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Two video cards with one monitor? Is it possible?
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My friends wants to get a gaming pc built and he is wondering if two video cards will work with one monitor. Please dont say that is a waste this is his build if it is a waste he will learn that the hard way i told him it is he said he doesnt care and he just wants to know if its possible. His motherboard is: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/ On/Off Charge, Ultra Durable3, 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, SATA-III RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe X16, 3 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI
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yeah its fine to use 1 monitor with 2 cards in crossfire or SLI
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Two video cards in one computer? Dont they have a name for that?

:facepalm:
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instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.
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Key word when buying a gaming computer is
"Integrated Graphics"

Look for a computer with that and youll be set!

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JayM325 wrote instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.
ok i will tell him he might listen to that
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JayM325 wrote instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.
ok i will tell him he might listen to that


no problem, just trying to help out as much as possible.
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JamesKinley wrote Key word when buying a gaming computer is
"Integrated Graphics"

Look for a computer with that and youll be set!



You're not been serious are you?



JayM325 wrote instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.


How is 1 video card better than 2?
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Treyarched wrote
JamesKinley wrote Key word when buying a gaming computer is
"Integrated Graphics"

Look for a computer with that and youll be set!



You're not been serious are you?



JayM325 wrote instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.


How is 1 video card better than 2?


In a lot of ways actually.

- Less heat.
- Open PCIE lane.
- Less power.
- Better airflow.
- No worries of bad SLI / CF scaling / driver issues.

More expensive =/= more better.
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Generation wrote
Treyarched wrote
JamesKinley wrote Key word when buying a gaming computer is
"Integrated Graphics"

Look for a computer with that and youll be set!



You're not been serious are you?



JayM325 wrote instead tell your friend to buy one video card that works with the Motherboard, that is better than the two, he may spend a bit more but it's better to save space inside his case.


How is 1 video card better than 2?


In a lot of ways actually.

- Less heat.
- Open PCIE lane.
- Less power.
- Better airflow.
- No worries of bad SLI / CF scaling / driver issues.

More expensive =/= more better.


You dont have to worry about shuttering issues, driver issues, not all games support SLI/CF.
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