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How to select a primary video card?

patrioticcow
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Hello,

 

I have two video cards. GTX 560 Ti and a GTX 1070

 

The problem is that my machine sees the GTX 560 as being primary, rather than the GTX 1070 one.

 

I guess my question is.. does it matter?

 

I see games running on the GTX 560 card. I want to make sure I get the best of the 1070

 

I see no options in BIOS to change them..

 

Any ideas?

 

 

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Swap the position of two cards or connect the video output to the 1070.

 

Why would you use the two at the same time?

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Cinebench R15 Single thread:168 Multi-thread: 833 

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I have 5 monitors.

 

The issue with swapping them around is that the 1070 doesn't seem to work no more

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What monitor are you playing games on?

The Sharp monitor or one of the other 4?

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Set your primary display to be output from 1070, also make sure it's in the primary slot PCI-E on your motherboard for optimal performance

and Windows 10 Version 1703 has a an option to choose which adapter to use for 3D application when you right click the icon

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