2013-07-24, 06:24 PM
Declaimed Wrote:@KhainiWest: I've never attempted similar, but it seems like a decent plan to me. Again, I've never dual-monitored anything. Thinking about it, though, what is preventing the new card from powering both monitors? Lack of muscle? Just my two cents.
I have a monitor question too. I'm currently running with a 1680x1050 monitor which I purchased in 2007 for around ~$300. Its about 22 inches, the colors are great, and the stand is terrific. The problem is that I need a 16:9 aspect ratio for most media. One game I attempted to play in particular, Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed, throws black bars at the top and bottom of the screen when using 16:10, which aggravated me.
I'm stuck between getting either:
1) An IPS 1080p monitor, as I love superb color reproduction,
2) A 120 hz monitor, though I've read that the gains are small,
or
3) A 2560 x 1600 monitor.
The biggest detriment to the 2560 x 1600 is obviously price, but I also worry that 3840 x 2160 models arn't too terribly far down the road. (Plus, my current GPU setup can't handle that resolution at 60 FPS. But, what about future upgrades? Decisions, decisions.)
Its a preference thing. IMO the best of both worlds is an IPS that is overclocked to about 90Hz(yes you can overclock monitors, you're lucky if you can hit 120 on an IPS so you have the absolute best of both worlds). its Fluidity vs color, though decent overclocking IPS dont start till about post 250$ prices(and thats just the korean import prices).
KhainiWest Wrote:So I upgraded to a GTx 770 and a 27 inch 120 htz monitor, and want to duel monitor it up. Currently I use abotu a 23 inch 60 htz monitor so it's going to choke up the potential of the video card, and the curernt graphics card I'm using is a GTx 460.
I got an i7 950, which I believe is enough to handle both card's, and a 850w power supply, but is it worth the tinkering to get my video card to sync up with my old monitor and have the new card work with the new monitor? I just figure I could put the old card for some use, since the new card will only benefit one of the two monitors.
edit: didn't see the computer parts thread aaaanndd I don't think I can close
when you say dual monitor, do you mean being able to game on both screens? or using one monitor on a game and another on something else. I know that the latter is possible, but to use both monitors for a single game is only capable when a single card or a card in SLI is powering it up.