Dual monitors on my set up?

[jingsaw2859]

Intel Core i5-2400
4KB Kingston RAM
GTX 550 Ti

Would I be able to run 2 cheap monitors (I don't care about the quality as long as they work) on this set up? I normally play every game on medium, would it work or would I have problems?

 

[ubercake]

You'll have the center of the action split between two screens. A two-monitor gaming setup is not good. A two-monitor productivity setup, on the other hand, is great.

 

[jingsaw2859]

Yes, but I'm asking are my specs enough for it and it will not crash or destroy my GPU?

 

[ubercake]

Your GPU will not be destroyed or crash.

If you run on two identical monitors it will work, but just know you'll be splitting the GPU processing power between two screens so the performance compared to a single monitor will be reduced. You'll have to turn many details down to keep the frame rates up.

 

[jingsaw2859]

Your GPU will not be destroyed or crash.

If you run on two identical monitors it will work, but just know you'll be splitting the GPU processing power between two screens so the performance compared to a single monitor will be reduced. You'll have to turn many details down to keep the frame rates up.

Okay last question just to make sure, you said 'indetical' so I would not be able to run this in 2 different manufacturer monitors? What if they're the same size?

 

[ubercake]

You can use different monitors in 2D surround:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/322308-33-surround-sync-polarity
http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2668/kw/surround

It's hard to find the sync polarity information for most monitors; especially low-end. This is why I'd recommend identical monitors for use in 2D surround setups. I don't think you can run surround without 3 monitors at any rate.

 

[Shivago]

http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1146484-how-to-lock-your-mouse-inside-a-game-on-a-dual-monitor-setup/

i am currently trying this fix, ill come back and let you know how it works out.**fingers crossed**

 

[Shivago]

same issue for me fixed it with Dual monitor tools

 

[Daniel Sudakov]

If you're playing a FPS game, 2 monitors wouldn't work because the boarder of the monitors (Depending on what kind of monitors) would block your crosshair. Rather 3 monitors would be better. But judging on your card, 1GB isn't enough for multi-way monitors to play on the settings you want.

If you want to play on multi-way monitors, you might need a new GPU or GPUS with more memory on your card to play on good settings.