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06-23-2014 10:37 AM
I am considering the
HP ENVY 700-215xt Desktop PC
Can I add a second Graphics Card so I can support two monitors?
I want to run Powerpoint Presenter mode with two screens.
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06-23-2014 12:39 PM
As lasvegaswireman stated, most video cards will have at least 3 ports; an hdmi and a dvi and a vga. Some will also have a Displayport port. You can attach 2 hdmi monitors by plugging one into the HDMI port and one in the dvi port using a dvi to hdmi adapter. The signal carried by the video part of dvi is a digital signal identical to hdmi so nothing is lost with the adapter. HDMI also carries audio which you only need with a TV as monitor.
06-23-2014 10:52 AM
This model has onboard integrated graphics supported by the CPU and a PCIe x16 graphics slot. You can only use the integrated graphics or 1 discrete graphics card. Most current graphics cards support 2 or 3 monitors / displays, so there is no need for a second graphics card.
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06-23-2014 12:39 PM
As lasvegaswireman stated, most video cards will have at least 3 ports; an hdmi and a dvi and a vga. Some will also have a Displayport port. You can attach 2 hdmi monitors by plugging one into the HDMI port and one in the dvi port using a dvi to hdmi adapter. The signal carried by the video part of dvi is a digital signal identical to hdmi so nothing is lost with the adapter. HDMI also carries audio which you only need with a TV as monitor.
