2 Monitors: one on intel and the other on nvidia GPU

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nikkiwk369

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Hello,
I am planning to build a PC that will be connected to 2 monitors, one desktop monitor and one massive tv screen. The tv screen will be primarily used for gaming and the other only for websurfing and office stuff.
Would it be possible to connect the desktop monitor to the integrated intel graphics and only the tv screen to an nvidia gpu so that the full power of the gpu can be used exclusively for gaming? How would the performance of such a system be, is it better then connecting both screen to the gpu?

Hope someone can help and thanks in advance for all answers :)
 
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Well, if your office monitor isn't playing any video or running any form of animation then it shouldn't tax your GPU much at all. In fact all it would even affect is the GPU's Memory, and since most mid to high end Nvida cards have 2GB or memory minimum, you wont have any issue hooking it up to both. That said, if you decide you do wanna use both the integrated and dedicated graphics anyways, you will need to have a look at your MB. Usually they have one specifically designed for a dedicated GPU and when you install one there it will automatically switch off your integrated graphics. My MB for example has a PCIe 3.0 right next to the integrated chip. Use a different PCI slot for your GPU and both should function simultaneously. Some MB...
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Well, if your office monitor isn't playing any video or running any form of animation then it shouldn't tax your GPU much at all. In fact all it would even affect is the GPU's Memory, and since most mid to high end Nvida cards have 2GB or memory minimum, you wont have any issue hooking it up to both. That said, if you decide you do wanna use both the integrated and dedicated graphics anyways, you will need to have a look at your MB. Usually they have one specifically designed for a dedicated GPU and when you install one there it will automatically switch off your integrated graphics. My MB for example has a PCIe 3.0 right next to the integrated chip. Use a different PCI slot for your GPU and both should function simultaneously. Some MB even have a BIOS setting for this as well, but mine does not so I am of no help there. Good luck!!
 
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thegreydorien

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I do exactly that. I have a GTX770 and an asrock extreme 4 motherboard and it works just fine. I didn't have to mess with a thing. Just plugged in the extra monitor to my motherboard reset my computer and BOOM both monitors working at once. Extgremely nice for the big screen and the office setup. If you were putting together 3 screens for gaming than you would definately want to use the card for all three monitors due to sync issues as well as performance. Best of luck to you!!
 
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