Hey everyone,
First of all, here is my desktop info:
Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT
CPU: I7-3770k
GPU: GTX 960
Windows 10 pro
For about a year I have been using the processor's integrated graphics to drive my Apple Thunderbolt monitor. My motherboard, though a bit outdated by today's standards, is one of the only ones that has a dedicated thunderbolt 2 port to run my apple monitor (it DOES NOT connect to mini-DisplayPort or work with any adapters). Recently my brother gifted me his old GTX 960, but my Apple monitor cannot connect to the card directly since it works with thunderbolt only. I have been looking for a way to use dedicated graphics through the motherboard display outputs with no luck so far.
Lucid Virtu was the first option I looked into, but it is now legacy and not supported in Windows 10. The next thing I tried was setting my preferred graphics processor in Nvidia control panel, but the box is not there and I have to be plugged into the graphics card to even open the Nvidia settings. In the Bios I have tried both enabling/disabling IGFX Multi-Monitor and tried setting the primary display to both iGPU and PCI-E. The settings did not change anything within windows in any case. I tried to follow Linus's video here to see if i could make it work with windows settings:
See the same method here:
Aaaaannnnndddd............... Only one GPU shows up at a time. When I have my thunderbolt monitor plugged into the motherboard, only Intel HD 4000 shows up under Graphics Performance Preferences. When I plugged my TV into the 960, only the 960 shows up. When both are plugged in, the one that shows up depends on the display I use to open graphics settings.
Shouldn't I be able to see both GPUs under the settings? Is there something I have missed? I will try to DDU and reinstall drivers and get back to you if that works. In the meantime, let me know if you have any recommendations.
-Johnny
Hey everyone, First of all, here is my desktop info: Mobo: ASUS P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT CPU: I7-3770k GPU: GTX 960 Windows 10 pro For about a year I have been using the processor's integrated graphics to drive my Apple Thunderbolt monitor. My motherboard, though a bit outdated by today's standards, is one of the only ones that has a dedicated thunderbolt 2 port to run my apple monitor (it DOES NOT connect to mini-DisplayPort or work with any adapters). Recently my brother gifted me his old GTX 960, but my Apple monitor cannot connect to the card directly since it works with thunderbolt only. I have been looking for a way to use dedicated graphics through the motherboard display outputs with no luck so far. Lucid Virtu was the first option I looked into, but it is now legacy and not supported in Windows 10. The next thing I tried was setting my preferred graphics processor in Nvidia control panel, but the box is not there and I have to be plugged into the graphics card to even open the Nvidia settings. In the Bios I have tried both enabling/disabling IGFX Multi-Monitor and tried setting the primary display to both iGPU and PCI-E. The settings did not change anything within windows in any case. I tried to follow Linus's video here to see if i could make it work with windows settings: See the same method here: Aaaaannnnndddd............... Only one GPU shows up at a time. When I have my thunderbolt monitor plugged into the motherboard, only Intel HD 4000 shows up under Graphics Performance Preferences. When I plugged my TV into the 960, only the 960 shows up. When both are plugged in, the one that shows up depends on the display I use to open graphics settings. Shouldn't I be able to see both GPUs under the settings? Is there something I have missed? I will try to DDU and reinstall drivers and get back to you if that works. In the meantime, let me know if you have any recommendations. -Johnny
