First, here are my PC's relevant specs.
CPU - i5-4690k @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK
RAM - 16GB
GPU - Gigabyte G1 1070
I took advantage of an Amazon Cyber Monday deal on the Dell 24" 1440p 165Hz G-Sync monitor for $359.99. My current monitor is also a 24" 1440p monitor but it's only 60Hz.
I'm thinking I probably want to use my old monitor as a second screen for music playback, Steam chat, and quickly looking things up on the internet. I currently Alt-Tab a lot to do the same things but a second monitor would be more convenient. I am not planning to game on the second monitor at all.
My real question is whether running a second monitor at 60Hz will interfere with using G-Sync on my main 165Hz monitor. If it over-complicates things I would rather just stick to one monitor since this is primarily a gaming PC. I also want to make sure I'm getting the most possible benefit from my new monitor.
From what I have seen in a few searches it doesn't look like a second 1440p monitor would have much, if any impact on FPS if I'm not gaming or watching video on it.
Here is a secondary question I am having. I currently stream a lot of MLB games or NFL Redzone on my iPad while playing games on PC. It would be nice to be able to do this on my second monitor instead. I know that this will take resources away from gaming.
My question is whether plugging my second monitor into my CPU's integrated graphics would lessen the FPS impact of trying to stream video while gaming. My natural instinct is to plug both monitors into my GPU but is there any benefit to running the second monitor on integrated graphics instead?
My new monitor will be shipped tomorrow so I can test all of this out for myself then. I just thought I would see if anyone here has any experience with this stuff in the meantime since I have never had dual monitors, G-Sync, or anything with a refresh rate above 60Hz before.
CPU - i5-4690k @ 4.0GHz
Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD3H-BK
RAM - 16GB
GPU - Gigabyte G1 1070
I took advantage of an Amazon Cyber Monday deal on the Dell 24" 1440p 165Hz G-Sync monitor for $359.99. My current monitor is also a 24" 1440p monitor but it's only 60Hz.
I'm thinking I probably want to use my old monitor as a second screen for music playback, Steam chat, and quickly looking things up on the internet. I currently Alt-Tab a lot to do the same things but a second monitor would be more convenient. I am not planning to game on the second monitor at all.
My real question is whether running a second monitor at 60Hz will interfere with using G-Sync on my main 165Hz monitor. If it over-complicates things I would rather just stick to one monitor since this is primarily a gaming PC. I also want to make sure I'm getting the most possible benefit from my new monitor.
From what I have seen in a few searches it doesn't look like a second 1440p monitor would have much, if any impact on FPS if I'm not gaming or watching video on it.
Here is a secondary question I am having. I currently stream a lot of MLB games or NFL Redzone on my iPad while playing games on PC. It would be nice to be able to do this on my second monitor instead. I know that this will take resources away from gaming.
My question is whether plugging my second monitor into my CPU's integrated graphics would lessen the FPS impact of trying to stream video while gaming. My natural instinct is to plug both monitors into my GPU but is there any benefit to running the second monitor on integrated graphics instead?
My new monitor will be shipped tomorrow so I can test all of this out for myself then. I just thought I would see if anyone here has any experience with this stuff in the meantime since I have never had dual monitors, G-Sync, or anything with a refresh rate above 60Hz before.