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newer to pc building 

so the gpu i am looking at has 3 displayports, 1 hdmi, and 1 dvi outputs.
how would i go about setting up a dual screen display of 1080p monitors?

would i be better off finding 2 monitors with displayport inputs or is there is a way to do this with the 1 hdmi port?

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If you have 2 screens you cannot use the together for a game as you cross hair would be in the middle and you can mix and match what ports you use unless you are going for a surround setup with 3 or 5 monitors.

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If the monitor has displayport, use that.  Otherwise, just use the hdmi and dvi and plug both into the GPU.

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all those ports can do 1080p perfectly fine

just choose the one that you have the cable for and the monitor has input for

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You can mix and match ports. Ex- I have my main display on DVI, and then my secondary on HDMI.

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hdmi to dvi cables and adapters exist, they work flawlessly together.

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If you have 2 screens you cannot use the together for a game as you cross hair would be in the middle and you can mix and match what ports you use unless you are going for a surround setup with 3 or 5 monitors.

to clarify 1 would be for gaming / rendering, and the other would be for whatever (if i am gaming it might be used for social media, and if i am rendering or doing art stuff it would be for reference images and youtube)

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If you have 2 screens you cannot use the together for a game as you cross hair would be in the middle and you can mix and match what ports you use unless you are going for a surround setup with 3 or 5 monitors.

 

Not every game is an FPS.

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does displayport offer any extra image or color clarity (or any benefits )over hdmi? (this is only referring to 1080p / 1200p monitors)

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Not every game is an FPS.

this is true, but i can imagine that gaming with monitor break in the direct center of vision would be troublesome for most

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does displayport offer any extra image or color clarity (or any benefits )over hdmi? (this is only referring to 1080p / 1200p monitors)

No

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If you have 2 screens you cannot use the together for a game as you cross hair would be in the middle and you can mix and match what ports you use unless you are going for a surround setup with 3 or 5 monitors.

 

 

When I see someone wants to run 2 monitors, it is always one gaming, one random stuff.  But then there is always someone who says something dumb about surround or eyefinity.  AMD doesn't even let you do eyefinity with 2 as of Crimson because it is terrible.

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