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DiscoDuck   05-04-2008 at 03:56:59 PM

I use 2 monitors on my gaming rig. The games I play only use 1 of course but on the other I have nvmonitor and amd power monitor running. I like to know temps while gaming. Does this slow down my fps in games?

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dagger   05-04-2008 at 04:01:03 PM
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It shouldn't. Not to any noticable degree, anyway.

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boonality   05-04-2008 at 04:06:10 PM
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Nope I agree with dagger. Though you will see a huge performance hit if you have the game utilize multiple monitors or you have something graphic intensive on the other screen. But the average 2d application won't use enough video power.

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sabot00   05-04-2008 at 05:30:53 PM
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It might if you run something cpu intensive.
And it will effect the game but not that much.

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DarthPiggie   05-04-2008 at 05:55:43 PM
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Running SupCom on dual monitors, forget it.

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Bronze Graphics badge jay2tall   05-05-2008 at 03:08:32 PM
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Doesn't running 2 monitors Split your GPU resources? I remember playing some older games that support dual monitors and they just crawled. I also used to game on one monitor and have Aim on the other monitor and still crawled a bit. I wouldn't put anything on the 2nd monitor and just let it go blank. That way all resources are on your Primary monitor.

When you say you temp monitors running on the other display you mean you have your desktop visible? I would recommend an OSD of some sort. Riva Tuner is quite nice and what I use to show FPS and temps while gaming. It put items in the top corner so I can see them.

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