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Adding a second screen to my Pc

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You'll be fine. Just plug the second monitor into a second port on the GPU and you're good to go. There might be some issues if they're different refresh rates or resolutions, but that's kind of unlikely.

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I have a i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz, 8gb of ddr3 ram and a 4gb 1050Ti. Currently I have a single screen and would like to add a second one. The second screen will be used to displaying things like you tube, discord and twitch. I current do not have the money to upgrade the pc and got the screen for free (do not know if that was relevant or needed but thought I would add it.) 

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You'll be fine. Just plug the second monitor into a second port on the GPU and you're good to go. There might be some issues if they're different refresh rates or resolutions, but that's kind of unlikely.

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Yep, just plug it in and you'll be good to go. Connect it to the GPU, not the motherboard. 

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