Hi everyone!
so I tried googling around a bit but I can't really find a conclusive answer to my question. Tehere is a lot of talk around it, but a lot of the information floating around seems to be very case-specific or even contradicting, so i'll try to keep it simple:
I am currently running a typical triple-monitor setup: one 27" 1080p 60Hz in the middle and a 24" 1080p 60Hz on either side. (I need the space mostly for work-stuff but do also game on it) While gaming i mostly use the secondary monitors for messengers/Discord/YoutTube etc.
Even though that is a lot of screen space, I more and more often find myself in the situation of wanting a bit more space on the main monitor and so i started to look around a bit for a 1440p monitor to replace the old one in the center. Since prices for high refresh-rate monitors are starting to come down, I thoght: hm, if I'm already at it, why not futureproof it a bit? Until I started reading posts about how running different refresh rates in multi-monitor setups seems to be a giant can of worms wich I don't neccessarily want to open. Most of the posts were quite old though, so i'm not sure how much of it still applies today.
So my actual question in summary:
Can I just upgrade one of the three monitors to a 1440p 144Hz and play games in 144Hz while still running YouTube videos etc. on the side or will i run into weird issues like stutters, limiting framerates to 60Hz and so on? If so: is there any easy workaround? (like just fitting a second GPU to run the 60Hz displays or something that won't require fiddling around with settings in every single application and troubleshooting for hours and so on...)
Any input on what would be the best course of action for a hassle-free solution would be much appreciated.
PS: Basic System specs:
HP Z620 Workstation
Dual Xeon CPUs, 32gb RAM
GTX 1070 (yea I'm aware this wont be running many games at 144Hz 1440p anyways)
Windows 10