Dual Monitors - 3D and 2D Gaming?
I was wondering if anyone here is using two monitors for their gaming needs - one for 3D gaming and another for everything else. I am currently using a VG278H monitor and it's fantastic for 3D gaming. But since 3D gaming is only living on from the community the vast majority of games will have to be played in 2D and I want to use another monitor, possibly IPS with a 1440p resolution for that. Does anyone currently have something like this set-up for their system? I was looking for the less painful way to do this, like not having to unconnect adaptor cables from one video card. I was hoping to connect the dual-DVI of the VG278H to my video cards (2x980 GTX) and use the display port outputs of my video cards for the other monitor.
I was wondering if anyone here is using two monitors for their gaming needs - one for 3D gaming and another for everything else. I am currently using a VG278H monitor and it's fantastic for 3D gaming. But since 3D gaming is only living on from the community the vast majority of games will have to be played in 2D and I want to use another monitor, possibly IPS with a 1440p resolution for that.

Does anyone currently have something like this set-up for their system? I was looking for the less painful way to do this, like not having to unconnect adaptor cables from one video card. I was hoping to connect the dual-DVI of the VG278H to my video cards (2x980 GTX) and use the display port outputs of my video cards for the other monitor.

1080 GTX 8GB SLI | I7-4770K@4.5GHz | 16GB RAM | Win10x64
Asus ROG Swift PG278Q | 3D Vision 2

#1
Posted 12/14/2014 01:42 AM   
Yeah, you can do this. I had a setup like this a little while back. However, you may need to switch which one is the primary monitor before you start gaming, but I don't believe it necessary to unplug any cables.
Yeah, you can do this. I had a setup like this a little while back.

However, you may need to switch which one is the primary monitor before you start gaming, but I don't believe it necessary to unplug any cables.
#2
Posted 12/14/2014 04:01 AM   
Works just fine, you'll just need to change the primary monitor in display settings, as cyberreality notes.
Works just fine, you'll just need to change the primary monitor in display settings, as cyberreality notes.

#3
Posted 12/14/2014 05:00 AM   
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