Dual monitor? 2 gpu

[Nahtangnouv]

I recently bought a new monitor and a new gpu, how would I set it up so that I can game on one monitor and etc on the older one. Also can I connect the older 660 to the old monitor and the new 970 to the new monitor

 

[Kryptkeeper]

i dont think you'd be able to have the 660 and the 970 in the same system if thats what you mean (atleast not running the monitors together. the only thing you could do with the 660 is make it a dedicated physx card) both monitors would have to be plugged into the 970 i think. once you have the 2 monitors connected you can change what you want on each screen in the display settings

 

[InvalidError]

Nearly all remotely recent GPUs can drive three or more displays, no need to keep two GPUs in your system unless you have special reasons to do so, such as using the older one for PhysiX as Krypt suggested.

I'm running triple displays on my ancient HD5770. Even Intel's newer IGPs can do triple displays.

You should be able to run two GPUs in the same system but that would only waste power. Driving two displays from the same GPU has negligible effect on performance when playing a game on one display at a time. Also, most games will only run on the primary display adapter so, even if you move a game's window to your second display on the second GPU, the primary GPU will still be the one rendering it.

 

[Nahtangnouv]

Alright, if I were to Use the 660 as a physx card, would I need both drivers or just 970 drivers?

 

[Kryptkeeper]

Alright, if I were to Use the 660 as a physx card, would I need both drivers or just 970 drivers?

They'd use the same drivers. But it isn't worth using the 660 as a physx card. you'd be better off selling it and putting the money towards your next upgrade.