How many VGA monitors a new Mac Pro Support?

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How many VGA monitors a new Mac Pro Support?

hello! sorry for bad english! writing through a translator. tell me how many monitors can be connected to a mac pro 2013-14. examined the information - say, you can connect two monitors via passive dvi adapter and four through the vga adapter or six monitors through the vga adapter. Please help, since you can not buy 6 monitors display port or thunderbolt. already have 6 monitors dvi/vga, but I'm afraid to buy a mac pro, because monitors can not connect. Thank you friends!

Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 9:30 AM

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lllaass

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Sep 22, 2014 9:37 AM in response to duke590

How many do you want to connect?

VGA adopters are all active.

I do not understand what yo mean by " Please help, since you can not buy 6 monitors display port or thunderbolt. already have 6 monitors dvi/vga,"?

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duke590 Author

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Sep 22, 2014 10:02 AM in response to lllaass

I want to connect 6 vga or dvi monitors.

I'm sorry, translation via google translate

Mac pro ordered, paid money. Now I worry that I won't be able to connect 6 vga monitors. I already have 6 vga of monitors, don't want to buy 6 thunderbolt monitors

thanks!!!

PS VGA adopters are all active. It means mac pro supports six vga monitors?

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lllaass

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Sep 22, 2014 10:06 AM in response to duke590

You should be able to use 6 1080p or less VGA monitors or 6 DVI monitors if you use active adopters

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duke590 Author

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Sep 22, 2014 10:21 AM in response to lllaass

It means that vga the adapter already active and doesn't demand connection usb as dvi the active adapter?

Thanks!

PS 2 dvi passive and 4 vga will work too?

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lllaass

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Sep 22, 2014 11:12 AM in response to duke590

All VGA adopters are active and do not need USB power. For two DVI monitors plus VGA monitor you may need active adopters. If the resolution is greater than 1080p you need the dual-link adopter that require USB power and cost about $100 each.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A/mini-displayport-to-dual-link-dvi-ada pter

For 1080p and less a simple active adopter like this one should work

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200944

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