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01-01-2023 12:25 PM
I bought two monitors with 1440 (2K) resolution, but the tower has only one HDMI port and one VGA port which doesn't support the 2K. Can I install a new cheap graphic card like HP Nvidia Quadro NVS 310 DDR3 and run the other monitor on it, while keeping the first one on the existing HDMI port?
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01-01-2023 01:06 PM
That is unlikely.
Your PC isn't like a gaming rig where two video cards of the same brand and card family car be connected with a special connector.
It may be doable but the results will not be as good as you want, especially considering your Baker motherboard has (1 x PCIe x16 and 1 x PCIe x1). That second slot isn't a PCIe x16 and that is what is needed.
For that you need a gaming rig with something like an ASUS ROG motherboard with two PCIe x4 slots and a PSU with more grunt.
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01-01-2023 12:37 PM - edited 01-01-2023 12:38 PM
Why not remove the original video card and install the HP Nvidia Quadro NVS 310 DDR3 card?
You can connect both displays to it
Specifications for the card
https://www.gpuzoo.com/GPU-NVIDIA/Quadro_NVS_310.html
Personally I would put something in with a bit more grunt.
Check out this older solved forum thread about upgrading video and PSU on the same PC model series as yours.
https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Desktop-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Upgrade/td-p/8323409
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01-01-2023 12:49 PM
The original video card is way better than the HP Nvidia Quadro NVS 310 DDR3.
I wonder if I can keep both of them working together without disconnecting the original one, even if I decided to connect the two monitors on the NVS 310.
You can find the tower specifications here:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c06638240
Thanks,
01-01-2023 01:06 PM
That is unlikely.
Your PC isn't like a gaming rig where two video cards of the same brand and card family car be connected with a special connector.
It may be doable but the results will not be as good as you want, especially considering your Baker motherboard has (1 x PCIe x16 and 1 x PCIe x1). That second slot isn't a PCIe x16 and that is what is needed.
For that you need a gaming rig with something like an ASUS ROG motherboard with two PCIe x4 slots and a PSU with more grunt.
I am a volunteer forum member. If my suggestion helped you solve your issue, help others by marking that post as the accepted solution. Say thanks by clicking on the Yes button next to the "was this reply helpful?"