video card and onboard hdmi outputs

[mastodan]

computer has two hdmi outputs and empty pcie16  .  i want to add more monitors.  can i add a video card and use the onboard hdmi outputs at the same time

[old_geekster]

@mastodan, welcome to the forum.

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@mastodan wrote:

computer has two hdmi outputs and empty pcie16  .  i want to add more monitors.  can i add a video card and use the onboard hdmi outputs at the same time

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Yes, you can install a video card and use the HDMI ports at the same time.  You can't use the video card and integrated video at the same time, however.

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[mastodan]

thank you for your response, so if I understand correctly.  I can install a video card and use two output on the video card plus the two hdmi outputs to connect 4 monitors and have a program up on each. however i cannot combine the power of the two and run one video games off both of them.  is this correct?  thank you, kindly.  Aaron

[old_geekster]

You are welcome.  Thank you for the additional information, @mastodan.

Q: however i cannot combine the power of the two and run one video games off both of them.  is this correct? 

A: The Integrated Video/Graphics comes as a part of the motherboard.  At this point, this is what you are using without a video card installed.  When the video card is installed you can't use Integrated Video.  However, you can use each of the HDMI ports.   I hope this explains it more thoroughly.