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Multiple monitors (More than 4)

Keiran1983
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Hi all,

 

I have GTX 1070 SC and having 4x 1080p monitors connected to it.  3 of the monitors are connected via Display Ports and the last monitor on HDMI.

 

My question now is can I attach another monitor to the card.  Meaning 5 monitors, with the 5th monitor on 144p with higher refresh rate and larger screen size (27 inch) and above.

 

I would like to know if is it possible?

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6 minutes ago, Keiran1983 said:

Hi all,

 

I have GTX 1070 SC and having 4x 1080p monitors connected to it.  3 of the monitors are connected via Display Ports and the last monitor on HDMI.

 

My question now is can I attach another monitor to the card.  Meaning 5 monitors, with the 5th monitor on 144p with higher refresh rate and larger screen size (27 inch) and above.

 

I would like to know if is it possible?

It is possible but GPU's don't like run monitors with different refresh rate, they get hot and constantly run in high Mhz

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27 minutes ago, Keiran1983 said:

Oh dear, my current 4 monitors have different refresh rates.  One monitor running on 144MHZ for games and the other 3 on 75Mhz.

 

any issues with it?

Run Afterburner, you will see that the Mhz are constantly kinda high

CPU:i7 9700k 5047.5Mhz All Cores Mobo: MSI MPG Z390 Gaming Edge AC, RAM:Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB 3200MHz DDR4 OC 3467Mhz GPU:MSI RTX 2070 ARMOR 8GB OC Storage:Samsung SSD 970 EVO NVMe M.2 250GB, 2x SSD ADATA PRO SP900 256GB, HDD WD CB 2TB, HDD GREEN 2TB PSU: Seasonic focus plus 750w Gold Display(s): 1st: LG 27UK650-W, 4K, IPS, HDR10, 10bit(8bit + A-FRC). 2nd: Samsung 24" LED Monitor (SE390), Cooling:Fazn CPU Cooler Aero 120T Push/pull Corsair ML PRO Fans Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB mx Rapidfire Mouse:Razer Naga Chroma  Headset: Razer Kraken 7.1 Chroma Sound: Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker Case: Modded Case Inverted, 5 intake 120mm, one exhaust 120mm.

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I’d suggest using onboard if possible and/or getting a cheap card to offload. 

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2 hours ago, Keiran1983 said:

Is there anyway we can use a switch to toggle between the 4 monitors and the 5th gaming monitor?  

Yes, you can choose which 4 monitors are active.

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