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Does plugging into MoBo affect performance?

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Alright so I have had 2 of my monitors plugged into my motherboard, and one into the graphics card. Does this lower my performance in games? Have I not been using my pc to full potential this whole time?

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Well, if you're gaming on a screen connected to the motherboard, then it'll be using your processor's integrated graphics. Which isn't good.

 

If you use integrated graphics for the screens you're not using for gaming, then you might gain a small amount of performance.

 

But just plug them all into your 970, it's going to be a generally better experience.

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What are the other 2 monitors doing? If they're just auxiliary then don't worry about it.

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Well, if you're gaming on a screen connected to the motherboard, then it'll be using your processor's integrated graphics. Which isn't good.

 

If you use integrated graphics for the screens you're not using for gaming, then you might gain a small amount of performance.

 

But just plug them all into your 970, it's going to be a generally better experience.

My 970 doesn't have the ports I need. So I'm trying to figure out if it's worth it to go buy a couple adapters

Side note - my cpu is at 100% in game, while gpu rarely exceeds 70%

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Well, if you're gaming on a screen connected to the motherboard, then it'll be using your processor's integrated graphics. Which isn't good.

 

If you use integrated graphics for the screens you're not using for gaming, then you might gain a small amount of performance.

 

But just plug them all into your 970, it's going to be a generally better experience.

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Well, if you're gaming on a screen connected to the motherboard, then it'll be using your processor's integrated graphics. Which isn't good.

If you use integrated graphics for the screens you're not using for gaming, then you might gain a small amount of performance.

But just plug them all into your 970, it's going to be a generally better experience.

I use the monitor connected to gpu for gaming

My gpu doesn't have vga ports

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I use the monitor connected to gpu for gaming

My gpu doesn't have vga ports

Okay, then just use the motherboard's connectors for auxiliary.

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Okay, then just use the motherboard's connectors for auxiliary.

But doesn't that use integrated graphics and use up more cpu?

My CPU is at 100% in game, gpu is 70%

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