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Can i run dual monitors on a Dell Dimension 3100?

Hello everyone...

I have been donated a Dell Dimension 3100 (very kindly!), but it doesnt have a PCIexpress slot. This is a bit annoying, as im limited to a PCI card and i want to upgrade the graphics.

I want to run dual monitors, roughly 2x 17inch or 2x19inch. I will not be using it for any gaming, just photo editing. One monitor for tools, the other for the image.

The machine is quite good, perfect for what i need at the moment...almost. the screen i have is a tad small!

what can anyone recommend me in terms of graphic card upgrade, and whether i can actually run more than one monitor? Anyone tried this and succeded, or failed dismally?

Another alternative is to run a larger screen, maybe a 22inch...would my current graphics card be ok?

Thanks in advance, Ben

(on a side note, i have been recommended a PNY GeForce 6200 256MB PCI DVI TVO???)

I was looking over the specs for your Dimension 3100, and noticed it has one PCIExpress 1x slot. http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim3100/en/sm/techov0.htm#wp1052309

I would preferentially use a PCIExpress 1x video card over a non-express PCI one.

The non-express PCI cards are horribly bottlenecked by the 33mHz PCI bus speed. You will find it to be maddeningly slow.

The PCIExpress 1x slot is noticibly faster, and I would use that instead.

There are dual-monitor PCIExpress 1x video cards out there, at least here in the U.S.: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161079

There's gotta be some vendors in the UK who carries such cards though.

Hope this helps.

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Mike posted at 2003-11-17 Category: Computer Components