can any of you recommend a GPU primarily for desktop use? It should be able to handle 2 screens (one 1440p, one 1080p) with the option of adding a third screen, it should run quiet (I'd prefer passive cooling) and it shouldn't cost a fortune. Good Linux compatibility is also required.
If you're okay with your third one being VGA, an aforementioned 710 or something similar will do the trick.
Aiden Peterson
Intergrated graphics may have two video outputs that can be used at the same time, but in 90% of the time, one is gonna be shitty VGA. Otherwise you can always plug in a USB video out that works well, obviously wont play games on it.
I'm running a Dell Optiplex 880 at work, has VGA, and dlink out, and 2x USB DVI for 4 monitors total. Works fine.
Jaxon Thompson
>Otherwise you can always plug in a USB video out that works well, obviously wont play games on it. o shit I forgot about that (I'm not OP tho)
…if I have a Linux box, and I play games on my main monitor (AMD GPU), how does one of those interact with the whole system?
Can you drag windows back and forth between them?
If a USB video output is active, do games on all monitors get shit FPS? Or just the ones on the USB outputs? (Can you watch the FPS go to shit and back as you drag the game to and from the USB monitor?)
Jose Walker
RX 460 for cheap and modern. Older AMD GPUs are fine too, as long as they're GCN1.1 or above.
Aiden Flores
OP, do NOT listen to any faggot telling you to run an Nvidia GPU on Linux. The open source drivers are absolute trash and the proprietary drivers have screen tearing out the ass, plus a pain to set up. AMD graphics cards have great open source drivers now. If you're looking to play some basic Steam games (like TF2, CSGO etc), then an RX 460 will get you 1080p 60fps. If you want some more oomph, an RX 470 or 480 will do the trick.
Juan Thomas
On Windows it works fine, an Aero works fine between all windows, you can drag fine, and use a 3rd party monitor app.
There are not that many video cards out there that can output to 3 monitors, most do 2, and when you install a video card into a PC that has onboard video, it almost certainly gets disabled.
OP, if you only need basic use for multiple display, buy StarTech or HP brand USB monitor out cards, both are great, and around $50
Nicholas Phillips
Running a GTX 950 on Ubuntu 16.04 with proprietary drivers, literally no problems, no screen tearing, etc. And it was not a pain to set-up, just add a ppa and install the nvidia drivers. Kill yourself AMD shill.