Second Monitor

As the title says, I'm looking for a secondary monitor. I don't really want to go over $150, and ideally I'd like it to be as close to $100 as possible. I'll be using this for discord, spotify, web browsing, youtube, etc. My main monitor and the one I'll continue to game on is a Gigabyte M32U...

My GPU is Nvida Geforce GTX 1650 Super A few days ago i bought a new HDMI cable to use an old TV as a second monitor on my pc, only to discover that my GPU only has 1 x HDMI port (already used by my monitor) and 3 x DisplayPorts. So i went later and bought an HDMI-to-DisplayPort adapter and the...

Yesterday I bought a brand new TV to use as third monitor, thing is that yesterday everything worked fine, the screen is properly configured, HDMI is on 2.1 and yesterday I had all the resolutions available on windows screen configurations and on NVIDIA control panel, with the capability of...

I am attempting to connect a second monitor to my laptop in order to extend the display. This second monitor has a resolution of 1920x1080. However, I am unable to select this resolution in the Display Menu. It is worth noting that the laptop's built-in monitor also has a resolution of...

Hello! I have a problem, when I record on Obs my game has little fps drops which are pretty noticeable. I play on my primary monitor which is 165hz and the obs itself is recording the primary monitor but on my second monitor, which is 60hz. In every game, the fps drops occur. And when I hit...

2 monitors 75hz 1280x1024 19 inches. 1 is sitting in room and collecting dust, has black color burn in. Should I connect it with my igpu, its hd 2000, will it be capable of basic browsing and youtube or a waste of power. Also how much ram should i allocate to it if im gonna use it. Both monitors...

Looking to get a second monitor for media consumption and was interested in VA monitors for the contrast ratio. I rotate my monitor frequently, so I was wondering how VA panels look when rotated 90 degrees. Would the colors still shift even if it's facing straight towards me?

I have two monitors connected to my computer. The main one works properly and the second one, when I turn it on, would go black. When I unplug the power cable and the hdmi cable and put the power cable back, turn the screen on and only then connect the hdmi cable, it would work but without these...

So since the beginning of the pandemic last year I've been using an old monitor as a second monitor. After six months, the monitor wouldn't just turn on with the computer, but it would turn on eventually, like when I start to play a game or something like that. But since last Saturday (March...

Hopefully the video below can provide good insight as to the issue I am trying to solve in getting a secondary monitor to be recognized and working in Win10. Drivers have been updated, rolled back, updated again, new cables, tested video adapter, numerous restarts, changed Hz settings and...

Let me start by saying my computer knowledge is basic. With that being said I recently bought a second monitor for my cyberpowerpc. When I hook it up to the computer with either a HDMI or display port cable I lose connection to my router but as soon as I unplug it from my computer I almost...

System Specs: B450 Pro4 motherboard Ryzen 5 1600AF GeForce 1660 Super Windows 10 Monitor i'm trying to connect is an HP 23es. What i've tried is: Used HDMI and VGA cords. Both work as i've tested them elsewhere. Clicking on detect Windows Key + P to change the option needed Updated/Rollback...

Hey . Few weeks ago my second monitor died on me. Today i was thinking to buy new one , but got to that point where should i go for 1440p 60hz second or just buy 1080p second At the moment my main monitor is 144hz TN panel (BENQ XL2411P) . Plus will it be comfortable working with two...

My monitor stopped working one day. It works for a few seconds when i turn it off and then on but then goes back to black. What I've noticed is that when i screenshot it actually shows my monitor. Is the display broken or might it be my gpu? Have in mind that my monitor is pretty old, around 15...

Hi, I recently bought a 240hz 1440p monitor, alongside a Thunderbolt3 -> DP1.4 cable to support the bandwidth requirements. I wanted to power it with this gtx1070 fitted gaming laptop. I plugged it in, set it up, but the monitor is locked at 144hz refresh rate, because the laptop shoved it...

I have a second monitor I use to extend the desktop on my laptop. It previously worked fine, but now it recognizes the laptop's input and sleeps after displaying the extended top for a second or two. I have tried unplugging the monitor, checking cable connections, and restarting the laptop...

Got Lenovo ideapad 300 laptop, intel hd graphics 520 and AMD R5 M330, win10 and second display LG 22mk600. Connected through HDMI cable. Everything was working just fine, I could use second display with my laptop. But suddenly my second monitor is not working, it says "out of range". No matter...

My old second monitor, which I have been using for around eight years, just blacked out and is completely broken, (yes I tested to see if it was the cord or the outlet), and now I need a new one! I am taking suggestions for a new second monitor with a budget of $300. I use my main for gaming...

Hi, i have a laptop, acer nitro 5 an515 52 connected to my asus vg248qe with a hdmi to displayport cable, providing 144hz. When i play league, righ when the game is about to start, my laptop get a bsod saying "video scheduler internal error", it restarts and then the game runs fine. Every other...

Hi All, At work we have a Surface Pro 7 that we want to connect to a second display. I know I need a USB-C to Display-port/HDMI adapter to run the monitor but is there any difference between getting the $65 adapter from Microsoft...

Hi all, I have a TV set up as a second monitor for my PC so I can watch Netflix, youtube etc. I generally have this display turned off and used to use the project to second screen to duplicate the display onto the TV. Recently however the project to second monitor function has not been...

Hi everyone, i have a sapphire rx 570 pluse gpu and i bought another monitor but the proplem is when i install the two monitors it work for a bet then the pc stops working, the two monitors work on HDMI so is this the issue? I mean shoud i use another input for the other monitor? first monitor...

So I upgrade my graphics card from 9400 gt to Rx 570. I have two monitors and when I was using the 9400 gt it was working perfectly but since I change the graphics card the two monitors works for a bit then both of them shows a black screen. But if I install only one monitor it works perfectly...

I recently got a second monitor (ASUS VP249HR), and it has started to randomly disconnect from my computer. I think it has been doing this since I first got it, but it has been happening more and more frequently. I can fix the problem temporarily by unplugging the HDMI and plugging it back in...

Hi guys. Recently I bought the same monitor as I have now, so I could have two matching monitors. I started out with connecting my second monitor with a DVI-D Dual Link cable to my motherboard. It worked, but I couldn't get 144hz. My main monitor is connected to my graphics card and I can run...

So I wanted to connect a second monitor to my PC, I can't use the motherboard hdmi port 'cause my CPU doesn't have integrated graphics. My GPU is a GTX 1050 ti and it only has one HDMI port. And my question is: If I use an adaptor DVI to HDMI would it work without needing to do anything else...

my second monitor dont work : Hey guys, so I've bought a gtx1060 and I'm attempting to run a dual monitor setup. so i have 3 display ports , one HDMI and one DVI port on the graphic card , now my first monitor i have a hdmi cable to hdmi port it work fine , second monitor is a vga monitor so i...

My second monitor stays black but my first monitor is working just fine. The cable is fine over tried it on another monitor and ive tried to turn the monitor on on a different pc... Also doesn't work. The weird thing is that the settings do not display on my screen when i press the button on my...

Hello I am looking for buying second monitor with a budget about 150 euro or 100 dollars. I will be working on it, programming also I would be playing games some times. My GPU is Radeon RX580 8GB. My first monitor is Acer v226HQL. For now I am thinking of buying Acer Nitro QG271bii.

Hi all, So I have run into an interesting issue that I wonder does anybody have any experience in resolving. I have an older monitor kicking around (some LG not sure what model it is) that only has a VGA input. My GTX1070Ti has no VGA output, however my motherboard's on board integrated GPU...

I bought an HDMI splitter and my second monitor is not detected or showing up as a separate monitor on the 'multiple displays' or 'advanced settings'. I've tried to do the project to extend and updating my drivers on the display adapters and made sure both my monitors are at 60hz. Is there a way...

Hello! I'm wondering can my PC handle a second monitor. Specs: CPU - Intel i5-4570 GPU - Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Gaming Edition 4G RAM - 8GB Thanks

This is an issue I encounter every other day now. I am gaming on a Dell S2716DG and my second monitor is an Asus VP279. I have had both of these monitors working perfectly since last December. The issue presents itself when loading up a game (I've tried multiple different ones). If the game is...

I bought a cheap used monitor (ViewSonic VA926 to be specific) for school purposes, but when I try to connect it to my laptop the external monitor is blank. Yes, : Windows does detect it and it shows up in display settings. It shows up in device manager as well. I have all the drivers up to...

Recently I ran a 3dmark firestrike benchmark and got a score of 13,793. https://www.3dmark.com/fs/14299304 I've seen other people with my same components getting 15.3k or more. What could be the issue? PC Specs: CPU: i7-6700 3.4Ghz MoBo: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING/AURA Ram: 16GB DDR4 3000Mhz GPU...

What would be the maximum power draw of the following build? *Core i7 7700K *16GB DDR4 dual-channel RAM *ASUS Maximus IX Hero Z270/LGA1151 motherboard *Two-way SLI GeForce GTX 1080 ASUS ROG/STRIX edition *1TB 7200RPM HDD *DVD-RW disk drive *Integrated audio *Thermaltake Core X9 Cube Case I...

Hello, could you please aid me with choosing a gtx 1060 6gb? There are many models which are confusing in which to choose. I basically want a card that has a great cooling unit. I don't much care about the overclock from the brand, just having the best cooling. I'll be buying on Newegg and these...

hey this is my first time and is 51 degrees celsius too hot for browsing the net

I have a dell Inspiron One 2330 desktop and im trying to upgrade my dedicated video memory to play games. I cant find the option to change it in my BIOS trying to change from 38MB since i a 8GB ram

I'm a complete potato when it comes to the technical stuff, so please ask any questions if I miss some important info out. As above, have upgraded my CPU to an AMD A10-6800k with integrated graphics, don't have a GPU installed. Have been running dual monitors for the past 3 or years on my...