Hank Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Like some others on the forum, I have jumped in (without checking things out) and purchased the Matrox Triplehead 2Go Digital SE. My problem is I'm running a EVGA GTX580 Graphics card which only has two DVI outlets on it. The supplied leads are only "Display Port" connectors. Am I now forced into buying yet another graphics card that has this "display port" outlet built into it? If so, what is the next best Graphics card after the GTX 580 that is going to still be compatible with my motherboard? I didn't realise that there were three seperate Triplehead 2Go units on the market. Why don't these manufacturers warn people about these things? Any suggestions welcome. Cheers Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi stu Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hi Hank. I have been using a Digital TH2GO for about 5 years now and at present i have a GTX680. This card has 2 DVI ports,so I have my TH2GO attached to one and in turn attached to 3 23" monitors and I have another single 23" monitor attached to the other port..and have calibrated my display so i can drag anything off or on my 3 monitors and onto my single monitor and back again. I could use eyefinity with my card but have never bothered to look at how it works. I dont know what you mean by a Digital SE.I still have the box and reciept my TH2GO Digital came in and see no reference to SE. Hope some of this helps cheers stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredmanning Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 You want to connect the DVI output on your video card to the DisplayPort input on your TH2Go. Perhaps this can be done with a dual link DVI (male) to DVI (male) cable connected to the video card and a DVI (female) to DisplayPort (male) adapter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Terry Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hank check this out it is THE BEST and drives my three 27" HD screens perfectly http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/amd-radeon-hd-6000/hd-6990/pages/amd-radeon-hd-6990-overview.aspx Regards Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumley Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I would have a chat with Dick Smiths or some similar store - maybe even OfficeWorks. If a converter from DVI to Display Port is available they will know about and be able to order in if not to hand right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkH Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Am I now forced into buying yet another graphics card that has this "display port" outlet built into it? If so, what is the next best Graphics card after the GTX 580 that is going to still be compatible with my motherboard? You just need a different cable or a DVI/DP adapter - you can usually find this kind of thing on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodduck Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Hank, Just get 2x Display Port to DVI Adapters. I think they are available from Cable Chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share Posted June 30, 2013 Thank you for your responses. I purchased a DVI to DP adapter. Then attached it to a DVI to DVI cable and plugged the DP end into the Matrox box. Then attached the two 27" monitors I have (still to get a third) to the Matrox. I still had a 17" inch monitor that I attached to my spare DVI outlet on my GTX580 GPU. In Control Panel I went to display and only the 17" monitor came up and was the only one working (i.e windows opened up on it). I went to the Matrox download site and installed the latest drivers; restarted my computer and still no response from the monitors attached to the Matrox. Thought it might make a difference if I changed the DVI's over on the GPU, but still the same. Have sent off a support request to Matrox, but to date no response. Gone back to just having the two 27" monitors up and running directly from the GPU untill the problem can be resolved. Ian your GPU seems to always get a bagging from some circles that it is not as suitable as the NVIDIA cards for FSX; my main reason for staying clear of them. But I notice that it has six outlet points on it...does that mean one doesn't even need a Matrox Triplehead 2Go thingy to operate with that many panels? Cheers Hank Sorry Ken Terry, the Ian message was for you.... I'm going loopy!!!! Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredmanning Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Your 27" monitors may not be compatible with the matrox unit. http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/gxm/th2go/digital_se/ See footnote 2 on refresh rate of 50 Hz. I use a lower resolution of 5040 x 1050 ( 3 x 1680 x 1050) with 3 x 22" monitors at 60 Hz monitor refresh rate. To increase the resolution to 5760 x 1080 ( 3 x 1920 x 1080) requires 3 x 27" monitors at 50 Hz monitor refresh rate. It's all there in the fine print. If you are going to chuck a wobbly, do it outside so that you don't damage any valuable equipment. Next, any time you change anything to do with your video card it is a good idea to re-install the nVidia drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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