Wacom Cintiq with dual monitors
November 8th, 2008A couple of days ago I was asked by Gordon Robb about my Cintiq post the following question
“…how does the cintiq connect if you already have two monitors. I have this setup, but my graphics card only has two outputs, so where would the cintiqu go? This is the only thing stopping me buying it.”
Thanks for your question Gordon. My solution is two dual output graphics cards (ATI Radeon 4800 series). This allows me to have my two main monitors and the Cintiq as an auxiliary. Because my deskspace is limited I’m not in a position to use the Cintiq as a third monitor all the time but on rare occasions when three screens have come in very handy. I use ultramon to handle my existing dual monitor setup and it can handle the Cintiq as a third monitor just fine.
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April 23rd, 2009 at 12:11 am
I was wondering the same thing, so that would mean I need to go SLI or Crossfire to use my Cintiq as a 3rd display?
April 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Yes that’s right. You need to disable crossfire to use the third monitor (for those who don’t know crossfire is a bridge between two graphics cards that leverages the second graphics card as auxiliary power for gaming). If you want to use Crossfire for gaming for example it’s easy enough to reenable in the Catalyst control center.