Dual Monitors with the GTX 660ti

Aaayron · Oct 22, 2013

I've been thinking about getting 2 monitors for my future rig with the gtx 660ti (for more productivity and such) I have some questions for it though
1) Will I need a more powerful PSU for it? (Currently gunning for the Antec HCG 620M)
2) How much more stress will there be on the card?
3) What monitors have VESA holes? I'm planning to buy a monitor mount. I've been looking at this monitor for a while
http://pcx.com.ph/peripherals/monitor/benq/benq-20-gl2055a-led-widescreen-blk.html

Other things:
- I'm perfectly okay with 1600x900 resolution
- No overclocking
- Will mostly play CS:GO, GTA4, and other games at medium or high quality

RobCrezz · Oct 22, 2013

1)You wont need a more powerful psu to run dual monitors.
2) In general productivity stuff, not much more load. In games, if you want to run dual monitors, then 2x the load.

lowriderflow · Oct 22, 2013

very few games actually use dual monitors... i mean really, who wants a 2" bezel gap right in the middle of the screen where you're looking 80% of the time.

Mousemonkey · Oct 22, 2013

lowriderflow :

Nvidia doesn't support dual monitor gaming anyway so its a moot point.

Aaayron · Oct 22, 2013

Yeah. I just wanted to run a game on one screen while video editing/rendering/surfing the web on the other.

Cribbs · Oct 22, 2013

Aaayron :

That's what I do, you won't see any difference in performance.

Mousemonkey · Oct 22, 2013

I find that when gaming the second screen can be used to monitor temps and such but as long as the game is in full screen I can't interact with the other monitor.

Aaayron · Oct 22, 2013

Cribbs :

Oh. Well that's good to know

Aaayron · Oct 22, 2013

Mousemonkey :

Of course the game will lock your mouse/keyboard to it. You can just pause the game and switch to the other right?

Also, can the cursor move through the bezel or just teleport to the other screen when you reach the end of one monitor?

Mousemonkey · Oct 22, 2013

If the game is paused the mouse and keyboard is still locked to the one screen so I guess you'd have to alt tab out and only then can then the cursor be moved to the other screen.

Aaayron · Oct 22, 2013

Never knew that

Aaayron · Oct 23, 2013

Well, sorry for the late reply, but thanks all for helping me sort all this out.

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