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Rhett Quigley
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I use a second monitor for monitoring temperatures, does this affect game performance? I didn't notice any decline, and in some games I can not move the mouse over to the second screen.

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I use a second monitor for monitoring temperatures, does this affect game performance? I didn't notice any decline, and in some games I can not move the mouse over to the second screen.

i dont know the answer to the first question however the second question might be due to you running the game in full screen mode(ive had the same issue)

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i dont know the answer to the first question however the second question might be due to you running the game in full screen mode(ive had the same issue)

 

Oh yeah, thats it. (BF4 I ran borderless, but others I left fullscreen)

Intel Core i7 4790 CPU  - Stock cooler - Gigabyte GTX 1080 GPU

 

Asrock Z97 Pro4 Motherboard - HyperX 16GB DDR3 1866 MHz Ram (Dual Channel) - Cooler Master V750 PSU

 

 

Samsumg Evo 250gb SSD - Segate 2TB - NZXT S340 Mid-tower.

 

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I use a second monitor for monitoring temperatures, does this affect game performance? I didn't notice any decline, and in some games I can not move the mouse over to the second screen.

 

Not really maybe one or two FPS but in general it won't affect gaming performance with a second screen for software monitoring.

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It will make a difference. It's not that big of a hit to the performance though ;)

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It may affect performance a little but if the game is only on one monitor and whatever is running on the second monitor isn't running anything intensive it might only cost you like 1-3 FPS. 

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