Games using second slower graphics card

[Florin22xxl]

Hi guys,
I got a second graphics card GT630 to go along with my geforce 1060, because i needed to power an older monitor.The problem is ,games are now using the GT630.Nvidia control pannel used to have a 3d option - programs- and you could set wich graphics would be used by aplications,but the latest drivers dont have this option anymore.How do i set windows to always use the 1060 in games/aplication,maybe some global settings so i dont have to do it for every aplication...I only use the second graphics card to power 1 monitor.
thanks!

 

[arestavo]

I'm betting Windows has that second monitor set as the primary.

Right click on your desktop, properties, and find the tab for setting primary/secondary monitors. Click on Identify to figure out which is which, then highlight the monitor that you want as primary and right click set as primary.

 

[spine]

Why can't you hook everything up to the 1060?

If you need VGA out, you can use a displayport to VGA adapter. I did it the other day to get Crysis running at 60hz on my Sony TV...

 

[Florin22xxl]

The monitors are set corectly.I have a benq XL2411Z monitor,when i start the game it starts on this monitor wich is connected to the geforce 1060,but the game itself runs on the 630.

 

[spine]

The monitors are set corectly.I have a benq XL2411Z monitor,when i start the game it starts on this monitor wich is connected to the geforce 1060,but the game itself runs on the 630.

You didn't answer my question. Why can't you connected BOTH monitors to the 1060?

 

[Florin22xxl]

Because i am using an older monitor Apple Cinema 30" wich has non-detachable DVI cable wich works only on the dvi conector.My second monitor Benq XL2411Z doesnt have a DP ,and only works in 144hz on the dvi cable.My gigabyte 1060 only has 1XDVI,and i need 2 for both monitors....thus my problem....

 

[spine]

There's an easy solution:

Get a female DVI to male hdmi adapter, put it on the end of the Apple monitor cable and plug it into the first HDMI port.

Remove the old graphics card, job done.

*edit*

Or go for a female DVI to male Displayport adapter if you need dual-link speeds for that Apple screen...

 

[DanNeely]

There's an easy solution:

Get a female DVI to male hdmi adapter, put it on the end of the Apple monitor cable and plug it into the first HDMI port.

Remove the old graphics card, job done.

*edit*

Or go for a female DVI to male Displayport adapter if you need dual-link speeds for that Apple screen...

Neither of the cables you recommended will work. Both are only electrically single link (max 1920x1200), adapters capable of driving an electrical dual link DVI signal (needed for 2560x1600x60hz) are more expensive than a cheap GPU.

 

[Seankay]

Are you reffering to something like Blackmagic Design HDLEXT-DVI DVI Extender?

 

[spine]

Neither of the cables you recommended will work. Both are only electrically single link (max 1920x1200), adapters capable of driving an electrical dual link DVI signal (needed for 2560x1600x60hz) are more expensive than a cheap GPU.

Ahh, just noted that Apple 30" screen is 2560x1600, so yeah, requires dual-link.

And yes, even though that dp adapter I found says "dual link" the specs read max 1080p, so blatantly isn't. I'll remove the link as it's a lie, thanks for pointing that out.

 

[defaultluser]

Yep, this is why I was absolutely dumbfounded when the RX 480 reference design shipped exactly the same as the Fury X of last year. DVI-DL isn't dead yet people, but AMD sure seems to think it is

Thankfully most of their OEMs have fixed this retarded decision in their custom cards. But for a few months there it was no DVI!

Still, you knew this day would come when you were down to a single port. Hell, AMD has been shorting you of two dual-link ports since the 6000-series in 2011! So you either deal with clunky adapters, deal with gaming issues, or replace the monitor.

 

[DanNeely]

Yep, this is why I was absolutely dumbfounded when the RX 480 reference design shipped exactly the same as the Fury X of last year. DVI-DL isn't dead yet people, but AMD sure seems to think it is

Thankfully most of their OEMs have fixed this retarded decision in their custom cards. But for a few months there it was no DVI!

Still, you knew this day would come when you were down to a single port. Hell, AMD has been shorting you of two dual-link ports since the 6000-series in 2011! So you either deal with clunky adapters, deal with gaming issues, or replace the monitor.

It's not just AMD, back in 2010 AMD, nVidia, Intel, all committed to retiring all legacy video connectors (VGA, DVI, and (for laptop displays) LVDS) by 2015. It's obviously gone slower than that; but this year AMD and NVidia finally yanked DVI-I connectors from their new generation of cards removing the ability to use passive DVI-VGA adapters. Since I haven't seen any custom designs add them back I assume they completely removed support from the GPU and none of the OEMs want to spend a few dollars on an active adapter to put on the board itself. It's probably another year or two down the road, but DVI-D is probably not going to last much longer; at which point those of us who still have old high end monitors will have to buy active DP-DVI adapters. Hopefully the bugs are all worked out; the first generation of adapters were rather flakey, which might've helped delay the planned phaseout.

 

[spine]

Ok, so going back to the OP, seems a second card is the right idea in order to save on costs.

So did the OP try arestavo's suggestion?

I'm betting Windows has that second monitor set as the primary.

Right click on your desktop, properties, and find the tab for setting primary/secondary monitors. Click on Identify to figure out which is which, then highlight the monitor that you want as primary and right click set as primary.

 

[horrorshow]

Ultramon??