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Connect 4 screens to alienware 17r4 ? - Uriel Septim - Feb 21, 2020
Hello everyone,
I've recently bought a brand new Alienware 17r4 laptop, atm i'm still using my tower PC connected to 4 24" screens using displayport (My 1060 has 4 displayports outputs).
I'm thinking about giving away my tower PC to some family member but I'd like to know how I could connect my alienware laptop to these 4 screens ? Has anyone faced the same problem ?
The laptop ports I can use are :
- 1 USB Type-C
- 1 Ports Thunderbolt 40gbps
- 1 Displayport
- 1 HDMI
What are my best options ?
I was thinking about buying this : https://www.dell.com/fr-fr/shop/alienware-graphics-amplificateur/apd/452-bbqs/accessoires-pour-ordinateurs Like I could plug my 1060 in it and then connect to the screens ?
Thanks for anyone who's willing to help me find the best solution ! :)
RE: Connect 4 screens to alienware 17r4 ? - 991z3r0 - Feb 21, 2020
Honestly if you have a thunderbolt dedicated plug and a USB c dedicated plug i would just get a USB c and thunderbolt dock and run your display sources from those docks. You can use the 4 monitors whenever you plug into the docks.
I'd imagine anything beyond directly using the DP and HDMI port will have slight latency additions.
RE: Connect 4 screens to alienware 17r4 ? - spiral - Feb 21, 2020
(Feb 21, 2020 08:17 AM)Uriel Septim Wrote: Hello everyone,
I've recently bought a brand new Alienware 17r4 laptop, atm i'm still using my tower PC connected to 4 24" screens using displayport (My 1060 has 4 displayports outputs).
I'm thinking about giving away my tower PC to some family member but I'd like to know how I could connect my alienware laptop to these 4 screens ? Has anyone faced the same problem ?
The laptop ports I can use are :
- 1 USB Type-C
- 1 Ports Thunderbolt 40gbps
- 1 Displayport
- 1 HDMI
What are my best options ?
I was thinking about buying this : https://www.dell.com/fr-fr/shop/alienware-graphics-amplificateur/apd/452-bbqs/accessoires-pour-ordinateurs Like I could plug my 1060 in it and then connect to the screens ?
Thanks for anyone who's willing to help me find the best solution ! :)
You should be able to buy the egpu dock and then use that for the 4 monitors.
RE: Connect 4 screens to alienware 17r4 ? - vaiperboy - Feb 23, 2020
(Feb 21, 2020 04:56 PM)spiral Wrote: You should be able to buy the egpu dock and then use that for the 4 monitors.
a bit overkill
@OP, you prolly only need the usb-c port. Read this https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/how-many-displays-can-you-connect-to-a-usb-3-1-gen-1-type-c-port.3212277/post-19794757
RE: Connect 4 screens to alienware 17r4 ? - Uriel Septim - Feb 23, 2020
(Feb 21, 2020 04:56 PM)spiral Wrote: You should be able to buy the egpu dock and then use that for the 4 monitors.
Well yes could be good, the egpu dock is like $100 - $150 cheaper than the usb-c thing from dell, as I already have the GPU I think i'll buy the EGPU dock because its cheaper.
I'll update with a pic when everything is plugged 🐱👤