Any thoughts on this spec?

[tinsnail]

All I want is a decent spec machine for home office use that will last me a couple of years, and that will allow me to extend the desktop with two monitors. Can anyone confirm that this graphics card will support this? I've gone for an SDD hard drive for quicker start/boot speeds. Any other comments welcome!

Case
STYLISH PIANO BLACK ENIGMA MICRO-ATX CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5-2400 Quad Core (3.10GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics
Motherboard
ASUS® P8H61-M LE/USB3 (NEW REV 3.0): M-ATX, USB 3.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s
Memory (RAM)
8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GT 440 - DVI,HDMI,VGA
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
80GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 90MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
500GB SERIAL ATA 3-Gb/s HARD DRIVE WITH 8MB CACHE (7,200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
350W Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1155/1156 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD (£19)
USB Options
4 PORT USB 2.0 INTERNAL PCI CARD + STANDARD USB PORTS
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2473HDS 24" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 x HDMI/DVI-D HD 1920x1080 (£169)

 

[vanthus]

The graphics card will support two monitors.

 

[Wozza63]

Im not sure it does support 2 monitors, id recommend getting an AMD eyefinity graphics card

 

[Rakk]

Im not sure it does support 2 monitors, id recommend getting an AMD eyefinity graphics card

Well the Nvidia web site says it has multi monitor support so it should have no problems with 2 monitors

 

[NMEBowen]

it should support 3 but depends on the size of monitors might be a bit choppy if there big.

 

[Rakk]

it should support 3 but depends on the size of monitors might be a bit choppy if there big.

I thought Nvidia cards could only do 2 monitors, it has 3 connections but that's so you've got a choice, don't believe it means you can use 3

 

[NMEBowen]

just saw one running unless it was sli`d and they hadnt added that in the description of post.

 

[Wozza63]

Anyone know if the 580 does 3 monitors?

 

[NMEBowen]

i belive id does but not in 3d

 

[Wozza63]

I dont want 3d, cant stand it, i will trial it with 3 monitors when i get it hopefully the old TVs still work, they were HD but very poor build quality

Anyone know what DP is or mDP?

 

[NMEBowen]

scratch that no only the 590 supports 2d surround

 

[tinsnail]

Im not sure it does support 2 monitors, id recommend getting an AMD eyefinity graphics card

@Wozza Thanks but there is no mention of eyefinity in the available configuration dropdown list.

@everyone, thanks for your help. It sounds like I should be able to use two monitors. I have no need to use three so it should be fine for my needs.

 

[Wozza63]

Oh well, doesnt matter probably wouldnt perform well anyway, ill use 2 monitors for now, one with windows on it and one with games

 

[NMEBowen]

thats the way im going till i go for the surround at xmas be using my tv and the 3d monitor i got from pcs. Its gonna be the odd way round though playing 3d games on a 23inch and my temps on a 32 inch but thats the way it goes,obviously il switch it the other way when ive got a bumping headache from playing to much 3d.

 

[vanthus]

Im not sure it does support 2 monitors, id recommend getting an AMD eyefinity graphics card

Any graphics card with two or more display ports will support two monitors,thats been the case for a quite a few years now lol.You only need eyefinity capable or two graphics cards if you want three or more monitors.