Tuxflop 24 MAY 2024 a las 3:43 p. m.
How can I set up a second monitor?
Here's what I have:
- Dell XPS 8900 desktop
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
- Dell S2415H monitor

My 1060 has one HDMI out, three DP outs, and a DVI connector. My monitor is hooked up to my HDMI out, and it doesn't have any DP in.

So how do I connect a second monitor to a GPU with these outputs? I was going to just get a second Dell monitor of an identical model to my current one, but if it only supports HDMI, then I wouldn't think I can connect it to my GPU which has only one HDMI out.
So I could use DP instead, right? I'd just have to get a second monitor that has DP in. But if I did this, would there be any issues arising from having one monitor be HDMI and the other DP?
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NoticedAlarm 24 MAY 2024 a las 4:12 p. m. 
I don't own a Del XPS, but I'm sure there is only two or three HDMI spots. Just plug in the other HDMI to the pc and the monitor. Then if your OS is Windows, navigate to Settings > System > Display. At this part, there should be a UI with two squares (Display) numbered 1 and 2. Use these two to select your main display (The display that shows all your folders and apps), you can choose between display one and two. But of course, make sure that you have the monitor on the right HDMI, and powered on!
For Information On The Areas of HDMI:
On the back of the pc , there should be two (usually) HDMI slots. One of them are in the GPU, the other to the motherboard. For gaming or higher end tasks, use the one connected to the GPU, thus meaning that the GPU's graphics are being put into that monitor. The other monitor could be used for lower end tasks, such as doing work, or just searching things up. I believe the one connected to the motherboard uses the CPU, I may be wrong though.
Tuxflop 24 MAY 2024 a las 4:46 p. m. 
Well, the HDMI out from my motherboard doesn't work because I already have a GPU (the 1060) plugged into this thing. I've read it is possible to configure the computer to let them both run at the same time, but I don't know if that'd be worth the trouble over using a DP out.
Spec_Ops_Ape 24 MAY 2024 a las 5:33 p. m. 
Get a DP to HDMI connector or a cable.

Edit to answer your question,
Publicado originalmente por Tuxflop:
So I could use DP instead, right? I'd just have to get a second monitor that has DP in. But if I did this, would there be any issues arising from having one monitor be HDMI and the other DP?
There shouldn't be any issues, I use the same set-up as do countless others.
Última edición por Spec_Ops_Ape; 24 MAY 2024 a las 6:35 p. m.
_I_ 24 MAY 2024 a las 6:55 p. m. 
a monitor will have dp, dvi, or vga input

if it has hdmi only, its a tv
Bad 💀 Motha 25 MAY 2024 a las 12:14 a. m. 
Most Monitors nowa days have HDMI and DP on them.

GPUs tend to have 3x DP & 1x HDMI.

Use all DP if possible.

If all you have are 2x HDMI based Displays, or they lack DP on them, you can buy an "active DP male to HDMI female adapter" and plug that into DP port on GPU and use HDMI male to male cable to connect an HDMI based Display.

Once they are connected and OS sees them, press WINKEY+P and select Extended Mode.

Then go into AMD or NVIDIA gpu control panel and configure each Display to have the correct native Screen Res + Refresh Rate.

Selecting Borderless Window Mode in your Games will allow you to have game full screen on one screen while still being able to see the others and thus the contents on them; such as Monitoring Software for CPU + GPU, Task Manager, Web Browser, Video Recording Software; etc.
Última edición por Bad 💀 Motha; 25 MAY 2024 a las 12:16 a. m.
andreasaspenberg575 25 MAY 2024 a las 4:32 a. m. 
there is hdmi switches with 2 hdmi outs. if you buy that and connect your pc to that, then you can connect to monitors by hdmi. i do that myself. another option is to use dvi on the monitor that does not support displayport and hdmi or displayport on the other one.
_I_ 25 MAY 2024 a las 5:00 a. m. 
Publicado originalmente por andreasaspenberg575:
there is hdmi switches with 2 hdmi outs. if you buy that and connect your pc to that, then you can connect to monitors by hdmi. i do that myself. another option is to use dvi on the monitor that does not support displayport and hdmi or displayport on the other one.
hdmi splitter will only duplicate the signal

hdmi switch is to use multiple sources on a single display (ex. xbox, psx, cable box, dvd/bd player, pc etc.. on a single tv)
andreasaspenberg575 25 MAY 2024 a las 5:52 a. m. 
mine does both.
Tonepoet 25 MAY 2024 a las 8:16 p. m. 
Your D.V.I. port almost certainly outputs an H.D.M.I. compatible video signal signal. H.D.M.I. was made to be backwards compatible with D.V.I., with added audio. A $2 adapter cable from ebay can probably do the trick[www.ebay.com]. It’ll only do up to maybe 1920x1200p60 over a single link connection, but that suffices for your chosen model of monitor.

However, with that having been said, I’d maybe consider getting a different monitor. It’s pretty easy to get a 100 hz adaptive sync compatible monitor for under $80, such as this Acer aopen 24SA2y[www.amazon.com], this M.S.I. 24MR400-B[www.bestbuy.com], or this L.G. 24MR400-B[www.bestbuy.com].

Moreover in the $200+ range you can start looking at 3440x1440 ultra-wides, starting with this 34 inch Zer-Lon inch 3440x1440p144 monitor[www.amazon.com]. That won't net you quite as much horizontal resolution as two 1920x1080 monitors, but it only falls a few hundred pixels short. Granted, I might recommend springing an extra $50 to get something from a recognizable brand name, but meh.

Publicado originalmente por _I_:
a monitor will have dp, dvi, or vga input

if it has hdmi only, its a tv

No. The key feature that makes a television a television is and always has been a television tuner. In the past they were also often lower resolution than the typical monitor and didn't support progressive scan, but that's not so much the case these days.

The only product I can think of that was labeled as a television without having a tuner is the Playstation T,V,, and that's more-so because consoles are associated with televisions rather than an accurate descriptor of what it is, although I suppose it is rare for monitors to have y/pb/pr inputs too.

Moreover, low end monitors are distinct from televisions in other ways. They're less likely to utilize chroma-subsampling compression, especially in the lower price brackets. Moreover, televisions are designed to watch, whereas monitors are meant for interaction, so monitors often have much better input latency than televisions. Televisions also usually have "smart T.V." features, whereas monitors are usually just dumb displays.

Besides all of that, D.V.I. isn't really anything special. D.V.I.-A is just the V.G.A. video signals, and like I said before D.V.I. D is the same video signal used as the basis as H.D.M.I.

Also, even if the monitor did have V.G.A., it wouldn't help much since geforce 10 series cards don't have direct V.G.A. outputs.
Última edición por Tonepoet; 25 MAY 2024 a las 8:17 p. m.
Bad 💀 Motha 25 MAY 2024 a las 9:17 p. m. 
HDMI switches are pointless; all that is going to do is Duplicate; how is that helpful?
_I_ 25 MAY 2024 a las 9:32 p. m. 
Publicado originalmente por Tonepoet:
Publicado originalmente por _I_:
a monitor will have dp, dvi, or vga input

if it has hdmi only, its a tv

No. The key feature that makes a television a television is and always has been a television tuner. In the past they were also often lower resolution than the typical monitor and didn't support progressive scan, but that's not so much the case these days.

there was a time when tvs did not include a tuner
only having component, composite, and hdmi inputs

modern smart vs may not even have tuners, depending on hdmi or their smart apps
Última edición por _I_; 25 MAY 2024 a las 9:34 p. m.
Bad 💀 Motha 26 MAY 2024 a las 1:18 a. m. 
Why bring up TV tuners; how is that relevant at all here?
andreasaspenberg575 26 MAY 2024 a las 2:02 a. m. 
my hdmi switch is useful to me. i have a laptop that i need to output to 2 monitors. my hdmi switch helps me do that.
Bad 💀 Motha 26 MAY 2024 a las 2:15 a. m. 
Publicado originalmente por andreasaspenberg575:
my hdmi switch is useful to me. i have a laptop that i need to output to 2 monitors. my hdmi switch helps me do that.

Why not just plug them into the Laptop directly?

You want to have 3x screens all displaying the same image? Why?

I could see someone needing such a switch for a Display that lacks inputs; and wanting to connect and switch between multiple devices to a Display. But to duplicate to multiple screens? IDK that just seems silly.
andreasaspenberg575 26 MAY 2024 a las 2:26 a. m. 
it only have one exit, which is hdmi. if i want to use more than one monitor, i have to use the switch.
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