Question Third monitor not getting display...

[hunterstacy]

I just got a third monitor with HDMI port. I have two other monitors plugged into my 3060 in the DVI and HDMI ports. So I went to bestbuy and got a HDMI to DP cord and it is not working. I have power in my monitor just no display.

 

[Eximo]

Hmm, DVI, wouldn't have expected that. My guess would be that the DVI port is shared with one of the DP or HDMI ports.

Which specific card?

Stock (normal) 3060 should have 1x DP and 3 HDMI and support 4 display outputs.

If you have a DVI port, DP, and HDMI then it would be up to the card maker how they implemented it, it was very common for previous gen cards to have DVI, DP, and 2 HDMI and would only allow three at a time. If they used a previous board design and only updated what was necessary to accommodate the new GPU, then it could still be that way for some cards.

 

[hunterstacy]

Hmm, DVI, wouldn't have expected that. My guess would be that the DVI port is shared with one of the DP or HDMI ports.

Which specific card?

Stock (normal) 3060 should have 1x DP and 3 HDMI and support 4 display outputs.

If you have a DVI port, DP, and HDMI then it would be up to the card maker how they implemented it, it was very common for previous gen cards to have DVI, DP, and 2 HDMI and would only allow three at a time. If they used a previous board design and only updated what was necessary to accommodate the new GPU, then it could still be that way for some cards.

I should be able to send you a picture of the back of my GPU to show you what I am talking about. Unless I am flat out blind I do not see multiple HDMI ports.

 

[Eximo]

Picture isn't that useful, just the exact model of card. Then we can check the manufacturer's site for more information. Worst case you need at least one active adapter instead of passive.

 

[hunterstacy]

Picture isn't that useful, just the exact model of card. Then we can check the manufacturer's site for more information. Worst case you need at least one active adapter instead of passive.

It is the MSI Gaming GeForce 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Twin-Frozr Torx Fan Ampere RBG OC
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-3060-GAMING-X-12G

 

[hunterstacy]

It is the MSI Gaming GeForce 3060 12GB 15 Gbps GDRR6 192-Bit HDMI/DP PCIe 4 Twin-Frozr Torx Fan Ampere RBG OC
https://www.msi.com/Graphics-Card/GeForce-RTX-3060-GAMING-X-12G

Actually the monitor is not getting any display... I changed the cords so I just have a pure HDMI into my new monitor and it is still not getting any display for some reason...

 

[hunterstacy]

I have got my third new monitor to be detected by my PC in my display settings and in NVIDIA control panel but for some reason the display of the monitor is not showing. I can move my mouse up to the monitor where it is on the screen but cannot see with no display.

 

[Eximo]

Okay, I am more confused now. Not sure where DVI came into this.

All four ports should be active, no concern there. I guess the question is, what monitors?

Are you still using a DP -> HDMI cable? Could just get a display port cable if one of the monitors is happy with that. Or three HDMI if they all have that.

I'm a little worried you are running some of the adapter cables backwards. They are intended to to convert FROM the display output and TO the display, not the other way around.