Hi!
I'm running a dual Monitor setup. Main center monitor is a 144hz BenQ 2420TE and my secondary monitor to the left is some random 60hz screen.
My issue is, while I'm playing games (World of Warcraft for example) I like to watch Twitch.tv streams on my secondary monitor. However, when I do this, my in-game FPS seems to lower. The game itself's FPS counter claims the FPS has not changed but it feels much lower (~30fps?) and slightly choppy/stuttery. I'm not quite sure how to explain it.
I can't figure out what's causing this, and I doubt it's the CPU usage from Twitch as I have more than enough to handle both at the same time (I think!?). Does anybody here know what the issue could be and if/how it can be solved?
Thank you for your time.
PC specs:
Intel Core i7-4790K
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB DDR3-1600
Dual Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB Windforce in 2-way SLI
EDIT: After doing some testing, it seems my FPS on my main monitor is also lower even while not playing a game (still watching twitch on second monitor). If I grab a window and drag it around it's very clearly less smooth/fluid then when Twitch isn't running on my other monitor.
I'm running a dual Monitor setup. Main center monitor is a 144hz BenQ 2420TE and my secondary monitor to the left is some random 60hz screen.
My issue is, while I'm playing games (World of Warcraft for example) I like to watch Twitch.tv streams on my secondary monitor. However, when I do this, my in-game FPS seems to lower. The game itself's FPS counter claims the FPS has not changed but it feels much lower (~30fps?) and slightly choppy/stuttery. I'm not quite sure how to explain it.
I can't figure out what's causing this, and I doubt it's the CPU usage from Twitch as I have more than enough to handle both at the same time (I think!?). Does anybody here know what the issue could be and if/how it can be solved?
Thank you for your time.
PC specs:
Intel Core i7-4790K
Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming GT
Corsair Vengeance Pro 16GB DDR3-1600
Dual Gigabyte GTX 980 4GB Windforce in 2-way SLI
EDIT: After doing some testing, it seems my FPS on my main monitor is also lower even while not playing a game (still watching twitch on second monitor). If I grab a window and drag it around it's very clearly less smooth/fluid then when Twitch isn't running on my other monitor.