Jump to content

Programs to run on a 2nd monitor?

Solrix
By Solrix
in Displays
 Share
Posted

What do you guys normally run on your other monitors? I pretty much just run teamspeak and Temperature monitors.

CPU AMD A10-5800k  GPU GTX 960 Gigabyte G1 Motherboard Asrock fm2a75m-dgs Ram G.skill 8gigs ddr3 PSU Corsair HX650 HDD Two 1TB Hitachi 7200 rpm Case Zalman z11

Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire TK with chery mx reds Mouse Logitech m500 Headset Logitech g430 Laptop Lenovo u310 touch Phone HTC one

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Mostly Skype and hardware monitors, a clock and the weather. Sometimes it's also useful for a webpage or word document for reference. It's only a 4:3 15 inch screen so not a whole lot I can fit on it, but I find it incredibly useful.

~non cogito, ergo non sum?~

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Teamspeak and IRC... and sometimes server monitoring of some kind if I'm watching over a server in some way... If I am in something like Photoshop or Illustrator I put all of my windows and palettes on the second monitor to free up space in the workarea and/or run Adobe Bridge on the second monitor. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Hardware monitor, Skype, MusicBee, Teamspeak, a Twitch stream if I'm playing but wanna watch at the same time...stuff I'd normally have to alt+tab to see, but instead can just glance at and mouse over it. Having a second monitor is quite handy :)

PC Master Race, Audiophile, big AMD fan. I love PC gaming and PC audio :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

What ever suits my needs at the time. I often stream HD videos on the 2nd display while gaming on the main.

 

I've found 2 displays to be very useful and productive at home - so much so that I've requested a 2nd one for at work. :)

My Systems:

Main - Work + Gaming:

Spoiler

Woodland Raven: Ryzen 2700X // AMD Wraith RGB // Asus Prime X570-P // G.Skill 2x 8GB 3600MHz DDR4 // Radeon RX Vega 56 // Crucial P1 NVMe 1TB M.2 SSD // Deepcool DQ650-M // chassis build in progress // Windows 10 // Thrustmaster TMX + G27 pedals & shifter

F@H Rig:

Spoiler

FX-8350 // Deepcool Neptwin // MSI 970 Gaming // AData 2x 4GB 1600 DDR3 // 2x Gigabyte RX-570 4G's // Samsung 840 120GB SSD // Cooler Master V650 // Windows 10

 

HTPC:

Spoiler

SNES PC (HTPC): i3-4150 @3.5 // Gigabyte GA-H87N-Wifi // G.Skill 2x 4GB DDR3 1600 // Asus Dual GTX 1050Ti 4GB OC // AData SP600 128GB SSD // Pico 160XT PSU // Custom SNES Enclosure // 55" LG LED 1080p TV  // Logitech wireless touchpad-keyboard // Windows 10 // Build Log

Laptops:

Spoiler

MY DAILY: Lenovo ThinkPad T410 // 14" 1440x900 // i5-540M 2.5GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD iGPU + Quadro NVS 3100M 512MB dGPU // 2x4GB DDR3L 1066 // Mushkin Triactor 480GB SSD // Windows 10

 

WIFE'S: Dell Latitude E5450 // 14" 1366x768 // i5-5300U 2.3GHz Dual-Core HT // Intel HD5500 // 2x4GB RAM DDR3L 1600 // 500GB 7200 HDD // Linux Mint 19.3 Cinnamon

 

EXPERIMENTAL: Pinebook // 11.6" 1080p // Manjaro KDE (ARM)

NAS:

Spoiler

Home NAS: Pentium G4400 @3.3 // Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 // 2x 4GB DDR4 2400 // Intel HD Graphics // Kingston A400 120GB SSD // 3x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200 HDDs in RAID-Z // Cooler Master Silent Pro M 1000w PSU // Antec Performance Plus 1080AMG // FreeNAS OS

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

First Monitor-Gaming/Work/Photoshop

Left Monitor-Itunes/Steam library/Computer Files

Right Monitor-Youtube/Research (Whether that be school or photoshop tips)

 

Turn on Eyefinity to play Civ 5

Case:Define R4 | MOBO:ASRock z75 Pro 3 | CPU:i7-3770k 4.0GHz | CPU Cooler:H100i | GPU:970 Strix | RAM:Hyper X 16GB | 


Peripherals:ATH-M50x Limited Blue Edition | K95 RGB | M65 RGB | Blue Yeti MIC | (3x)1920x2080 Acer Monitors


 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Steam friends list + chat windows, Precision X, Skype, Task manger (Love the windows 8 one)

 

And a million tab chrome window on the other screen :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I have Terabytes of Television and movies so when I am playing a game on my main monitor, Diablo III, War Thunder. I have a TV show or movie on my monitor while I play a game on my main.

 

Otherwise even if I am on a forum or just browsing on the internet there is still usually some type of show on the other monitor. It would be hard to go back to one monitor since I have had two. So convenient. 3 would be the perfect number for me.. Someday soon,

“Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks.”

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I just ran a few widgets, iTunes, Skype, Tweekdeck sometimes or teamspeak or something like that. used to run MSN on it all the time back in the day

INTEL CORE I3 4130 | EVGA Nvidia GTX 750 Ti | CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600Mhz DDR3 | COOLERMASTER HAF 912 | ASUS H81M-C/CSM LGA 1150

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Well, if i had a second monitor i'd use it for photoshop, 3d programs, and for game engines (for mapping).

But sadly, i cant afford it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Mine is a free 17" Dell 1280x1024 which works great for monitoring system temps/clocks/etc, youtube, internet, WAN show, whatever really. I love having 2 screens.

Never say it's not broken. Everything is broken. Why? Because everything needs MOAR POWA!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author

Well, if i had a second monitor i'd use it for photoshop, 3d programs, and for game engines (for mapping).

But sadly, i cant afford it.

My 2nd monitor is only like 16 inches. I got it free from someone. Just ask around. People are getting rid of good monitors because they are getting a bigger one or getting rid of their desktop

CPU AMD A10-5800k  GPU GTX 960 Gigabyte G1 Motherboard Asrock fm2a75m-dgs Ram G.skill 8gigs ddr3 PSU Corsair HX650 HDD Two 1TB Hitachi 7200 rpm Case Zalman z11

Keyboard CM Storm Quickfire TK with chery mx reds Mouse Logitech m500 Headset Logitech g430 Laptop Lenovo u310 touch Phone HTC one

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Displays

×