HDMI Display through Motherboard

[jknocka]

I have my main monitor connected to my GPU. I want to set up another monitor using the HDMI output on my motherboard (Gigabyte Z77-DS3H). When I turn on the computer, my main monitor comes up normal, but my other monitor says no signal.
I've played around in my BIOS and Control Panel, but am not having any luck. What do I do?

 

[X79]

By control panel, do you mean you've checked under

"Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution"


?

 

[jknocka]

By control panel, do you mean you've checked under

"Control Panel\Appearance and Personalization\Display\Screen Resolution"


?

Yes, exactly.

 

[X79]

Right.

What GPU do you have?

 

[jknocka]

Right.

What GPU do you have?

GTX 660SC with one HDMI output.

 

[X79]

Can't you just use the DVI link on that then?

Both DVI and HDMI are digital signals.

 

[jknocka]

Can't you just use the DVI link on that then?

Both DVI and HDMI are digital signals.

The reason I didn't want to use the DVI on the GPU is because I didn't want to lose any resolution quality in my games. I figured connecting my second monitor to the motherboard wouldn't affect my GPU output. Does that make sense or will it not affect anything?

 

[X79]

It shouldn't affect anything. DVI and HDMI are both safe choices. The one you should be avoiding is VGA, as it's an analogue signal.

Display port is also superb. So try connecting the second one to DVI and then heading back in to the control

panel if/when needed to adjust things. What resolution are you at anyway?

 

[jknocka]

It shouldn't affect anything. DVI and HDMI are both safe choices. The one you should be avoiding is VGA, as it's an analogue signal.

Display port is also superb. So try connecting the second one to DVI and then heading back in to the control

panel if/when needed to adjust things. What resolution are you at anyway?

My main monitor is 1920x1080. My second monitor is only 1600x900.

 

[jknocka]

It shouldn't affect anything. DVI and HDMI are both safe choices. The one you should be avoiding is VGA, as it's an analogue signal.

Display port is also superb. So try connecting the second one to DVI and then heading back in to the control

panel if/when needed to adjust things. What resolution are you at anyway?

This monitor only has an HDMI and VGA output. No DVI :/

 

[X79]

Well I suppose you can just use VGA then, because at 1600x900 you're not

really exactly swimming around in graphical nirvana anyways. I believe you can

get some DVI to VGA connectors too.

 

[phil_livesey]

You can't use your GPU and your onboard graphics. Onboard graphics are disabled when using a graphics card

 

[phil_livesey]

You will lose some performance if you have a second monitor, but you can just disable it in Windows while you game. We have the same motherboard and graphics card, both with two screens hooked up to it.

My card get's hotter when i don't disable my second screen, but what're ya gonna do.