Dual Monitor Setup, GTX 1080Ti

[awmslayer]

Will dual 1080p 144hz still be overkill, or will it be just right?

Gaming on the first, browsing and watching yt/twitch videos on the other.

Or will I be better off with 1 1440p 144hz and 1 1080p 144/60hz?

Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

[raisonjohn]

In a dual monitor setup, 95-99% of your GPU's workload is running your gaming monitor and only a miniscule amount for the secondary movie/youtube monitor. Moreover, you won't need fast refresh rate (144Hz) for youtube.

You'd better off getting 1x 1440p/144Hz (for your primary/gaming monitor) and 1x 1080p/60Hz (for your movie monitor to save on costs).

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

There's practically nothing recorded above 60fps to watch on that second monitor. YT, Twitch, etc all cap at 60 fps. Even the tv's that advertise true 120 hz refresh rates aren't actually displaying 120 true frames. They're typically getting 60 fps or even 30 fps content and then interpolating the extra frames. So I'd say 144hz would be a complete waste for a browsing/video monitor. 1440p or 4k might be worth it to you. More screen real estate for extra windows, and you can find 1440p and 4k content on YT and Netflix and so forth.

For the gaming monitor, 1440p@144hz absolutely.