Mobo that supports dual monitor.

[jawknee530]

I'm looking for a good mobo for and intel cpu that has two monitor outputs. I don't want to bother with a vid card cuz I'm looking to go cheap and easy.

 

[GundamF91]

You're looking for onboard Video with 2 outputs. THat's pretty hard to find. It's a better config to go with a cheap PCIe card with 2 outputs.

 

[jawknee530]

I work at Best Buy and all of the new line of HP and Gateway Desktops have 2 outputs; one digital and one analog. The AMD ones use the HD3200. The Intel ones use nvidia mostly but they're all oem mobos that I can't find online.

 

[heyheybooboo]

Originally posted by: jawknee530
I work at Best Buy and all of the new line of HP and Gateway Desktops have 2 outputs; one digital and one analog. The AMD ones use the HD3200. The Intel ones use nvidia mostly but they're all oem mobos that I can't find online.

If you stick with Intel I think you need something like the 7-series Geforce chipsets with the 630i southbridge. Verify that you have both D-Sub + DVI / HDMI.

 

[BassBomb]

I believe the G35 boards might have this feature.

I think they do HDMI and DVI

 

[NXIL]

Hi Jay,

here is one with two outputs that runs two monitors:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131273

It's a 780g chipset, so maybe others can do that too.

Having said that, I agree with Gundam: get a cheap PCIe card, like this one:

All with 2 DVI, and fanless, i.e. quiet:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...1237%2CN82E16814127318

One DVI, one VGA, fanless:

$25 after rebate, nice card:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814121230

Or, this for about 20 smackers, but, note some harsh reviews on it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102724

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...1259%2CN82E16814125094

Don't mess with Zotac? Isn't there a movie of that name out?

Regardless, the reason for getting a discrete card: the screen is your main way of interacting with the data--and, the data we use is more and more visual--that's why all the noise from nVidia about their GPUs being more important for PC users than Intel's CPUs. Having that second processor, its own data paths, and its own memory all help speed things up, and, dare I say it, make your computer feel "snappier".

On board/IGP running two processors is going to be sluggish I think.

GL, HTH,

NXIL

 

[BassBomb]

The 780G you linked is not for Intel

 

[Jayczar]

here is one of a few made by Intel:

Newegg

 

[NXIL]

The 780G you linked is not for Intel

Looks like X3500 Intel onboard graphics does dual monitors:

Here is one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813121315

The Q Joe does too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813121094

As noted by Jayczar, this one does too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813121336

And, these two:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...2c1256%3a23538&bop=And

HTH

NXIL

 

[Infrnl]

I do not think these will actually support dual monitors will they? I think its for versatility.

 

[NXIL]

http://softwarecommunity.intel.../articles/eng/1488.htm

G965 to new G45 all support dual independent display....

 

[Infrnl]

Originally posted by: NXIL
http://softwarecommunity.intel.../articles/eng/1488.htm

G965 to new G45 all support dual independent display....

crazy!