Cloned Screen, 1 runs perfect, other has stutter?

Tidgney

Tidgney

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Hey :),

First of all my PC Specs;

Processor: i7 4790k
Graphics Card: R9 290 PCS+ 4096MB
RAM: Not sure of make, 16gb @ 1333 mhz
Games are running of an M.2. drive: Samsung PM951 512GB
OS: Windows 10

I think that will be all that is needed to help? If not let me know.

Essentially my problem is I run a 2/3 monitor setup;
  • Main Monitor: Runs Displayport
  • 2nd Monitor: DVI
  • 3rd Monitor/TV (Clone of Main Monitor): DVI to HDMI
When I run the 3rd Monitor (for racing) occasionally I get an FPS stutter. However if I turn round and look at my main monitor it's running perfectly smooth. My question is how can I solve this? I don't quite understand how a cloned monitor can run fine on 1 and not fine on the other? It can sometimes return to normal and smooth, but sometimes then jumps back again. If I switch the 3rd Monitor/TV off and then on again it will be fine until it then starts stuttering, sometimes 5/10 seconds or even 1 minute later it can return to smooth.

Anyone got any ideas? Just slightly frustrating that it's fine on 1 and not the other!

Any help is much appreciated,

Cheers,
 
Cloning a screen means the pc actually renders two desktops.

When using accelerated video (games , streams you tube etc) it works harder.

Only time I have seen this issue is with integrated graphics that are sometimes not up to snuff.

No idea if that helps you or not thou!
 
lsg1r said:
Have you tried different cables/ports etc?
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hmm I haven't but actually that seems pretty obvious. I could see if I can move the cloned one to DVI so they are both DVI and then move my actual Displayport to the actual 2nd monitor. Maybe that'll work as then it's at least using the same connection?

VKleita said:
Cloning a screen means the pc actually renders two desktops.

When using accelerated video (games , streams you tube etc) it works harder.

Only time I have seen this issue is with integrated graphics that are sometimes not up to snuff.

No idea if that helps you or not thou!
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That's interesting! I'd like to hope that the graphics card could cope with that as it was pretty good at the time I bought it, however you may be right :(! I'll try Isg1rs suggestion first if that fails I'll have to look into that I guess :(! Or alternatively maybe a splitter (Literally just come to mind).
 
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