UNIQUE QUESTION: I have 3 monitors and want to combine displays #1 & #2, and duplicate to #3

[ronjonjonjon]

I see similar questions to this, but not with the result I'm looking for.

I want to extend displays 1 & 2 and duplicate the 3rd monitor. I want 1 & 2 to work as one monitor and the 3rd monitor to be independent. I have a GTX 970, i7 3770K

This is important: In other words, when I use Win + P and choose "PC screen only", I want to just see monitors 1 & 2 combined as one monitor - extended if you will. Then, when I choose "Second screen only" I want ONLY monitor #3 to display.

Is this possible???

ie. I want to to do work on my desk with the 2 monitors, and sometimes play games with the 3rd monitor (TV) without powering the other 2 monitors and using GPU resources.

 

[ronjonjonjon]

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Question from ronjonjonjon : "UNIQUE QUESTION: I have 3 monitors and want to combine displays #1 & #2, and duplicate to #3"

I see similar questions to this, but not with the result I'm looking for.

I want to extend displays 1 & 2 and duplicate the 3rd monitor. I want 1 & 2 to work as one monitor and the 3rd monitor to be independent. I have a GTX 970, i7 3770K

This is important: In other words, when I use Win + P and choose "PC screen only", I want to just see monitors 1 & 2 combined as one monitor - extended if you will. Then, when I choose "Second screen only" I want ONLY monitor #3 to display.

Is this possible???

ie. I want to to do work on my desk with the 2 monitors, and sometimes play games with the 3rd monitor (TV) without powering the other 2 monitors and using GPU resources.

 

[k1114]

You don't want to duplicate. You don't want to extend. These words do not mean what you think they mean. From what I can tell you want 1+2 as one group and 3 to be another. Try to set up surround so those 2 will be seen as 1.

 

[ronjonjonjon]

You don't want to duplicate. You don't want to extend. These words do not mean what you think they mean. From what I can tell you want 1+2 as one group and 3 to be another. Try to set up surround so those 2 will be seen as 1.

This is what I was trying to articulate. 1 and 2 as one grouping and the 3 is separate. I want my two desktop monitors as one for when I study etc. Then I want to use Win + P and choose "Second screen only" and just have my 3rd monitor in use. I can do that with Nvidia surround?

Is surround that Nvidia feature? I haven't looked at it yet, I will start.

Also, does it matter if I plug 1 & 2 (monitors) into the 2 DVI ports, and the 3 (TV) into the HDMI? Does it matter if say, 1 and 3 are plugged into a DVI and HDMI, and the 2 is plugged into the other DVI?

 

[k1114]

Honestly having them all on won't affect gaming anyways. Resources used are too little to matter. Others have wanted similar because they have a tv in another room so having it extend to a display they can't see is an issue. But if you can see them all, it would be easier to leave them all on. I don't remember if they could get surround to do it or if they just had to use a kvm switch.

It doesn't matter what port they use.

 

[ronjonjonjon]

Honestly having them all on won't affect gaming anyways. Resources used are too little to matter. Others have wanted similar because they have a tv in another room so having it extend to a display they can't see is an issue. But if you can see them all, it would be easier to leave them all on. I don't remember if they could get surround to do it or if they just had to use a kvm switch.

It doesn't matter what port they use.

I want to be able to do this. This is important to me.
"In other words, when I use Win + P and choose "PC screen only", I want to just see monitors 1 & 2 combined as one monitor - extended if you will. Then, when I choose "Second screen only" I want ONLY monitor #3 to display."