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Question

What is the best AM4 motherboard for multimonitor support

by Mar 20, 2017 3:55PM PDT

I'm in the process of building a Ryzen 7 rig and intend to have three monitors connected to be used as extended (not duplicate) desktop. If anyone has done such a thing with this platform, I would like to know what motherboard, case, video card they bought and also what ports they used....all display port? hdmi, display port, dvi?
I've seen video cards, for example, with 1 X HDMI, 1 X DVI, and 3 X Display Port, for example, but how do I get access to all of these?

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Clarification Request
How did you come to pose this question?
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 20, 2017 4:11PM PDT

I have yet to find that the motherboard matters when I want multiple displays. So far it's always been the GPU and what ports it has.

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What part of my question didn't you understand?
by Merchant-Of-Venice Mar 20, 2017 4:41PM PDT

How will I access the GPU ports of the motherboard doesn't support them? Keep the case open?

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That is the part I didn't understand.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 20, 2017 4:44PM PDT

Most video ports on the motherboard disable as we plug in a GPU so I never count on those working when I want more than one display.

Hope that helps.

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Hope that helps.
by Merchant-Of-Venice Mar 20, 2017 5:18PM PDT

It doesn't. Your post has nothing to do with my question

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Your question is one odd question.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 20, 2017 5:31PM PDT

"So far it's always been the GPU and what ports it has."

I have never counted on motherboard video ports when I want more than one display. So there is no issue to dig into here. Just get a GPU with triple monitor support and you're good to go.

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I think the problem is that you don't understand English.
by Merchant-Of-Venice Mar 20, 2017 5:46PM PDT

Nobody said anything about "counting" here. Go take some remedial English courses before you "try" to "help" someone. You clearly cannot read.

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"count on" vs "rely on"
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Mar 20, 2017 6:34PM PDT

I guess if you are going into English police mode, sure. Change that from count to rely.

Does that help?


Remember it's all volunteer here and some of us have backgrounds like owning a PC repair chain (me.) I don't mind banter but English police isn't my thing.

So back to you. My answer is the number of displays depends on the GPU and monitors, not the motherboard.

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C'mon ! You guys are killing me !
by itsdigger Mar 20, 2017 6:05PM PDT
Laugh
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Considered a video splitter?
by Mar 20, 2017 4:17PM PDT

NT

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Video splitter
by Merchant-Of-Venice Mar 20, 2017 4:43PM PDT

Shouldn't need a video splitter when there are video cards that offer 2 x HDMI and 3 X Display port
Also, I"m pretty sure a video splitter wouldn't work anyway. and would only allow duplication, not extension, of the desktop.

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One more time.
by Forum moderator Mar 20, 2017 6:55PM PDT

I will apologize if I upset you.

But am willing to share what we do for multiple display setups.

-> Together we might find an answer for you.

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