Noob multi-monitor question: If you have two monitors how do game know to appear on one or both?

NeilF

NeilF

NeilF

Soldato
Joined
15 Nov 2003
Posts
14,434
Location
Marlow
So I've got a monitor and plan on adding on a small second monitor purely for display stats, or watching films etc.

At the moment I launch most games fulls screen (eg: 1920x1200)...

But if I have a small second monitor (eg: 800x480), what will that mean when I launch a game? How will it know which monitor to appear on, and if to (still) appear on the main monitor or both?

Obviously I just want my games to (still) appear on main main screen, and leave the small second one untouched...
 
I have found that some ( but not all ) will let you choose which monitor to play on ie 1 or 2 ....but not all games ...well thats how its been for me anyway lol
 
In Windows Screen Resolution control panel and in AMD Catalyst drivers (not sure about NVIDIA but assume the same), you designate a display to be the primary, this is where any full screen games will appear.
 
Armageus said:
In Windows Screen Resolution control panel and in AMD Catalyst drivers (not sure about NVIDIA but assume the same), you designate a display to be the primary, this is where any full screen games will appear.
Click to expand...

Ahhhh! Thanks! Sounds painless enough :)
 
Yep, more and more modern games let you select the screen/monitor in the video options which I find very handy.

Other than that, you can either launch Steam in big picture mode and configure it to launch on a different monitor or you have to manually change the primary monitor in Windows before launching the game.
 
Ta... I've also asked over on the graphics card forum, that I assume I can happily plug in one monitor using DVI and another with HDMI and the PC will happily display to both?

ie: The DVI and HDMI are not an either/or, and I can use them both at the same time to run two monitors?
 
NeilFawcett said:
Ta... I've also asked over on the graphics card forum, that I assume I can happily plug in one monitor using DVI and another with HDMI and the PC will happily display to both?

ie: The DVI and HDMI are not an either/or, and I can use them both at the same time to run two monitors?
Click to expand...

Yes you can use multiple connection types at the same time I am using DP, HDMI & DVI on the 3 monitors that I currently have.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom