Dual Screens

[greggpb]

I am looking to add dual screens to our admin staff on a budget..

Most of them have pc's with onboard Graphics

What would you recon it the cheapest way ?

 

[Pada]

Some onboard graphics card pretty amazing. Like you can even run 3 screens on the newer onboard graphics: 2x digital (1x HDMI + 1x DVI) + 1x VGA.

So you'll need to tell us what ports they have an what their screen requirements are? Like do they want 19" 16:9 monitors with a poor 1366x768 resolution or like 23" with 1920x1080?

 

[Budza]

1920x1080 min.

If you're out of ports, perhaps a VGA splitter could work, if you set desktop res as the total res of the 2 screens.

 

[CataclysmZA]

There are quite a few older desktop integrated graphics chipsets that can support two screens, but you'll have to check out which ones are already in there and if both connections work at the same time.

Alternatively, fit each one with a cheap discrete GPU and you'll be all set.

KFA² GT210 1GB GDDR3 @ R314 or
MSI HD5450 1GB DDR3 @ R320

 

[greggpb]

Screen would be standard 19 inch, 1280 X 1024 * 2

Screen and onbaords have VGA d-subs ( the blue ones )

 

[CataclysmZA]

Those cheap cards will do the trick and they don't require better power supplies either! Get some DVI-VGA adapters if you're short of a few when opening the boxes and you're all set.