using now with the vs248. Did I miss anything?

 

[AmericanPenguin]

But won't I need to connect the QE to a DVI-D cable in order to use the 144hz?

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

Nope, DP supports 144hz. the latest hdmi version does too actually, but it depends on if you gpu and monitor support that version. So, vga is basically dead, so it doesn't, dvi-I doesn't, dvi-d DOES, DP DOES, some hdmi do, but most don't. There's a little cheat sheet 😛

 

[AmericanPenguin]

SO, I could use them connected to different connectors and they'd be in sync? Even though one's 60hz and another's 144hz.

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

what do you mean by have them in sync? My setup is One 60hz, and one 75hz, and I can drag windows across no prob, if that's what your talking about. If you want to play games across multiple, you will want three, and it won't be a good experience with mixed refresh rates.

 

[AmericanPenguin]

I just want one for gaming and the other for other random tasks.
You did answer my question though, so thank you very much for your time 😀

 

[AUnlikelyPotatoe]

I just want one for gaming and the other for other random tasks.
You did answer my question though, so thank you very much for your time 😀

No problem! That's what I do too, I game on one, and have YouTube up on the other 😀