Question about running multiple monitor setups

[Bop]

Hey I'm pretty sure this would be a problem, but I'm not gonna act like I'm the most knowledgeable person that's ever been on this type of stuff. So I figured I'd throw up a quick forum post and see what others had to say.

 

My question is will running 2 graphics cards (1070 for my 144hz 1080P Benq, and my old 1060 GB for my other 2 monitors both also at 1080P) bottleneck performance/cause issues. I want my main display to not be bottle necked at all, and I want the GPU running my games to not be processing 2 other monitors that have Chrome/Discord/etc. running as well taking up some of that Video Memory. So my question is really, is this something I can do? Can I use a 1070 8gb card as my main GPU for games, and have a 1060 also in there 2 strictly run my other 2 monitors to keep as much slack off of my main 1070 as possible.

 

Thanks for reading and thank you to and replies that may come, and if you would like any clarification as to what I mean above feel free to ask.

[Glenwing]

Yes, you can do that, it doesn't cause any problems or performance loss. However there is really no reason to do it, running extra monitors with desktop applications won't impact your GPU performance in any significant way.

[NotSoEpicMods]

I've done this before to run 3 monitors with one being a main and tbh with my setup(phenom II x6 and HD7950) there was no difference at all in gaming performance but I was able to avoid using display port which was my main goal at the time. It sounds like you already have the video cards so I would just try it but I wouldn't go out and buy the cards to do this unless you get an awesome deal and even then I would put the card in another pc. Here are some things to consider: 

 

1: can your psu support the power demands/power cables needed?

2: you will be consuming more power with having 2 cards running

3: is your case capable of the extra heat load even if it's minor?

 

I'm sure there are others but I'm sure you get the gist of it.