hooking up 2 monitors

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 07:08 AM

Need some ideas on what to do with it. I can't use them both at once like gaming cause they are not the same size and it wouldn't fit on my desk anyway. The other monitor would be on the floor or something. What can I use it for? Also they will be running different resolutions, if possible. Is it possible to run different resolutions?

DaMulta · Apr 30, 2008, 07:11 AM

Yes it will run at different resolutions.

You can stench your desktop to it, or mirror what you are looking at.

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 07:12 AM

Can I switch control from one screen to another?

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 07:13 AM

You cant game on two monitors at once (or so i saw last time I checked anyway...)
I generally stretched the desktop and used it for my extra chat windows or wmp visualisation or something, but ive since given my widescreen monitor away to a friend.

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Originally Posted by hat

Can I switch control from one screen to another?

You dont need to. You just slide your mouse across and it will appear on the next screen.

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 07:37 AM

Got the spare working as a seperate desktop.
On my main screen, the ATiTool fuzzy cube test gets like 485 FPS. On the other, it gets like 200. wtf?

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

Got the spare working as a seperate desktop.
On my main screen, the ATiTool fuzzy cube test gets like 485 FPS. On the other, it gets like 200. wtf?

which screen has the higher resolution?
its possible that the GPU uses most of its power for the first screen plugged in, but that doesnt sound right. Hmm...

Darknova · Apr 30, 2008, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

which screen has the higher resolution?
its possible that the GPU uses most of its power for the first screen plugged in, but that doesnt sound right. Hmm...

Sounds perfectly fine to me, you are correct that the GPU uses most of it's power on the primary monitor if you are "extending" your desktop to it.

If however you stretch the screen across it (ie, you have the taskbar at the bottom left of the left most screen) then it will split it equally.

UNLESS, you open a full screen application (ie a game) in which case it switches all the GPUs power to that one, and minimises power to the second.

Anyway, @ hat. Find a program called Ultramon. Best dual screen application ever!

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 07:49 AM

My main screen is running 1280x960 at 72 hz. The other is 1024x768 60 hz.
Just now I used it to watch temps while I played BF2142. GPU didn't go over 60c... cpu didn't go over 50c. As a plus, ATiTool didn't crash me either. It used to crash me all the time with my x1800 if I played a punkbuster game like BF2142.

Too bad it has to sit on the floor. Do you guys think setting it on my case would be safe long-term? It's a 15" CRT.

The Nvidia control panel controls are working fine for now, darknova.

What are some other things I can use this for... hm...

Darknova · Apr 30, 2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by hat

My main screen is running 1280x960 at 72 hz. The other is 1024x768 60 hz.
Just now I used it to watch temps while I played BF2142. GPU didn't go over 60c... cpu didn't go over 50c. As a plus, ATiTool didn't crash me either. It used to crash me all the time with my x1800 if I played a punkbuster game like BF2142.

Too bad it has to sit on the floor. Do you guys think setting it on my case would be safe long-term? It's a 15" CRT.

The Nvidia control panel controls are working fine for now, darknova.

What are some other things I can use this for... hm...

Ultramon gives you a second taskbar on your extra monitor, trust me, it makes things a lot easier. It also has a way to use 2 different wallpapers, saving of icon positions, and many other features that could be usefull if I bothered to look into them :P

nvidia control panels comes no where close to the level of functionality that Ultramon brings.

And yes, it will probably bend your case, a CRT is far too heavy. Is your desk not big enough to put the monitor on? For a bout 5 months I had a 17" TFT and a 17" CRT on my desk, it was cramped, but it worked.

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 07:54 AM

Depends on the case...

I can (and have) sat on my case before at lan parties.

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 07:55 AM

Not enough room. My desk is barely big enough for my 17" crt and 2 speakers. I would move it over to my other desk but its too far away, cable is not long enough...

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 07:56 AM

got pics?

Darknova · Apr 30, 2008, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

Depends on the case...

I can (and have) sat on my case before at lan parties.

I have too, but not for extended periods.

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ex_reven

got pics?

Nope. Trust me, it just will not fit.

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 08:05 AM

does the case sit on the floor? or on a shelf?

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 08:06 AM

On the floor. Come to think of it I really don't want to use my computer as a shelf/desk except for light things like my telephone.

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 08:10 AM

I cant see you looking from one monitor to the other constantly.
Not only that, but its going to be possibly bad for your eyes.

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 08:20 AM

I'll probably use it for monitoring... temps, core useage, etc

ex_reven · Apr 30, 2008, 08:27 AM

lmfao...sell the monitor and buy a bigger desk

hahah

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 08:28 AM

No room for a bigger desk... :=/
Who still buys CRT monitors anyway? It would probably cost more to ship it than what it's worth lol

hat · Apr 30, 2008, 06:51 PM

The case is taking the 15" crt fine. I decided to put it on there.

Deusxmachina · May 4, 2008, 02:18 AM

If nothing else, use the second monitor for watching full-screen video while you're using the main monitor for your regular stuff.

Apr 30, 2008, 07:08 AM	#1
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	hooking up 2 monitors Need some ideas on what to do with it. I can't use them both at once like gaming cause they are not the same size and it wouldn't fit on my desk anyway. The other monitor would be on the floor or something. What can I use it for? Also they will be running different resolutions, if possible. Is it possible to run different resolutions? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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Apr 30, 2008, 07:12 AM	#3
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Can I switch control from one screen to another? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 07:37 AM	#5
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Got the spare working as a seperate desktop. On my main screen, the ATiTool fuzzy cube test gets like 485 FPS. On the other, it gets like 200. wtf? __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

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Apr 30, 2008, 07:49 AM	#8
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	My main screen is running 1280x960 at 72 hz. The other is 1024x768 60 hz. Just now I used it to watch temps while I played BF2142. GPU didn't go over 60c... cpu didn't go over 50c. As a plus, ATiTool didn't crash me either. It used to crash me all the time with my x1800 if I played a punkbuster game like BF2142. Too bad it has to sit on the floor. Do you guys think setting it on my case would be safe long-term? It's a 15" CRT. The Nvidia control panel controls are working fine for now, darknova. What are some other things I can use this for... hm... __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 07:54 AM	#10
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	Depends on the case... I can (and have) sat on my case before at lan parties.

Apr 30, 2008, 07:55 AM	#11
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	Not enough room. My desk is barely big enough for my 17" crt and 2 speakers. I would move it over to my other desk but its too far away, cable is not long enough... __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 07:56 AM	#12
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	got pics?

Apr 30, 2008, 08:05 AM	#15
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	does the case sit on the floor? or on a shelf?

Apr 30, 2008, 08:06 AM	#16
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	On the floor. Come to think of it I really don't want to use my computer as a shelf/desk except for light things like my telephone. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 08:10 AM	#17
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	I cant see you looking from one monitor to the other constantly. Not only that, but its going to be possibly bad for your eyes.

Apr 30, 2008, 08:20 AM	#18
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	I'll probably use it for monitoring... temps, core useage, etc __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 08:27 AM	#19
ex_reven Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3,413 (1.39/day) Thanks: 117 Thanked 181 Times in 166 Posts System Specs	lmfao...sell the monitor and buy a bigger desk hahah

Apr 30, 2008, 08:28 AM	#20
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	No room for a bigger desk... :=/ Who still buys CRT monitors anyway? It would probably cost more to ship it than what it's worth lol __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

Apr 30, 2008, 06:51 PM	#21
hat Maximum Overclocker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 12,236 (5.15/day) Thanks: 2,054 Thanked 2,039 Times in 1,549 Posts System Specs	The case is taking the 15" crt fine. I decided to put it on there. __________________ My Heatware “Inb4 smartphone LN2 overclocking.” -radrok

May 4, 2008, 02:18 AM	#22
Deusxmachina Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 254 (0.13/day) Thanks: 6 Thanked 60 Times in 47 Posts	If nothing else, use the second monitor for watching full-screen video while you're using the main monitor for your regular stuff.

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