I've tried a few other forums, hopefully someone here can help me. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
I've built my retirement computer for gaming and a dozen other pursuits, and I'm not happy with the way Windows 8 works on my 3 1920 x 1080 monitors.
If I configure my 2 x EVGA GTX690's to treat the 3 monitors as one 5760 x 1080 monitor for gaming, when I use another application and maximize the application, it stretches across all 3 monitors. I have to manually resize the window.
When I had Windows 7 installed on the computer for a brief time, when I maximized an office application in 5760 x 1080 mode, it would maximize into a single monitor (a 1920 x 1080 workspace within the 5760 x 1080 virtual monitor.) After installing Windows 8 (clean install) it would only maximize into the entire workspace.
Using the NVIDIA control panel to toggle between the 2 modes is not quick, and often requires a reboot.
Is this something I have to live with, or am I missing something basic.
Thanks for any help.
I've built my retirement computer for gaming and a dozen other pursuits, and I'm not happy with the way Windows 8 works on my 3 1920 x 1080 monitors.
If I configure my 2 x EVGA GTX690's to treat the 3 monitors as one 5760 x 1080 monitor for gaming, when I use another application and maximize the application, it stretches across all 3 monitors. I have to manually resize the window.
When I had Windows 7 installed on the computer for a brief time, when I maximized an office application in 5760 x 1080 mode, it would maximize into a single monitor (a 1920 x 1080 workspace within the 5760 x 1080 virtual monitor.) After installing Windows 8 (clean install) it would only maximize into the entire workspace.
Using the NVIDIA control panel to toggle between the 2 modes is not quick, and often requires a reboot.
Is this something I have to live with, or am I missing something basic.
Thanks for any help.
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 8 Pro
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- System Manufacturer/Model
- Home Built
- CPU
- Intel i7-3930K
- Motherboard
- Asus Rampage IV Extreme
- Memory
- 64GB Corsair Vengeance
- Graphics Card(s)
- 2 x EVGA GTX690 Quad SLI
- Sound Card
- Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 x ViewSonic VA2703
- Screen Resolution
- 5760 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 x Plextor 512MB
1 x Seagate Barracuda 3 TB
8 x Seagate Barracuda 2 TB / RAID 5 / LSI MegaRAID 9261
- PSU
- Enermax 1200W
- Case
- Mountain Mods Extended Ascension
- Cooling
- Corsair H80i
- Keyboard
- Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
- Mouse
- Razer Naga 2013
- Browser
- IE 11
- Antivirus
- McAfee