Dual monitors? Dedicated GPU? Integrated Graphics?

[Vatablous]

I'm doing a new 1440p build with hopefully 2 monitors. Only, I just have a GTX 1070 to run them. 1 monitor will be at 1440p and 1 at 1080p. I was hoping to use the 1440p as a content creator and gaming monitor while the 1080p monitor will just be used for Google etc. I came here to ask if anyone knows if its possible to plug my 1440p monitor into my 1070 and my 1080p monitor into my integrated graphics motherboard?

 

 

If you are suggesting to upgrade the GPU, Please don't.

[R3ep3r]

4 minutes ago, Vatablous said:

I'm doing a new 1440p build with hopefully 2 monitors. Only, I just have a GTX 1070 to run them. 1 monitor will be at 1440p and 1 at 1080p. I was hoping to use the 1440p as a content creator and gaming monitor while the 1080p monitor will just be used for Google etc. I came here to ask if anyone knows if its possible to plug my 1440p monitor into my 1070 and my 1080p monitor into my integrated graphics motherboard?

 

 

If you are suggesting to upgrade the GPU, Please don't.

Give us some more specs of your PC please. The videocard itself is just not enough.

[PatrickK]

why not both in your 1070? should be no problem if you only run google etc on the second one. I have always done this, back on my 7602gb and now on my 1070 as well. I watch streams and videos on the second one, and game on the first one

[Vatablous]

Just now, R3ep3r said:

Give us some more specs of your PC please. The videocard itself is just not enough.

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/kwN9Z8

[Vatablous]

Just now, PatrickK said:

why not both in your 1070? should be no problem if you only run google etc on the second one. I have always done this, back on my 7602gb and now on my 1070 as well. I watch streams and videos on the second one, and game on the first one

 

What I am asking is if the Dedicated and integrated GPU's will run simultaneously.

[rn8686]

Just use another cable plugged into the port on our motherboard, or use the other ports on the 1070 (No reason not to). 

[R3ep3r]

Just now, Vatablous said:

https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/list/kwN9Z8

Well, as @PatrickK the 1070 will surely handle both monitors at both resolutions very well. And about your system hardware, you should not worry about that.

It should work as you wish with the 1440p connected to the dedicated GPU and the other one to the integrated one but it's better to connect both to the dedicated GPU.

[Sir Asvald]

 

1 minute ago, Vatablous said:

What I am asking is if the Dedicated and integrated GPU's will run simultaneously.

Yes it'll work.. Why not plug in both Monitors into your GPU? I don't see the benefit of having the motherboard and GPU...

 

[Vatablous]

Just now, Abdul201588 said:

 

Yes it'll work.. Why not plug in both Monitors into your GPU? I don't see the benefit of having the motherboard and GPU...

 

 

@abdul201588 @R3ep3r Well running 1440p, 60-144Hz, and recording I'm not sure how long it could hold up. Even if it could that would be fine but there's no point not using the integrated graphics if they're there not being used.

[RhysMusique]

It will work, however using your integrated graphics is possibly a downgrade from using the 2 displays on your 1070. Your 1070 will handle these two monitors fine, and there is always a question whether the integrated graphics will handle a 1080p in ALL use case scenarios.

[Vatablous]

1 minute ago, RhysMusique said:

It will work, however using your integrated graphics is possibly a downgrade from using the 2 displays on your 1070. Your 1070 will handle these two monitors fine, and there is always a question whether the integrated graphics will handle a 1080p in ALL use case scenarios.

 

If it doesn't work ill just swap it over. Pretty easy. But just wouldn't put as much stress on the GPU.

[RhysMusique]

Just now, Vatablous said:

If it doesn't work ill just swap it over. Pretty easy. But just wouldn't put as much stress on the GPU.

I definitely wouldn't worry about the stress on your GPU. 
I ran 3x 1080p monitors on a GTX 760 

 

[WereCat]

Yes, it will work just fine unless you will use G-Sync when playing in borderless/windowed mode. But plugging both monitors into your 1070 will have the same effect.

[Vatablous]

Just now, RhysMusique said:

I definitely wouldn't worry about the stress on your GPU. 
I ran 3x 1080p monitors on a GTX 760 

 

 

Yeah, this is my first build so I don't really know how much it can handle. Just makin sure ya know?

[Sniperfox47]

Just now, Vatablous said:

If it doesn't work ill just swap it over. Pretty easy. But just wouldn't put as much stress on the GPU.

Rendering a static 2d scene, like your desktop composition, isn't really any load on the GPU . It's smart enough that the load won't really affect anything unless you're trying to run webgl apps in your browser.

 

The extra expense of processing the second graphics driver will probably add way more overhead on the CPU side than the cost of running both costs to your GPU.

[RhysMusique]

2 minutes ago, Vatablous said:

Yeah, this is my first build so I don't really know how much it can handle. Just makin sure ya know?

That's no problem, that's what the forum's for! Help and guidance.

Final line though - I'd definitely just run the 1440p and 1080p monitors off the 1070, and never bother with integrated graphics if you have a capaple dedicated graphics card.

[Vatablous]

1 minute ago, RhysMusique said:

That's no problem, that's what the forum's for! Help and guidance.

Final line though - I'd definitely just run the 1440p and 1080p monitors off the 1070, and never bother with integrated graphics if you have a capaple dedicated graphics card.

 

That's why I came! Thanks!

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, Sniperfox47 said:

Rendering a static 2d scene, like your desktop composition, isn't really any load on the GPU . It's smart enough that the load won't really affect anything unless you're trying to run webgl apps in your browser.

But it does interfere with G-Sync if monitors have different refresh rates

[Vatablous]

14 minutes ago, WereCat said:

But it does interfere with G-Sync if monitors have different refresh rates

That's not good. How much? Like does it render it pointless?

[LUUD18]

If you are gonna use integrated graphics then you are using your CPU's RAM and some CPU (Not actually 100% sure if it will affect the cpu performance). Just use the 1070. I also have 2 screens and I notice no performance gain when I disconnect my second monitor.

[A Silver]

27 minutes ago, Vatablous said:

@abdul201588 @R3ep3r Well running 1440p, 60-144Hz, and recording I'm not sure how long it could hold up. Even if it could that would be fine but there's no point not using the integrated graphics if they're there not being used.

Even a single gtx1080 struggles to run games at 144fps on max settings sometimes so it really won't matter how you connect your monitors.

[WereCat]

2 minutes ago, Vatablous said:

That's not good. How much? Like does it render it pointless?

It makes games unplayable in windowed or borderless mode. Works fine on full screen.

[Vatablous]

1 minute ago, WereCat said:

It makes games unplayable in windowed or borderless mode. Works fine on full screen.

Don't understand how that works.

[WereCat]

1 minute ago, Vatablous said:

Don't understand how that works.

Windows is forcing V-Sync on desktop for everything. It is not possible to disable this V-Sync (even by forcing it off in NVIDIA Control Panel).

 

So anytime there is any sort of animation going on on the lower Hz secondary monitor (like YT video, flashing icon in task bar,etc..), Windows V-Sync will kick in for both monitors and will try to sync FPS to the Hz of slower monitor, confusing the hell of G-Sync, which results in immense stuttering.

[RhysMusique]

11 minutes ago, Vatablous said:

Don't understand how that works.

I believe it's just the way the graphics card sees the display. With fullscreen, the whole display is essentially dedicated to one task, whereas in windowed or borderless mode, the gpu has to focus on more than one 'task' - thus making it more difficult.