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R9 270x and dual monitors

  • 23-10-2014 04:43PM
    #1
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, I have this graphics card (R9 270x). Its got DLDVI-I + HDMI + 2xMini DP.

    My current setup isn't great because I use:
    graphics card DVI (main monitor).
    motherboards DVI output (secondary monitor).

    When I'm playing games I get lower frame rates when my secondary monitor is displaying a video.

    Anyway, what is the best setup I can buy (that's reasonable - sub €300 for the two monitors)?

    I was looking at two 24" BENQ GL2450HM. But would I notice anything when one monitor was from DVI and the other monitor was using HDMI?

    It would be nice to use the two display ports, but those monitors look either too expensive or too slow.


Comments

  • #2
    Luck100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 878 ✭✭✭Luck100


    Can't you just connect both of your current monitors to your graphics card (one with DVI, the other with HDMI)? There's no difference in quality between DVI and HDMI.


  • #3
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭Sniipe


    Luck100 wrote: »
    Can't you just connect both of your current monitors to your graphics card (one with DVI, the other with HDMI)? There's no difference in quality between DVI and HDMI.

    Hi Luck100, this is the thing that I was wondering. Surely there would be a difference.


  • #4
    Luck100
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 878 ✭✭✭Luck100


    Well, technically it's true that HDMI and DVI are not the same. HDMI can carry both audio and video, while DVI is strictly video. And they don't necessarily support the same range of resolutions and refresh rates. But for any resolution/refresh rate which they both support, they will produce equally good video quality. They are both digital connection standards so they will look identical if they are used in identical resolution/refresh rate settings.

    Any version of HDMI or DVI will support at least 1080p / 60Hz. So unless you are running higher than 1080p / 60 Hz they perform the same in terms of video.


  • #5
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    That's a really odd setup, I didn't think you could even use a dedicated card and the onboard video at the same time? Very odd!


  • #6
    Sniipe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,933 ✭✭✭Sniipe


    yea - the reason I went for this is because both monitors had DVI ports and I had 1 DVI onboard and 1 DVI on the card. I'll be swapping both monitors on adverts to finance 2 monitors. I'll go for one monitor with DVI and one monitor with HDMI.


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