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2 Monitors & Video card Resourses

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firewiz

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I have 2 Monitors hooked up to my 9800xt. One DVI HS94P and other analog viewsonic A90f+.

Running them both, will it put more of a task and strain on the card...asking should I shut 1 monitor off when playing games?
 
You would probably need to shut it off in the ATI CP, I might be wrong, but if you just shut the monitor off, the card will still render the frames as if it were turned on.
 
It depends on the game really, but disabling the monitor in the CP is the best idea.

Doom 3 is particularly problematic with a secondary display enabled. Other games like Battlefield Vietnam don't seem to care too much.
 
I have been running dual monitors on my 9800 np for over 2 years. All I do is play MOHAA and BFV and have never had a problem. Framerates are always at acceptable levels.
 
Guess it really didnt matter anyhow...really no need for it to be on during gaming!

Thanks
 
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