4k Monitor work with 1080p 144hz monitor dual?

[ccoo84]

I'm getting a gtx 980 sli and want to know if my ASUS 27" 144mhz display will work with a Dell UHD monitor or the equivalent for dual display?

Like can I use one for desktop and one for games and switch between them??

thank you

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The Asus Swift is by far the better gaming Monitor, I have no experience running SLI with one at 60 Hz and one at 144 Hz....I usually use a 22nd monitor orr the MoBo VGA and set up the gaming monitor on the two SLI'd cards

 

[ccoo84]

how would I do that?

is it just plug and play for the mobo, can I just plug the 144hz monitor in the vga and still have it work?
Or does anyone know if windows 10 will cover this area?

 

[redgarl]

No, you cannot. Your 4K monitor is already 4X 1080p display. You will not be able to use your setup as a multi-display. Also, your max Resolution on your 980 GTX is, I believe, 2160p.

What you can do is using the 1080p display, close it, and use your 4k display on two different port... however it is going to be a pain and your icons on your desktop are going to be all over the place each time you are going to switch.

Use one or the other. Honestly I would stick to 4k... as I do right now myself.

 

[redgarl]

Not to mention that SLI and Crossfire can only be used in Fullscreen.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

We have the following:

Asus 24" 144 hz
Asus 24" 120 hz
Dell IPS 60 hz

If there's 2 people playing, the unused monitor is the Dell....

The Asus Swift 2560 monitor is the best monitor you can buy today for gaming. I won't be looking at 4k until a) we have more GFX horsepower available such that ya can break 45-50 fps in Crysis 3 in SLI [980s can't break 27 fps yet at TPUS test settings] and b) they can do 144 Hz.

I use old monitors off the MoBo VGA port on Haswell / Devils Canyon builds but they are old crappy monitors suitable only for displaying system information and web pages in this day and age. The idea of using a 144 Hz Swift for that would make most gamers cry


IOW, if you were about to tell me I could have either your old Asus Swift or your new Dell 4k for a gaming rig, I'd walk out the door with the Swift.

 

[ccoo84]

What do you mean 980 resoultion is 2160p?

Does that mean they arent even capable of running 4K?

 

[ccoo84]

ao whats the difference of these Asus ROG Swift PG278Q 27 inch and a 4k monitor?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

4k = 3840 x 2860 pixels
Swift = 2560 x 1440 pixels

Here's the machine I just finished:

Two 970 MSI 970s in SLI => 1920 x 1080 monitor

On Board Intel GFX => 1600 x900 minitor

While CF only works full screen, (at least last time I used it 4+ years ago ... reportedly works in some games since) SLI has certainly long been capable of window mode, as are utilities like Furmark.... there's a performance hit which can vary from 1-2 fps to 80 fps ... good stuff in link below starts on page 4

http://www.overclock.net/t/907572/does-sli-work-in-windowed-mode/30

 

[ccoo84]

So would a gtx 970 sli run swift really good or Asus ROG Swift PG278Q 27 inch?

I have the the VQ278HE 144mhz would getting the Asus ROG Swift PG278Q 27 inch be an upgrade if I would get the monitor and gtx 970 sli instead?

so If I got those instead of the GTX 980 sli because it would be around the same price.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The twin 970s would be about 50% faster than a 980 on the Swift.

Grid 2 goes from 95.5 with a 980 to 141.8 with twin 970s for performance increase of 48.48%

Batman: Arkham Origins goes from 95.0 with a 980 to 148.3 with twin 970s for performance increase of 56.11%

Bioshock Infinite goes from 88.0 with a 980 to 143.9 with twin 970s for performance increase of 63.52%

Thief goes from 81.1 with a 980 to 136.1 with twin 970s for performance increase of 67.82%

Battlefield 3 goes from 73.1 with a 980 to 121.4 with twin 970s for performance increase of 66.07%

Watch Dogs goes from 57.1 with a 980 to 85.1 with twin 970s for performance increase of 49.04%

Splinter Cell: Blacklist goes from 57.1 with a 980 to 92.2 with twin 970s for performance increase of 61.47%

Battlefield 4 goes from 53.1 with a 980 to 83.2 with twin 970s for performance increase of 56.69%

Crysis goes from 52.0 with a 980 to 74.0 with twin 970s for performance increase of 42.31%

Metro LL goes from 53.2 with a 980 to 74.6 with twin 970s for performance increase of 40.23%

Far Cry 3 goes from 41.0 with a 980 to 68.8 with twin 970s for performance increase of 67.80%

Assassins Creed goes from 43.2 with a 980 to 61.8 with twin 970s for performance increase of 43.06%

Tomb Raider goes from 35.0 with a 980 to 58.7 with twin 970s for performance increase of 67.71%

Crysis 3 goes from 26.8 with a 980 to 43.3 with twin 970s for performance increase of 61.57%