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:) I found a VGA to dmi adapter used this and now the monitors work. I plugged itinto the graphics dvi port and its ok yet i still dont understand why i couldnt get the monitor to work with vga or dmi and i still hava a no vga signal for some reason

You said that dvi-d to div- i is ok but i notice that the graphics card dvi-i ports require 21 pins and the dvi cable which fits my monitor has only 12. Thats if i try to plug directly into the graphics card. I've no idea why the monitor won't work when i try to plug into the vga above or the dvi ...

hi. Thanks for the advice. Yes its the only monitor. Trouble is I only see a no vga signal or a no hdmi when i switch the monitor on and nothing else. I opened up the pc and cleaned the ram think maybe it was dusty or had been dislodged in transit and still no joy. I have no idea what to do next can ...

Hi all . I have a quick question. Can DVI-D be hooked up to DVI-I? My monitor is DVI-D & my computer DVI-I. Do I need an adapter ? I get a no vga no dvi signal message when I turn on the monitor. Not sure why I get no VGA either. Please help !

Thanks. I want to run secondlife on 2 monitors and Photoshop on the 3rd monitor. Apparently secondlife doesnt work well with SLI so I guess I'm going to have to spend alot on a new graphics card. I really need to know for sure what would definatley work here before I buy the 3 monitors. I don't want ...

Thanks for your reply .
So your saying that d-sub is the same as VGA? Sorry but Im a noob when it comes to this, just learning. The monitors with the display ports seem really expensive so I was hoping to go with one of the above x 3 mentioned monitors. Both monitors have HDMI and VGA ports. Would ...

I would like some advice on these monitors please.
Samsung S22a300H 21.5" - 5ms - HDMI/D-sub (VGA)

and

Samsung Syncmaster S22A350H - 21.5" - 2ms - HDMI/VGA

I'd like to buy 3 monitors for surround gaming but not sure what D-sub is or what ports I need.
I'm also looking to buy the ...

I would like to use two GFX550 TI's to run 3 monitors but not sure my motherboard is SLI compatible . Its an (ASUS P8H61-MLE USB3)
If I can't run 2 card from it what single graphics card would be recommended to run 3 monitors?. My budget is around £200-£300

If I buy a second 550TI card with SLI bridge will it work with this motherboard (ASUS P8H61-MLE USB3)

I only have 1 Nvidia card which came with the computer & so in other words would it be best to buy a second one or scrap them both and go with the Eyefinity.?

Hi sorry I didn't make it very clear. I would like to run second life on 2 monitors with two separate accounts. My main avatar on one monitor and alt account on the other (not stretched across 2 screens) On the third monitor I'd like to use photoshop. I was wondering whether two Nvidia G550TiS would ...

I want to run second life the game on two monitors with photoshop on the third monitor. I recently bought this pc -

intel i7-2600k 3.4GHz Sandybridge / 8gb ddr3 1333MHz / 500gb 7200RPM Storage / nvidia gTX 550Ti / windows 7 home premium . If I purchase a second card I'd like to know if it will ...

I would like to run second life on ultra setting with occasional shadows enabled for photography and I'd like the 3 monitors for other games and watching videos. I really just need to know what 2nsd graphics card I need to buy to enable me to do this and any other hardware I might need. Also for the ...

and I'm prepared to spend approx £100 on a second graphics card

Thanks for the info. I'd like to use 2 monitors to run second life and Photoshop on the 3rd monitor.

Hello, hi ive just purchased this computer
Gaming Computer i7 2600k 8GB DDR3 GTX 550Ti 500GB WIFI Asus PC Windows 7 HP64
and I 'd like to buy & set up 3 monitors to go with it. I,m not sure exactly what I'd need to do this so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Update: Recently spoken to a ...