Possible dual monitor set up?

[Gauzl]

Could you go with a TN 1440 120htz monitor and with another IPS 1440p monitor and use each monitor at the same time to do different tasks? Such as playing BF4 on the TN monitor and having the IPS monitor display the map?

I'm just curious because I would like to use IPS but cannot deal with the lower htz.

[ShadowCaptain]

Could you go with a TN 1440 120htz monitor and with another IPS 1440p monitor and use each monitor at the same time to do different tasks? Such as playing BF4 on the TN monitor and having the IPS monitor display the map?

I'm just curious because I would like to use IPS but cannot deal with the lower htz.

 

Yes you can do that. 

 

Do you really find 60hz that bad? I find bf4 looks SO much prettier using IPS and having sexy colours and no annoying colour shift

[Gauzl]

Yes you can do that.

Do you really find 60hz that bad? I find bf4 looks SO much prettier using IPS and having sexy colours and no annoying colour shift

I literally spent a couple minutes on CS:GO playing on 60fps then 120fps and the difference to me was clear as day, and from that I know going back to 60htz will be very difficult for me.

However that's only for FPS games, I like to play RTS and would love to experience it on a IPS monitor, so in order to get the best of both worlds, I would have to buy both.

[MehRepublic]

have the cash. go for it, and dont be regret later

[Gauzl]

Yes you can do that.

Do you really find 60hz that bad? I find bf4 looks SO much prettier using IPS and having sexy colours and no annoying colour shift

I am very confused on how it works though, I will have 2 GPU's in SLI so would I use a display port going from each GPU to each monitor? Does operating system effect how well it works, do all games support it? Will each monitor be capped at 60htz or will I be able to get 120htz on the TN panel while only getting 60htz on the IPS simultaneously? Will the IPS monitor draw much power from the GPUs if it just serves to display the map? I just thought if these questions off the top of my head but will have more as I learn.

[ShadowCaptain]

I am very confused on how it works though, I will have 2 GPU's in SLI so would I use a display port going from each GPU to each monitor? Does operating system effect how well it works, do all games support it? Will each monitor be capped at 60htz or will I be able to get 120htz on the TN panel while only getting 60htz on the IPS simultaneously? Will the IPS monitor draw much power from the GPUs if it just serves to display the map? I just thought if these questions off the top of my head but will have more as I learn.

 

You have to connect off one GPU (afaik?) ..

 

Anyway you connect up the monitors, if you are using windows you can set the second monitor to either be a mirror (so it shows the same image) or an extension then you can drag programs over to the second screen - for example youtube on one monitor, forum on the other.

 

The 120hz monitor will run at 120hz and the 60hz monitor will run at 60 just fine - you can set this independently in windows and set independent resolutions too, for example run one at 1080p instead

 

I use a crappy old 20" monitor I got free to run my BF4 map, it doens't really use any computing power at all as long as you are not like running a HD movie or something

[Gauzl]

You have to connect off one GPU (afaik?) ..

 

Anyway you connect up the monitors, if you are using windows you can set the second monitor to either be a mirror (so it shows the same image) or an extension then you can drag programs over to the second screen - for example youtube on one monitor, forum on the other.

 

The 120hz monitor will run at 120hz and the 60hz monitor will run at 60 just fine - you can set this independently in windows and set independent resolutions too, for example run one at 1080p instead

 

I use a crappy old 20" monitor I got free to run my BF4 map, it doens't really use any computing power at all as long as you are not like running a HD movie or something

Will it use up more VRAM from the GPU to use a second monitor? I currently have 2 GTX 680's with only 2GB but will be upgrading straight to 2 GTX 880's or equivalent when they come out so will 3GB be enough at 1440p with 2 monitors or will I need up to 4GB.

[ShadowCaptain]

Will it use up more VRAM from the GPU to use a second monitor? I currently have 2 GTX 680's with only 2GB but will be upgrading straight to 2 GTX 880's or equivalent when they come out so will 3GB be enough at 1440p with 2 monitors or will I need up to 4GB.

It wont use up a negligable amount, it will only matter if you intend to play the game across 2 monitors in that case VRAM will be important, it will use double a single 1440p monitor

 

I game using a 780ti on a single 27" 1440p PLS monitor over displayport and have a second 20" monitor connected via VGA and use it for controlling my music / maps / youtube in the background, the performance hit is pretty much 0

[Gauzl]

It wont use up a negligable amount, it will only matter if you intend to play the game across 2 monitors in that case VRAM will be important, it will use double a single 1440p monitor

I game using a 780ti on a single 27" 1440p PLS monitor over displayport and have a second 20" monitor connected via VGA and use it for controlling my music / maps / youtube in the background, the performance hit is pretty much 0

So can I just use display port for the main monitor being the TN and HDMI on the IPS, both through the same GPU?

[ShadowCaptain]

So can I just use display port for the main monitor being the TN and HDMI on the IPS, both through the same GPU?

 

Yes! but you might not get 1440p over hdmi

[The_Strict_Nein]

Yes! but you might not get 1440p over hdmi

 

HDMI 1.3 Supports resolutions up to 1600p. As long as he has a modern graphics card and monitor it should be fine

[ShadowCaptain]

HDMI 1.3 Supports resolutions up to 1600p. As long as he has a modern graphics card and monitor it should be fine

 

Good shout, i wasnt sure which version of HDMI was needed Thats why I said might not  depends if the monitor AND card support it (and the cable is capable too) I know not all monitors do

 

- It should be fine yes, just stating that the OP needs to check that the monitor and GPU support it

[MehRepublic]

i done this, my monitor and tv with only hd4000(HDMI,DP), even using this i get not perfomace drop on most uses(except gaming)

 

just make sure that hdmi version support the resolution and refresh rate u want