Dual Monitor - 2nd monitor video lag with game in primary monitor

Tony_Canada · Jul 27, 2016

So this is my issue. I have two monitors, one is a 1920x1080 connected via DVI and a 1366x768 via vga.

When running WoW or Overwatch in the 1920x1080 monitor in windowed borderless mode, and a twitch stream or video in vlc/media player etc, with wow in the foreground (me puttering around in the game), the video in the second monitor lags. If I click on the video in the other window, it goes back to normal. Back to the game, the lag returns.

Happens in both Chrome and Edge, and it's in both the twitch stream and the media player.

Windows 10
Nvidia GT 730
AMD FX-4300 Quad Core Processor

Any help with this would be awesome. This is driving me loco over here.

basroil · Jul 27, 2016

You computer can't handle 1080p, let alone 1080p + more. Either learn to live with it or just get a better computer (~750 for something that will run circles around your computer and still have left over

<mod edit: Rude comments unnecessary >

logainofhades · Jul 31, 2016

You have a very low end PC, and WoW is not very AMD friendly. You need some pretty substantial upgrades, for what you want to do.

Tony_Canada · Jul 31, 2016

logainofhades :

Thank you @logainofhades. Least your response was more professional than the rude person above you.

Least now it gives me an idea of what's going on and gives me ideas to make it better. I realize in time components will need to be swapped out, so I assume it will get better with time.

In the meantime,I got workarounds so I can enjoy the best of both worlds without taxing my computer.

Any suggestions, Mr. Hades, of what could use upgrades to make this better? I know the gpu will need a boost, and probably increase RAM space. (8gb atm)

logainofhades · Aug 1, 2016

8gb ram is still good. You need CPU and a GPU. Any worthy CPU upgrade, will require a new motherboard. For streaming gameplay, I recommend an i7 class chip. This would give you i7 4770 performance, and allow you to reuse your current memory. You may need a new Windows license though.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($239.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($78.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $318.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-08-01 13:36 EDT-0400

Which graphics card to get would be determined by budget, and power supply. I wouldn't go below a GTX 950. A GTX 1060 would be a good card, for your resolution, though.

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