1440p monitor with a 1080p monitor?

[hayden_s]

I currently have a 1080p monitor, is it possible to run a 1440p and 1080p monitor on the same system at the same time?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes no problem. You will not be able to game across them or anything like that, but you can certainly use them both.

I have two different resolution monitors on my setup.

 

[TechyInAZ]

Yes you can run two+ monitors at any resolution. So if you wanted to you could run a 480p monitor with a 4k monitor.

I also have two monitors with different native resolutions.

 

[skit75]

I also use two different resolution monitors. Not an issue other than sometimes a desktop background doesn't look right on one screen.

 

[henkbas]

why wouldn't you be able to game across them? you can set [strike]SLI or crossfire [/strike] with different resolution monitors if I'm correct

*edit: SLI or crossfire have nothing to do with the amount of monitors I just realise... I meant eyefinity or the like of course. I can understand that an FPS is not playable with 2 but racing games would work. Hell, there's real cars with a devided windscreen.

 

[tiny voices]

You can';t game on 2 monitors period. No matter what resolution. Your cross-hair will be in the center and generally games ONLY support odd numbers of monitors.

You just don't (in most situations can't) game on 2 monitors.

 

[TechyInAZ]

why wouldn't you be able to game across them? you can set SLI or crossfire with different resolution monitors if I'm correct

You can';t game on 2 monitors period. No matter what resolution. Your cross-hair will be in the center and generally games ONLY support odd numbers of monitors.

You just don't (in most situations can't) game on 2 monitors.

You can't run a game on different resolutions, even if that was so it wouldn't be a pleasant experience.

And actually there are some RTS games that allow 2 monitor setups, for example World of Conflict you can do dual monitors on.

 

[hayden_s]

Yes no problem. You will not be able to game across them or anything like that, but you can certainly use them both.

I have two different resolution monitors on my setup.

Would i be able to use the second monitor while gaming? For example in dayz, i currently play on one screen and use my laptop for a map, would i be able to use my second monitor as a map while still g full screen mode on the main monitor?

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, you can use the second screen for non-game things while gaming. I do it all the time.

You will have to tab out to get to the second monitor unless you run the game in windowed mode.

 

[hayden_s]

Yes, you can use the second screen for non-game things while gaming. I do it all the time.

You will have to tab out to get to the second monitor unless you run the game in windowed mode.

okay cool, the only reason i ask is because I read somewhere that gaming in windowed mode disables sli...

 

[skit75]

Ya, it just doesn't make a lot of sense to have two bezels right in front of you. I have a main monitor(centered) and another monitor offset to my right.

 

[tiny voices]

Yes, you can use the second screen for non-game things while gaming. I do it all the time.

You will have to tab out to get to the second monitor unless you run the game in windowed mode.

okay cool, the only reason i ask is because I read somewhere that gaming in windowed mode disables sli...

I use SLI and have never had this problem.