Refresh rate differences in dual monitor setups
Current situation:
Primary: 1440p IPS 60Hz
Secondary: smaller 1080p IPS 60Hz
Basically my conundrum is, that my primary monitor only has an dual DVI-D interface (it's one of those Korean monitors with cheapo enclosures, but decent panels) and since that interface is more or less becoming obsolete in new GPUs and I want to upgrade to the new Nvidia cards, when they get released, I have to replace it.
Obviously, with "newer" technologies like 144hz IPS panels and adaptive sync, I'm going to buy one with these features. I have gotten used to the size and resolution difference between the displays, so that's not my issue, but I would suppose that the difference in refresh rate could be quite jarring, so I'm looking for experience reports by people in the same situation and whether or not I should splurge on two new monitors instead and replace my whole setup.
Thanks in advance.
Posted Mar 6, 2020, 8:13 AM UTC
From my experience everything will work fine 99% of the time, doesn't matter what res/panel/refresh rate. There could be some complications if you use adapters like DVI to DP or similiar.
Yeah... That's something I want to avoid at all costs really, because the adapters are expensive and janky.